Summer didn’t seem ready to end so it was hard not to take a day off work and venture up into the alpine. Jonathan and I departed at 4am from Golden and were headlamp hiking by 5:30 from the Glacier Gorge trailhead. Headlamps turned off a bit after The Loch when we turned up towards [...]
Archive for September, 2010
The Sharkstooth
Posted in climbing, tagged Northeast Ridge, rock climbing, Rocky Mountain National Park, The Sharkstooth on September 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Audubon and Paiute
Posted in Scrambling, tagged Indian Peaks Wilderness, Mitchell Lake, Mount Audubon, Paiute Peak on September 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
On the short hike to Mitchell Lake Jeremy mentioned that he’s been trail running recently. I wonder if I need to put down the muffin I’m stuffing my face with and get ready to pick up the pace. From the lake we head north up to hanging valley via large blocks of talus and hit [...]
Elevenmile Canyon
Posted in climbing, tagged Elevenmile Canyon, Elevenmile Dome, Guides Route, Moby Grape, rock climbing, Springer Gulch campground, The Overleaf, Turret Dome on September 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Hoot (Dave) arrived at the Springer Gulch campground to announce that he’d forgotten his sleeping bag and tent. Well, he says he didn’t forget them, since he’d set them out with the rest of his gear, he just didn’t move them to the car. With a low expected in the 30′s we cobbled together a [...]
War with a Rack
Posted in climbing, tagged Golden Cliffs, Natural Fact, North Table Mountain, Pack O' Bobs, rock climbing, War with a Rack on September 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The clouds have been gathering, but Gary and I really want to get out climbing so we hike up to North Table Mountain’s Golden Cliffs and watch the weather for a bit. A few rain drops, a couple bursts of thunder, then all seems to have calmed down. Gary gears up for the trad line [...]
Dyke Trail
Posted in hiking, tagged Dyke Trail on September 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
After Saturday’s partial Ruby Range traverse (Grant’s altimeter recorded over 6,000 feet of gain for the day) and, probably more importantly, after a night of Vinotok we didn’t get a very early start on Sunday. The 6 mile Dyke Trail seemed like a good way to see the aspens changing and take advantage of the [...]
Ruby Range Traverse II
Posted in hiking, Lord of Pain, Scrambling, tagged Afley Peak, Daisy Pass, Hancock Peak, Lake Irwin, Mount Owen, Oh-Be-Joyful Pass, Oh-be-joyful Peak, Purple Peak, Richmond Mountain, Ruby Peak, Ruby Range, Ruby Range Traverse, Vinotok on September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Two years ago my brother Grant and I set out from Paradise Divide to Yule Pass and Purple Mountain with the objective of hiking the crest of the Ruby Range to Ruby Peak in the south. Weather was one of the factors that caused us to bail half way into the traverse at Mount Richmond. [...]
Lone Eagle Peak
Posted in backpacking, climbing, tagged Cascade Creek, Cascade Falls, Crater Lake, Indian Peaks Wilderness, Lone Eagle Peak, Mirror Lake, North Face on September 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The North Face of Lone Eagle Peak is a classic alpine rock route that had been on my radar for years. It’d probably been on Jim’s for even longer and scheduling worked out for us to attempt it. We scheduled three days as we weren’t sure how long the route would take us and wanted [...]
Dallas Peak
Posted in backpacking, climbing, tagged Dallas Peak on September 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Post dinner in Telluride, Pete and I drove up to the Mill Creek Trailhead and repacked for the approach hike into Dallas Peak. Leaving the truck a bit before 7pm, we’d have an hour or so of daylight to work with. The first real camping option would only save us a bit of hiking and [...]
Chimney Rock (attempt)
Posted in climbing, tagged Chimney Rock, Owl Creek Pass on September 8, 2010 | 4 Comments »
After leaving Ouray we headed north then east towards Owl Creek Pass. I can’t say I’d recommending doing the drive on a moon-less night with all the all-black cattle enjoying the open range. A little below the pass we pulled over in a grassy switchback and threw out the tents. It wasn’t until dawn that [...]
Jagged Mountain
Posted in backpacking, climbing, tagged Beartown, Hunchback Pass, Jagged Mountain, Leviathan Creek, Leviathan Lake, Vallecito Creek, Vallecito Trail, Weminuche Wilderness on September 8, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Pete and I spent Friday afternoon driving to Silverton and stopping at a few breweries along the way. A perfectly clear and cool night promoted a great sleep by both of us near Molas Pass and as we packed up we weren’t too surprised to run into a group we knew headed into Vestal Basin. [...]
