Difficulty: Class 3 (Click here for discussion of Class System)
Adam's Thumbnails:
A park of yellow flowers along trail
The rugged headwall at end of Horn Creek drainage
Upper Horn Lake with headwall as a backdrop
Adams covered in clouds at the summit as seen from Upper Horn Lake
North Crestone Lake, the largest in the Sangre de Cristos
North Crestone Lake
The last scramble to the top is class 3 and mostly exposed
On the summit looking north towards Rito Alto Peak (13,794)
The San Luis Valley to the West, barely seen under the thick clouds
Looking south form the summit towards Colony Baldy (13,705) and 14er Humboldt Peak (14,069)
Kit Carson Massif to the southwest including Columbia Point, Kit Carson Mountain (14,169) and Challenger Point
14ers Crestone Peak (14,298) and Crestone Needle (14,201)
Another shot towards San Luis Valley
Looking back east down Horn Creek drainage towards Wet Mountain Valley-Little Horn Peak on left
Horn Peak (13,450) and Wet Mountain Valley to the northeast
Myself on the summit with Kit Carson Massif behind me
Brian & I on top with Horn Peak behind us
About the Author
I am currently a student at University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), where I intend to get a degree in Political Science and Geography/Environmental Studies. When I'm not studying, you will find me in the mountains. I have been climbing since I was pretty little and have done climbs throughout California, Colorado and Arizona, including the highpoints of those states. I have done Mount Whitney and Mount Elbert, but I plan on doing some even higher mountains, maybe Aconcagua, Mount Mckinley or Kilimanjaro, Check back with me in about 10 years. Meanwhile you can check out some of the other trips reports: