Mt. Princeton Soup
Apr 16, 2009 by DJ Turner | 0 Comments
The Wayward Bottle arrived at the Mt. Princeton Road Trail Head for a 7:30 am start. Hiking up the trail to the tree line was uneventful and relatively easy hiking. Near the tree line visibility starts to drop and the winds start to pick up just a little
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This first pic is a shot of my two climbing partners hiking up an avy run. Notice the lack of mature vegetation. Just when a tree starts to take hold...BAAM! tons of snow barrel down this chute at 50 mph and whisks it away. Well, not to worry the chute was safe for hiking:) |
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Yes, it's me "lounging" on the ridge at 13,500 feet. The weather softened and we were able to take a 5 minute break. |
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Here's a pic of the Wayward Bottle on the saddle between Tiger Peak and Mt. Princeton |
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This pic was taken of my partner shortly after my "lounge" picture. Winds are picking up and visibility is starting to drop. 30 minutes after this pic is taken we decide to bale and head down. We had less than 500 feet of elevation to climb and 15 waypoints on my GPS to cover, but it was getting crazy! |
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(Me) visibility drops to 30 to 50 yards on the decent all the way to tree line. We had to stay real close to prevent getting separated. |
All in all a splendid day, but the Wayward Bottle has gotta go back and try this one again. Stay tuned!!!
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