On to the Sawatch!

Heading up Crestone Peak - this isn't a trail hike...

Homie has been getting some great help lately, starting with Lindsey (Dwight), then Pikes (Jeff), Decalibron (Dave), and Quandary and Sherman (Wes). We need more help as well and I should also be clear that you should be pretty fast. I guess that might be obvious, but you'd think Homie would slow down to a pedestrian rate, but as Dave found out (being dropped in about 5 minutes and not making any summits with Homie), that is not the case. Dave still helped with companionship at the start/finish and by bringing a Chick-a-Filet sandwich.

Homie did Decalibron in 4h15m! That's with the lower start, of course. He is hiking strong. Tim Enwall, the founder of Tendril, where Homie works, drove up to the Quandary trailhead with the sole reason to deliver tighter compression socks/calf sleeves to Homie! That was it. He contacted me and asked how he could help. Lots of people say stuff like that. Tim put his money where his mouth was. He stepped up, spending the night driving through the mountains for Homie.

Tim also reported great news: "Foot pain all gone".  Tim reported that Homie was very alert, very "John-like." I have no idea what that last comment means. Who is this "John" that you speak of? I assume he meant that Homie was very much himself.

His biggest problem now is shin splints, but he has the better compression socks now and he's icing and taping his shins.

Mark Oveson took great photos in the Crestones and they are here.

Homie is headed to Antero next and would love more companionship for the long, off-trail Sawatch peaks. He needs people today, tonight, tomorrow. Contact me if you can do this.