It was a weekend of celebration as Ryan was set to climb his last 14er, Humboldt Peak in the Sangre de Cristo range. A large group of 22 (+ 5 dogs) joined for a weekend of car camping, hiking, and non-stop laughs. A big congratulations to Ryan and his Dad, Terry, on the successful summit!
Sharing stories around the campfire on Friday night:
Humboldt Peak from the summit of Crestone Needle:
Devon and I on the trail to Humboldt with Crestone Needle in background (Photo: Nico C.):
Ryan (Baba) and I on Humboldt Peak, celebrating his final 14er (Photo: Devon S.):
Celebrating on the summit (Photo: Caleb W.):
J, Steve, and I scouting out the Ellingwood Arete, a plan which never materialized (Photo: Rick W.):
The next day, several of us headed for Crestone Peak to attempt the classic traverse of the Crestone summits. After bailing on the climb of Crestone Peak, I hiked back to Broken Hand Pass surprised to see the weather holding in the early afternoon. I decided to make a bid for Crestone Needle and quickly scrambled up the conglomerate rock to reach the summit at 1:15 pm.
Myself on the descent from Crestone Needle (Photo: J W.):
A friendly marmot along the trail:
The successful climbs of Humboldt and the Needle leave me with only
5 14ers in Colorado to climb. Unfortunately, in an effort to leave an easier one for last and the difficult logistics of organizing several days to access the Eolus group 14ers (and my desire to ski these three 14ers) it seems that my finisher won't happen until 2010. However with all the shenanigans that has become standard on 14er finishers with this group, its probably best we only do one of these each year.
Humboldt Peak from the summit of Crestone Needle:
Devon and I on the trail to Humboldt with Crestone Needle in background (Photo: Nico C.):
Ryan (Baba) and I on Humboldt Peak, celebrating his final 14er (Photo: Devon S.):
Celebrating on the summit (Photo: Caleb W.):
J, Steve, and I scouting out the Ellingwood Arete, a plan which never materialized (Photo: Rick W.):
The next day, several of us headed for Crestone Peak to attempt the classic traverse of the Crestone summits. After bailing on the climb of Crestone Peak, I hiked back to Broken Hand Pass surprised to see the weather holding in the early afternoon. I decided to make a bid for Crestone Needle and quickly scrambled up the conglomerate rock to reach the summit at 1:15 pm.
Myself on the descent from Crestone Needle (Photo: J W.):
A friendly marmot along the trail:
The successful climbs of Humboldt and the Needle leave me with only 5 14ers in Colorado to climb. Unfortunately, in an effort to leave an easier one for last and the difficult logistics of organizing several days to access the Eolus group 14ers (and my desire to ski these three 14ers) it seems that my finisher won't happen until 2010. However with all the shenanigans that has become standard on 14er finishers with this group, its probably best we only do one of these each year.
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