The Crestone Traverse is one of the Four Great Colorado Traverses (Little Bear to Blanca, Maroon Bells, Crestone Traverse, El Diente to Mt Wilson) according to famous mountaineer Gerry Roach. This route involves lots of route finding, high exposure and class 3, 4 and 5 moves. It’s a scramble I would only recommend for…
Kit Carson & Challenger Point are a pair of 14ers located in the Sangre Cristo range of southern Colorado. It is extremely common for these two mountains to be hiked together because of their proximity and relatively small elevation loss on the ridge line. The standard route up both mountains involves mostly class 2…
Mt Lindsey is a “14er” located in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. The trail to the summit is fairly straightforward until you reach the final ridge. At this point, you need to choose between poor conditions and class 3 hiking (Northwest Gully) or good trail conditions and higher class…
Zapata Falls is a short out and back hike located in Mosca, Colorado. This hike is fantastic year-round and is a super spot for families, beginner hikers and photographers. The hike up to the falls is relatively flat, with packed dirt trail conditions. In winter months, snow will cover the well established trail, but…
