Archive for the 'Climbing' Category

Guadalupe Peak, Tx. 8749 ft.

Saturday, June 28th, 2003

On our or way to Cortez, Shayne and I decided to attempt Guadalupe peak. The year before, also on our way to Colorado, we saw the peak off in the distance and said “we need to climb that one”. So here we were a year later on our way back to Colorado and making a [...]

Handies Peak, Co. 14,048 ft.

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2002

Shayne and I arrived at the American Basin trailhead at approx. 4pm. We were contemplating whether or not we should wait until the morning or go for it. The late start would mean that part of the decent would be in the dark, but given our luck with 14ers earlier in the week and the [...]

Wetterhorn Peak, Co. 14,015 ft.

Thursday, July 18th, 2002

After a beautiful ride over Engineer Pass we arrived at Matterhorn Creek trailhead at 8:30pm on 7-17. The road was unusually quiet. We parked at the 4WD parking just below the access gate and set up camp. The next morning we got a little bit of a late start, we hit the trail at approx. [...]

The Lincoln group

Sunday, July 29th, 2001

The Lincoln Group consists of the following peaks:
Mount Lincoln 14,286
Mount Cameron 14,238
Mount Bross 14172
Mount Democrat 14148
Trail Report by: Shayne Seymour and Scott Parry
Scott and I reached Kite Lake Trailhead about 3pm on Saturday, July 28, 2001. Kite Lake sits above timberline at 12,200 ft. It is a beautiful camp area, and we lucked out and [...]

Mt. Sneffels, Co. 14,150 ft.

Tuesday, July 24th, 2001

We left Dolores, Co. for Ouray at about 2:00pm on July 23, 2001, stopping for some awesome pictures of Engineer and the Twilight peaks. Since we arrived in town a little late, we decided to forego a visit to the amphitheater and head straight up Camp Bird road. We passed the place where I was [...]