Crossing the Saudi Empty Quarter (Saudi Arabia)
Kyle Knight posted:
Kyle Knight posted:
The Crestone Group, in the Sangre de Cristo Range, includes five 14ers: Humboldt, Kit Carson, Challenger Pt, Crestone Peak & Crestone Needle. They are usually approached from the South Colony TH. Getting all 5 in a single effort is a big outing.
We also have a Variation for Crestone Peak & Crestone Needle only, starting and finishing at the 2WD Trail Head of South Colony Road. A 19 mile round trip with around 8,000ft of elevation gain.
There are three major routes on La Plata (14,336'):
1) Northwest Ridge (standard, from Highway 82)
2) Southwest Ridge (from Winfield)
3) Ellingwood Ridge (Class 3-4, from Highway 82)
Pyramid Peak (14,018') has one of the more technical standard routes of any 14er in the state (Class 4), and is a perfect example of the sedimentary choss that makes up much of the Elk Range in the Aspen area. The standard route starts and finishes at the Maroon Lake parking lot, ascending either the NE (shown below) or NW ridge.
Uncompahgre & Wetterhorn are two 14ers in the San Juan Range. They are quite remote, and climbing them together is generally considered a long day - maybe 18 miles with 6400' of elevation gain.
We include here as a Variation Bill Briggs' "Lake City High Five": Starting at the Uncompahgre trailhead (Nellie Creek) and finishing at the Handies trailhead (Grizzly Gulch), ascend Uncompahgre, Wetterhorn, Redcloud, Sunshine, and Handies Peaks. Open route.