OTHER Trip Report 06/02/2014

Report Type	Mini
Peak(s)	Red Cone - 12801 Handcart Peak - 12518
Date Posted	06/02/2014
Date Climbed	05/27/2014
Author	killingcokes

A long corn run and a steep entrance
After a sweet ski of Cooper we headed back to the city. Allison need to see the kittens and chill the next day. I woke up at 4am and headed up 285 to meet Mike and Frank at the Webster Pass trailhead. At 6ish we met and loaded in the 4Runner. We were able to shave about .75 of a mile off the approach. Not wanting to push it too far I pulled over before the snow got too crazy. On the drive up we saw some beautiful bull elk with velvet antlers. We geared up and headed up the Webster Pass Road. It was pretty cool heading under the Handcart Ridge Chutes along the way. These 2000 lines went large this year. We got up into the zone and had a good look at Hardcart. The face had slid pretty big but our line looked pretty decent. This isn't the most aesthetic line in the world but it is steep and it is a named peak. This would also keep us entertained while the South Gully of Red Cone was ripening.... More words and pics here: Handcart Peak 12,518 East Chute - Red Cone 12,801 South Gully - Steeps and Corn 5/27/2014

A long corn run and a steep entrance

After a sweet ski of Cooper we headed back to the city. Allison need to see the kittens and chill the next day. I woke up at 4am and headed up 285 to meet Mike and Frank at the Webster Pass trailhead. At 6ish we met and loaded in the 4Runner. We were able to shave about .75 of a mile off the approach. Not wanting to push it too far I pulled over before the snow got too crazy. On the drive up we saw some beautiful bull elk with velvet antlers. We geared up and headed up the Webster Pass Road. It was pretty cool heading under the Handcart Ridge Chutes along the way. These 2000 lines went large this year. We got up into the zone and had a good look at Hardcart. The face had slid pretty big but our line looked pretty decent. This isn't the most aesthetic line in the world but it is steep and it is a named peak. This would also keep us entertained while the South Gully of Red Cone was ripening.... More words and pics here: Handcart Peak 12,518 East Chute - Red Cone 12,801 South Gully - Steeps and Corn 5/27/2014

Comments or Questions

jmanner

Wow!
6/2/2014 3:31pm

You've been busy this spring! Good for you! :o

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