Gary decided to come down to Golden this time and we figured we could find a bit of shade on the south side of North Table Mountain (Golden Cliffs). A warm hike up from the parking lot took us to the popular Brown Cloud Crags, where there was only one other group. Gary offered me [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Brown Cloud Crags
Posted in climbing, tagged Axis of Weasels, Brown Cloud Crags, John Adams' Adams Apple, Killian's Dead, North Table Mountain, rock climbing, Thick Crust on August 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Gambit
Posted in climbing, tagged Eldorado Canyon, Gambit, rock climbing, Shirttrail Peak on August 30, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Following a complete rest day on Saturday, Piper and I met at the Eldo Market to carpool into the park. A handful of other climbers were gearing up in the parking lot and setting out for climbs, but as we hiked up along the West Ridge we didn’t see anyone else. Shirttail Peak was also [...]
Petit Grepon
Posted in climbing, tagged Petit Grepon, rock climbing, Sky Pond, South Face on August 28, 2010 | 4 Comments »
What was really grating was that our driving day to the Tetons was also supposed to be the best weather day. Was it worth it to drive up there to possibly get shutout of any climbing? Jeremy and I decided the answer for us was a “no” and a perfect forecast and last minute acquisition [...]
The Dome
Posted in climbing, tagged Boulder Canyon, East Slab, rock climbing, The Dome, The Owl on August 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It wasn’t hard to wonder if I was on a fool’s errand, driving through the rain and watching a lightening strike as I headed to Boulder to go rock climbing. Gary assured me the weather was better there than in Golden so I continued north figuring I’d soon be headed home. It was cloudy in [...]
Pawnee Peak’s East Ridge
Posted in Scrambling, tagged East Ridge, Indian Peaks Wilderness, Little Pawnee, Pawnee Peak on August 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
While driving home from Mt Toll yesterday I got a voice mail from Pete canceling our Sunday plans. By now this has become a well-established pattern for the summer and I just laughed as he described the sprained ankle and events that led to it. Mothers, don’t let your babies grow up to be peak [...]
North Ridge of Mt Toll
Posted in climbing, tagged Blue Lake, Indian Peaks Wilderness, Mount Toll, North Ridge on August 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As we left the Mitchell Lake trailhead I was glad to see that yesterday’s 3-peak day didn’t seem to be impacting today’s hiking. I wasn’t sore and didn’t feel tired as we made the three mile hike past Mitchell Lake and on to the more impressive Blue Lake. Kevin and I followed a trail around [...]
Payne Plus
Posted in hiking, Lord of Pain, tagged Brookside-Payne Trailhead, Lost Creek Wilderness, Lost Platte Peak, No Payne, Payne Benchmark on August 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It seems our 4 pitch climb of the Second Apron on Mount Evans might have beaten up Pete’s toes again. So our plans changed at the last minute (which by now I’ve decided is standard operating procedure) and I took off to the Lost Creek Wilderness on my day off. Starting from the Brookside-Payne Trailhead [...]
Second Apron Right Side
Posted in climbing, Colorado 14ers, tagged Mount Evans, rock climbing, Second Apron, Summit Lake on August 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
During and after Saturday’s Kelso Ridge climb, plans were made for a Sunday’s more technical ascent of another Colorado 14er. A group of 5 carpooled and assembled at the Summit Lake parking area below Mount Evans with eyes on the Second Apron. During the approach hike we decided that Kevin and Mike would try the [...]
Up & Down Kelso Ridge
Posted in Colorado 14ers, tagged Kelso Ridge, Stevens Gulch, Torreys Peak on August 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On a Friday hike Pete took a bit of rock fall to his helmeted head and hand, so declared a rest day for Saturday. Luckily, I knew a few people with plans to scramble up Kelso Ridge on Torreys Peak that I could join. With pretty good weather we didn’t need to meet super early [...]
Wind Rivers: Departure
Posted in backpacking, tagged Titcomb Basin, Wind Rivers on August 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We hoped that Teresa had managed to get the horse packers to come in a day early and pick up our gear on Monday instead of Tuesday. Abiding by that new schedule, we decided it would be best to move our camp today down near the Indian Pass Trail junction where they’d pick up our [...]
