Annual Planning

Seasonal Notes, Plans, Hopes & Dreams

2024 Planning - Seat of pants trips,  Hiking partners needed! .... All Backpacking/Camping.  Possibly late July but more likely late August - Early September.

4 options currently in cross-hairs

1) Sangre de Cristo's,  Backpacking prob 4 days or so
(IF we find a experienced partner)

• The Crestones (Class 3/4) & Humbodlt Peak (Class 2) 

  • Camp @ South Colony Lakes for Crestones - Near Westcliffe, CO

  • Crestone & Crestone Needle are potentially rough Class 3

2) Finish San Juans (possibly 7 days, 10 days w/ Sneffles)
Main Objective:  Chicago Basin (READ THIS)

• • Mt Sneffels  on route for warm-up - from Ouray?

  • Chicago Basin  group via Train to Needleton stop

    • Four peaks in the basin:  Mt Eolus , Windom Peak, N Eolus and Sunlight Peak

    • Potentially tough bunch:  Difficult  class 2, class 3 AND Sunlight = class 4 but crux is near summit!

3) North:  Dip a toe  onto Elk Range.  Backpacking prob 3 days

• Castle & Conundrum Peaks - Difficult Class 2 hikes

  • Camp on TH RT - Hike looks to be between 8 & 13 miles 

4) North;  Finish Front Range

• Longs Peak - Class 3 and a very looong single day (15 miles)

  • Camping/Lodging TBD (popular area)

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San Juans

Mt Sneffels  - South Slope is easy class 3, 6 miles RT from 2wd TH parking

Chicago Basin  group via Train to Needleton.  Basin approach ~6 miles in.  2800ft up.

• • Windom Peak - West Ridge, difficult class 2, 5 miles RT from Chicago Basin camp

  • Sunlight Peak - South Face, class 4, 5 miles RT from Basin camp.

  • Mt Eolus and North Eolus - hiked together

    • Mt Eolus - Northeast Ridge, class 3, 5 miles RT from Basin camp

    • North Eolus - South Ridge, class 3,  .4 miles add to Eolus Route