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 Peak:  Redcloud Peak
 Route:  Northeast Ridge
 Range:  San Juan
 Posted By:  Sunshineof1985
 Date of Info:  8/20/2015
 Date Posted:  8/22/2015
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Also did Sunshine Peak. The two make them my 28th and 29th fourteener summit this summer. I'm attempting to climb all of them this summer. You can read more about this hike and others at Sunshineof1985.com. Enjoy!
Time started: 7:15 am
End time: 1:55 pm
Time to Summit Red Cloud: 2 hours and 45 minutes
Time to Summit Sunshine Peak: 45 minutes
Time to Descend: About 2 hours
Overall Pace: 1.8 mph

*GEAR (to bring):
Bear spray, GPS, extra socks, phone, SPOT Satellite Tracker, Map, Topo Map from 14ers.com, hiking boots with 2 pairs of socks on, long-sleeve, wind-guard/raincoat, light weight puffy coat, lightweight gloves (didn't need), day pack with water sack (64 oz did just fine), snacks.

*Road Condition: The road is typical pot holes and pointy rocks, but my sedan was able to make it all the way to the trailhead.

*Trail Condition: The trail is an easy one to follow, and no mud. You will hit a giant mount of snow when leaving the forest, but it's not bad. Just stay to the left. The only annoying factor of this hike was the extremely windy conditions, which obviously you can avoid. There is another trail that you can take coming down which I have taken a picture of, but expect it only shave off 15 minutes of your total hiking time and also expect to spend a lot of time on your butt slipping on shale (from what I heard).



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