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| LadyWawa | Lovely!  Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2011 | |
| Lovely climb! | |
| Posted Nov 24, 2011 8:53 am | ||
| ShredDeb | SP Gathering Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2010 | |
| Another great SP event in the San Juan's...with a bonus trip to the lakes since I didn't know the route. Next time I'm bringing a fishing pole...and maybe a copy of the map! | |
| Posted Jul 27, 2010 4:38 pm | ||
| cruzit | SP Gathering 2010 Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2010 | |
| Gotta love the view. | |
| Posted Jul 24, 2010 10:43 pm | ||
| Kessler | Whitehead Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2010 | |
| 7-17-10 | |
| Posted Jul 22, 2010 11:54 pm | ||
| Scott | Whitehead Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2010 | |
| This climb was part of the 2010 Summitpost gathering in the San Juan Mountains. Kessler and I decided to join the activity. The group met at 5:45 AM at Silverton. We carpooled to the trailhead, but there was some confusion as to where the trailhead actually was, so we ended up walking some extra distance. We followed the trail up to near Highland Mary Lakes to where we left the trail and climbed up Whitehead Peak. After climbing Whitehead Peak, we climbed the ridge south over to Mount Rhoda where we all had a short rest. Most people went around the cliffs back to the ridgeline, but Kessler and I climbed down the cliffs directly, just for fun. The group then climbed over to Peak 13,434 where we had lunch. It was also decision time. There were some poofy clouds to the east, but the wind was coming from the southwest where it was clear. I thought we’d be OK to go on to the next peak (especially since the rest of the ridge was gentle), but was outvoted. All three peaks we climbed over had some nice views of the more rugged peaks in the San Juans including the Grenadiers and Needles. After enjoying the views we all headed back down the mountain through the Spencer Basin. I stopped in the Spencer Basin to talk to Aaron and other members of the group, but I had to almost run down the mountain to catch up with my son Kessler. We had made a deal that the last one of us down the mountain was a princess. I guess I can be called Princess Dad for the next little while. | |
| Posted Jul 22, 2010 11:46 pm | ||
| Tonka | SP Gathering Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2010 | |
| Nice day and the views are fantastic. | |
| Posted Jul 22, 2010 4:21 pm | ||
| colinpence | 2010 SP gathering Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2010 | |
| Perfect weather, awesome wildflowers and an excellent group of people to climb with. What more could I ask for? | |
| Posted Jul 21, 2010 1:30 am | ||
| chicagotransplant | SP Gathering Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2010 | |
| Joined the gang for a fantastic loop high above Highland Mary Lakes, PT 13109, Whitehead, Rhoda and PT 13434 then back down via Spencer Basin to the cars and off to Silverton. | |
| Posted Jul 19, 2010 10:17 am | ||
| Sarah Simon | From Highland Mary Lakes Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2010 | |
| ...and to think one of our trip members lugged a jumbo box of Sugar Pops! to the summit of this peak. What a day: Lovely scenery, gonzo wildflowers, fantastic company. | |
| Posted Jul 18, 2010 9:23 pm | ||
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| colinpence | Re: From Highland Mary Lakes | |
| to think one of our trip members lugged a jumbo box of Sugar Pops! to the summit of this peak. Sarah--I have the photo to prove it! | |
| Posted Jul 21, 2010 1:31 am | ||
| Alan Ellis | SP Gathering Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2010 | |
| Great day at the SP Gathering! | |
| Posted Jul 18, 2010 10:10 am | ||
| SarahThompson | From Deer Park, Amazing view of Grenadiers! Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2008 | |
| Started the hike from about 11,500 ft in Deer Park drainage. 4WD road from Silverton is very steep and loose in places and has a few tight turns, but is fairly well maintained and doesn't require extreme clearance. How a school bus got up there I do not know, but its a permanent part of the landscape now! Did a loop over UN 13109, Whitehead (unranked), Rhoda, UN 13434 & Kendall Peak. Views into the Grenadiers were the best I've seen yet, especially of Vestal's Wham Ridge. | |
| Posted Sep 8, 2008 11:12 am | ||
| ouray19 | Whitehead Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2007 | |
| Ascended from Highland Mary Lakes. Great views. Quick summit visit due to high wind and rain! | |
| Posted Sep 17, 2007 10:27 pm | ||
| nader | Route Climbed: Highland Mary Lakes Date Climbed: July 2, 2003 | |
| A perfectly sunny day but extremely windy above the treeline. Best views of the Grenadiers. | |
| Posted Jul 27, 2003 5:52 pm | ||
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