Monday, May 28, 2012
Monday 052812
Silverheels
Got out with Mtnrunner2 for a summit of Silverheels (a 13882 peak). Great to catch up with him, share some miles and get up high. I was clearly feeling the higher elevations, but no surprise there. Significant winds above 12k feet made things a bit more challenging, but skies were clear. Came up via the south route exclusively (the other times I have gone up Silverheels or attempted it, I came via the Iron Mine road side on the north).
An impressive beaver dam, early in the run.
234 more payments and it is mine.
Mtnrunner2 about 5 miles in. It is a lot less impressive in the picture because there is zero wind in the picture and a lot of it when you are there in real life.
Looking up. Up. Up.
Summit of Silverheels. A slow jaunt up today. I felt the altitude. But just shy of 14k feet by 120 or so feet.
Mtnrunner 2
Good cell coverage. Checking in with home base to let them know all is okay and we are on the way down.
Time to head down and get warm.
Quandry and the Ten Mile Range to the north and west.
Pikes to the south and east.
Grays and Torres to the north and east.
Of course also visible were Bross, Lincoln, and Sherman. I think we were looking at some of the Collegiate Peaks as well, but I don’t know those as well.
Dog back at the house pissed she did not come. (she is dealing with a shoulder injury at current)
Probably Decalibron on Thursday – getting going early. Hoping the weather is a bit nicer by then … it is sort of chilly right now.