Mt. Silverthorne
East Thorn(Class 4) & Silverthorne (Class 2+)
Date: 7/10/2020
Partner: Solo
Trailhead: Willow Creek
Summits: East Thorn(Class 4), Silverthorne(Class 2+)
Distance: 16m
Elevation Gain: 4900ft
Duration: 8.5hrs w/ plenty of summit lounging
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A long but enjoyable hike with some excellent scrambling on East Thorn, a loungy summit on Silverthorne and some fun glissading on the way down.
Although I was solo on this route I included a few images from Kristi & Ally's August 2019 outing.
16m - 4900ft - 8.5hrs
East Thorn and the Zodiac Traverse
Big Eyes Couloir on Pink
Red Peak
Big Eyes and Salmon Lake
Kristi above Salmon Lake
Looking up to East Thorn
The blocky talus basin between East, Silverthorne and Rain
Pano: East Thorn & Rain
Kristi
Kristi
Looking north to Rain from East Thorn. The Loose stuff could be easily avoided by climbing steeper solid rock
Looking to Rain
The 'Aim High and Hope it Goes' strategy worked on East Thorn
On East Thorn's Summit. Red Peak and the Zodiac Traverse behind
Looking west to Mt. Silverthorne from East Thorn
Kristi climbs an exposed blocky section while descending East Thorn
Almost to Mt. Silverthorne
Nap time! Looking back to East Thorn from the summit of Silverthorne
Snow Peak from Silverthorne
Holy Cross from Silverthorne. Snowmass and Capitol way off in the distance
You know it is no longer ski season when the mountain chickens are brown
Time for glissading!!! Rain Peak
It was bordering on steep... didn't need it but I had my axe handy.
Looking down the basin to Salmon Lake
More steepish glissading
Back to Salmon Lake... time to find the trail and bust it outta here