A few weeks back I drove down to the Creede area for two days of solo peakbagging. The objective this time around was to nab the rest of the 13ers neighboring Rio Grande Pyramid as well as Chief Mountain to the east, all of which are accessible from the same trailhead on the east end of Rio Grande Reservoir. The pair of days went swimmingly, and I was happy to finally revisit this beautiful and remote corner of the Weminuche. Keep reading…
Joel, a friend I met through another friend, was visiting his parents in CO from his home in Switzerland, and wanted to chip away at the centennials during his stay. I convinced him to accompany me to get not only Rio Grande Pyramid, but also its less lofty neighbors outside of the top 100 or even 200 or 300, for that matter. Read more…
Dillon and I loaded into his Jeep and made our way south after work on Thursday evening, intent on hiking Gladstone Peak on Friday followed by Rio Grande Pyramid on Saturday (both Centennial 13ers). Anyone who knows the San Juans decently well will probably quickly realize that these two peaks aren’t exactly close to each other; not in a straight line but especially not with regard to drive time between trailheads. Continue reading…