Clicked in atop Capitol but not out of the woods yet. Click any pic to enlarge. So Christy pulled it off, she’s the first woman to ski the 54 Colorado 14ers. And what a finish it was, not simply due to the fact that her final peak was Capitol, considered by my many to be the most committing ski descent of all the 14ers, but in the various challenges that...
On the summit, after the spicy climb on the north side and after skiing El Diente, seen out in the distance. With all the new snow, it’s a long day of breaking trail to ski both peaks. Route: South Face to North Face and Navajo Basin Team: Ted, Christy The was a big two-fer to pull off. After El Diente, we began to climb up Mount Wilson. The route up...
Dirk on Mount Wilsons summit, with El Diente behind. Route: North Face Team: Ted, Dirk Bockelmann After descending El Diente, we traversed as far as we could towards Mount Wilson and began climbing. Switching off trail breaking duty in regular intervals, we made pretty good time up the very direct North Face. This peak, like El Diente, warranted another visit. At the top of the snowy north face exists a...