Mt. Elbert Trip Report 09/13/2021

Report Type	Mini
Peak(s)	Mt. Elbert - 14,438 feet Mt. Massive - 14,427 feet Bull Hill - 13,758 feet Casco Peak - 13,905 feet Frasco Benchmark - 13,885 feet French Mountain - 13,942 feet Mt. Champion - 13,645 feet Deer Mountain - 13,763 feet Mt. Oklahoma - 13,843 feet
Date Posted	09/13/2021
Date Climbed	09/09/2021
Author	justiner

Elbert to Massive the Hard Way
I had this trip in mind for a little while based on a simple question: could you link up Mt. Elbert to Mt. Massive via the ridgeline that encircles the Half Moon Creek drainage? Trip report text is here! Grab the GPX on the Caltop page, or on the Google Map below, Caption Here Caption Here GPS Track(s) on Google Maps (made from a .GPX file upload): View Map Download GPX File Download KML File Thumbnails for uploaded photos (click to open slideshow):

Elbert to Massive the Hard Way

I had this trip in mind for a little while based on a simple question: could you link up Mt. Elbert to Mt. Massive via the ridgeline that encircles the Half Moon Creek drainage? Trip report text is here! Grab the GPX on the Caltop page, or on the Google Map below,

GPS Track(s) on Google Maps (made from a .GPX file upload):

View Map

Thumbnails for uploaded photos (click to open slideshow):

Comments or Questions

BenjiFarson	This is awesome 9/13/2021 3:09pm Thank you for sharing!
arthurspiderman	Incredible! 9/13/2021 9:09pm Very impressive stuff! Saw your sign in on the French register and was intrigued on how you were going to connect Elbert and Massive going along the ridge.
bully7	Brillant !!! 9/14/2021 4:40am Well done...that is one epic loop. Now you got me thinking.
seeking timberline	Impressive! 10/26/2021 11:57am I just saw this and man, that's a HUGE amount of terrain to cover in one go. Never underestimate the combined power of fitness and stubbornness!

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