Summit Elevation: 14,427 feet

Trailhead Elevation: 8,800 feet (The highest point along Forest Road 386 that we could before needing 4-wheel drive)

Elevation Gain: 5,700 feet

Round-trip Length: 7.5 miles up (14.3 miles total because we hitched a ride for the last 0.7 miles down)

Difficulty: Class 1 up to 12,000 feet until we lost the trail, Class 2 across steep slopes and tundra to 14,000 feet, some Class 3 scrambling over/around boulders above 14,000 feet on the summit block (Click here for discussion of Class System)

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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:

Trip Reports

Mount Whitney August, 1997 Music Pass July, 2001 Mount Elbert July, 2002 Rito Alto Peak July, 2002 Humphreys Peak June, 2003 Lakes of the Clouds June, 2003 Gibbs & De Anza July, 2003

Mount Antero July, 2003 Comanche & Venable Aug, 2003 Horn Peak Aug, 2003 Santiago Peak Feb, 2004 Agua Tibia Mountain Mar, 2004 Mount Adams July, 2004 Shavano/Tabeguache Aug, 2004

Mt Princeton July, 2006 Engineer Pass Aug, 2006 Schofield Pass Aug, 2006 Trail Ridge Road RMNP Sep, 2006 Torrey Pines SR Dec, 2006 Mt San Jacinto May, 2007

Fill free to email me at [email protected] for questions, comments, suggestions or whatever else you can think of.

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