Kreutzer to Gladstone
Date: 10/09/2021
Partner: Heather Ryan
Trailhead: Road 344 Above Green Timber Trailhead
Summits: Kreutzer, Chalk Rock, Jones, Gladstone
Distance:11.3m
Elevation Gain: 6100ft
Duration: 7.5hrs
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A nice stroll up high on gentle Sawatch ridges with a fun section of class 3 on Chalk Rock's east ridge.
The light was incredible but the winds were heavy. We set a car shuttle to eliminate walking the road.
Kreutzer 14ers.com Page
Chalk Rock 14ers.com Page
Jones 14ers.com Page
Gladstone 14ers.com Page
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11.3m - 6100ft - 7.5hrs
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Amazing but maybe a little too close for comfort
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Approaching Kreutzer's east ridge
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Kreutzer's east ridge
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Only October but it is getting to be winter up high. Kreutzer's summit
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The long ridge between Kreutzer and Chalk Rock
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A view north from Chalk Rock's summit
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Jones Mountain and Chalk Rock's class 3 east ridge
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Excited for some snowy class 3
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Looking back to Kreutzer with Emma Burr looming large above
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Chalk Rock's east ridge
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Oh boy... that was fun!
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Ascending Jones from Chalk Rock
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It got very windy
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Descending Jones' east ridge. Ptarmigan Lake below
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The long walk to Gladstone Ridge
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Gladstone views
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Descending Gladstone Ridge
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White and Gold
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