PT13308 to PT13166
Date: 10/22/2022
Partner: Kristi Henes
Trailhead: West Willow Creek
Summits:
* PT13,308
* PT13,179
* PT13,166
Distance: 9.15m
Elevation Gain: 3800ft
Duration: 6hrs
GPX
Quality class 3 in the La Garita! Who knew? This is one of the best La Garita routes I have done to date.
PT13308 14ers.com Page
PT13179 14ers.com Page
PT13166 14ers.com Page
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9.15m - 3800ft - 6hrs
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The gentle hike from the TH to PT13308
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Looking east to PT13166 from PT13308's north ridge
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San Luis from PT13308's north ridge
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A view of scrambling to come
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We hiked over this bump en-route to PT13308
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PT13308's massive summit
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Looking down PT13308's northeast ridge to PT13179. The ridge directly off the summit does not go. We contoured around it.
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Bypassing the initial section of ridge.
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Considering route options on the way to PT13179
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The ridge looking pretty badass
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PT13308
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Scrambly fun
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The path to PT13179
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Relatively solid and fun
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Climbing PT13179 with PT13308 behind
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Good stuff ascending PT13179
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This little keyhole gave access to the summit
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Keyhole fun
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PT13179's summit
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Taking in the views
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La Garita views
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The gentle walk to PT13166's scrambly west ridge
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We contoured around the left side of this tower
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Plenty of fun scrambling options after that first tower
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PT13166's summit block in view
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We scrambled up the solid Crestone like Conglomerate front and center
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Good to Go!
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Kristi tops out on PT13166 with our route behind
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Looking back down what we just climbed
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OK... how do we get off this thing? Kristi explores options
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We went with the class 3 north ridge
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The plan was to climb San Luis but the winds were brutal so we headed back to the TH via the Colorado Trail
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PT13308 and PT13179 from the CT
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Cruiser CT takes us back to the truck
