Cotton Lake and Sangre Summits
A peakbagging and trailrunning day trip to some 13ers above Cotton Lake in the Sangres
Rito Alto
A trailrun up to Rito Alto Lake followed by a hike up the ridge to Rito Alto Peak.
Tijeras Peak
Looking northwest from the summit. The Crestones on the left, Humboldt to the right, Milwaukee and Pico Asilado are below in the foreground. Click to enlarge. It’s been a little while since we made a trip to the Sangre de Cristos. More than two years ago, when Christy was making a push to finish skiing all the 14ers, we headed down to this range for seven weekends in a row,...
Ski Little Bear Peak – 3.6.10
After climbing the couloir from Como Lake, Christy starts along the ridge towards the base of the couloir. Route: Southwest Face/Hourglass Couloir Team: Ted, Christy After a huge drive from Aspen to Alamosa the long way (without Indy Pass), we opted to crash in a hotel. The next day was going to be long, so some better rest than we’d likely get in the back of the truck would be...
Mount Lindsey – North Face Ski Descent – 5.16.09
Skiing the North Couloir on Mount Lindsey.
Ski the Crestone Needle – 5.9.09
Christy in the couloir. Route: Southeast Couloir Team: Ted, Christy, Kim Havell, Karen Kingsley Taking advantage of the huge upslope storm that blanketed the Sangres with snow a few weeks earlier, we went to the Crestone Needle. We skinned up the South Colony Lakes Road and set up camp for the night. The next morning, as we made our way up Broken Hand Pass, we came up on two other...
Humboldt Peak Ski Descent – 5.9.09
Route: Southeast Face Team: Christy, Ted, Kim Havell, Karen Kingsley The four of us had just skied the Crestone Needle and from Broken Hand Pass were looking over to Humboldt. We could see the straightforward route down, across Upper South Colony Lakes, and up the mountain’s standard summer route. The ski down would be thin at the top, as it always is, but to get two Sangre summits checked off...
Crestone Peak – North Couloir
Only during a special season does the North Couloir on Crestone Peak have enough snow to ski. 2008 was one of those years….
OB Couloir – Kit Carson – 4.26.09
A spring descent of Kit Carson’s Outward Bound Couloir, a Sangre classic!
Culebra Peak Ski Descent – 3.9.08
Pondering the monster cairn. Route: Northwest Ridge Team: Christy, Ted, Jordan White, Frank Konsella, Brittany Walker There are some things that all players in the 14er game must eventually confront. Sooner or later, anyone serious about finishing them, in any season or style, must pay a visit to Culebra Peak (pun)— the peak that resides entirely on a private ranch. Often left until the end, the long drive, required reservation...
About Christy & Ted
We met in Aspen in 2000 and have been happily stuck in the rockies ever since, getting out in the mountains every day we can, in every season and by all means possible. Read More
