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The Colorado Mountain Club • Winter 2009 • Issue 1001 • www.cmc.org

Does winter really have to enD?Colorado hut trips for everyone

the future Climate of ColoraDo • Pioneering Climbs of Pikes Peak • the art of Peakbagging

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Welcome to the new Trail & Tim-berline. as you’ll read in the following pages from the new

editor Chris Case, this issue of the magazine marks a new chapter in the long history of the publication and of the CmC. i am very enthusiastic about this new direction, as i hope you are. i also want to take the time to publicly acknowledge and thank Tom beckwith for his many years of service to the Trail & Timberline. he left big shoes to fill and we wish him the best. The word of the year seems to be change. regardless of political affiliation, i think we all realize that times change and businesses change too—non-profits as well as for-profits. The CmC is moving closer to its 100-year anniversary in 2012. Our challenge is to strike a balance of respecting and remembering the past, while keeping pace with the changing marketplace and ensuring a healthy future. This challenge is actually very appealing to me. i’ve always enjoyed trying to make magic with limited resources. i have some big goals—some for the next year, some in three years, and some in five years. here they are: 1) leadership training is one of my highest priorities. Strong trip leaders are our greatest asset and i want to give them the professional resources and training they deserve. in 2009, we will develop new on-line training materials, a traveling "all Star Team" of trainers, and strengthen commu-nication with trip leaders throughout the CmC. 2) i recently attended the Wilderness risk management Conference and brought back some great tools to update and improve our emergency action and risk management plans. Fortunately, most of you will never have a need for these, but i hope it brings a bit of comfort to know that the CmC is creating the most up-to-date emergency

plans and implementing best practices in this area. 3) like any business, the CmC will benefit from a strategic marketing plan. To this end, i have already filled a desperately needed position in marketing. believe it or not, there are people out there who have never heard of the CmC. The organization

needs a solid brand out there, and a bigger push in professional marketing. 4) There is great benefit to bringing younger members to our CmC family. The problem of getting youth outdoors is not just a club difficulty, but rather a problem for our entire country. i have plans to part-ner with universities, recreation centers, and other youth-focused organizations to help us increase the number of younger members. as i write this, markets around the world are crashing, and a sad truth is that non-profit businesses tend to be strongly af-

katie blackettChief Executive Officer

Letter from the CEO

The word of the year seems to be changefected by economic hard times. as we head toward our 100th year, my vision for the fu-ture of the club is simple. We’ll follow our mission-based strategic plan and become better at all the things we already do so well. The CmC is a leader in outdoor recreation, providing over 3,000 volunteer-led trips annually. We’ll continue in our leadership

role, but we’ll learn to improve our services as we partner with other prominent mountain clubs across the na-

tion. The club is a respected partner in a re-gional coalition of conservation-minded or-ganizations, working to protect Colorado’s wildest places. We’ll continue that work, ev-ermore important as untraveled and pristine places become scarcer each year. Finally, our award-winning Youth education Program is stronger than ever, serving more than 5,000 school kids each year. as we collaborate with our partners, we’ll create more positive con-nections for these future leaders. We’ll keep doing these things, but we’ll do them better than ever. We want the di-verse groups around the state, as well as the public, to know just what we accomplish at the CmC and how we make improvements each year. This transparency will create a sense of unity among the groups, and will provide a reminder of our ever-relevant mis-sion statement. i truly thank you all for your continued dedication and loyalty to the club.

"I’ve always enjoyed trying to make magic with limited resources."


Winter 2009Trail & Timberline • issue 1001 • www.cmc.org

17 The FourTeener FilesThe winter issue marks the return of a CmC tradition: the listing of the finishers of the state's fourteeners, thirteeners, and beyond. by Linda Kothe Crockett

eXTra: We also pose the question to a select group of peak-baggers: Why do you climb all these mountains?

22 early ascenTs oF Zebulon Pike's highesT Peaka remarkable collection of historic maps is coming to the bradford Washburn american mountaineering museum this January. a denver-area map collector and scholar recounts the early ascents of Pikes Peak, illustrated through a series of early maps of the West. by Wesley A. Brown

28 Does winTer really have To enD?What's best at the end of a crisp winter's day backcountry skiing through Colorado powder? a log cabin, of course. by Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan

eXTra: Suggested hut trips for your exploring pleasure.

31 high anD Dry? What will climate change mean for the future of winter recreation in Colorado? by Tom Easley

34 sPurreD on by The gore rangenature is one of the greatest classrooms. an adventure tale that helps us to learn the principles of leave no Trace is almost as good. by Alyson Sothoron

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01 Letter from the CEO

04 On the Outside

06 Inbox 10 Mission Accomplishments

learn the latest from the Conservation and education departments, as well as the museum.

14 The ClinicPrevent skiing injuries and make more turns.

16 Peak ProfileWe take a closer look at Quandary Peak.

28 PathfinderThis new department highlights a series of Colorado hut trips.

37 CMC Adventure TravelWant to get away? Join a hand-picked CmC trip to Prague, bolivia, the Winds, and more.

40 End of the Trailin memory of Charles Jacoby, 1932-2008

41 From the Archivesin the first edition of this new column, we take a look at the iconic "Good Woodsman" sign.

42 CMC Press CatalogPlan your next adventure: order the classic Guide to the Colorado Mountains or choose from many other titles.

Departments

on The covera late november afternoon brings warm sun to a cold brianna Gustafson, below The Sawtooth and mt. bierstadt.Chris Case

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On the OutsideThe Sawtooth (left), to the North of Mt. BierstadtChris Case


Outbox

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We want to hear from you. Send your letters to Trail & Timberline, Colorado Mountain Club, 710 10th Street, # 200, Golden, Colorado 80401 (attn: Letters to the Editor) or email us at [email protected]. Please include your name, mailing address, email address, and phone number. Published letters may be edited for length and clarity.

Shoulders of giantsStanding on the

Jake Norton has worked as a professional mountain guide and photographer for over twelve years. His climbing and photographic exploits have taken him to the summit of Mount Everest twice, to the summits of continental highpoints Mount McKinley in Alaska and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, and eighty-eight times to the summit of Mount Rainier in Washington. Learn more about Jake’s adventures at www.mountainworldproductions.com.

Words and photographs by Jake Norton

Lhotse Face, Mount Everest

Giants Among UsYou should feel very proud for having published the article on George mallory. it was very touching, and nearly brought me to tears. i have taught many world-class mountaineers in my days, and i know that they will appreciate reading about this saga. Congratulations.

Madeline Framson, Estes Park

Photo of the QuarterThe annual CmC Photo Show brought us some fine photography. This year's "best in Show" winner, and our Photo of the Quarter, is "Uinta mountain Sunrise" by member Stephen Weaver.


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Editor’s Note

Magazines aren’t dead, but in this new era of internet communica-tion, magazines and newspapers

have struggled to compete for timeliness and relevance. Why read a magazine when you can go online and get the news days or weeks before you get your magazine in the mail? With the hiring of katie blackett as the new CeO/executive director, the Colorado mountain Club has been infused with great energy and enthusiasm for the old as well as the new. and katie has recognized that Trail & Timberline is still relevant, as part of both our future and our tradition. We—the new editorial staff, and ka-tie—have given the magazine a new look and feel; we have introduced a series of en-tirely new columns that we feel will bring a new level of interest to our readers; and we have included new elements that are aimed at meeting current industry standards. We've done all of this in an effort to make the magazine something you antici-pate each quarter, and something you keep for years to come. We want Trail & Timber-line to provide an entertaining and resource-ful read, inspiring your outdoor adventure. These changes, i hope you will agree, make for a more compelling and visually stimulating publication, one that stands on almost 100 years of history and tradition, and simultaneously helps us to thrive in this new era of print media. What better place to start anew than with this issue, number 1001. To give readers a little background on the new editorial staff, let me start by telling you about myself. You may recognize my name from my time spent with the bradford Washburn american mountaineering museum. i be-gan as the creative director of the museum before moving on to my role as curator. however, my background is actually in journalism. i received a master's degree in journalism, with a concentration in docu-mentary photography, from the Univer-sity of Texas. i have worked as a freelance photographer in Colorado, and have also C

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worked at the Jane Goodall institute in the Washington, d.C. area. doug Skiba is, first and foremost, the development director for the club. i made sure he was hired as my assistant editor in order that the magazine would benefit from better oversight and production qualities. in this case, two minds are better than one. doug is a fantastic editor, having worked for the university news service at his college in Wisconsin. he is a perfectionist by nature. Finally, katie blackett has come to the club with great enthusiasm and has put great trust in her staff. her letter, found on page one, offers her thoughts on the state of the club from her first six months. Collectively, we look forward to the challenge of producing a publication that the Club can be proud of, while serving the diverse desires of its membership. it is no small task to bring about the level of change you see in this issue of the magazine. We have carefully considered the responses that many of you gave in our read-er survey. in the coming issues, we hope that you will be able to appreciate a better prod-uct, one that you helped create. We have at-tempted to enliven the magazine, and bring it to the level of other publications with which you may already be familiar. We hope we have done so, and we hope that you'll let us know how we have done. Write to us at [email protected]. On behalf of the new editorial staff and all who have helped make this new issue possible, we thank you for your continued interest.

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Mission Accomplishments

By Joshua Cole

her eYeS Wide, mouth agape, hands frozen, kaya Sandlow clutched a snowball out of which—almost unbelievably—shot flames four inches high. This juxtaposition of two extremes was one of the themes prevalent at the Colorado mountain Club's 2008 mountain Fest, on Oct. 18 at the american mountaineering Center in Golden. Throughout the day, interested learners could see a multitude of demonstrations and workshops, everything from backcountry cooking to an introduction to ice climbing, from learning to spot constellations to sur-vival needs and mountain rescue. adventur-ers also could tour the exhibitor tent to learn more about outdoor organizations or bid on items for the silent auction. That same eve-ning, erik Weihenmayer, the only blind per-son to successfully climb the world's “Seven Summits,” inspired a packed auditorium with his story. The annual event benefits the CmC's Youth education Program (YeP) and pro-motes the CmC to potential new members,

including folks like kaya Sandlow and her father, J.m. after learning about ways to safely start a fire with flint (just a firm strike, not a wild, reckless swing like reality television stars demonstrate) and how to construct a lean-to as part of an outdoor sur-vival seminar, J.m. and kaya Sandlow were headed off to climb on the indoor climb-ing wall. “We just moved here. i'm thinking about joining because i'd like to find more climbing buddies and hiking buddies,” said J.m. “We hike, we climb; this is part of our lives. We thought this would be interesting for kaya—a good resource. i'm always in-terested in classes like this.” both girls and boys scrambled up the indoor wall.

many, like Willow Jay levy, 4, were climb-ing for the first time, while others, such as her sister, Thimble rose levy, 8, used years of experience. Thimble rose completed her climb as her mother, Clare Cone, watched and cheered, a smile expanding on her face with each successive body length. Cone and her family joined the CmC less than a week before mountain Fest. erin Youngkin, 15, has been an active participant in YeP for two years and a vol-unteer belayer and potential “mentor” for the levys, Cone said. Youngkin started climbing on a field trip that her school took with YeP and she's been excited to climb ever since. While some climbers were ascending the wall for the first time, others, including Youngkin, were learning advanced techniques. Youngkin related the appeal that many feel about the CmC, YeP and mountain Fest: “i like the people, and i like the climb-ing. it's two great things i like.”

Joshua Cole is the communications direc-tor for the Technical Climbing Section of the Colorado Mountain Club.

MounTain FesTAnnual fundraiser for Youth Education Program informs and excites youth and adults

Thimble Rose Levy, 8, focuses on her trip up the climbing wall during Mountain Fest. New Museum Director Hired

When the search began for a new direc-tor of the Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum, museum adviso-ry board member Dave Robertson recom-mended that the candidate have “sparkle.” And though he would be hard pressed to describe himself in that way, climber, pho-tographer, guide, and professional speaker Jake Norton has taken the position much to the delight of Robertson and many others involved with the museum.

“I’m just really excited to be here and bring this great museum to more people, and bring it up to a new level of recogni-tion,” said Norton, the former chairman of the museum advisory board.

A professional climber and guide, Norton has taken thousands of people up peaks ranging from Mount Rainier in Washington (88 ascents and counting), to Mt. McKinley in Alaska, to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and Himalayan giants like Cho Oyu and Gurla Mandhata in Tibet. He has been on five Everest expeditions working as an historian, photographer, and climber. His most notable Everest expedition was the 1999 Mallory & Irvine Research Ex-pedition, whose members discovered the 75-year-old remains of British pioneer-climber George Leigh Mallory at 27,000 feet on Everest’s North Face.

In addition to his expertise in the mountains, Norton has been recognized with his skills behind the lens, working as a professional photographer for PBS/NOVA, BBC, Outdoor Life Network, Discovery, Channel 4-UK, and many others.

He makes his home in Golden, Colo., with his wife, Wende Valentine, their dog, Pema, and daughter, Lila.

Learn more about Jake at www.bwamm.org.

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By Brenda Porter, CMC Education Director

in SePTember OF 2008, the U.S. house of representatives passed the no Child left inside act (hb 3036) sponsored by John P. Sarbanes (d-md). The act requires k-12 schools to include environmental education activities as a regular part of their curriculum, improve environmen-tal education training for teachers, and provide federal grants to help schools pay for outdoor education from qualified providers (like the Colorado mountain Club’s Youth education Program). educational pressure to increase standardized test scores has resulted in reduced time for physical educa-tion, less outdoor recess for elemen-tary students, and less support for field trips that help students learn about their communities and the en-vironment. “This act is a great way to utilize our treasured natural resources to get our young people off the couch and out into nature where they can be active and learn to ap-preciate nature’s value firsthand,” said rep-resentative nick J. rahall (d-WV). The no Child left inside movement has been supported by a coalition of over 600 organizations, including environmen-tal, education, public health and business

groups (among them the CmC), which are con-cerned with social trends that reduce children’s

contact with nature, and have been shown to negatively affect the health of our citizens and our environment. Childhood addictions to video games, television, and computers have been linked to health problems such as attention deficit

disorder as well as rising rates of obesity. Studies indicate that national childhood obesity rates have doubled in the past 30 years, to 16% of children, and can lead to lifelong ailments such as diabetes, asthma, and cardiac arrest. according to researcher d.S. ludwig, “Our children may be the first generation ever at risk of having a shorter lifespan than their parents.” The no Child left inside Coalition is

Take The chilDren ouTsiDeHouse agrees, Senate still needs to act

also concerned with developing constitu-encies that will support public lands in the future. Studies overwhelmingly conclude that adults who currently support national parks and public lands were frequently ex-posed to nature as children. because today’s youth spends less time on public lands and in natural places, it is logical to conclude that tomorrow’s adults may be less inclined to support parks and public lands.

numerous research studies, com-piled by richard louv in his ground-breaking book Last Child in the Woods, conclude that experiences in nature tend to promote physical activity, cre-ative thinking, and cooperative play and work. Furthermore, he asserts that nature reduces stress, promotes healing and physical health, and even leads to academic improvement. environmental education and out-door experiences can help prepare our future workforce to tackle complicated environmental problems and succeed at innovative green jobs that strength-en our environment and economy.

hb 3036, co-sponsored by Colorado representatives ed Perlmutter (Cd-7) and diana deGette (Cd-1), passed with re-sounding bipartisan support. Unfortunately, the Senate bill did not reach the floor last year. Please contact Senators mark Udall and ken Salazar and urge them to support the “no Child left inside act” in the next session of Congress.


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Mission Accomplishments

By Clare Bastable, CMC Conservation Director

reCenTlY, While SOrTinG through old conservation files, a prophetic article sur-faced from a 1982 Trail & Timberline (no. 759). it was written by denver Group con-servation committee chairman roger Fuehrer who, at that point, had been a CmC member for nearly three decades (he is now a lifetime member). he had provided testimony for the passage of the Wilderness act and prevented dam construction projects in Grand Canyon national Park. in addition, Fuehrer and oth-ers set the tone for the club’s engagement in local, statewide, and national environmental issues that continues to this day. Over 25 years later, the focus remains the same. Our conservation goal, as outlined by the CmC board of directors in our six-year strategic plan, is "to sustain wilderness, wildlife, and native ecosystems in Colorado for the appreciation and enjoyment by cur-rent and future generations." To achieve this, our work follows three fundamental themes: to permanently protect our last remaining roadless areas and wildlife corridors; to pro-tect and restore the quiet experience; and to

protect the ecological integrity of our region by reducing the impacts of recreation on the natural environment. living up to these goals, the CmC Conservation department has had a success-ful and productive year in 2008. in October, the CmC co-sponsored the landmark Colo-rado Conservation Summit. The gathering brought together over 270 people, including sportsmen, land managers, elected officials, and conservation leaders to create a 10-year strategic plan for wildlife habitat protection in Colorado. This was an enormous step forward, and plans are already underway for future summits. On the law-protection front, the efforts of the club and its coalition partners led the US Senate Committee on natural re-sources to approve the dominguez Canyon Wilderness act in September, a significant step towards permanent Wilderness desig-nation. The club has also taken a leading role in the statewide effort to strengthen the Colorado roadless rule, closing loopholes that would allow for new road building in roadless landscapes. as Fuehrer could certainly attest to,

natural quiet, remoteness, and solitude are becoming increasingly hard to find in Colorado, and can no longer be tak-en for granted on public lands. efforts to restore quiet backcountry experi-ences moved forward in march 2008 when our CmC conservation staff led a diverse coalition effort to pass house bill 1069, authorizing state law officers to enforce federal off-road vehicle reg-ulations. a second bill, Senate bill 63, also set sound emission limits for off-highway vehicles. as the season shifted toward winter, the club co-sponsored the 4th annual Winter recreation ad-vocacy Conference, providing activists from around the country with impor-tant tools for protecting the human-powered, winter backcountry recre-ation experience. most of the club’s 3,000 annual trips take place on public lands. To bal-ance this land use, members donated over 1,300 volunteer-hours last year towards stewardship projects with the

US Forest Service (USFS) and the bureau of land management. We have also been working diligently to reroute the trail—and restore access to—Wilson Peak. Further-more, we are working to regain access on the west side of Crestone Peak and Crestone needle, as well as access to mts. lincoln, bross and democrat. Our ambitious goals for 2009 mirror the words of Fuehrer: “Work will be needed to assure that these activities of the club will continue, and that they will continue in a great mountain environment that can be enjoyed by all in the future in the way we know it should be.” next year, we hope to secure full pro-tection for Colorado’s roadless landscapes under the Colorado roadless rule; en-courage club members to donate at least 2,000 stewardship hours during the year; work towards Wilderness designation for dominguez Canyon and rocky mountain national Park; maintain quiet recreation in the travel plans for the White river and Pike-San isabel national Forests; and insti-tute a memorandum of Understanding with the USFS, establishing the CmC as a formal partner. To learn more about conservation and how you can support the club, visit www.cmc.org/conservation.

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The Clinic

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Ski Injury FreeMake More Turns

An interview with physical therapist Patrick Naylor

What are you seeing in terms of the prevalence of ski injuries in recent years? We’ve seen a 50 percent decrease in the number of injuries in skiers since the 1970s, due in part to improved gear, bindings, training and preparation by athletes. We see that chil-dren between the ages of 11 and 13 have the highest rate of inju-ry, but that teenagers—who have the second highest rate—have more severe injuries. Women tend to have twice the injury rate of men. Specifically, anterior cruciate ligament (aCl) injuries in women racers are six times higher than in male counterparts.

Why do you see higher rates of ACL injuries in women? it comes down to two factors: anatomical and hormonal. anatomically, women’s hips are relatively wider than men’s, which leads to a greater quadriceps angle (the angle between the quadriceps muscle and the patellar tendon on the knee—also known as the ‘Q’ angle), and consequently more stress on the ligaments around the knee. This creates a situation where the knee tends to collapse inwards in women. The hormonal effect in women can cause ligaments and tendons to be less taut and, therefore, reduce the overall rigidity and strength of the joint.

What are the most common ski injuries? One third of all skier injuries occur in the knee. in snowboarders we see less knee injuries, but more hand and wrist in-juries. head and neck injuries are also more common and there are higher rates of ankle-joint injuries due to impact. in skiers, tears to the medial collateral ligament on the inside of the knee are the most common mechanism by which beginners hurt themselves. here, the person ends up in a forward fall, usually in a snow plow, by crossing their tips and collapsing inward on the knee. injuries to the aCl account for another 10 to 15 percent. This most often happens when some-one finds themselves in a backwards twisting fall. Sometimes people refer to this as the phantom foot injury: when you start to feel yourself fall-ing backwards and leveraging your stiff ski boot, you begin to twist and it feels as if someone is stepping on the tail of your skis, hence the phantom foot.

Is there any way to help prevent this type of injury? i always tell people that if they find them-selves falling backwards on their skis, to throw their

hands forward in front of themselves as hard as they can. The trade-off here is that this may prevent aCl

injury, but may promote “yard sales.”

Do you see different injuries between backcountry skiers and resort skiers? Skiers at resorts, with their

predominantly hard-pack snow, are associated with more impact-based injuries, such as fractures. The heavy snow

of the backcountry is associated with more torsion-based and twisting injuries.

How can skiers reduce their risk of injury? Generally, the best way to prevent these types of common injuries is to

strengthen the muscles around the aCl and across the knee, ankle, and hip joints. in our clinics, we teach athletes to take

off and land properly from a jump or ski turn. Strengthening these areas of the body helps the impact to be directed straight

forward.

What can I do to prepare for the ski season? Condition. The fundamental concepts for the pre-season break down into devel-

oping an aerobic base. That comes first if you don’t have time for anything else. if you do have time, strength training is best. it’s a great idea to work on balance and agility training, and explosive/coordination training is a great extra.

Anything specific that I could work on? Two minutes of continu-ous skiing uses 50 percent of the aerobic system and 50 percent of your anaerobic capacities. The shift towards the aerobic and endur-ance qualities of the body is only going to increase on a long day of skiing. The aerobic base is the most important to develop. having that aerobic base prevents the fatigue which can lead

to more injuries. Fatigue prevents the muscles from operating optimally, and skiing at Colorado altitudes just exacerbates the

problem. Skiing is a constant battle against gravity and cen-trifugal forces. building an aerobic base helps you to combat

those explosive forces. For pre-season conditioning, inline skating is great

cross-training, as is skate skiing. They both combine edge control with the need to move in three different

planes: side-to-side, front-to-back, and up-and-down.


For pure aerobic and coordination training, road cycling and mountain biking are great ways to cross train. endurance training can be as simple as completing 30- to 60-minute workouts, three to five times per week, for six to 12 weeks. Once you’ve established an aerobic base you can add anaerobic training to your regi-men. anaerobic means “without oxygen” and refers to your muscles’ ability to func-tion in a state of oxygen deprivation. by training your anaerobic system you improve your body’s ability to process lactic acid so that you can ski at a higher intensity for a longer period of time. anaerobic training is often done by performing intervals of hard work for 30 seconds to three minutes followed by a rest period of equal time. an example would be inline skating at a fast pace for one minute, coasting for one minute, then repeating five more times. You could then take a five- to 10-minute break and do another set. The total amount of time that you are working hard should be 10 to 24 minutes a session. doing one or two anaerobic training ses-sions per week for one to two months, while decreasing your endurance workouts to two to three times per week, will ensure that

your “engine” can actually handle a full day on the slopes.

What if I want to include strength training? For strength training, focus primarily on the legs and core. Typical squats and lunges are great, as are free weights which require more balance and coordination than machines. make sure that you have someone you trust to show you proper technique. if not, ma-chines are the way to go and may be safer, with just slightly less benefit. Yoga and Pilates also offer great benefits as they strengthen while helping to make you more flexible. For more advanced training, air disks and exercise balls (sometimes called phys-ioballs) help to increase the difficulty of any movement and, therefore, increase the work-out potential. The same can be said for de-creasing the number of contact points (two legs down to one), by decreasing the stabil-ity of the surface, or by closing your eyes and relying on proprioceptive (the sense of the relative position of neighboring parts of the body) feedback. all of these techniques will help you to strengthen not just your muscles but those other qualities that make skiing a unique activity. Finally, there is explosiveness/coordi-

nation training. This component can be developed through one to two sessions per week of plyometrics, which are jumping and bounding exercises that incorporate controlled landings with quick and power-ful takeoffs. Plyometrics should not be per-formed until you’ve done a basic strength training program for at least six weeks. Plyo-metric training is designed to improve reac-tion time and increase explosive power, ec-centric muscle control, and coordination of fast movements. For more advanced skiers, this type of training simulates on-slope con-ditions, reactions, and explosiveness. box jumps, scissor- or tele-jumps, and hurdle bounds are a small sample of the many dif-ferent types of plyometric exercises.

▼Patrick Naylor, MSPT, is a physical therapist and Physical Therapy Manager at the Boulder Center For Sports Medicine. He is a former competitor on the Pro Mogul Tour and won a gold medal in the downhill inline race at the 1998 ESPN X Games.

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Peak Profile

Quandary Peak14,270 feet / 4,349 meters

Range Tenmile Range

Ranking 13th highest

First Recorded Climb Most likely in the 1860s, prob-ably by miners.

Origin of Name A group of miners found themselves in a "quandary" over the identification of a mineral on the slopes of a peak with various names—McCullough's Peak, Ute Peak, and Hoosier Peak. Quandary stuck.

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“hOOked” WaS The WOrd mel downs used to describe the feeling he had after finishing his very first fourteener. “i de-cided right away that i wanted to climb all 54,” he writes. like many others, that’s just what he finished doing. in the summer, when other people are enjoying lazy days, barbecues, or relaxing at the beach, the fourteeners crowd is busy with pre-sunrise starts, prodigious drives, and physically grueling days as they make pilgrimages to the summits of Colorado’s mountains. This year adds 39 climbers to the ranks of fourteener finishers, bringing the current list to 1,281. many have written the Colorado mountain Club recounting their sojourns to Colorado’s highest peaks. These are their stories. larry martin’s recollections of Pikes Peak, his first fourteener, are less than af-fectionate. but, like mel downs, he was hooked. “it was raining, snowing, and sleeting all at the same time, as i was to discover is normal for the high country of Colorado. We had planned on taking the train on the return trip, but it was so full we [instead] ran most of the way back down. it was almost as difficult going down as it was going up… i had trouble walking for three weeks. “[late starts] made lightning my num-ber one fear in the earlier years, but as diffi-culty and exposure increased, i found that it wasn’t just lightning i had to worry about— it was rock fall, lightning, and fall exposure (in that order)—followed by injury to my-self or my vehicle, getting lost, and then ani-mals.” both mosquitoes and bears made his short list of animals to be respected. near encounters with rockfall on three separate occasions led martin to observe, “Warnings, my reflexes, and God’s will (not necessarily in that order) saved me.” Finisher ricardo Peña, a native of mexico City now living in Colorado, is well known for being the discoverer of the remains of the survivors of a plane crash in the andes—popularly retold in Piers Paul read’s book Alive: The Story of the Andes

Survivors. Peña subsequently led a national Geographic expedition to retrace the escape route of survivors. “The Colorado fourteeners challenged

me in many different ways,” writes Peña. “They left me very sore in the early years, they scared and intimidated me at times, they overwhelmed me in different ways—but they always gave me great satisfaction and a sense of fulfillment. i love the simplic-ity of an easy hike up peaks in the Sawatch or Tenmile range; the spectacular rock and steep peaks in the Sangre de Cristos; the wil-derness character of the San Juans; and the challenging nature of the elks.” Jim randa, finishing at age 61, takes pleasure in the fact that he can still climb with two artificial hips. “i climbed or re-climbed about half of the fourteeners, in-cluding the ‘hard’ ones, since getting new hips,” he says. Carlton Stoiber may have spent more time thinking about the fourteeners than he did climbing them. “it took me about half a century to get them done,” Stoiber writes. “The fourteeners were always on my horizon growing up in boulder during the late 1940s and ’50s.” Stoiber joined the CmC in 1958 as a high school student. Un-der the tutelage of CmC instructor Prince Willmon, he completed CmC’s climbing school. Stoiber climbed three fourteeners at age 25, before moving to Washington, d.C. he waited 31 years to climb his fourth. “Colorado was not only far away, but sea-level lungs discouraged higher altitude climbs on short family visits,” he writes. Following retirement, he managed to “fitfully knock off the peaks” from his d.C. base. he saved longs Peak for last, dedicating it to his first climbing teacher, Prince Willmon, who died on longs Peak in 1960. “at age 66, i feel a real sense of satis-faction and emotional completeness at fin-ishing off these fascinating climbs,” he says. “i recognize that these 54 peaks represent a somewhat artificial set of goals—but that could be said of many of life’s aims.” Finisher mark Obmascik, who is well known for his years as a reporter and col-umnist for The Denver Post and for his book, The Big Year, also claims a lengthy hiatus before regaining his love for the fourteen-

the fourteener filesBy Linda Kothe Crockett

Carlton Stoiber began his quest at the age of 25 in 1967, atop Mt. Sneffels. At age 66, he completed his quest atop Longs Peak.


The Fourteeners List Those who reported completion of Colorado's fourteeners in 2008Number Name First Peak Date Last Peak Date 1243 John Bregar Lincoln, Mt. Jun 1975 Handies Peak Sep 19761244 Larry Martin Pikes Peak Jul 1993 Snowmass Mtn. Aug 20001245 Mel Downs Harvard, Mt. Aug 1979 El Diente Aug 20011246 Lori Prater Longs Peak Aug 1996 Pyramid Peak Sep 20051247 Tom Sachtleben Longs Peak Aug 1985 Capitol Peak Jul 20061248 Alex Robertson Longs Peak Aug 1986 N. Maroon Peak Sep 20061249 Doug Robertson Yale, Mt. Aug 1985 N. Maroon Peak Sep 20061250 Jason McDonald Little Bear Peak Sep 1996 Uncompahgre Peak Jun 20071251 Philip Yancey Sunshine Peak Jun 1993 Maroon Peak Aug 20071252 Debbie Markham Longs Peak Jul 1994 N. Maroon Peak Aug 20071253 Lucy Hecker Antero, Mt. Sep 1997 Crestone Peak Aug 20071254 Ed Brady Democrat, Mt. Aug 1999 Wilson Peak Sep 20071255 Clint Baker Longs Peak Aug 1998 Crestone Peak Sep 20071256 Chris Ilg Longs Peak Oct 1991 Culebra Peak Sep 20071257 Anthony Wada Evans, Mt. Jul 2005 Massive, Mt. Sep 20071258 Takeo Wada Evans, Mt. Jul 2005 Massive, Mt. Sep 20071259 Mark Obmascik Elbert, Mt. Jul 1989 Pikes Peak Sep 20071260 Nona Gladbach Humboldt Peak Jun 1991 Evans, Mt. Sep 20071261 Prakesh Manley Longs Peak Jul 2006 Capitol Peak Jul 20081262 Kurt Hamann Longs Peak Jul 1973 Pikes Peak Jul 20081263 Robert Cabell Belford, Mt. Aug 1989 Wilson, Mt. Jul 20081264 Carlton Stoiber Sneffels, Mt. Aug 1967 Longs Peak Aug 20081265 Del Gratz Pikes Peak Jul 1975 Crestone Peak Aug 20081266 Derald DeYoung Longs Peak Aug 1994 Crestone Peak Aug 20081267 Ed Shattuck Democrat, Mt. Aug 2004 Little Bear Peak Aug 20081268 Dave Langley Quandary Peak Aug 2002 Little Bear Peak Aug 20081269 Terre Cavalier-Topp Elbert, Mt. Aug 1987 N. Maroon Peak Aug 20081270 April K. Gray Antero, Mt. Jun 2000 Capitol Peak Aug 20081271 Marcia Omafray Bierstadt, Mt. Jun 2000 N. Maroon Peak Aug 20081272 Ricardo Peña Longs Peak Aug 1996 Culebra Peak Aug 20081273 Jamie Nellis Bierstadt, Mt. Jun 2005 Culebra Peak Aug 20081274 Debbi Sheinman Pikes Peak Jul 1997 Ellingwood Point Sep 20081275 Constantin Nickonov Longs Peak Aug 1998 Windom Peak Sep 20081276 Mike Offerman Elbert, Mt. Aug 1980 San Luis Peak Sep 20081277 Uwe Sartori Pikes Peak Sep 1995 San Luis Peak Sep 20081278 Gary Belliveau Princeton, Mt. Nov 1999 N. Maroon Peak Sep 20081279 Dennice Soderberg Pikes Peak Jun 2004 Kit Carson Peak Sep 20081280 John Soderberg Pikes Peak Jun 2004 Kit Carson Peak Sep 20081281 Jim Randa Longs Peak Aug 1979 Sherman, Mt. Sep 2008

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ers. Seventeen years and 40 pounds after his first ascent, he was bitten by the “hiking bug” when his 12-year-old son hiked Pikes Peak during summer camp and announced to his father that he wanted to climb peaks together. “We both survived,” Obmascik says. he rapidly accelerated from then on, com-pleting the last 46 peaks in one summer. “during my summer of 46 peaks, i lost 15 pounds, but gained many new friends, as well as newfound awe at the beauty of our home state.” not only did he finish the

summits, he’s also finished writing a book about fourteener climbers. Called halfway to heaven, it is due out in 2009. in a world that seems obsessed with firsts of all kinds, stories of the fourteeners more often seem to be about lasts. Take, for instance, the last fourteener on Peña’s list. after working until 1 a.m. on the morning of the climb, his friend drove him to Culebra Peak, where he climbed the peak and, thus, finished all of the fourteeners, in a driving rainstorm. “it felt like the fourteeners didn’t let me

walk away without reminding me that, at all times, they have the final word on our suc-cess.” he says. “it’s a good reminder that any fourteener can be a challenging endeavor!”

To register completion of your fourteeners, send a letter to the CmC, attn: Fourteeners, 710 10th St., #200, Golden, CO, 80401; or email [email protected] by Oct. 31. letters received at a later date are held for the fol-lowing year. include the name and date (month, year) of your first and last summit. Stories and photos are welcome and become CmC property. For digital pho-tos, please include photos on a Cd.


Beyond the Fourteeners By Chris Ruppert Those who reported completion in the following categories in 2008Number Name Final Peak Date

100 Highest Peaks154 Dave Hattan Gladstone Peak 8/25/07157 John Prater Hagerman Peak 10/11/07158 Steve Knapp Jagged Mountain 7/18/08159 Jim Rickard Jupiter Mountain 8/3/08160 Dave Madonna Jagged Mountain 8/8/08161 Stephen Mueller Jagged Mountain 8/30/08162 Madeline Slavin Jagged Mountain 9/18/08

200 Highest Peaks53 Steve Gladbach Lookout Peak 10/29/0560 Dave Landers Peak Fifteen 9/8/08

300 Highest Peaks26 Steve Gladbach Hanson Peak 9/2/0727 Dave Anshicks S 6 9/15/0728 Dave Landers Peak Fifteen 9/8/0829 Robert Packard Graystone Peak 9/16/08

400 Highest Peaks19 Dave Landers Peak Fifteen 9/8/0820 Steve Gladbach Mount Warren 9/13/08



All Thirteeners17 Dave Landers Peak Fifteen 9/8/0818 Steve Gladbach Mount Warren 9/13/08

Beyond the Thirteeners By Teresa Gergen Those who reported completion in the following categories in 2008

700 Highest Peaks5 Teresa Gergen UN 12990 (Pole Creek Mountain quad) 9/29/066 Kirk Mallory East Desolation Peak 7/26/087 Debby Reed UN 12940 (Granite Lake quad) 9/14/08

800 Highest Peaks5 Teresa Gergen UN 12779 10/8/08

For recognition in next year's issue, please send all information to the Colorado Mountain Club at 710 10th Street, # 200, Golden, CO 80401, by October 31, 2009, or email [email protected]. Be sure to include the name of peak and date of that climb. Congratulations to all on your accom-plishments.


There are manY FOlkS who hike Colorado’s trails for their love of nature, their quest for solitude, or for the simple pleasure of a walk in the woods. in summer, they can be seen scrambling to the occasional summit to enjoy the view and the effort; come au-tumn, they’re ambling through aspen groves to seek that perfect photo of foliage. There are others, however, who are not satisfied by the intermittent climb. They have taken that weekend hike and turned it into a lifelong quest: for summiting moun-tains on lists, bagging peaks of rank, and (for some it seems) getting to the top of every knob drawn on a map. True, Colorado has more land over 10,000 feet than any other state or province in north america. “Why not climb it?” they seem to be asking. The first people to climb to the summit of each of Colorado’s fourteeners were Carl blaurock and William ervin, who complet-

ed the quest in 1923. Today, over 1,200 people have climbed all 54 of the state’s highest peaks. in 1937, Carl melzer and his 9-year-old son, bob, climbed all of them in one season. The current time record is under 11 days. The fourteeners all have been climbed in winter, and they all have been skied from their sum-mits. almost two dozen people have climbed all 637 of Colorado’s 13,000-foot peaks, beginning with guidebook author mike Garratt, who finished the quest in 1987. his co-author bob martin climbed every Colorado peak over 10,750 feet, a mark he reached at age 78. So, for those of us who are not so serious about completing lists, I made a list of people I wanted to talk to, and then I asked them one simple question: Why do you do it?

TERESA GERGEN

Teresa Gergen is listed in this issue of Trail & Timberline for having completed the top 700 and 800 highest peaks in all of Colorado. not bad. but can she help me understand what inspires her to climb all of those peaks? “People who climb mountains," she says, "are always asked, ‘Why?’ equal-ly perplexing is the question of what my motivation is for completing a peak list. easy answers surface first. Peak bagging familiarizes me with the whole state. That's true, but some people prefer to climb lists of peaks that keep them in their own backyard—all the peaks in a county, a national park, or a wilder-ness area. “Peak bagging allows me to spend my time in the mountains, the place i love most to be. That's true, too, but it would be just as true if i climbed the same mountain over and over instead. Climbing new mountains to complete a list means each time i climb i am presented with an opportunity to puzzle out a route and any surprises i find on it. Still, i suppose a rock climber feels that way about any new route they climb at the local crags. “Completing peaks on a list means some climbing that is wildly technical and some climbing that is technically "mild.” but, on those days, when the climbing is uneventful, that's when i can focus on the mountain instead. but that's not really the answer, either. “i suppose the answer is much simpler. i complete peak lists because it's satisfying to me. i complete peak lists because i can and because, for any num-ber of reasons, there will come a time when i can't. i complete peak lists be-cause, when you find your home, it would be a shame not to just move right in. “and i guess either you understand that, or you don't.” I can relate to that, but I think we’d all like to know more.

JACK DAIS

Jack dais has climbed 1312 or so peaks, he estimates. “i’ve been doing it for 26 years. but only 19 years of that has been serious peak bagging.” Only 19 years. Jack is not unlike other folks who have climbed thousands of peaks in their day, in that he is humble about his motivations. “The list itself is a motivating factor. it helps me get out of bed in the morning, so to speak,” he says with a laugh. along with the sense of accom-plishment that comes from completing what he has set out to do, Jack also points to the mental challenges of peak bagging. “it’s intellectually satisfying to do the planning that’s required for all of the trips.” What about climbing things you’ve already climbed? “repeating a peak would be a little bit of a waste of time. repeats would use up my time and energy to get towards my goal of getting all the peaks.” I’m beginning to understand. But there’s still something missing.

CHARLIE WINGER

Charlie Winger, a relative featherweight among the other climbers featured here (having climbed only the 200 highest mountains in Colorado), is of the prag-

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matic ilk. “You get a peak and you get one view, then another peak gives you another view. making your own lists gives you a goal, and a way of looking at what’s around you—a method. it’s like going to school, and then having the goal of going on to an-other school.” Charlie’s school of thinking, however, does allow for an admission. “it’s an illness. Other people think i’m obsessed with lists. Once i start with a list it’s something i finish—that could be described as an obsession. When it becomes a goal to the exclusion of all other things…well…” like so many others that climb—whether for a list or not—Charlie empha-sizes that climbing creates camaraderie, and that leads to lifelong friends. “Those are the friends that then accompany you as climb-ing partners on your next 100 peaks.” I understand that. I think we all can.

KEN NOLAN

ken nolan moved to boulder in the sum-mer of 1978. Six years after his arrival, he had finished the traditional fourteeners. it took him eight more years to climb the 584 mountains over 13,000 feet. by 2003,

he had completed the list of all peaks over 12,000 feet. Was he satisfied then? Well, ken has made more than 3,500 ascents of Colorado peaks over 11,000 feet, first time and repeats combined. “in any given year, i spend about half my time ex-ploring new peaks and half revisiting ‘old friends.’ i've climbed some peaks dozens of times.” hard man to please, this ken. Why do you keep going? “Completing a list, just like climbing a single peak, provides a neatly wrapped, de-finable, achievable physical task. Contrary to many things in this day and age, you know when you're done and you know whether you did well.” What keeps you searching for more? “i've always been attracted to tangible goals, although i learned long ago that com-pleting a goal, while providing closure, does not leave me satiated. i'm hungrier than ever…Once you get beyond the peaks with guidebook descriptions and off the trails, the route-finding and technical solutions are all up to you. i look forward to the surprises that appear when least expected.” i think i know what you mean. but,

don’t you think you’ve taken it too far? Where does it end? “Obsession? Filthy, disgusting habit? maybe. at this point, it's simply ‘what i do.’ The lifestyle seems very comfortable and natural for me. am i stuck in a rut? Or am i the luckiest guy in the world to have hit on something that has proven so enduringly satisfying?” do you do this for pride, for status, for records? “ego? That's obviously a factor, but the number of people who are impressed or even care is so small that recognition is rather elu-sive. if that were a major element, i suspect life would be frustrating. i'd probably find some more popular endeavor in which to excel.” So, you’re telling me that you do it for yourself? “if the elevation lists did not exist, i would come up with other tangible goals to work on. it's all just a game and an excuse to keep getting out and hobnobbing with the mountain gods.” Ah, yes. Now I understand.

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Figure 1. Lieutenant Zebulon Montgomery Pike’s map from 1810, officially titled "Chart of the Internal Part of Louisiana," which shows Highest Peak (Pikes Peak). Source: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection and Cartography Associates


Highest PeakEarly ascEnts of ZEbulon PikE's

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in late 1806, lieutenant Zebulon montgomery Pike and 20 men trav-eled across the plains in a daring at-tempt to find the headwaters of the arkansas river and, thereby, deter-

mine a western boundary of the recently ex-panded territory of the United States. Only three years earlier, the nation had purchased the enormous louisiana Territory from France, adding 885,000 square miles to the young nation. Prior to the start of this expe-dition, no section of the mountains rising starkly above the eastern plains of the region that is now Colorado had ever appeared on a map that still exists. Pike’s bold expedition, with men unprepared to spend a winter in Colorado’s mountains, brought several of them close to death. it also proved a dip-lomatic embarrassment when Pike was later captured by the mexicans while trespassing on Spanish territory. however, Pike’s jour-ney would add significantly to the knowl-edge of the Southwest by putting what is today’s eastern Colorado on the map for the first time. aiming for the highest point on the western horizon, the group left the stockade near present-day Pueblo at 1 p.m. on no-vember 24, 1806, Pike had estimated they would arrive at the summit the following afternoon. expecting to return to camp the next evening, they left their blankets behind. after having hiked for three days, Pike wrote on the morning of november 27: “arose hungry, dry, and extremely sore, from the

inequality of the rocks, on which we had lain all night.”1 later that day they found themselves waist-deep in snow, with tem-peratures dropping to 4 degrees below zero. Still 15 miles from the summit, Pike decid-ed to turn back, speculating that “no human being could have ascended to its pinnacle.”2

he explained his decision on “the condition of my soldiers who had only light [cotton] overalls on, [moccasins] and no stockings, and [were] every way ill provided to endure the inclemency of the region.”3 So ended the first recorded attempt to climb one of Colo-rado’s famed “fourteeners.” Pike’s map (see Figure 1) is the first to illustrate the grand mountain designated “highest Peak.” This map accompanied the expedition’s official report published in 1810. Twelve years later, in 1819, dr. John robinson named the peak after lieutenant Pike. robinson, a member of Pike’s expedi-tion, and one of Pike’s three companions to attempt the climb, considered Pike a friend and sought to honor him after he had died in the War of 1812. The label on the map stated “Pikes mountain 10,851 feet above its base.” dr. robinson and Pike had esti-mated the mountain’s altitude. much to the relief of modern hikers, Pikes Peak only rises approximately 8,100 feet above its base at Colorado Springs. robinson’s giant map of the West, today a valuable rarity, had modest circulation after publication in 1819, and its influence at the time was limited. The next expedition to the region was that of major Stephen h. long, who was conducting a “scientific expedition” for the War department’s new Topographical bu-reau. exploring the South Platte river up-stream, long’s men “were cheered by a dis-

tant view of the rocky mountains” on June 30, 1820. “For some time we were unable to decide whether what we saw were moun-tains, or banks of cumulous clouds skirting the horizon.”4 They soon spied a high peak, which they did not climb, but which was ultimately named longs Peak for the ma-jor [as with Pikes Peak, there is officially no apostrophe in the name, although a num-ber of Colorado residents continue to object to this ruling by the board on Geographic names.]. long’s men trekked south along the South Platte river and Plum Creek. They crossed the monument divide, getting closer to the “highest Peak” that Pike had described 14 years earlier. They established a camp in the area that became Colorado Springs. From this vantage point they care-fully measured the peak’s altitude, determin-ing it to be 11,500 feet above sea level. dr. edwin James (who served as the expedition’s botanist) and two companions departed to assault the peak. leaving their horses at the boiling springs near present-day manitou Springs, they soon encountered “loose and crumbled granite, rolling from under our feet, render-ing the ascent extremely difficult. We began to credit the assertions of the guide, who had conducted us to the foot of the Peak; and left us with the assurance, that the whole of the mountain to its summit, was covered with loose sand and gravel, so that though many attempts had been made by the indi-ans and by hunters to ascend it, none had ever been successful.”5 nevertheless, at 4 p.m. the following day, the weary party ar-rived at the summit. after an hour, they de-scended, eventually reaching timberline. “it has now become so dark, as to render an at-

Figure 2. A portion of map created in 1823 by Major Stephen Long. Note the name James Peak for Pikes Peak. Source: Wesley A. Brown

Arose hungry, dry, and from the inequality of which we had lain all no human being could ascended to its pinnacle.


The leader of the expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase, and to attempt to find the headwaters of the Arkansas River, was Lieutenant Zebulon Montgomery Pike.Source: AAC Library

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tempt to proceed extremely hazardous, and as the only alternative, we kindled a fire, and laid ourselves down on the first spot of level ground we could find. We had neither pro-visions nor blankets; and our clothing was by no means suitable for passing the night in so bleak and inhospitable a station…. by the aid of a good fire, and no ordinary de-gree of fatigue, we found ourselves able to sleep during a greater part of the night.”6 When long produced his map three years after the expedition, he named the peak, which Zeb Pike had first observed, James Peak, for his friend who had first climbed it (see Figure 2). in long’s words, “dr. James having accomplished this dif-ficult and hazardous task, i have thought proper to call the Peak after his name, as a compliment, to which his zeal and persever-ance … give him the fairest claim.”7

but long’s attempt to credit James by naming the peak in his honor did not last. Pike’s name was once again associated with the peak on the map produced in 1836 by lieutenant enoch Steen (see Figure 3). This map chronicles the 1835 expedition of Colonel henry dodge, who led a company of U.S. army dragoons across the western plains to the Front range of today’s Colo-rado. The mountain men, some of whom dodge employed as guides, had continued to refer to the peak in Pike’s honor, ignoring long’s suggestion of James Peak. From this point onward, most maps would identify the grand mountain above Colorado Springs as Pikes Peak. Stephen long’s name would later be associated with his own “highest Peak,” first depicted on his map (see Figure 2). in 1866, the name of James Peak was as-signed to the prominent thirteener across from Winter Park Ski area. Pikes Peak would gain national recog-nition when the gold rush came to the Front range of Colorado. The area that was to be-come denver had no permanent inhabitants in the spring of 1858. by the close of 1859, however, about 100,000 people had come to the region in search of riches. although most eventually returned to their eastern homes, thousands remained to build the city of denver. miners found “ripe diggings” at the confluence of the South Platte river and Cherry Creek, but prospectors at the eastern foot of Pikes Peak came up empty handed. even so, the gold rush was named for Pikes Peak, at that time the most famous land-mark in the area. a rare map published by the Toledo, Wabash & Great Western rail road in 1859 advertised “The direct route

I have accomplished the task which I have marked out for myself, and now I feel amply repaid for all my toil and fatigue. Nearly every one tried to discourage me from attempting it, but I believed that I should succeed; and now, here I am, and I feel that I would not have missed this glorious sight for anything at all. In all probability I am the first woman who has ever stood upon the summit of this mountain and gazed upon this wondrous scene, which my eyes now behold. How I sigh for the poet’s power of description, so that I might give you some faint idea of the grandeur and beauty of this scene. Extending as far as the eye can reach, lie the great level plains, stretching out in all their verdure and beauty, while the winding of the great Arkansas is visible for many miles…. Then the rugged rocks all around, and the almost endless succession of mountains and rocks below, the broad blue sky over our heads, and seemingly so very near; all, and everything, on which the eye can rest, fills the mind with infinitude, and sends the soul to God.9

major Z. m. Pike, 1. An Account Of Expeditions To The Sources of the Mississippi, and Through the Western Parts of Louisiana… (Philadelphia: C. & a. Conrad, & Co., 1810), p. 168.ibid., p. 169.2. ibid.3. edwin James, 4. Account of an Expedition from Pittsburg to the Rocky Mountains …. Under the Command of Major Stephen H. Long. 2 vols. (Philadelphia: h. C. Carey and i. lea, 1823), Vol. i, p. 489.ibid., Vol. ii, p. 25.5. ibid., Vol. ii, pp. 32 -33.6. ibid., Vol. ii, p. 45.7. agnes Wright Spring, editor, 8. A Bloomer Girl on Pike’s Peak, 1858: Julia Archibald Holmes, First White Woman to Climb Pike’s Peak. (denver: denver Public library, 1949), pp. 30-31.ibid., p. 39.9.

to Pikes Peak and the Gold regions.” Of all the rugged characters who figured in the early climbs of Pikes Peak, there is one slender young woman who may have out-climbed them all. While modern climbers feel accomplished when they reach the sum-mit of Pikes Peak from manitou Springs, Julia archibald holmes climbed the peak hiking from over 500 miles away in eastern kansas. hear-ing that gold might exist along the Front range, John holmes and his bride, Julia, were among the earliest travelers to the rough prairie reaches of what was then western kansas. Julia archibald holmes, a 20-year-old adventurer and ardent member of the women’s suffrage movement, was one of the first non-his-panic white women to enter what would become Colorado. in her journal, Julia described their departure for the peak on august 1, 1858. “after an early breakfast this morning, my husband and i adjust-ed our packs to our backs and started for the ascent of Pike’s Peak. my own pack weighed 17 pounds; nine of which was bread, the remainder a quilt and cloth-ing.”8 beginning on the east side of what is today Colorado Springs, they planned on six

days to climb the peak. For an intellectual companion, Julia carried a favorite volume authored by ralph Waldo emerson. arriving at the summit on august 5, holmes read some favorite passages by em-erson and finished a letter to her mother:

Figure 3. A portion of map created in 1836 by Lieutenant Enoch Steen to show the expedition of Colonel Henry Dodge naming Pikes Peak. Source: Wesley A. Brown

Wes Brown is a prominent map collector and scholar. A selection of his maps will be on display in an exhibit at the American Mountaineering Museum opening in January.


On HigHCar tog raphy o f Topog raphy

January 23 - May 31, 2008

At the Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum

Maps from the 15th through 20th centuries, including maps from Lewis & Clark, Pike, Ruysch, and others

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really have to end?Cross-country skiing to Colorado's hidden backcountry huts

does winter

When you’re a newly minted Coloradan, there’s nothing so exhilarating as your first rocky

mountain winter. back in the midwest, the bitterly cold, gray-skied stretch between no-vember and march is just something to be gotten through. but in Colorado, to your great surprise, people are actually excited about winter, for one simple reason: the snow. it took me most of my first winter to un-

derstand, i admit. but last year, as i followed a set of parallel ski tracks through a pine-fir maze in the indian Peaks Wilderness, i got it. my friends back home were shopping for bikinis and praying for warm weather—but i couldn’t imagine a better way to spend a spring afternoon than bundled against the chill at 10,000 feet, gripping my poles and wishing for another few months of winter. Time was running out—but i had man-aged to squeeze my first hut trip in before

the big melt hit the mountains. it was my friend Patrick’s 30th birthday, after all, and what better celebration spot could there be than the brainard lake Cabin? in the park-ing lot i quickly shoved my sleeping bag, dinner ingredients, and some surprise birth-day brownies into my daypack, pulled my hat over my ears, and set off via the quickest route. i’d skied the CmC South Trail a half-dozen times that year: a gentle 2.6-mile roll-

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friends arrived soon after, shaking the snow from their pants and draping mittens over the fire to dry. Soon after, Patrick and i got to work in the kitchen, chopping onions and stirring hominy into a big pot for the night’s meal of southwestern chicken wraps. They weren’t quite oven-baked turkey and stuffing, but after a long day of skiing (and with a generous glass of pinot noir), they hit the spot. add brownies with birthday can-dles and a swig or two from Patrick’s flask of schnapps, and it was a thoroughly satisfying

evening. The blazing fire began to quiet as i sank into a chair and kicked my feet up, heavy-lidded eyes fighting to stay open as the con-versation hummed around me. but it was no use: i was wiped out. Tomorrow we would rise early and venture out to fill our buckets with spring water for coffee, then feast on spicy breakfast burritos. We’d pull on our

er coaster of a path that follows the snowed-over summer road up a slight grade before diving into the woods. The late-season flakes were stickier than normal, but luckily my waxless skis had little trouble swishing along the double tracks left behind by an-other winter lover—maybe my friend Jenn, a new nordic fan who had just splurged on a sweet set of backcountry metal-edgers. i settled into an easy rhythm, connecting the blue-blazed trees as i skirted whitewashed meadows and glimpsed the jagged indian Peaks rising ahead. The rest of my group was prob-ably already kicking back around the fireplace, wine glasses in hand. but i was more than happy to be alone for a few more moments in the utterly silent forest. earlier this winter, i had skied this trail in the biting wind, cinching my hood tightly around my face and swing-ing my arms to force blood back into my numb fingers; i had skied it in a flurry of snowflakes, squint-ing to find the tracks in a suddenly monochromatic landscape. but to-day, all was perfect and still. Finally, the trail reached the edge of the woods and led me across a wide, open valley. Frozen brainard lake was just up ahead. i stayed to the left, kick-and-gliding back onto the road, then cut into a small stand of evergreens. a pitched roof peeked through the boughs: the cabin. i stepped out of my skis and plunged them into the deep drifts outside the door, then clip-clopped into a toasty, cozy refuge. half of my group was already there, lounging on the couch and armchairs wearing fleeces and fuzzy slippers. another very friendly family gathered around a big wooden table across from the kitchen—the brainard Cabin cheerfully hosts multiple groups at once—where they were cooking an entire Thanksgiving-style spread on the wood stove. The birthday boy and a few more

long underwear bottoms, zip up our soft shells, and strike out to long lake. i would challenge myself with the steepest slopes i’d ever tried, herringboning up and snowplow-ing down through thick pillows of powder, cheeks flushed with exhilaration. but that was tomorrow. Tonight, the crackling fire was oh-so-soothing and my belly was pleasantly full. my sleeping bag was wait-ing for me up in the loft, and i knew i’d have time for just one thought before drifting off: does winter really have to end?

Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan is Assistant Editor at backpacker Magazine.

O U T Y O U G OBrainard Lake Cabin

Trailhead Red Rock Lake Trail-head, Brainard Lake Recreation Area (25 miles west of Boulder)

Amenities Sleeping pads, wood stove for heat/cooking, fireplace, kitchenware, outhouse, lights

Cost $12/person/night

Capacity 12 (more can be squeezed in upon request)

Elevation 10,400 feet

Reservations Email [email protected]; at least one group member must undergo training in dayhosting and cabin maintenance

More info cmcboulder.org/cabins.html

Skiing above timberline in the Pearl Basin, in the Elk Mountains between the towns of Crested Butte and Aspen.

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Suggested TripsA day of quad-burning Nordic skiing through Colorado’s snowy scenery, followed by a night kicking back in front of a fire in a backcountry haven? We can’t resist, either. Here are a few of the state’s best hut-trip options for every ability level.By Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan

beginner

Grass Creek YurtThe southernmost yurt in the never Summer nordic system, this cozy 16-foot shelter lies just .7 mile from the trailhead—making it ideal for families and first-time skiers. The flat trail follows Grass Creek along the edge of a forest (with little avalanche danger) and delivers skiers to the well-stocked yurt. From there, novices can explore the area’s meadows or take an easy tour through the valley on the north side of the creek, back toward the road. For a challenge, ski the old logging roads up to Gould mountain, where intermediate-level telemark terrain awaits. Tip: Pack an extra-warm sleeping bag—yurts tend to get a bit chillier than huts do.

OUT YOU GOTrailhead North Fork Michigan Trail-head, Colorado State Forest (75 miles west of Fort Collins)

Amenities Beds for five, two mattresses for the floor, woodstove, propane cook stove, kitchenware, outhouse

Cost $90/night on weekdays; $110/night on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. State Parks pass required for parking.

Capacity 7


Reservations Book up to a year in ad-vance by calling 970-723-4070.

More info neversummernordic.com

intermediate

Hinsdale Haute Route hutsa string of high-elevation ski shelters smack in the middle of the stunning San Juan mountains—which also happen to be in one of the least-populated coun-ties in america? For epic Colorado alpine views and solitude, it doesn’t get any better than this. This system of three yurts—Jon Wilson memorial, rambouillet (pro-nounced “ram-bo-lay”), and Colorado Trail Friends—lie along a 10,000-foot-plus, gently undulating ridge that follows the old la Garita stock trail. There’s little eleva-tion gained or lost along the trails, making the trip suitable for strong beginners and intermediate-level skiers—but be prepared for exposure and harsh weather along with the wide-open views. route-finding skills are essential in case of bad weather.

OUT YOU GOTrailhead Sawmill Park Road Trailhead, Rio Grande National Forest (15 miles southeast of Lake City)

Amenities Cots and bunks, woodstove, propane cookstove, lights, out-yurts

Cost $100/night for the first two nights; $75 each additional night

Capacity 8 each

Elevation 10,450 feet ( Jon Wilson Me-morial); 11,680 feet (Rambouillet); 11,800 feet (Colorado Trail Friends Memorial)

Reservations Call 970-944-2269 or email [email protected]

More info hinsdalehauteroute.org

advanced

Friends Huthigh in the elk mountains, this log-cabin-style hut serves as the ideal link between the ski-crazy towns of Crested butte and aspen—but you’ll have to earn it. located in a stunning spot beneath Star Peak, Crystal Peak, and Pearl Pass, getting to the hut from Crested butte requires a strenu-ous 11-mile approach along brush Creek. Get there and you’ll be surrounded by alpine bowls, remote woods, and miles of touring terrain. however, this trip is for experienced skiers only—avalanches are a very real danger all along the route, and breaking trail to the hut requires stamina, route-finding skills, and self-sufficiency.

OUT YOU GOTrailhead East River Trailhead, White River National Forest (About 5 miles southeast of Crested Butte)

Amenities Loft, beds, woodstove, pro-pane cookstove, lights, kitchenware

Cost $25/person/night ($18.75/person/night if booking the whole cabin)

Capacity 8


Reservations Hut is booked through the Tenth Mountain Division Hut Association. Call 970-925-5775; Tenth Mountain Divi-sion members can also apply for the hut through the early lottery system starting on May 1.

More info huts.org

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What does climate change mean for the future of winter recreation in Colorado? What will

happen to our world-class snow and our verdant forests? it would be difficult to con-clusively prove that the future will be grim. a look at some recent studies, though, indi-cate that the future could prove to be dra-matically different. most of the analysis on the topic of cli-mate change and winter sport has been fo-cused, thus far, on alpine skiing. Still, those studies, com-bined with what we know about changes in temperature and precipita-tion patterns, paint a broad-brush picture of how back-country snow- and ice-sports could be impacted. recently, the Colorado Water Con-servation board (www.cwcb.state.co.us) published Climate Change in Colorado, an assessment of western water. in it, scientists from the national Oceanic and atmospher-ic administration (nOaa), the University of Colorado, and Colorado State University combined observed-trends, modeling, and projections of temperature, precipitation, snowmelt, and runoff. Their findings, based

upon modeling techniques, tell us plenty about what can be expected in the future. First, it is projected that Colorado will warm by about 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit (all temperatures listed are in Fahrenheit) by 2025, and 4 degrees by 2050, compared to baselines seen between 1950 and 1999. Winter projections include fewer extreme cold months, more extreme warm months, and more consecutive warm winters. no consistent long-term trends in an-nual precipitation have been detected in Colorado, and the models do not agree as

to whether average mean precipitation will increase or decrease by 2050. but around the West, widespread increases in the pro-portion of precipitation falling as rain rather than snow, and reductions in snowpack due to warmer winters, have been observed. The models anticipate further declines, especially below 8,200 feet. much less drastic declines are projected for Colorado’s high country, but are still in the range of a 10- to 20-per-cent reduction by 2050.

Since 1978, the onset of spring runoff has shifted earlier by two weeks in Colora-do. The report concludes that the runoff will come even earlier in the future. broader evidence of a changing climate comes from the rocky mountain Climate Organization (rmCO), which has pub-lished three reports on the subject. Their findings only reinforce what was seen in the report for Colorado. The Southwest has warmed more than any other part of the U.S. outside of alaska. For the last five years, the global climate

has averaged 1 degree warmer than its 20th century average. rmCO found that during those five years, the Colorado river basin aver-aged 2.2 degrees warmer than the

region’s 20th century average—more than double the global rise. The Colorado river is the major source of water for the driest part of the country. Upwards of 30 million americans across seven states now depend on it for agricultur-al, municipal, industrial, and hydroelectric needs—and the basin is among the fastest growing areas in the country. The changes we’ve seen in the climate have contributed to reductions in what mat-

“The West is warming dramatically. Things are just going to get hotter. You can bet the farm on it.” [dr. Jonathan Overpeck, University of arizona, as quoted in The Denver Post, 2006]

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ters most in the basin: the volume of water in the Colorado river. between 2000 and 2004, the river measured below-average flow for five straight years, a first since the start of modern records. The Colorado river’s two main reservoirs, lake Powell and lake mead, are now only 45 and 50 percent full, respectively. it could take 15 to 20 consecu-tive years of what used to be normal inflow

to refill them to capacity. Other reports of the rmCO have looked at climate change and its effects on wildfires in the West. Compared to the pre-vious 17 years, the fire season of the last 17 years has increased by 78 days. Furthermore, the number of fires has increased fourfold, and nearly seven times as many acres have burned. While it is acknowledged that past

fire-suppression policies have been a factor, the overriding cause is the drying of fuels re-sulting from a 1.5-degree increase in average temperatures. Finally, according to another of the rmCO's reports, the Colorado State For-ester blames an “unprecedented combina-tion of drought and warm winters” for the infestation of 1.5 million acres of Colorado

Colorado River Basin Temperature Change 1908-20075-Year Average Temperatures Compared to 20th Century Average

Average temperatures for five-year periods – beginning with 1908-12 and through 2003-2007 – compared to the basin’s average 20th-century temperature. Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Analysis by the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization.

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The Rocky Mountain Climate Organization’s 2008 report, Hotter and Drier: The West’s Changed Climate, documents how climate change is already affecting the West, which has warmed more than most of the world. The greatest warming in the United States other than Alaska has been centered in the Colorado River basin.

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lodgepole pine forests by mountain pine beetles. Foresters project that nearly all mature lodgepoles will be gone within five years. Severe beetle outbreaks in spruce and piñon-juniper forests have also been documented, and new studies blame drought and heat as the cause of sudden declines in aspen stands in western Colorado. So, what does this all mean for the future of winter recreation in

Colorado? What might this mean for you? implications for winter sports fall into two categories. First, the combination of less snow, shorter winters, and rising snowlines could lead to concentration of use and the potential for crowding in areas—simply put, more people in less space. despite this, even in an altered climate Colorado would still have some of the best snow conditions in the world due to its high elevation. it is not difficult to imagine snow-starved people flocking to Colorado, increasing crowding problems. Secondly, backcountry skiers, snowshoers, and climbers would witness a dramatically changed forest landscape, a result of the pro-jected increases in the number and intensity of wildfires and beetle infestations. Trails and routes obliterated by catastrophic wildfires and deadfall from beetle-killed trees could also be expected. recreation budgets for federal agencies are increasingly being di-verted to expanding fire-fighting costs and trail clean-up and main-tenance projects have a difficult time competing for limited funds. in addition, standing dead trees have already led to fatalities, and the precedent of campground closures due to safety concerns should make recreationists wonder about the likelihood of closed trails or backcoun-try areas for the same reasons. Only time will tell what the future holds, but the evidence is com-pelling: recreationists in Colorado can expect dramatic changes. To learn how to reduce your contributions to climate change and more, visit www.rockymountainclimate.org.

Tom Easley is the Director of Programs at the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization.

“We’ve known for decades that the hy-drology of the West is changing, but for much of that time people said it was because of Mother Nature and that she would return to the old patterns in the future. But we have found very clearly that global warming has done it, that it is the mechanism that explains the change and that things will be getting worse.”

[Tim barnett, Scripps institution of Oceanography, as quoted in The Washington Post, 2008]


Spurred on by the Gore Range

7principles of LEAVENOTRACE

Thick clouds had been building since we broke camp. much of the trail along South Willow Creek was downhill but

our pace was slow. Perhaps it was the heavy packs, or our bad start. For at least 15 min-utes we had traveled on the wrong trail and spent another 15 minutes discussing which way to go. The simple map i held in my dirt-stained hands was only a printout from a website, and it was difficult to confirm which tiny dotted line marked our route. by now, the temperature had dropped 20 degrees and cool, wet sprinkles dotted our faces. Two fitful nights of sleep, miles of hik-ing and, now, our uncertainty as to which trail would bring us from these woods ex-plained our current level of impatience. “Perhaps we shouldn’t have taken so many pictures,” said Thomas in his thick, Swiss accent. Thomas was on holiday from study-ing english in denver, and this was his first backcountry excursion in the States.

by alyson sothoron

Be Considerate of Other Visitors

▶ Respect other visitors and protect the quality of their experience.▶ Be courteous. Yield to other users on the trail.▶ Step to the downhill side of the trail when encountering pack stock.▶ Take breaks and camp away from trails and other visitors.▶ Let nature's sounds prevail. Avoid loud voices and noises.

Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces

▶ Durable surfaces include established trails and campsites, rock, gravel, dry grasses or snow.▶ Protect riparian areas by camping at least 200 feet from lakes and streams.▶ Good campsites are found, not made. Altering a site is not necessary. In popular areas ▽ ◉ Concentrate use on existing trails and campsites. ◉ Walk single file in the middle of the trail, even when wet or muddy. ◉ Keep campsites small. Focus activity in areas where vegetation is absent. In pristine areas ▽ ◉ Disperse use to prevent the creation of campsites and trails. ◉ Avoid places where impacts are just beginning.

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7 “…Or explored the talus field near the campsite,” amy added. it was obvious that she was a bit unsettled by our dilemma. i had spent a good portion of the morn-ing on a car-sized boulder warming in the bright sunshine, listening to the gurgle and babble of snowmelt feeding into a stream. Time passed as i watched spiders crawl around tiny water puddles gathered in the boulder’s nooks and crannies. my companions and i had embarked two days ago at 8,680 feet from the Gore Creek trailhead in east Vail. Gore lake, our first day’s desti-nation, rested high above at 11,400 feet. We’d hiked about five miles when i no-ticed how out of shape i was compared to my traveling companions. amy, a triathlete-in-training, forged ahead. Thomas was long gone. humbly, i trailed behind. decked in denim shorts and a sleeveless cotton T-shirt, Thomas did not look as if he should be climbing anything alpine. Yet, he vigorously tackled the rock steps and elevation gain and left us Coloradoans to bring up the rear. i stopped for a drink of water and a short break of sweet dates and almonds. maybe i’d luck out and Thomas would already be set-ting up camp when i got there. a girl could wish, right? each mini-meadow and plateau teased me with a false finish. “next hump!” amy smiled as she sympathetically waited for me. Pictur-esque meadows continued to open up to more curving trail. Soon, the beautiful contours of the Gore range peaks revealed themselves, displaying tooth-like ridges. i marched on, spurred by this visual encouragement. “The Gore” sits above Vail in the eagle’s nest Wilder-ness area within the White river na-

tional Forest. Gore Creek Trail, a relatively easy hike among aspen groves and meadows, sees quite a bit of traffic. many folks opt for the extended day hikes amid the tentacles of trails streaming throughout the range. The Gore lake Trail seemed far less traveled. amy was exploring the smattering of tarns and small waterfalls when i finally made it to the lake. a riot of purple and yellow wildflowers speckled the rocky meadow. Talus fields surrounded much of the lake. “maybe

we shouldn’t have started so late,” i said. Thomas pointed to a camp spot, “it is no problem. This is a good spot, don’t you think?” admittedly, amy and i had our opin-ions on what a “good” campsite was. “let’s see if there is another, more level site with no need to move rocks,” i suggested. as we set up camp, the surrounding peaks mirrored their grandeur in the glisten-ing water below. What might have been a mule deer skipped off into the cluster of ev-ergreens east of our site. evidence of others before us started to appear. There were well-trodden human paths meandering along the lower end of the lake and the glint of vari-ous bits of trash caught my eye. Gore lake clearly was visited often, and so i scoured the site for those human marks i could remove.

Tired from an early start, a long drive and a day’s hike, we finished our evening with steaming-hot beans and rice, good con-versation and, finally, the night sounds of mountain wildness singing us to sleep. dawn greeted us with ridges dipped in golden sun, contrasted by deep shadows of night’s remaining darkness. dewy grass smothered my boots. a pika squeaked from somewhere in the moraine. as i’ve

done so many times before, i set out to cap-ture the morning’s beauty on film. Thomas and amy had nearly finished packing up camp when i returned from my musings. Cold oatmeal graciously await-ed me. Within hours of breakfast, we had quickly rejoined the fork of the Gore Creek Trail. it was Saturday and many hikers greet-ed us along the way. We were engulfed up to our waists in a meadow of lush plants and

wildflowers. i’d never seen Colorado so fertile. after a challenging huff up numer-ous switchbacks, red buf-falo Pass rewarded us with a priceless vista of mountain peaks, sunny skies, and hues of brown, gold and green cas-cading west into Gore Creek’s valley. We rested at the saddle,

soaking up as much of the view as possible. We happily huddled together for a nap be-fore descending to the east. Our final campsite nestled itself along South Willow Creek at the base of buffalo mountain. On both sides of the valley walls, single patches of evergreens had seemingly defied the fury of tumbling rocks and boul-ders strewn around them. at first i hadn’t wanted to leave, but now the chilly rain and tiny hail marketed well the comfort of dry, conditioned spaces. Civilization no longer seemed so bad. in a tumultuous down-pour, it was pointless to avoid puddles and streams flowing along the trail. Our boots, fully saturated now, splashed thickly in the muddy water. We ran. both heart warming and heart breaking, the trail opened up onto

ryan Gulch road. We dashed across the road, hurled our dripping packs and bodies into the car and breathed a collec-tive sigh of wet, sopping relief. We’d made it and had experienced

Plan Ahead and Prepare

▶ Know the regulations and special concerns for the area you'll visit.▶ Prepare for extreme weather, hazards, and emergencies.▶ Schedule your trip to avoid times of high use.▶ Visit in small groups when possible. Consider splitting larger groups into smaller groups.▶ Repackage food to minimize waste.▶ Use a map and compass to eliminate the use of marking paint, rock cairns or flagging.

Dispose of Waste Properly

▶ Pack it in, pack it out. Inspect your campsite and rest areas for trash or spilled foods. Pack out all trash, leftover food, and litter.▶ Deposit solid human waste in catholes dug six to eight inches deep at least 200 feet from water, camp, and trails. Cover and disguise the cathole when finished.▶ Pack out toilet paper and hygiene products.▶ To wash yourself or your dishes, carry water 200 feet away from streams or lakes and use small amounts of biodegradable soap. Scatter strained dishwater.

Leave What You Find

▶ Preserve the past: examine, but do not touch, cultural or historic structures and artifacts.▶ Leave rocks, plants and other natural objects as you find them.▶ Avoid introducing or transporting non-native species.▶ Do not build structures, furniture, or dig trenches.


Minimize Campfire Impacts

▶ Campfires can cause lasting impacts to the backcountry. Use a lightweight stove for cooking and enjoy a candle lantern for light.▶ Where fires are permitted, use established fire rings, fire pans, or mound fires.▶ Keep fires small. Only use sticks from the ground that can be broken by hand.▶ Burn all wood and coals to ash, put out campfires completely, then scatter cool ashes.

the contrasting beauty of nature—extreme comfort and peacefulness with extreme dis-comfort and confusion. like most wilderness experiences, it was a good trip.

Alyson Sothoron is a freelance writer, researcher and group facilitator who can be reached at [email protected].

Brockwehl shares math and science through love of climbing

By Brenda Porter Nine years ago Bob Brockwehl never imagined he would spend his days teaching youth about math and science through his love of rock climbing. A retired teacher, in 1999 Brockwehl simply returned a phone call and thus became the CMC’s new Youth Education Program’s first volunteer instructor.

Everyone needs a helping hand occasionally, and the Youth Education Program (YEP!) is certainly no exception. YEP! relies on volunteers and a very few part-time staff to provide low cost academic and leadership classes to thou-sands of young people each year.

Brockwehl lends a helping hand like no other. His dedica-tion to youth in the Colorado Mountain Club has spanned

nearly a decade. A last minute call to fill-in for a belayer who didn’t show up at the climbing wall isn’t a problem. Review-ing (or teaching) middle schoolers (as well as the other staff) basic trigonometry and its relationship to physics and climb-ing anchors is taken in stride year after year. He quietly absorbed a request for a new experiment display and then returned a week later with beautifully constructed experiment anchor boards edged with retired climbing rope.

Although Brockwehl is not an early riser, during the summer he can be found setting up top ropes at local crags for youth rock climbing courses. Since 2003 Bob has committed more than one hundred hours each summer coaching and inspiring youth to challenge themselves. “Bob has brought a wealth of knowledge, pas-sion, and history to YEP! His dedication and assistance with the YEP! rock climbing camps has been instrumental in the growth and success of the program,” says Krista Javoronok, Youth Education Field Manager.

Giant smiles and enthusiastic nods from youth are the best “Thank Yous” Brockwehl can receive, But his willing-ness to lend a hand both behind the scenes and directly with youth cannot be overstated. Both staff and students take our hats off to Bob Brockwehl for being the Youth Education Program’s longest team member.

To find out more about the CMC’s Youth Education Program or to volunteer, visit www.cmc.org/yep or contact Stacy Wolff at [email protected].

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Respect Wildlife

▶ Observe wildlife from a distance. Do not follow or approach them.▶ Never feed animals. Feeding wildlife damages their health, alters natural behaviors, and exposes them to predators and other dangers.▶ Protect wildlife and your food by storing rations and trash securely.▶ Control pets at all times, or leave them at home.▶ Avoid wildlife during sensitive times: mating, nesting, raising young, or winter.

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Hike with Llamas in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah April 20-24, 2009 Cost: $910

Spring is a beautiful time to visit the can-yons, and we will expect to see a colorful variety of wildflowers on this five-day trip in Escalante. We’ll be hiking in the mid- to upper-regions of the Escalante River and its canyons, and there will be one main base camp near or on the river. Each day we will hike in a new direction to explore dif-ferent kinds of scenery, and we’ll only have to carry our daypacks. We will get to visit side canyons and at least one narrow slot canyon that will involve some easy cany-oneering. One day will be spent on the rim looking at wildflowers and getting good long-distance views. We will also get to view several very interesting rock-art pan-els and see some surface sites left by the Ancestral Puebloans. Participants require a B trip classification as this will involve rough trail hiking, slickrock and river crossings. Included in the cost of the trip are tents, sleeping bags, bag liners, Therm-a-Rest pads, cooking gear, meals (breakfast on day one through lunch on day five), llamas, and guide and wrangler service. The trip cost excludes round-trip travel to Boulder, Utah, two motel stays, two eve-ning meals, and wrangler tips. Contact Bob Seyse, 303-718-2005 or [email protected].

CMC Adventure Travel

Best of the Grand Canyon- Colorado River Raft & HikeApril 25 – May 7, 2009Cost: CMC members - $3,820 Non-CMC members - $3,935

This unique trip to the Grand Canyon of-fers participants the opportunity to expe-rience this World Heritage Site on a mo-torized raft for188 miles through the best of the canyon. We will depart from the historic Lee's Ferry and end with a helicop-ter ride from Whitmore Wash and a plane flight back to the start. It is especially ideal for those who would like to hike in areas which can be reached only from the river, and those who have always wanted to ex-perience the canyon but who do not wish to make the seven-mile, 4,500-foot trek on foot. Our outfitter, Hatch River Expeditions, has been guiding river trips through the canyon for over 70 years. We will have three guides and 20 participants on two 35-foot S-rig boats running fuel-efficient and quiet 4-stroke outboard engines. Each boat holds 18, so for this trip we will have plenty of room. An average motorized raft trip through the Grand Canyon lasts for seven days with short daily hikes. Hatch is adding five days to the trip with over 100 possible hikes, depending on the group's interest and the weather. They offer us daily guided hikes at two or three hiking levels, or one may choose to rest in camp. There are several opportunities for point-to-point hikes where we may hike from one drainage to the next and the raft will pick us up later in the day.

What is provided: Hatch provides all meals, snacks, eating utensils, life jackets, tents, camp chairs, and the helicopter and plane rides back to the put-in. An extra $50 package is available for those who wish to rent a sleeping bag, pillow, deluxe sleeping pad, ground cloth, and waterproof bag. The cost of the trip also includes all tips and one night (double occupancy) at the Cliff Dweller's Lodge near the put-in on Saturday (4/25/09). The cost does not include: carpooling to and from Lee's Ferry, any meals other than those on the raft trip, the park entrance fee ($12 or park pass), the optional sleeping kit, and extra beverages for the raft trip (water, lemonade, and sports drink are provided by Hatch).

Dates: We will carpool or meet at the lodge in Marble Canyon, Ariz., near the put-in on the evening of Saturday, April 25, and begin our raft trip on Sunday, April 26. The trip ends on Thursday, May 7 when we helicopter out of the canyon and fly back to the put-in area. The Grand Canyon, designated a World Heritage Site by the United Nations in 1979, is among the Earth's greatest geo-logical spectacles. About 65 million years ago in Earth's shifting, a huge area of land was lifted a mile and a half above sea level, forming what is now the Colorado Plateau. For the last six to 10 million years, the Colo-rado River has been slowly carving its way down through the center, exposing two bil-lion years of geological history. There are also prehistoric traces of human adaptation to a particularly harsh environment. The leaders, Blake and Rosemary, have led four CMC trips to Yellowstone for the CMC. They have been on 18 one-week

For your benefit and enjoyment, the following trips have been reviewed and approved by the Adventure Travel Committee and are officially sanctioned by the Colorado Mountain Club.

Visit www.cmc.org/at for more detailed itineraries and registration forms.


backpacks in the Grand Canyon as well as a seven-day commercial raft trip and an 18-day private raft trip through the canyon. They led this Grand Canyon Raft and Hike trip in 2008 for the CMC. Register with the leaders at 303-871-0379 or [email protected].

The Heart of Europe: From Prague to National Parks of the Czech RepublicMay 23 - June 6, 2009Cost: $1,950 plus airfare

This trip is for those who would like to ex-plore nature, culture and history in the tiny Czech Republic, located in the center of Europe. As a Czech native, Renata has se-lected a variety of attractive destinations and hikes in different national parks.

We will start by discovering the beauty of Prague. On the way south, we will visit one of the most beautiful towns in Europe, Cesky Krumlov. We will travel to Sumava National Park and hike in a pristine for-ested mountain range with deep, dark lakes and fascinating moors. As beer is an essential part of Czech culture, we’ll visit the world-famous Pilsner Urquel brewery. We will explore sandstone formations in Nature Reserve Czech Paradise, famous among local climbers, and we’ll traverse the Krkonose mountain range and stay in a well-equipped hut on the ridge. Finally, we will climb Mount Snezka (5,256 feet), the high point of Czech Republic. The cost of the trip includes lodging in hotels and huts, ground transportation, breakfast and some meals. The price does not include airfare or travel insurance. The final cost may vary depending on currency exchange. Hikes up to B and C level. The maximum number of participants is 15.

For more information contact the lead-ers, Renata or John Collard at 303-617-4773 or email [email protected]. Visit www.cmc.org/AT for a more detailed itinerary and registra-tion forms.

Moab Mountain Bike and Hike AdventureMay 28-31, 2009Cost: $300

We will base-camp for four days near Moab, Utah, and explore the famous moun-tain biking and hiking trails in the area, in-cluding Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. A favorite for biking or hiking in this desert wonderland is the seldom-traveled Hidden Canyon Trail with its prolific Ana-sazi art and hunting ruins. Savory food is provided and prepared

Mountains reach down to emerald green waters in montenegro, a scenic view from above the old town of Kotor. The scenic bay is referred to as the southernmost fjord in Europe.

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by experienced gourmet chefs. Included in the cost are camping fees, all your water needs, and sanolets. You will also receive a T-shirt custom designed for this year's adventure. A large campfire with live mu-sic, drum circles, sweat lodge, desert cro-quet and other games and group activities round out the afternoon and evening fun. Camping gear, bicycles, and trans-portation to and from the rides and hikes (accessible with any automobile) are not included in the cost. Rentals are available in Moab, and carpooling is encouraged. Rides and hikes are suited for beginner to advanced riders of all ages. Contact Janet Farrar at [email protected] or 303-933-3066. Visit www.cmc.org/AT for a more de-tailed itinerary and registration forms.

Montenegro with RadaJune 8-23, 2009 $2,039, excluding airfare

Rada Perovic, a resident of Golden, but na-tive of Montenegro, will be your hostess for a two-week excursion to this unspoiled Mediterranean and mountain paradise.Montenegro, with a population of 730,000 and area of 5,300 square miles, gained in-dependence in May, 2006, and has the dis-tinction of being one of the world’s newest countries. We will begin our journey on the coast, where beautiful beaches meet the crystal-clear azure water of the Adriatic Sea. From our base in the old Medieval Town of Bud-va, we will explore the 15th century fortress and other towns and quaint villages along the coast. We will hike on coastal trails and bask in the warm hospitality of the Monte-negrin people. We will journey to the mountainous interior, where 7,000-foot peaks rocket up from sea level, creating stunning canyons, deep valleys, and dense pine and fir forests surrounding alpine lakes, known locally as “mountain eyes.” We will visit three national parks: Biogradska Gora, Durmitor and Ska-dar Lake. In addition to the hiking excur-sions, there will be a rafting trip down the Tara River, referred to as “The Jewell of Eu-rope.” When hiking, you will often encoun-ter sheep herders’ settlements, where you will experience people who provide the friendliest hospitality on earth. Near the end of the trip, we will visit a small village

near Podgorica, where Rada’s family will host a celebration at their old stone house, which dates back nearly 200 years. The cost of the trip includes all ground transportation in Montenegro, lodg-ing, most meals, two days of river rafting, guides, all park- and museum-fees, leader expenses, and the CMC outing fee. The fi-nal cost may vary depending on currency exchange issues. (Montenegro uses the Euro as the currency of exchange.) This B- and C-level hiking trip will allow a maximum of 10 participants. For more information contact leader Rada Perovic at 303-985-3263 or [email protected].

Bolivia Trekking and Climbing June 17-29, 2009 $3,510 including airfare

Nevado Sajama 21,484' Parinacota 20,801 Cordillera Real Trek

Here is your chance to both climb and trek in the magnificent mountains of western Bolivia. We begin with a three-day trek over several 14,000-foot- and 15,000-foot-passes as we get adjusted to the high alti-tude of the Bolivian Altiplano. After the trek and two nights in La Paz, we will head to the southwest corner of the country to climb two extinct volcanoes. Sa-jama is the highest peak in Bolivia. We will be climbing on the fringe of the Atacama Desert, the driest desert on our planet. We will camp during the trek and on the peaks, with meals and guide service provided by a La Paz-based outfitter. The outfitter will also provide other logistical support including all ground transporta-tion, meals during the trek and on the peaks, along with a porter and mule service for hauling gear. We will spend a total of four nights in La Paz at a comfortable two-star hotel, with opportunities to tour this exotic capitol city buried in the ground. The posted trip cost includes airfare (cur-rently about $1,500 between Denver and La Paz); outfitter, Bolivian visa, most meals, gratuities, leader expenses, and CMC fee. Cost does not include shots (yellow fever vaccination is required to enter Boliv-ia); personal medications, gear and equip-ment; meals in La Paz; travel/evacuation in-surance; souvenirs; bar tab; airline baggage

fees. Final trip cost may vary slightly from the posted amount depending on airfares and currency exchange. Participants will be asked to attend a planning meeting in Golden in late January, 2009 as well as a number of training and get-acquainted climbs beginning in early March. Trip packets are available from the trip leader, Steve Bonowski, via regular USPS mail ([email protected]; P.O. Box 280286, Lakewood CO 80228; no phone calls please.

American Basin Area HikingWeek 1: June 28 - July 4, 2009 Week 2: July 5 - 11, 2009 Cost per week: $338

This year we will offer two weeks of this popular base-camping trip in the San Juan Mountains, near American Basin at the site of The Colorado Trail Foundation cabin. The cabin is used to prepare all three daily meals in this scenic setting near the Alpine Scenic Byway over Engineer and Cinnamon Passes. Different hikes will be offered dur-ing the week of camping. Climbs of the area fourteeners will be offered (C & D hikes). It will be prime wildflower season, and viewing the show on A and B hikes may be possible with Gudy Gaskill. High-clear-ance or 4x4 vehicles are required. All meals are included in the price, but camping gear is not. Maximum group size is 12, including leaders. Contact Janet Farrar for informa-tion at 303-933-3066 or [email protected]; or Phil Healey 720-308-7721. You may also visit www.cmc.org/AT for a more detailed itinerary and registration forms.

Llama Trek in the Wind Rivers August 17-21, 2009 $1,230

Trek through the east side of Wyoming’s Wind River Range to a variety of lakes on this five-day llama-supported trek next August. The Winds, as the locals call them, are one of the oldest ranges on earth and are filled with cathedral-like granite moun-tains—more than 35 peaks are taller than 13,000 feet. We will be in the Popo Agie Wilderness in the Shoshone National For-


Hiking on a Great Mountain in the SkyBy Lynne M. Jacoby

ChUCk alWaYS Said that to die while on a hike in Colorado’s mountains would be a dream come true. While this didn’t become fact, he did spend the entire day of October 23, 2008, hiking on round mountain with his good friends, mollie Graves and larry Jelsma. Fol-lowing a great hike, in which he was heard to say that his feet “didn’t hurt for the first time in a long while,” he returned home to his faithful exercise routine. Sometime during this routine, Chuck collapsed and passed on to the great hiking trails in the heavens, where his family is certain that he and his best friend, ed Shelnutt, are experiencing many new hiking adventures. in addition to hiking, Chuck was very involved in volunteer work. he was instrumental in the creation of many of the local walking paths while serving on the board of the Westminster Open Space and was a volunteer park patroller for Jefferson County Open Space. When asked what his goal was for being an open space volunteer, Chuck’s response was “to take care of our natural resources for future generations.” in addition, his past volunteer work has included serving in an elected po-sition on the CmC’s denver Group Council and working on the State Fund development Committee. in 1995, Chuck received the denver Group Service award, in recognition of his years of volunteer work. Chuck was a loving husband, father, and proud grandfather. he and his wife, dianne, enjoyed many trips together, both in the U.S. and in the United kingdom, europe, and China. his daughters will all miss his sharp sense of humor and dedication to precision, but his eight grandchildren will most miss his enthusiastic love of rough-housing and playing “keep away” with one of his many baseball caps. all who knew Chuck will miss his humor, laughter, knowledge, love, and dedication. We all know that we will see him again, hiking on a great mountain in the sky.

est for this trip, starting on a northern trail and exiting at a different trailhead. Rated as a moderate B trip, day-hiking will be pos-sible on the single layover day and each day after we reach camp. The price of the trip includes food from lunch on the first day through lunch on day five. Llamas will carry all gear, and guides and cooks will be provided. A tent, sleeping bag, and pad will be included at no charge, or you can bring your own gear. We will meet in Lander on August 16. For more information contact leader Bea Sling-sby, 303-422-3728, or [email protected].

Annapurna Sanctuary Trek Sept. 26-Oct. 12, 2009 Cost: $2344 (land cost)

Annapurna Sanctuary, a shimmering moun-tain-ringed glacial basin in the heart of the Annapurna Himal, is one of the most scenic short treks in Nepal. It offers great cultural and geographical diversity as well as out-standing mountain views. Part of the appeal of this 11-day trek is that such a huge glacial cirque is reached so quickly—it takes only five days to hike up to it! Along the way, you’ll pass lowland villages of Gurung and Tamang clans, and cut through thick forests

of bamboo, rhododendron, and oak. Con-tinuing on the trek, you’ll walk up and over intricately terraced hills, finally reaching the glaciers and high mountains. Once at the sanctuary, you’ll be surrounded by the highest peaks of the western Annapurna Himal: Annapurna South (23,814'), An-napurna I (26,545') and III (24,787'), Gan-gapurna (24,458'), Fang (25,089'), and the “fishtail” peak of Machapuchare (22,958'). The 360-degree views are indescribably beautiful, especially at sunset, when the peaks glow with a molten radiance. For more information, please contact Pemba Sherpa at 303-525-6508 or [email protected].

Charles Jacoby1932 - 2008

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“a Good Woodsman” by Woody Smith, CMC Archives One of the unique items buried deep in the Colorado mountain Club archives is a product of the club’s nature Protection Committee. Created nearly 100 years ago, in may 1914, the committee consisted of louise brooks, mary Porter and robert rockwell. among their first priorities was the creation of literature extolling the virtues of treating nature gently—a new approach at the time. Their causes included the protection of wildflowers, forests and watersheds, and the creation of bird and animal sanctuaries. One of the most popular campaigns was the plea for a clean camp, as illustrated by the “Good Woodsman” posters, which made their first appearance in 1915.

Although the author of the text is unknown, the artwork was created by CMC member Eddah Hillier. Hillier joined the club in July 1914, and quickly won commendation for her design of the mountain sheep featured in the CMC logo.

Hillier graduated from Vassar College in New York, probably around 1894. She earned a bachelor's degree in free hand drawing and French. She later attended programs at De La Gandara and Academy de la Grande, both in Paris, and the Cincinnati Art Academy.

In June 1915, her artwork was at the forefront of the Nature Protection Committee’s efforts as they received an appropriation of $50 “for the printing and framing of new nature protection cards” which were sent to various organizations around the state and country.

Locally, the signs were such a success that in the summer of 1918 the Denver Mountain Parks began “the erection of the large Mountain Club ‘Good Woodsman’ signs…They are exact replicas of the posters published last year, painted in colors on heavy sheet iron five by seven feet, and placed in specially designed rustic shelters. They are already erected at Hosa Lodge, Corwina Park, and Bergin Park, and will soon also be placed on Lookout Mountain and at the mouth of Beaver Brook…It is hoped that these signs, so prominently placed, will play an important part in educating the public in the preservation of the natural beauty of our mountains.”

In March 1923, the new committee chairman, Ella Hill, was authorized to "purchase 500 signs, 10"x14", of Keystone metal and baked enamel." The signs were produced by American Art Works, Inc., of Coshocton, Ohio, the final order being for 1,000 signs at a cost of $245.50. Of these, 300 were distributed to the US Forest Service, 200 went to the Denver Mountain Parks, and 151 to various CMC groups.

In January 1925, Trail & Timberline reported that, in addition to the total of 751 posted signs, 1,900 Good Woodsman mailing cards had also been distributed. Ironically, that same issue of the magazine trumpeted the great strides made by the club’s “Bill Board Com-mittee” in its nearly five-year-effort to rid the Mountain Parks of commercial advertising. Even the Continental Oil Co. had agreed to not renew billboards “objectionable to the Colorado Mountain Club.”

While most of the signs were either shot, stolen or weather-beaten out of existence, as late as 1987 Hugh Kingery, Sr. claimed “some remain today…in Genesee Park.”

Woody Smith serves as the volunteer chair of the CMC Archives Committee.

From the Archives


Rocks Above the CloudsA Climber’s Guide to ColoradoMountain Geology

By Jack Reed and Gene Ellis

A Colorado mountain geology book writtenspecifically for climbers, scramblers, andhikers.

• A geologic primer for mountain people

• A range-by-range geologic description ofColorado mountains

• Detailed geologic information on theFourteeners

Rocks Above the Clouds is the first geology book written for climbers,scramblers, and hikers. It is an exploration of how the nature of mountainsand the challenges they present to climbers are influenced by the rocksthat form them—in other words, by their geology.

Starting with a description of the types of rocks found in mountains, theauthors of Rocks Above the Clouds then describe the geologic processes,from the big bang through the processes that continue to shape them today.Following this mountain geology primer is a range-by-range description ofwhat to expect in the Colorado mountains, and then some very curiousinformation on the Colorado 14ers.

128 pages, 4 x 7, 65 color photos, 10 color maps, paperback,ISBN: 978-0-9760525-8-6, $14.95, CMC member price $11.96

Flatiron ClassicsEasy Rock Climbs AboveBoulder, Second Edition

By Gerry Roach

The legendary guidebook toBoulder’s Flatiron climbing

• The first, best Flatirons guidebook

• Most routes are 5.6 or easier

• Completely updated to includeseasonal closures

Soaring up from the Boulderfoothills, the Flatirons are famousfor moderate climbing; not only are they a great training ground formore difficult climbing, but Flatiron climbing is simply fun.

Join Gerry Roach exploring this array of sandstone slabs that host acolorful universe of clefts, corners, cracks, chimneys, caves, overhangs,faces, grottos, alcoves, notches, ridges, and summits. There are morethan 250 routes on 110 rocks, and 88% of them are rated 5.6 or easier.

First published 20 years ago and long out of print, Flatiron Classicshas been completely updated to include seasonal conservation closuresand some reevaluations of route difficulty. Roach has designated 52 ofthe routes as “Classics” and added a list of the Top Ten routes.

272 pages, 6 x 9, 90 photographs, paperbound,ISBN 978-0-9799663-2-3, $18.95, CMC Member price $15.16.

Colorado’s Quiet Winter TrailsA Colorado Mountain ClubGuidebook

By Dave Muller

99 Snowmobile-free Colorado wintertrails.

• Quiet winter trails, no snowmobilesallowed

• Richly illustrated with four colorphotos and maps throughout

Veteran author Dave Muller has identi-fied and described 99 snowshoe and cross country ski routes that byColorado or Federal regulation (and enforcement of forest constables) arefree of snowmobiles.

Each route description starts with extensive beta including: Distance,estimated time needed to complete the route, starting elevation, highestelevation, elevation gain, difficulty level, an assessment of avalanche dan-ger and a list of all the relevant Colorado, Federal and privately producedmaps.

240 pages, 6 x 9, 100 color photos, 100 maps, paperback,ISBN 978-0-9760525-1-7, $21.95, CMC member price $17.56

Colorado Snow ClimbsA Guide for All Seasons

By Dave Cooper

A year-round guide to snow climbingin Colorado

• 40 of the finest snow climbs inColorado

• Organized by season for year-roundsnow climbing

• Full color photos and maps

The Colorado mountains offer someof the finest snow climbing in theUS—from winter ridge routes, to couloir and gully climbs in the springand summer, to the alpine ice routes which form each autumn.

The climbs in this book are organized by season and then by technicaldifficulty and commitment. They range from routes requiring little morethan an ice ax and the requisite skills to technical climbs involvingsections of serious ice and mixed climbing.

By including “classics” as well as a sampling of lesser-known highquality routes (along with detailed maps and route descriptions), Coopercontinues the tradition started in his best-selling “Colorado Scrambles.”GPS data for critical points on the approach and climb, plus four-colorphotographs, provide additional route information.

192 pages, 6 x 9, 100 color photos, 40 maps,ISBN 978-0-9760525-9-3, $22.95, CMC member price $18.36

THE COLORADOMOUNTAIN CLUBGUIDEBOOK

DAVE COOPER

COLORADO

SNOWCLIMBSA GUIDE FOR ALL SEASONS

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The Colorado 14ersA Colorado Mountain Club Pack Guide2nd Edition

By The Colorado Mountain ClubFoundation

The essential guide to the most popularroutes up all 54 of the Colorado’s 14ers.

• Over half a million North Americansattempt to climb at least one Colorado14er every year

• The most current guide to the 14ersavailable

Organized by mountain range, this completely rewritten and redesignedsecond edition, is the only book you will need to find the most popularroute up each of the 54 Colorado 14ers.

Each description includes clear, concise directions for driving to thetrailhead, where to park, a map of the route, difficulty rating, elevationprofile, distance, and estimated round-trip time. As the most up-to-datebook available, The Colorado 14ers covers all access issues (as of this writ-ing, five of the 14ers are closed to public access).

120 pages, 4 x 7, 54 black-and-white photos, paperback,ISBN 978-0-9760525-3-1, $11.95, CMC member price $9.56

Hiking Colorado’s Roadless TrailsA Colorado Mountain Club Pack Guide

By Penelope Purdy

The first guidebook written specifically forhiking in “roadless” areas—pristine placeswhere there are no roads, no logging ormining.

• 20 great roadless trails in Colorado’sbackcountry

• Complete beta on locating the trailheadand detailed route descriptions and maps

Imagine walking through a National Forest where there has never been aroad or logging or mining, where silence reigns and wild animals findsecluded places to raise their young and survive harsh weather. Secondonly to fully protected wilderness areas, roadless areas are the most intactnatural forests that remain in Colorado. This book is the first guide specifi-cally written to help you find these roadless trails, some of which are stillthreatened by encroaching development.

Proceeds from the book go to assist The Colorado Mountain Club’s conser-vation efforts.

112 pages, 4 x 7, 30 black-and-white photos, 21 topo maps, paperback,ISBN 978-0-9760525-7-9, $12.95, CMC member price $10.36

The Best Fort Collins HikesA Colorado Mountain Club Pack Guide

By John Gascoyne

Twenty Fort Collins hikes selected,described and photographed by membersof the Fort Collins Group of the ColoradoMountain Club.

• A wide variety of trails from urban strollsto alpine adventures.

• A handy CMC Pack Guide with completetrail descriptions, color photos, maps,and commentary.

• Trails for hikers, bikers and snowshoers; some are wheel-chair-accessible,some are equestrian-friendly and littered with horseshit, and most areopen year round.

The Best Fort Collins Hikes was written by CMC members for a wide rangeof readers—from experienced hikers who already know the local scene tovisiting flatlanders who want to enjoy the best of the area. Thedescriptions range from very easy walks, to a number of moderate hikes,and a few of the difficult and demanding variety.

96 pages, 4 x 7, 42 color photographs, 21 color maps, paperbound,ISBN 978-0-9799663-0-9, $14.95, CMC member price $11.96

COMINGIN MAY 2009


Rocks Above the CloudsA Climber’s Guide to ColoradoMountain Geology

By Jack Reed and Gene Ellis

A Colorado mountain geology book writtenspecifically for climbers, scramblers, andhikers.

• A geologic primer for mountain people

• A range-by-range geologic description ofColorado mountains

• Detailed geologic information on theFourteeners

Rocks Above the Clouds is the first geology book written for climbers,scramblers, and hikers. It is an exploration of how the nature of mountainsand the challenges they present to climbers are influenced by the rocksthat form them—in other words, by their geology.

Starting with a description of the types of rocks found in mountains, theauthors of Rocks Above the Clouds then describe the geologic processes,from the big bang through the processes that continue to shape them today.Following this mountain geology primer is a range-by-range description ofwhat to expect in the Colorado mountains, and then some very curiousinformation on the Colorado 14ers.

128 pages, 4 x 7, 65 color photos, 10 color maps, paperback,ISBN: 978-0-9760525-8-6, $14.95, CMC member price $11.96

Flatiron ClassicsEasy Rock Climbs AboveBoulder, Second Edition

By Gerry Roach

The legendary guidebook toBoulder’s Flatiron climbing

• The first, best Flatirons guidebook

• Most routes are 5.6 or easier

• Completely updated to includeseasonal closures

Soaring up from the Boulderfoothills, the Flatirons are famousfor moderate climbing; not only are they a great training ground formore difficult climbing, but Flatiron climbing is simply fun.

Join Gerry Roach exploring this array of sandstone slabs that host acolorful universe of clefts, corners, cracks, chimneys, caves, overhangs,faces, grottos, alcoves, notches, ridges, and summits. There are morethan 250 routes on 110 rocks, and 88% of them are rated 5.6 or easier.

First published 20 years ago and long out of print, Flatiron Classicshas been completely updated to include seasonal conservation closuresand some reevaluations of route difficulty. Roach has designated 52 ofthe routes as “Classics” and added a list of the Top Ten routes.

272 pages, 6 x 9, 90 photographs, paperbound,ISBN 978-0-9799663-2-3, $18.95, CMC Member price $15.16.

Colorado’s Quiet Winter TrailsA Colorado Mountain ClubGuidebook

By Dave Muller

99 Snowmobile-free Colorado wintertrails.

• Quiet winter trails, no snowmobilesallowed

• Richly illustrated with four colorphotos and maps throughout

Veteran author Dave Muller has identi-fied and described 99 snowshoe and cross country ski routes that byColorado or Federal regulation (and enforcement of forest constables) arefree of snowmobiles.

Each route description starts with extensive beta including: Distance,estimated time needed to complete the route, starting elevation, highestelevation, elevation gain, difficulty level, an assessment of avalanche dan-ger and a list of all the relevant Colorado, Federal and privately producedmaps.

240 pages, 6 x 9, 100 color photos, 100 maps, paperback,ISBN 978-0-9760525-1-7, $21.95, CMC member price $17.56

Colorado Snow ClimbsA Guide for All Seasons

By Dave Cooper

A year-round guide to snow climbingin Colorado

• 40 of the finest snow climbs inColorado

• Organized by season for year-roundsnow climbing

• Full color photos and maps

The Colorado mountains offer someof the finest snow climbing in theUS—from winter ridge routes, to couloir and gully climbs in the springand summer, to the alpine ice routes which form each autumn.

The climbs in this book are organized by season and then by technicaldifficulty and commitment. They range from routes requiring little morethan an ice ax and the requisite skills to technical climbs involvingsections of serious ice and mixed climbing.

By including “classics” as well as a sampling of lesser-known highquality routes (along with detailed maps and route descriptions), Coopercontinues the tradition started in his best-selling “Colorado Scrambles.”GPS data for critical points on the approach and climb, plus four-colorphotographs, provide additional route information.

192 pages, 6 x 9, 100 color photos, 40 maps,ISBN 978-0-9760525-9-3, $22.95, CMC member price $18.36

THE COLORADOMOUNTAIN CLUBGUIDEBOOK

DAVE COOPER

COLORADO

SNOWCLIMBSA GUIDE FOR ALL SEASONS


The Colorado 14ersA Colorado Mountain Club Pack Guide2nd Edition

By The Colorado Mountain ClubFoundation

The essential guide to the most popularroutes up all 54 of the Colorado’s 14ers.

• Over half a million North Americansattempt to climb at least one Colorado14er every year

• The most current guide to the 14ersavailable

Organized by mountain range, this completely rewritten and redesignedsecond edition, is the only book you will need to find the most popularroute up each of the 54 Colorado 14ers.

Each description includes clear, concise directions for driving to thetrailhead, where to park, a map of the route, difficulty rating, elevationprofile, distance, and estimated round-trip time. As the most up-to-datebook available, The Colorado 14ers covers all access issues (as of this writ-ing, five of the 14ers are closed to public access).

120 pages, 4 x 7, 54 black-and-white photos, paperback,ISBN 978-0-9760525-3-1, $11.95, CMC member price $9.56

Hiking Colorado’s Roadless TrailsA Colorado Mountain Club Pack Guide

By Penelope Purdy

The first guidebook written specifically forhiking in “roadless” areas—pristine placeswhere there are no roads, no logging ormining.

• 20 great roadless trails in Colorado’sbackcountry

• Complete beta on locating the trailheadand detailed route descriptions and maps

Imagine walking through a National Forest where there has never been aroad or logging or mining, where silence reigns and wild animals findsecluded places to raise their young and survive harsh weather. Secondonly to fully protected wilderness areas, roadless areas are the most intactnatural forests that remain in Colorado. This book is the first guide specifi-cally written to help you find these roadless trails, some of which are stillthreatened by encroaching development.

Proceeds from the book go to assist The Colorado Mountain Club’s conser-vation efforts.

112 pages, 4 x 7, 30 black-and-white photos, 21 topo maps, paperback,ISBN 978-0-9760525-7-9, $12.95, CMC member price $10.36

The Best Fort Collins HikesA Colorado Mountain Club Pack Guide

By John Gascoyne

Twenty Fort Collins hikes selected,described and photographed by membersof the Fort Collins Group of the ColoradoMountain Club.

• A wide variety of trails from urban strollsto alpine adventures.

• A handy CMC Pack Guide with completetrail descriptions, color photos, maps,and commentary.

• Trails for hikers, bikers and snowshoers; some are wheel-chair-accessible,some are equestrian-friendly and littered with horseshit, and most areopen year round.

The Best Fort Collins Hikes was written by CMC members for a wide rangeof readers—from experienced hikers who already know the local scene tovisiting flatlanders who want to enjoy the best of the area. Thedescriptions range from very easy walks, to a number of moderate hikes,and a few of the difficult and demanding variety.

96 pages, 4 x 7, 42 color photographs, 21 color maps, paperbound,ISBN 978-0-9799663-0-9, $14.95, CMC member price $11.96

COMINGIN MAY 2009


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___ Best Fort Collins Hikes, ISBN 978-0-9799663-0-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11.96___ Colorado 14ers, ISBN 978-0-9760525-3-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.56___ Colorado Lake Hikes, ISBN 978-0-9799663-1-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19.96___ Colorado’s Quiet Winter Trails, ISBN 978-0-9760525-1-7. . . . . . . . . $17.56___ Colorado Scrambles, ISBN 0-9760525-0-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18.36___ Colorado Snow Climbs, ISBN 978-0-9760525-9-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18.36___ Colorado Summit Hikes, ISBN 0-9724413-3-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.16___ Colorado Trail, ISBN 978-0-9760525-2-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19.96___ Colorado Trail Databook, ISBN 978-0-9760525-5-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7.96___ Colorado Year Round, ISBN 0-9724413-2-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.16___ Essential Guide to Black Canyon, ISBN 0-9724413-4-4 . . . . . . . . . $15.96___ Essential Guide to Sand Dunes, ISBN 0-9724413-1-X. . . . . . . . . . . $15.96___ Flatiron Classics, ISBN 978-0-9799663-2-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.16___ Guide to the Colorado Mountains, ISBN 0-9671466-0-7 . . . . . . . . $15.16

___ Hiking Colorado’s Roadless Trails, ISBN 978-0-9760525-7-9. . . . . . $10.36___ Morpha: A Rain Forest Story, 0-9671466-8-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11.96___ Peaceful Canyon, Golden River, ISBN 0-9671466-5-8. . . . . . . . . . . $11.96___ Playing for Real, ISBN 978-0-9760525-6-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.56___ Rocks Above the Clouds, ISBN 978-0-9760525-8-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . $11.96___ Rocky Mountain Flora, ISBN 978-0-9760525-4-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18.36___ Roof of the Rockies, ISBN 0-9671466-1-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13.56___ Run the Rockies, ISBN 0-9724413-5-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14.36___ San Juan Mountaineers, ISBN 978-0-9799663-3-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . $185.00___ Southern Rockies Vision, ISBN 0-9724413-6-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.96___ State of the Southern Rockies, ISBN 0-9724413-7-9 . . . . . . . . . . . $15.96___ Stettner Way, ISBN 0-9724413-0-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11.96___ Trad Guide to Joshua Tree, ISBN 0-9724413-9-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17.56___ What’s Up with Altitude, ISBN 0-9724413-8-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.36

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___ Best Fort Collins Hikes, ISBN 978-0-9799663-0-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11.96___ Colorado 14ers, ISBN 978-0-9760525-3-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.56___ Colorado Lake Hikes, ISBN 978-0-9799663-1-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19.96___ Colorado’s Quiet Winter Trails, ISBN 978-0-9760525-1-7. . . . . . . . . $17.56___ Colorado Scrambles, ISBN 0-9760525-0-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18.36___ Colorado Snow Climbs, ISBN 978-0-9760525-9-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18.36___ Colorado Summit Hikes, ISBN 0-9724413-3-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.16___ Colorado Trail, ISBN 978-0-9760525-2-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19.96___ Colorado Trail Databook, ISBN 978-0-9760525-5-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7.96___ Colorado Year Round, ISBN 0-9724413-2-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.16___ Essential Guide to Black Canyon, ISBN 0-9724413-4-4 . . . . . . . . . $15.96___ Essential Guide to Sand Dunes, ISBN 0-9724413-1-X. . . . . . . . . . . $15.96___ Flatiron Classics, ISBN 978-0-9799663-2-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.16___ Guide to the Colorado Mountains, ISBN 0-9671466-0-7 . . . . . . . . $15.16

___ Hiking Colorado’s Roadless Trails, ISBN 978-0-9760525-7-9. . . . . . $10.36___ Morpha: A Rain Forest Story, 0-9671466-8-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11.96___ Peaceful Canyon, Golden River, ISBN 0-9671466-5-8. . . . . . . . . . . $11.96___ Playing for Real, ISBN 978-0-9760525-6-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.56___ Rocks Above the Clouds, ISBN 978-0-9760525-8-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . $11.96___ Rocky Mountain Flora, ISBN 978-0-9760525-4-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18.36___ Roof of the Rockies, ISBN 0-9671466-1-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13.56___ Run the Rockies, ISBN 0-9724413-5-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14.36___ San Juan Mountaineers, ISBN 978-0-9799663-3-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . $185.00___ Southern Rockies Vision, ISBN 0-9724413-6-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.96___ State of the Southern Rockies, ISBN 0-9724413-7-9 . . . . . . . . . . . $15.96___ Stettner Way, ISBN 0-9724413-0-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11.96___ Trad Guide to Joshua Tree, ISBN 0-9724413-9-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17.56___ What’s Up with Altitude, ISBN 0-9724413-8-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.36

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A C O L L E C T O R ’ S E D I T I O N

The San Juan Mountaineers’Climber’s Guide toSouthwestern ColoradoBy Dwight Lavender, Carleton Long and Mel Griffiths

The Colorado Mountain Club Press is pleased toannounce the publication of a limited edition of 200, slip-cased, numbered, sewn-binding replicas of the pioneeringtitle in Colorado mountaineering: The San JuanMountaineers’ Climber’s Guide to Southwestern Colorado.

In 1933 the first climber’s guide to southwestern Colorado wasproduced on a typewriter. The authors assembled the typed pages,added carefully annotated topos with inked-in routes plus 21 pages ofphotos. Once the three books were collated the authors had the bookshand-bound for use by climbers. As climbers used the books, theauthors made corrections and additions in both pencil and ink. TheColorado Mountain Club Press limited edition of this mountaineeringclassic faithfully reproduces the typescript pages with annotations,the color topos with inked-in, and the photographs.

Dwight Lavender, brother of well-known Colorado author DavidLavender, was the driving force and inspiration for this book. Dwight,along with Carlton Long and Mel Griffiths, composed a volume thathas served as reference source for climbers and many subsequentguidebooks including Robert Ormes’ many editions of Guide to theColorado Mountains.

The authors, Lavender, Long and Griffiths were central figures in agroup of climbers loosely associated under the name of the San JuanMountaineers. These climbers explored, named, and even resurveyedmost of the mountains in southwestern Colorado.

Only 200 copies of The San Juan Mountaineers’ Climber’sGuide to Southwestern Colorado have been published inthis limited, replica edition. The book is only availablefrom CMC Press at $185.

Contact CMC Press sales manager, Robin Commons forfurther information at 303-996-2743.

Limited Edition: 320 pages, 6x9, 25 pages of B&W photos, 21 colormaps, hardback with slipcase, numbered 1 through 200, $185.There is no CMC member discount on this Limited Edition.

A sample page and map from the book.

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