The Summit Ridge



La Plata Peak --November 18/19, 2012

Matt Walsh and I headed out to La Plata peak--#44 of 58 for me. Matt finished off his last one, Pyramid Peak, back in August but is now helping me finish mine. My iPhone literally froze near the summit in the cold, so I don't have many good pictures. I may add a few later.

Wetterhorn Peak -- July 5, 2012

Matt Walsh and I headed out to Lake City to climb Wetterhorn Peak (14,014 ft.) and Uncompahgre Peak (14,309 ft.).  The weather did not allow us to climb Uncompahgre but we did summit Wetterhorn in the clouds.  We were first on the summit and had it all to ourselves.  Check out the gallery here.

Mt. Antero -- June  2012

Julie and I headed up Baldwin Gulch to climb Mt. Antero.  The road was much rougher than I remembered, but the trail was great and the weather was great.  We had the summit to ourselves.


The Colorado Marathon -- May 6, 2012

I signed up for the Colorado Marathon. This will be my first marathon. I have created a blog to share my experiences training and learning at I Choose To Run. Check it out!

Kit Carson Peak and Challenger Point, September 4, 2011

I hiked in to the Upper South Colony Lake on September 3. It was like a KOA campground--tents everywhere. The route I chose, however, is not very popular, so I had much of the climb to myself until I neared Kit Carson. This was a challenging climb in terms of route finding and the clouds made it that much harder.

Here is the gallery for Kit Carson Peak and Challenger Point:
Kit Carson and Challenger Gallery

Mt. Lindsey, August 6, 2011

I arrived too late to the trailhead to hike in and camp so I slept in the Xterra. I forgot how uncomfortable it is. Also, all during the night, cars kept arriving at the trailhead and making noise. Good thing I was up by 3 am and on the trail by 4 am.

Here is the gallery for Mt. Lindsey:
Mt. Lindsey Gallery Mt. Lindsey


Tabeguache Peak--July 23, 2011

I headed out Saturday morning to climb. The weather was predicited to be exceptionally good, so I thought I would try an afternoon summit attempt. Normally, afternoon storms makes this a dangerous proposition. The weather held as predicted and the climb was fun.

Here is the gallery for Tabeguache Peak (only had my cell phone camera):
Tabeguache Peak Gallery

Mt. Harvard with Traverse to Mt. Columbia--July 17, 2011

I headed out on Saturday afternoon and hiked up to a high camp at about 12,000 ft. At 4:30 am I headed up the slopes of Mt. Harvard with all of my gear. If I left the tent, etc., I would have had to hike back up them several miles after coming down Mt. Columbia. The traverse was long but fun.

Here is the gallery for Mt. Harvard/Traverse/Mt. Columbia (not too many pictures or any really good ones):
Mt. Harvard/Mt. Columbia Gallery

Yellowstone National Park, Mt. Rushmore, and Crazy Horse--July 5-8, 2011


These pictures are of our family trip to these great American landmarks and monuments.

Here is the gallery for the trip:
Trip Gallery

Missouri Mountain--July 1, 2011


Matt Walsh and I summited Missouri Mountain via the north face couloirs. We created our own indirect route mostly because of rockfall danger and then had a great glissade back down.

Here is the gallery for Missouri Mountain:
Missouri Mountain Gallery

Mt. Yale--June 26, 2011


I finally was able to stand on the summit of Mt. Yale. Hiked in the night before to camp at 11,900 ft., woke up at 3 am and started hiking at 4 am. I reached the summit at 6 am. It was great day, just a bit windy.

Here is the gallery for Mt. Yale:
Mt. Yale Gallery