From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down the same.
Started at 6:35 am. Cold morning, around 0°F. Snow was pretty well packed, but not perfect yet. Probably slowed me down some on the ascent, but I also didn't work very hard.
Started down and ran into Bill just below the final switchback. Turned to head back to the top with him, but he was planning to descend Ranger/Gregory, and I wanted to pack things out on Greenman/Saddle Rock, so I turned down before reaching the summit again. So, my 21:15 descent included maybe a minute of that. Ran parts of the descent hard, some easy. Another day or so and the trails should be set up perfectly for a fast descent.
Broke out the new Microspikes today.
0:00 - Gregory TH
10:25 - Amph/Saddle Rock
29:01 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
52:57 - Green summit
56:14 - started down
1:17:28 - Gregory TH
Crosslite2.0
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
Green
From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down the same.
Started at 6:35 am. Single digits. Maybe 3-4 inches of snow from late yesterday. Took it easy up and down.
0:00 - Gregory TH
10:41 - Amph/Saddle Rock
30:39 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
56:26 - Green summit
57:24 - started down
1:22:54 - Gregory TH
Crosslite2.0
Started at 6:35 am. Single digits. Maybe 3-4 inches of snow from late yesterday. Took it easy up and down.
0:00 - Gregory TH
10:41 - Amph/Saddle Rock
30:39 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
56:26 - Green summit
57:24 - started down
1:22:54 - Gregory TH
Crosslite2.0
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Green (descent PR)
From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down the same.
Started at 11:46 am. Hardrock lottery was in progress. Worked pretty hard on the ascent, dreaming of the San Juans. Snow conditions were good for the most part but did slow me down a bit on the upper part of the mountain. Started down and immediately knew I was going to be pushing hard all the way down. Conditions were superb for descending fast, just a bit slow from Greenman Spring back to Saddle Rock. 18:05 descent is a PR. Previous PR, in dry conditions, was 18:21 on 7/5/2011.
Euphoric from the descent, I checked Hardrock's Twitter stream and had my hopes dashed.
0:00 - Gregory TH
8:33 - Amph/Saddle Rock
24:25 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
46:06 - Green summit
49:13 - started down
1:07:18 - Gregory TH
Crosslite2.0
Started at 11:46 am. Hardrock lottery was in progress. Worked pretty hard on the ascent, dreaming of the San Juans. Snow conditions were good for the most part but did slow me down a bit on the upper part of the mountain. Started down and immediately knew I was going to be pushing hard all the way down. Conditions were superb for descending fast, just a bit slow from Greenman Spring back to Saddle Rock. 18:05 descent is a PR. Previous PR, in dry conditions, was 18:21 on 7/5/2011.
Euphoric from the descent, I checked Hardrock's Twitter stream and had my hopes dashed.
0:00 - Gregory TH
8:33 - Amph/Saddle Rock
24:25 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
46:06 - Green summit
49:13 - started down
1:07:18 - Gregory TH
Crosslite2.0
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Green
From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down West Ridge, Ranger, Gregory.
Started at 8:13 am. With Bill W. Broke trail through deep snow on the ascent. Scott J, Jenny U, and Peter ? topped out via Gregory/Ranger/West Ridge just after us, so we headed down in the track they'd broken.
0:00 - Gregory TH
34:24 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
1:04:10 - Green summit
1:43:58 - Gregory TH
Crosslite2.0
Started at 8:13 am. With Bill W. Broke trail through deep snow on the ascent. Scott J, Jenny U, and Peter ? topped out via Gregory/Ranger/West Ridge just after us, so we headed down in the track they'd broken.
0:00 - Gregory TH
34:24 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
1:04:10 - Green summit
1:43:58 - Gregory TH
Crosslite2.0
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Green
From Gregory TH, Amph, First Access, NE Ridge, Greenman, Green; down West Ridge, Ranger, Gregory.
Started at 6:41 am. With Bill W, Tony K, Scott J. Got the first significant snowfall in some time overnight. Had to park in the dirt pullout along Baseline since the Gregory gate was closed. A bit after I pulled in, I saw Tony and Scott cruise by on the road. I figured they'd just head on up. When Bill arrived, we jogged up the road to the trailhead to find they had waited quite a while and were just starting up.
Tony led the way up Amph, then his shortcut of Saddle Rock, then up the First Access to the NE Ridge, and Greenman to the top. I stopped to put on Microspikes on the 1st Access as I was slipping around quite a bit.
Running down Ranger was a blast in the fresh snow. The ice on the top switchback was now hidden, so that section was a bit "fun". Had to adjust my Microspikes several times on the run down as they kept twisting off the front of my shoes.
0:00 - Gregory TH
9:13 - Amph/Saddle Rock
39:29 - NE Ridge/Greenman
51:58 - Green summit
54:06 - started down
1:23:10 - Gregory TH
Crosslite2.0
Started at 6:41 am. With Bill W, Tony K, Scott J. Got the first significant snowfall in some time overnight. Had to park in the dirt pullout along Baseline since the Gregory gate was closed. A bit after I pulled in, I saw Tony and Scott cruise by on the road. I figured they'd just head on up. When Bill arrived, we jogged up the road to the trailhead to find they had waited quite a while and were just starting up.
Tony led the way up Amph, then his shortcut of Saddle Rock, then up the First Access to the NE Ridge, and Greenman to the top. I stopped to put on Microspikes on the 1st Access as I was slipping around quite a bit.
Running down Ranger was a blast in the fresh snow. The ice on the top switchback was now hidden, so that section was a bit "fun". Had to adjust my Microspikes several times on the run down as they kept twisting off the front of my shoes.
0:00 - Gregory TH
9:13 - Amph/Saddle Rock
39:29 - NE Ridge/Greenman
51:58 - Green summit
54:06 - started down
1:23:10 - Gregory TH
Crosslite2.0
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Green
From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down Greenman, NE Ridge, Saddle Rock, Amph.
Started at 6:48 am. Warm morning (low 50s). Used the Microspikes from the log steps to the top and back. Had to be really cautious even with them. Glad I carried them.
0:00 - Gregory TH
9:06 - Amph/Saddle Rock
24:36 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
43:54 - Green summit
47:44 - started down
1:09:06 - Gregory TH
Crosslite2.0
Started at 6:48 am. Warm morning (low 50s). Used the Microspikes from the log steps to the top and back. Had to be really cautious even with them. Glad I carried them.
0:00 - Gregory TH
9:06 - Amph/Saddle Rock
24:36 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
43:54 - Green summit
47:44 - started down
1:09:06 - Gregory TH
Crosslite2.0
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Green
From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock shortcut, 1st Access, NE Ridge, Greenman, Green; down ?.
Started at 3:47 pm. With Jeff V, George Z, Tony K. Took a shortcut on Saddle Rock to try to go directly to the Saddle Rock/1st Access junction, but George and I lost sight of Tony and Jeff and got lost a bit, going too high, too far left.
0:00 - Gregory TH
7:58 - Amph/Saddle Rock
33:33 - NE Ridge/Greenman
41:39 - Green summit
47:16 - started down
1:17:24 - Gregory TH
Shoes?
Started at 3:47 pm. With Jeff V, George Z, Tony K. Took a shortcut on Saddle Rock to try to go directly to the Saddle Rock/1st Access junction, but George and I lost sight of Tony and Jeff and got lost a bit, going too high, too far left.
0:00 - Gregory TH
7:58 - Amph/Saddle Rock
33:33 - NE Ridge/Greenman
41:39 - Green summit
47:16 - started down
1:17:24 - Gregory TH
Shoes?
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