Booby Prize Group
Date: 7/12/2022
Partners: Solo
Summits: Middle Mountain, PT13460, Prize BM, Booby Prize
Distance: 7.8m
Elevation Gain: 4700ft
Duration: 7hrs 15min
GPX
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
PT13460 14ers.com Page
Prize BM 14ers.com Page
Booby Prize 14ers.com Page
7.8m - 4700ft - 7hrs 15min
Morning sun below Middle's summit
Red Peak demanding attention
PT13460 upper right. I stayed the ridge for as long as possible
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!
Looking back to Middle
Class 4 scrambling on the ridge
Looking south from the ridge
Ridge Life
This is where I decided to drop back down
Ridge Walls
Back on the ridge - PT13460 ahead
Read Peak and Garfield
Looking back to the ridge and Middle
Prize BM (R) - Booby Prize (L)
Looking back to PT13460 en route to Prize
Prize summit!
Descending Prize's east ridge (fun class 3). Booby Prize top right
Booby Prize's fun class 3 north ridge
Stay on the ridge proper to maximize fun
You don't have to climb this tower but you should
I chose to descend a surfable loose gully as weather came in fast
Head for the trail to avoid willow hell. Middle Mountain(R) and PT13460(L)
Optional 12ers
My fun little ridge... might be worth going back for this one
Stop and look at the flowers
Booby Prize
The trail back to the truck was cruiser and colorful