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| cftbq | southwest slopes/south ridge  Date Climbed: Nov 10, 2009 | |
| Picked this one almost at random, for a nice outing with the dogs on a mild November day. Visited the unranked peak to the south, which is about 9,420 even though the map shows a BM at 9,287 farther south. Only 3 pages of entries in the register since January of 2008. A total bushwhack. | |
| Posted Nov 10, 2009 6:05 pm | ||
| jjyach | Route Climbed: Southwest Slopes Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2009 | |
| Impressive view of nature's power | ||
| Posted Oct 12, 2009 4:25 pm | ||
| kavak | Southwest Slope Date Climbed: Apr 26, 1987 | |
| It was still quite a bushwhack at a time when no one really climbed this peak much. The county summits weren't considered a goal as much as they are today. And yes it was prior to the Hayman fire. We had a nice visit in a log cabin close to the base of the mountain with one of the local residents, a member of our party knew. He gave us a nice history of the area. | |
| Posted Jul 11, 2008 10:08 am | ||
| argothor | Beautiful May day Date Climbed: May 10, 2008 | |
| While burned over, this area still has lots of scenic beauty to offer. From the summit there are spectacular views of Pikes Peak, far to the south the Sangre de Cristos can be seen, and the Tarryall Mountains just to the west. Beautiful sunny day. | |
| Posted May 11, 2008 10:53 pm | ||
| surgent | Not long after the fire Date Climbed: May 23, 2004 | |
| No underbrush anywhere, and sloppy footing to the top, but still a nice hike, given the conditions. View from the top was sobering. | |
| Posted Aug 28, 2007 3:52 pm | ||
| peakrat76 | Route Climbed: Southwest Slopes Date Climbed: Apr 8, 2006 | |
| My wife and I were very impressed by the Hayman devastation. The climb was a good early season conditioner, and the summit views great. | |
| Posted May 4, 2006 6:32 pm | ||
| Doug Shaw | Route Climbed: Southwest Slopes Date Climbed: 7/30/2005 | |
| I've been up TB four times and every time the paper in the register has been wet - the tube leaks. So I replaced both the PVC tube and the old, damp, mildewed summit register and replaced them with a small notebook in a glass jar. Hopefully it doesn't leak. :) Although the trees are all still dead, groundcover is returning fast in the burn area. In April 2004 the crossing of Shrewsbury Gulch was on dirt and sub-ankle-high grasses. This time we were bushwhacking through grasses and plants that were 4-6 feet high, and very dense! Stuff is also beginning to grow higher up on the peak as well, although obviously not to that extent... | ||
| Posted Jul 31, 2005 8:03 pm | ||
| Scott Wisher | Route Climbed: Southwest Slopes Date Climbed: July 2, 2005 | |
| The burn damage is extensive. However, a lone aspen survived the fire at the peak. As you look at over the valley, It's amazing how the fire does not burn indiscriminately, it leaves little islands of life throughout. Overall, a very good 1/2 day hike. Didn't see a soul until I was almost back at the trailhead on CR Nine-J. | |
| Posted Jul 4, 2005 10:23 am | ||
| RyanS | Route Climbed: Southwest Slopes Date Climbed: December 21, 2003 | |
| The burn damage was discouraging, but I'm glad that around half this mountain was spared. It was amazing to experience how poor the soil held without any live vegetation on these slopes. | |
| Posted Jan 9, 2005 9:44 pm | ||
| Larry V | Thunder Butte revisited Date Climbed: May 24, 2004 | |
| 7/25/09: Return trip 5 years later to see how the revegetation is progressing, which is, slower than I expected. Got well scratched up by the bramble bushes. This is still one very desolate area. Scrambled more or less directly to the summit instead of going by the saddle. 5/24/04: I went solo and didn't see a soul all day. I was overwhelmed with the devastation of the Hayman fire, since I hadn't visited the burned area up close until this day. Thunder Butte marks my first county highpoint climb done expressly for that purpose. Some day I would like to visit all the Colorado county high points west of Denver. | |
| Posted Aug 14, 2004 7:03 pm | ||
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