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Re: What are your Summer 13er goals?

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:49 pm
by ColoradoGuy
The only one I'm certain of is Kelso Mountain, by Grays and Torreys Peaks. Nothing wild.

Re: What are your Summer 13er goals?

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:55 pm
by FireOnTheMountain
Papillon wrote:The guy pulled into Cottonwood Creek last Friday evening, made a shitload of racket and didn't even say hello. As I slept there I kept expecting him to put a brick through my windshield. But I digress
THAT WAS YOU!? In the crv thingy?? It was like 10pm...where were the Papperson party pants I've heard so much about?

Sorry but I tried to stay quiet and I thought I wasn't up and about for too long. So I gather you slept up there then hit the Kit TH in the morning?

Monsters list is alright I guess. :wink:

If I may, Ice lakes basin is better with snow, less of a damn choss fest especially if you love those Centennial things. Boggster and I had a good trip up there this past spring. Still need Pilot Knob and Golden Horn though.

Finnegan-Pike-Gold Dust for sure on list.

Wheres the spring snow climb goal list???

Re: What are your Summer 13er goals?

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:56 pm
by Papillon
I'm just giving you a hard time. Did you sleep across your front seat? I heard you start your car but didn't want to check the time. We started way too late on Saturday and I underestimated the amount of snow up there. We got it on Sunday so all is well. I had never been down there before and got worried about navigating the zen lands in the dark. The whole area had a Spahn Ranch vibe...

Monster, that list is no bulls**t. You are wise way beyond your years and I will hike with you any day.

Re: What are your Summer 13er goals?

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 10:20 pm
by Tempelton
My goal is to repeat Mt. Rogers from Summit Lake, maybe even get to Mt. Warren too for a repeat. Also, if I have time, Mt. Sniktau.

But really, I'd like to do as many new 13ers as I can, anywhere. Wild Basin ones would be sweet, as well as some Gore ones. And of course anything in the San Juans is money.

Is anyone else a teacher who likes 13ers on summer weekdays? :-D

Re: What are your Summer 13er goals?

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 6:29 am
by Brian C
Tempelton wrote:Is anyone else a teacher who likes 13ers on summer weekdays? :-D
I am! Not really focusing on 13ers but am never opposed to a good outing. Let me know if you ever need a summer partner.

Re: What are your Summer 13er goals?

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 6:31 am
by Kent McLemore
Tempelton wrote: Is anyone else a teacher who likes 13ers on summer weekdays? :-D
There's some teacher on here named Gladbach who claims to like 13ers. :)

Re: What are your Summer 13er goals?

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 6:42 am
by DanR
Tempelton wrote:Is anyone else a teacher who likes 13ers on summer weekdays? :-D
Not a teacher, but I'm probably going to be working Wednesday-Saturday and therefore have Sunday-Tuesday off

Re: What are your Summer 13er goals?

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 7:13 am
by Alpine
I want to focus on IPW and RMNP east side peaks for a while so thinking of starting with some sort of a "Ring Around the Basin" idea:

Meeker 13911
Pagoda 13497
Chief’s Head 13579
Alice 13310
Tanima 12420
Isolation 13118
Mahana 12632
Copeland 13176
Ogalalla 13138
Elk Tooth 12848
St. Vrain Mountain 12,162
Meadow Mountain 11,632


I need to do the research but want to string some of these together into long day trips.

Re: What are your Summer 13er goals?

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 1:57 pm
by sanjuanmtneer
Finish the Elks: Clark, White BM, Malemute, Daly, 13,244 & 13,060 (6).
Finish the Gore: Silverthorne, X, Z, C, Red, N, & Keller (7).
Several between San Luis & Spring Creek Pass (San Juans).
For fun and laughs: at least 2 trail building projects probably with CFI or VOC (yes, I know those aren't 13ers).
That will probably exhaust my vacation time :(

Re: What are your Summer 13er goals?

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 2:44 pm
by doggler
I'm laying off the run training this summer to focus on more mountain goals.

Maybe it's a pipe dream, but thinking a Salida-to-South Colony (or thereabouts) Sangre ridge run over the course of a few days would be immensely satisfying. I'm really excited to get to the Music Pass 13ers - Milwaukee ranks up there as one of my favorite climbs ever - but would probably choose to make that its own trip.

Lightning->Thunder->Pyramid. Starting with Shoemaker would be even cooler, but I fear my eyes may be too big for my stomach there.

Jagged, the Trinities + Vestal, Storm King, Silex, Guardian, and all the other fun in the Weminuche.

Dallas and Teakettle.

Basically, I want to cherry-pick all the 'fun' climbs.

Re: What are your Summer 13er goals?

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 2:54 pm
by mattpayne11
Papillon wrote:
I'm down for a lot of this so you might be successful. Seriously though, we should make it happen. Sexton was a pretty cool outing last summer. I don't know about your buddy FireontheMountain though. The guy pulled into Cottonwood Creek last Friday evening, made a shitload of racket and didn't even say hello. As I slept there I kept expecting him to put a brick through my windshield. But I digress...

As far as my goals, I want to disappear in the Weminuche for a full week again, preferably with a car drop. Maybe Beartown to Vallecito or Molas to Vallecito. The logistics of a big trip are pretty awesome - counting ounces and measuring calories, meal prep, miles and vert, etc.

Ultimately, whoever has the most fun wins...
Car drops in the Weminuche are the best. I want to do more of those myself.

Re: What are your Summer 13er goals?

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 3:56 pm
by ChicagoMike
Gannett Peak has been on my list for a long time.