Mount Parnassus (13,574') | Arapaho National Forest Dillon, CO | 06/17/21 | 7.12 miles | 3,273' gain | YDS Class 2 The mountains don't tend to follow our pathetic human calendars, so while true summer wouldn't start for a few more days, mountain summer had already arrived in full force. Winter's snow had melted, creeks …
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Chicago Lakes | Mount Evans Wilderness & Arapaho National Forest Idaho Springs, CO | 06/03/21 | 10.04 miles | 1,862' gain Mid-June typically marks my transition from low-elevation winter hikes to high-elevation summer hikes. There's usually still a bit of snow to contend with, but this spring was pretty dry and early June was already …
Butler Gulch | Arapaho National Forest Empire, CO | 01/07/21 | 4.57 miles | 1,449' gain One Thursday in early January, Diana and I snowshoed a popular trail through Butler Gulch. I'm not often convinced to go snowshoeing but I was desperate to get above treeline, plus I had new, fancy snowshoes that needed to …
Hoosier Pass | Arapaho National Forest Breckenridge, CO | 11/07/20 | 4.64 miles | 1,630' gain TH: Hoosier Pass Trailhead, R: Red Mountain C (13,229'), H: Hoosier Ridge (13,352') By early November, the first snow of the season had melted and we had a good weather window for a couple more 13ers. Hoosier Ridge and …
Mount Edwards (13,850') | CO Rank: 83/637 McClellan Mountain (13,587') | CO Rank: Unranked Front Range | Arapaho National Forest | Georgetown, CO 09/19/20 | 5.21 miles | 2,488' gain | Class 2 This is likely the shortest and easiest way to summit Mount Edwards and McClellan Mountain. Tori and I drove the Tacoma up …
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Crystal Peak A (13,852') | CO Rank: 82/637 Tenmile Range | Arapaho National Forest | Breckenridge, CO 08/15/20 | 5.22 miles | 1,956' gain | Class 2 The summer of 2020 was a particularly bad wildfire season in Colorado with the three biggest wildfires in the state's history all occurring within just a few months. …
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Argentine Peak (13,738') | CO Rank: 131/637 Front Range | Arapaho National Forest | Georgetown, CO 07/26/20 | 2.33 miles | 941' gain | Class 1/2 Allie's mom Peggy was in town with her Jeep to do some 4-wheeling. It wasn't hard to convince her to also climb a 13er with us (and honestly at …
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Mount Wilcox (13,408') | CO Rank: 315/637 Front Range | Arapaho National Forest | Georgetown, CO 06/07/20 | 7.47 miles | 2,564' gain | Class 1 & 2 While 2020 has "blessed" us with many a dumpster fire, an early start to summer was something to be truly happy about, especially after the very short …
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Colorado Mines Peak (12,493') | Arapaho National Forest Empire, CO | 05/30/20 | 4.38 miles | 1,181' gain I've attempted Colorado Mines Peak more times than I'd care to admit. Somehow I always end up going when there's feet of snow and for some reason, I never bring my snowshoes. (Not my proudest of moments.) …
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Kelso Mountain (13,164') | CO Rank: 510/637 Front Range | Arapaho National Forest | Georgetown, CO 10/19/19 | 5.02 miles | 1,969' gain | Class 2 Allie and I had been talking about climbing Kelso Mountain for a long time and we finally had an opportunity right before a big snowstorm blew in! We both had …
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