This summer had a lot of superb mountain hiking: Mt. Yale by east ridge, Bull Hill, Ouray and Star, Deer Mountain and Peak 13738, Twining, Seven Sisters Ridge, the Seldom Pass circumnavigation of West Deming, Tuhare Lakes, Gemini, Falcon Ridge on Wichita (twice), Igloo (via 4th class south ridge) and, perhaps the most noteworthy, a climb of the rugged ridge from Sheep Rock Mountain to Virginia and Winfield Peaks.
Oct. 2, 2025, near Red Cliff.Elke Dratch climbing Sheep Rock Mountain. Sept. 1, 2025The Three Apostles above South Lake Creek.NoName Ridge in center, viewed from north of Twining Peak. Elke Dratch, Kim Clark, and I did that ridge on June 24, 2012 (13 miles, 12 hours)Mt. Elbert from Bull Hill. The ridge traverse to the Black Cloud Trail is easy.Matt Cary on the traverse from Peak 13738 to Deer Mountain.Katie Larson on Seven Sisters Ridge, high above the Seven Sisters Lakes.High on Seven Sisters Ridge. This photo was a runner-up in the John Fielder ESWA Photo Contest, Sept. 2025.
