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We stopped along the way to fish a great hole outside of Hartsel when the view west showed a storm gathering strength over Antero.
The decision was made to abandon this leisurely pursuit, head west to the Jeep road, and attempt to make camp before the rain set in.
The storm set in right above us Saturday night. The Earth-shaking thunder immediately followed the lightning flashes. We later learned that part of the mountain relocated itself in the community of Alpine 1000ft. below us, west of the Chalk Cliffs around 7:00pm that night.
After a rough night, the sky cleared and we arose at 3:30am. At 4:00am we set off up the Jeep road and by 6:00am we were already well above timberline.
This mountain has so many distinct layers of rock showing their striking contrast where the two layers meet, like stepping over a boundry, it is so defined!
On this stretch, a stream meandering its way down the center of the road had uncovered an allure that brought so much history to these slopes.
This plateau provided a moment to take in the Alpine-glow painting the surrounding peaks, and the sun was still hidden behind the slope at 13,100 ft.
The short-cut at 13,100 ft presented a challenge not yet seen until this point. We scrambled 700 ft of elevation here and we were rewarded with this view of Shavano and Tabeguache.
Cody looking eastward down to the Arkansas Valley.
This terrain reminds me of Dune... or the moon.
The remaining route looked like somebody piled a 14,000 ft. pile of rocks above this wicked looking spine.
Cory(Texas Taylor) negotiating the spires of the ridge up to the final ascent.
A view North, Northwest on the final ascent.
The Summit.
Looking Southwest.
One of the many streams brewing deep in the mountain.
A view back up the summit from below timberline.
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Good job guys, looks like you had another great day in the mountains. I am about to head out the door to give Holy Cross a try.
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