California Peak

Dates of Trip: 2 September 2007
Climbers: hobo and tortoise
Location: Sangre de Cristo Range, CO, USA
Route: Zapata Trail
Summit Objectives: California
Total Time: 7.0 hours
Summit: 13849 feet
Starting Ele: 3049 meter (10000 feet)
Ele. Gain: 1220 meter (4000 feet)
Distance: 13 km (8.0 mile)

Climb start at 7am, summit at 10:40am, at the car by 1:45pm. Weather was fine on the ascent, but we were watching clouds gather over Mt. Lindsey from the summit. We decided to ascend quickly, but not quite quick enough - we were off the ridge but not out of the woods before the storm started. There was small hail and a lightning threat. But all was well in the end, after a little bushwhacking. Also? Several large groups of sheep, which we ran into on both ascent and descent. Very beautiful.

Mts. Washington and Munroe

Dates of Trip: 22 July 2007
Climbers: hobo and tortoise
Location: Presidential Range, NH, USA
Route: Jewell Trail/Ammonusac Ravine
Summit Objectives: Washington, Monroe
Total Time: 10.0 hours
Summit: Washington at 6288 feet, Monroe at 5384 ft
Starting Ele: 732 meter (2400 feet)
Ele. Gain: 1250 meter (4100 feet)
Distance: 14 km (9.0 mile)

stayed at Intervale

Mt. Buckskin

Dates of Trip: 10 June 2007
Climbers: hobo and tortoise
Location: Ten Mile/Mosquito Range, CO, USA
Route: Kite Lake TH, Northeast slope
Summit Objectives: Buckskin
Summit: 13865 feet
Starting Ele: 3659 meter (12000 feet)
Ele. Gain: 595 meter (1950 feet)

Used ice axes, no snowshoes. Learned to GLISSADE!!

Sherman/Gemini

Dates of Trip: 20 May 2007
Climbers: hobo and tortoise
Location: Mosquito Range, CO, USA
Route: Fourmile Creek
Summit Objectives: Sherman, Gemini
Summit: Sherman at 14036 feet, Gemini at 13951
Starting Ele: 3659 meter (12000 feet)
Ele. Gain: 793 meter (2600 feet)
Distance: 11 km (7.0 mile)

Snowshoes required for the soft snow in the midday hours.

Iron Mountain

Dates of Trip: 6 May 2007
Climbers: Mark, hobo and tortoise
Location: White Mountains, NH, USA
Route:
Summit Objectives: Iron
Summit: 2726 fee
Distance: 5 km (3.0 mile)

North Star

Dates of Trip: 23 April 2007
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.

Cupid

Dates of Trip: 31 March 2007
Climbers: hobo and tortoise
Location: Front Range, CO, USA
Summit Objectives: Cupid, Grizzly Peak
Summit: Cupid at 13117 feet