Nancy and I climbed
Mount Bierstadt today, a Colorado 14,000 ft. peak. Near Guanella Pass close to Mount Evans, we left the car at 7:30a and began hiking the 2,700 feet up these beautiful slopes.
On the way up we enjoyed a perfectly clear day and unparalleled views of central Colorado from Pikes Peak and South Park to
Grays and Torreys peaks and of course the Sawtooth, Gray Wolf Mountain, and
Mount Spalding.
The final summit prow is about 150 ft. above the ridge line going up. Nancy decided to wait for me on the ridge while I climbed up the final icy, rock strewn slopes. Yes you heard me correctly, ice and snow from the night before covered the way up, on August 1. It was actually rather treacherous. Nancy is in the picture below wearing a green wind breaker. Double click this photo and you see her clearly.
At the summit I took this shot. Faintly, you can see the road going over Kenosha Pass and into South Park. We had a great time, but we're very tired.
On the way up we enjoyed a perfectly clear day and unparalleled views of central Colorado from Pikes Peak and South Park to Grays and Torreys peaks and of course the Sawtooth, Gray Wolf Mountain, and Mount Spalding.
The final summit prow is about 150 ft. above the ridge line going up. Nancy decided to wait for me on the ridge while I climbed up the final icy, rock strewn slopes. Yes you heard me correctly, ice and snow from the night before covered the way up, on August 1. It was actually rather treacherous. Nancy is in the picture below wearing a green wind breaker. Double click this photo and you see her clearly.
At the summit I took this shot. Faintly, you can see the road going over Kenosha Pass and into South Park. We had a great time, but we're very tired.
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