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Climbing the steep, narrow and WET hourglass gully at 13,500 feet, just below the summit of Little Bear Peak; Colorado Sangre de Cristo Range
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Climbing the steep, narrow and WET hourglass gully at 13,500 feet, just below the summit of Little Bear Peak; Colorado Sangre de Cristo Range

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From Little Bear Peak, Sangre de Cristo Range

  • A climber begins the descent from the Maroon Peak summit, Colorado Elk Range
  • A climber negotiates one of many cliff ledges below the Maroon Peak south ridge
  • Crumbling ledges dominate the landscape on Maroon Peak's south ridge, Colorado Elk Range
  • Free-climbing a steep chimney just below the Maroon Peak summit, Colorado Elk Range
  • Hikers traverse ledges below the Maroon Peak south ridge, Colorado Elk Range
  • Hikers on the Maroon Peak south ridge survey the route down, Colorado Elk Range
  • A hiker (in red) stands atop North Eolus, viewed from the summit of Mount Eolus; Colorado San Juan Range
  • A belayed downclimb of the treacherous "hourglass" gully just below the summit of Little Bear Peak; Colorado Sangre de Cristo Range
  • Climbing the steep, narrow and WET hourglass gully at 13,500 feet, just below the summit of Little Bear Peak; Colorado Sangre de Cristo Range
  • Climbing the steep, narrow and WET hourglass gully at 13,500 feet, just below the summit of Little Bear Peak. The fixed ropes are in poor condition and provide only minimal security; Colorado Sangre de Cristo Range
  • A belayed downclimb of the treacherous "hourglass" gully just below the summit of Little Bear Peak; Colorado Sangre de Cristo Range
  • Stopping on the way up Humboldt Peak to admire the mighty Crestones, Colorado Sangre de Cristo Range.
  • A pair of rock climbers enjoy solitude at the summit of Independence Monument; Colorado National Monument
  • A "bird's eye" view of Red Canyon; Colorado National Monument.
  • One of the most notable features of the Pyramid Peak route, the "leap of faith" over an exposed crevasse. Colorado Elk Range.
  • Nearing the top of the "green wall," a 500=foot vertical class 4 ascent over crumbling scree and loose rock. Pyramid Peak; Colorado Elk Range.
  • Climbing up a steep pitch 200 vertical feet below Pyramid's summit. Colorado Elk Range.
  • A wobbly-kneed pose on Pyramid's summit perch. The vertical drop from here is about 4000 feet!; Colorado Elk Range.
  • Downclimbing from the Maroon Peak summit, Colorado Elk Range
  • Over the hump and across the Catwalk (13,850 ft.) along the northeast ridge of Mount Eolus; Colorado San Juan Range
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