US Grant
Date: 8/28/2020
Partner: Kristi Henes
Trailhead: Ice Lake Camp
Summits: V4, US Grant, V2
Distance: 5.5m
Elevation Gain: 2500ft
Duration: 4hrs
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US Grant offers some fun scrambling in an amazing setting. Adding V4 and V2 to the mix will give some great perspectives of US Grant.
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5.5m - 2500ft - 4hrs
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Kristi hikes on a nice trail from Ice Lake to Island Lake
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US Grant from Island Lake... what a spot!
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Kristi hikes above Island Lake to the Grant/V4 saddle
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Alex climbing V4 from the saddle
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Views of Ice Lakes from V4
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US Grant from V4
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V4 from midway up US Grant. If you look closely you can see Alex on V4's summit
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An awesome view of Sneffels
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From V4 (L2R): Fuller, Vermillion, Golden Horn and Pilot Knob
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Alex catching up with Kristi on US Grant's SW Ridge
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We found a little cave / tunnel that we climbed up.
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Kristi on the summit ridge
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Great views and drizzly weather on the summit
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Looking east to our next objective V2
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Fun down climbing on Grant's east ridge
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What an amazing place to be!
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Kristi on the Grant / V2 saddle
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V2 summit selfie
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back down to Island Lake and then back to camp at Ice Lake
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Heading back to Ice Lake and hoping the weather would clear up for an afternoon outing to Pilot Knob and Golden Horn
