3.7 mi to summit
7.7 mi total
10,971 ft start
14,064 ft max
2,580 ft gain
3 hr 3 min to summit
6 hr 14 min total
Great to be back in CO with the regular crew, had been toooo long. Took the shuttle bus to Maroon Lake TH and amid peak wildflowers headed up & over Buckskin Pass 12,600 ft to camp at mega-packed Snowmass Lake. Tents in all directions, Dua Lipa blasting, a total circus.
Headed out from the lake 5:45am, on the summit by 9:15am. The snowmass was completely gone, absolutely no snow travel. The route up the backside of the ridge was easy class 3 to the summit. Capitol Peak loomed large from up here, see you soon. A tedious talus-hopping descent brought us back to a buggy camp. Packed up and raced a thunderstorm up & over Buckskin Pass to get into position at Crater Lake for the next objective, rhymes with shmyramid.
routefinding, rockfall/loose rock
helmet
