A Quest into the Wild
Handies Peak, San Juan Range (14,048 ft)
As part of our trip to Lake City in late August, we also reached the summit of 14er Handies Peak via the stunning American Basin. This time, we opted to leave a bit later in the morning in our summit attempt, as the route…
Wetterhorn Peak, San Juan Range (14,015 ft)
On August 17th of last week, we decided to climb Wetterhorn peak. You might be thinking…”you went to Switzerland!?” But, no in fact, we made a relatively easy 5 hour drive to the San Juan Range of Colorado and set up “camp” in Lake…
Mount Belford (14,197 ft) and Mount Oxford (14,153 ft): Sawatch Range
Distance: 11.2 miles Net elevation gain: 5,800 ft Date of summit: 6/24/17 As the day began to settle into dusk, we reached our destination for this quiet June Friday night. The dimly lit Rodeway Inn sign tiredly welcomed us to rest a few hours. Like…
Missouri Mountain, Sawatch Range, 14,067 feet
Miles: 10.8 (Out and Back) Total Elevation Gain: approx. 4,600 ft Net Elevation Gain: approx. 4450 The days continue to get shorter as we progress through the month of August. There is a sense of urgency in the air to attempt our final summer…