Broken Hill Loop
Date: 9/25/2022
Partner: Kristi Henes
Trailhead: Matterhorn
Summits:
* PT13207
* PT13313
* Broken Hill
Distance: 12.5m
Elevation Gain: 5250ft
Duration: 8.5hrs
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A big loop with incredible views in the Land of Horns. The terrain was mostly gentle with the exception of descending some cliff bands from PT13207's summit.
PT13207 14ers.com Page
PT13313 14ers.com Page
Broken Hill 14ers.com Page
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Clockwise: 12.5m - 5250ft - 8.5hrs
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Cool ice with colder overnight temps
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The upper basin just south of Wetterhorn
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Loose rock on PT13207's western slopes
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The grassy approach to the summit on PT13207's south ridge
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Just west of PT13207's summit - we gotta climb that pointy thing!
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We were patient and found good passage off PT13207's summit to the west
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Looking back to PT13207 from the pointy thing
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Descending pointy object
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En-route to PT13313
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Looking back to PT13207 before climbing PT13313's south ridge
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Coxcomb and Redcliff to the north of PT13313
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The Sneffels group to the west
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Wetterhorn and some phallic formations to the east of PT13313's summit
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Looking west to Coxcomb from the moon dusty descent of PT13313's east ridge
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En-route to Broken Hill with PT13313 behind
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The impressive wall between Wetterhorn and Matterhorn
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On the way to Broken Hill with Wetterhorn and Matterhorn behind
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Broken Hill's summit comes into view as storms begin to roll in
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Uncompahgre from Broken Hill's northwest ridge
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With storms rolling in we didn't spend much time on the summit. Me descending Broken Hill
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Wetterhorn and friends as seen while descending Broken Hill's southwest ridge
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A colorful bump just south of Broken Hill
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Until next time Wetterhorn
