Booby Prize Group
Date: 7/12/2022
Partners: Solo
Summits: Middle Mountain, PT13457, Prize BM, Booby Prize
Distance: 7.8m
Elevation Gain: 4700ft
Duration: 7hrs 15min
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This is a favorite route. Great views, lots of scrambling, extra credit if you want it, secluded but accessible. This one is worth repeating.
Middle 14ers.com Page
PT13457 14ers.com Page
Prize BM 14ers.com Page
Booby Prize 14ers.com Page
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7.8m - 4700ft - 7hrs 15min
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Morning sun below Middle's summit
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Red Peak demanding attention
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PT13457 upper right. I stayed the ridge for as long as possible
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Instead of dropping down I climbed as far as I could up the first tower (class 4). But ended up dropping down as I wasn't sure I could down climb if things got tough. It is very likely to go at low 5. Bring a friend and a rope!
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Looking back to Middle
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Class 4 scrambling on the ridge
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Looking south from the ridge
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Ridge Life
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This is where I decided to drop back down
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Ridge Walls
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Back on the ridge - PT13457 ahead
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Read Peak and Garfield
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Looking back to the ridge and Middle
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Prize BM (R) - Booby Prize (L)
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Looking back to PT13457 en route to Prize
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Prize summit!
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Descending Prize's east ridge (fun class 3). Booby Prize top right
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Booby Prize's fun class 3 north ridge
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Stay on the ridge proper to maximize fun
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You don't have to climb this tower but you should
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I chose to descend a surfable loose gully as weather came in fast
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Head for the trail to avoid willow hell. Middle Mountain(R) and PT13457(L)
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Optional 12ers
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My fun little ridge... might be worth going back for this one
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Stop and look at the flowers
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Booby Prize
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The trail back to the truck was cruiser and colorful
