Climbers: hobo and tortoise
Location: Ten Mile Range, CO, USA
Route: Hoosier Pass, Southeast Shoulder
Summit Objectives: North Star
Summit: 13614 feet
Starting Ele: 3518 meter (11540 feet)
Ele. Gain: 732 meter (2400 feet)
Distance: 13 km (8.0 mile)
Got a moderately late start. Several false summits before the true one led us to keep pushing, though weather was building and we were tired. Slogging through avalanche fields in hip-deep snow with ice axes was fun, but fatiguing. Hobo ended up feeling quite sick, leading to a small scare as it started to snow about a 1/4 mile before we got back to the car. Many lessons learned.
