Babcock Peak
Date: 08/13/2023
Partner: Solo
Trailhead: Boren Creek TH
Distance: 5.8m
Elevation Gain: 3800ft
Duration: 5hrs
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A shorter road walk to a rocky couloir to a fun class 3 scramble with great views. Will definitely come back to do the Babcock - Spiller traverse. This zone also looks like it would have great spring skiing.
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5.8m - 3800ft - 5hrs
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I drove up this road a short ways and started hiking
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Burwell in the morning light from the road
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Looking up the rocky basin to Babcock
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I followed the larger couloir on the right
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yep... the one on the right
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rocky terrain
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I took this ramp to more solid and scrambly terrain
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Fun class 3
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I bypassed a portion of this final summit ridge to the right
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Then climbed back up to the summit
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Hesperus Mountain to the northwest
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L2R: Hesperus, Lavender and Moss
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Looking to the ridge towards Spiller. This traverse was not in the cards for me today
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Summit Selfie
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Back down the class 3 to the gully I ascended
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The rocky descent back to the road
