February and March 2009These are photos from some trips in February and March 2009, including a climb up the Notch Couloir on Longs Peak with Gordon Laurens; a one-day ski-mountaineering trip up Mt. Alice with Bill Wright; and a skiing trip to Telluride and Silverton with Rick.
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Martin climbing across Broadway - Broadway-5.jpg
Martin climbing across Broadway - Dallas-Divide.jpg
Panoramic view of Mt. Sneffels and the Dallas Divide between Telluride and Ouray (click on the arrows at the bottom of the photo to scroll left or right) - Image-013.jpg
Alex at Arapahoe Basin - Image-019.jpg
The East face of Mt. Alice. We went up the right-hand skyline (the "Hourglass Ridge"). - Image-022.jpg
Gordon Laurens at Chasm View, on the way to climb the Notch Couloir on Longs Peak. - Image-023.jpg
View from Lion Lake, near Mt. Alice - Image-029.jpg
Gordon Laurens crossing a frozen Chasm Lake. Our route took us up Lamb's Slide (snow gully that's hidden from view behind a rock buttress), across Broadway (snow-covered ledge in the upper center) and up into the Notch Couloir (snow-filled gully leading to the notch in the skyline). - Image-034.jpg
Gordon leading up into the Notch Couloir. We were hoping there would be some good ice up here, but all we found was a nasty mix of unconsolidated snow on top of bare rock. - Image-035.jpg
Bill Wright on the summit of Mt. Alice - Image-038.jpg
Bill Wright on the summit of Mt. Alice; Chief's Head, Longs Peak and Mt. Meeker in the background - Image-050.jpg
Rick at Telluride - Image-053.jpg
At the top of Palmyra Peak, Telluride. It's an hour-long hike with 1,500' of elevation gain to get to this point, but the reward is a snow-filled couloir that drops straight from the summit. - Image-062.jpg
Rick at Telluride; Mt. Wilson in the background - Image-068.jpg
Rick at Telluride - Image-074.jpg
Rick at Telluride - Image-089.jpg
Martin and Rick at Silverton - Image-101.jpg
Skiing at Silverton - IMG_1078.jpg
Early in the morning on the way to Mt. Alice. We were expecting a long day – it's a 20-mile round trip and 5,000' of elevation gain from the winter trailhead. - IMG_1096.jpg
The Hourglass Ridge on Mt. Alice. There's a bit of third-class scrambling where the ridge narrows in the center of the photo. - IMG_1126.jpg
Martin approaching the summit of Mt. Alice; McHenry's Peak in the background - Notch_Martin_001.jpg
Martin in the Notch Couloir, with Chasm Lake far below. This is the last photo from this trip. We made up to the Notch, but it was getting late, so we skipped the summit and instead dropped down the other side of the Notch and headed back by way of Clark's Arrow and The Loft. We got back to the car at 8:30pm after a 14-hour day. - Palmyra_Martin.jpg
Martin having made it down safely from the summit of Palmrya Peak, Telluride - step_Across_2.jpg
Martin climbing across Broadway