Silex & The Guardian
Date: 9/4/2020
Partner: Solo
Trailhead: Stormy Gulch Camp
Summits:
* Silex - Class 2+
* The Guardian - Class 2+
Distance: 7.8m
Elevation Gain: 3550ft
Duration: 6hrs
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7.8m - 3550ft - 6hrs from Stormy Gulch Camp
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The Guardian and Silex on the hike in from Hunchback Pass
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Kristi climbing on brutally loose scree above Silex Lake
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Storm King and Silex Lake from Silex Pass
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Some fun class 3 scrambling (optional)
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Looking over to The Guardian while hiking Silex
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Some more optional scrambling closer to the summit
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Storm King from Silex's summit
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The Guardian from Silex's summit
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Looking SW to Sunlight, Jagged and friends
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Traversing below The Guardian's NW ridge
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some class 3 if you want it
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Looking north from the Guardian's summit. We would climb most of these peaks on this trip.
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Can't get enough of Jagged views
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So nice
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Summit selfie on The Guardian
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Looking to Peak Nine and the Silex saddle from the Guardian Saddle. I decided to skip this section and descend east back to camp.
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Tough light but a view back to the Silex-Guardian saddle on the down climb
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The Guardian and some of the terrain I down climbed
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Another look back to the down climb from the Guardian saddle
