So Tuesday me and a buddy decided to go hiking up a 13000 ft. mountain in order to attempt to snowboard it. This made for a long day and an unbelievable story. Here goes.
When we got to the top of the mountain we realized that the snow we saw was not snow, but a glacier. The top of it being way to steep to ride. So we decide to climb down to a less steep spot. This involved hiking between the rock face of the mountain and the glacier itself while dodging crevasses and holes in the glacier.
We find what looks like the only spot possible to scale down lower. This turns into quite a task. Scaling down an almost vertical sheet of ice while carrying a snowboard is not a fun job. About 10 feet down the face I lose my footing. I start sliding/tumbling down the mountain on my back. My snowboard decides to come flying down with me and finds the right side of my face. After about a 1000 ft. slide I finally come to a stop.
After getting down we rest for a while. We start walking through the valley between mountain ranges while it's getting dark fast. I can honestly say that being in a valley between two mountain ranges with 5 miles left to hike at dark is not a fun experience.
The view of the mountain from a few miles away.
On top of the first of many peaks on the way up. Check out the ice cold lake.
Getting higher
Behind the far range is Denver.
Mountains and snowboards
Closer, closer, closer. Too much hiking and not enough air.
Great view
Thats a glacier.
Hmmmm.... I must be crazy
This is one of the holes in the glacier. This one actually ended. But most of them went on forever leaving anyone who slides into them trapped.
We started hiking down from the top of the snow. See the path?
Steep and icy.
This is where I finally stopped after sliding out of control about 1000 feet
Subaru. The other official car of Colorado.
Ben decided it was too long to wait to get to the actual run. So he settled for the road.
Probably as much fun as it looks like too!
Mike, Matt, and Ben
I convinced them to take a pic of me. Everyone needs some pics of themselves on their own blog.
Mike, me, and Matt.
Matt enjoying the sun.
Why look up at the clouds when you can look in them?
Wish you had this view!
Winter Park the way it should be, snow covered.
Christmas in October.
Rifle Sight Notch bridge.
Trina excited for her first riding session of the year.
I call this moose Boris
Cory taking a break.
Ready to ride.
Who doesn't like powder?
Mike ready to drop.
The view of the mountain from a few miles away.
On top of the first of many peaks on the way up. Check out the ice cold lake.
Getting higher
Behind the far range is Denver.
Mountains and snowboards
Closer, closer, closer. Too much hiking and not enough air.
Great view
Thats a glacier.
Hmmmm.... I must be crazy
This is one of the holes in the glacier. This one actually ended. But most of them went on forever leaving anyone who slides into them trapped.
We started hiking down from the top of the snow. See the path?
Steep and icy.
This is where I finally stopped after sliding out of control about 1000 feet
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