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Peak(s): |
Mt. Sherman - 14,043 feet
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Date Posted: |
06/20/2013 |
Date Climbed: |
06/19/2013 |
Author: |
trinkner |
Mt. Sherman - Standard Southwest Approach |
Stunning weather helped make this climb pretty easy. We parked at the Leavick site and hiked along the snow-free 4WD road to the gate at about 12,000. Passenger cars with 2WD could easily drive to this gate if you want to make this climb shorter. Even a Prius was parked at the gates, so ground clearance isn't necessary. The climb itself was free of snow except for one snow ascent of a few hundred feet; the snow was heavily packed and offered firm footing. I used trekking poles and never felt the need for an ice axe or snow shoes. Toward the summit there was another very brief horizontal snow crossing (snow covering the trail, with some exposure to a talus slope) where again I felt very comfortable without an ice axe. The westerly winds were fierce at the summit, but they were almost unnoticeable one you descend off the ridge line. Wild flowers were abundant. No storm clouds whatsoever formed -- only a few thin and spread-out high-altitude whispers of clouds. Mammals seen on the hike included marmots and picas. Bird species included a White-tailed Ptarmigan a few hundred vertical feet above the gate, nesting American Pipits, and several soaring Common Ravens. Post-climb burgers at the red-painted Moose Caboose roadside restaurant (with benches outside) about 10 miles or so west of Fairplay on 285 were superb as well. :-)
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