Broken Hill Loop
Date: 9/25/2022
Partner: Kristi Henes
Trailhead: Matterhorn
Summits:
* PT13201
* PT13300C
* 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 PT13201's summit.
PT13201 14ers.com Page
PT13300C 14ers.com Page
Broken Hill 14ers.com Page
Clockwise: 12.5m - 5250ft - 8.5hrs
Cool ice with colder overnight temps
The upper basin just south of Wetterhorn
Loose rock on PT13201's western slopes
The grassy approach to the summit on PT13201's south ridge
Just west of PT13201's summit - we gotta climb that pointy thing!
We were patient and found good passage off PT13201's summit to the west
Looking back to PT13201 from the pointy thing
Descending pointy object
En-route to PT13300C
Looking back to PT13201 before climbing PT13300C's south ridge
Coxcomb and Redcliff to the north of PT13300C
The Sneffels group to the west
Wetterhorn and some phallic formations to the east of PT13300C's summit
Looking west to Coxcomb from the moon dusty descent of PT13300C's east ridge
En-route to Broken Hill with PT13300C behind
The impressive wall between Wetterhorn and Matterhorn
On the way to Broken Hill with Wetterhorn and Matterhorn behind
Broken Hill's summit comes into view as storms begin to roll in
Uncompahgre from Broken Hill's northwest ridge
With storms rolling in we didn't spend much time on the summit. Me descending Broken Hill
Wetterhorn and friends as seen while descending Broken Hill's southwest ridge
A colorful bump just south of Broken Hill
Until next time Wetterhorn