Gran Cir and Small Cir Via Feratta are a pair of mountains located in the Dolomites of Northern Italy. These two mountains make for a perfect intro to via ferrata with stunning views of Val Badia and Val Gardena. The Gran Cir is a higher mountain but much easier Via Ferrata and in some…
Colorado Trail Segment 24 starts at Stony Pass and ends at Molas Pass working through the most remote portions of the Colorado Trail. The 20 mile segment has a lot of elevation gain with 3,400ft but even more descending (5,100ft). With the tough hiking comes, in my opinion, the best views on the entire…
Colorado Trail Segment 23 starts at the Carson Saddle and ends at Stony Pass in the San Juan Mountains of Southern Colorado. This segment is 15.9 miles long with 3500ft of elevation gain. This segment is unique because almost the entire hike is above 12,000ft and exposed to the elements. With a lack of…
Colorado Trail Segment 22 starts at Spring Creek Pass and ends at the Carson Saddle spanning over 17 miles of trail. This segment has 3800ft of elevation gain and is usually combined with other segments of the CT. Segment 22 also has the distinction of reaching the high point of the Colorado Trail at…
Huron Peak North Ridge is a great alternative route to the standard northwest slopes trail. This line up the popular 14er allows hikers to have the ability to have less crowds, create a loop and best of all – summit three other mountains along the way: Middle Mountain, Pt 13,462 and Browns Peak. Although…
Fools Peak North Ridge is a classic ridge scramble located outside of Eagle, Colorado in the Holy Cross Wilderness. This 12,953ft mountain sees relatively low traffic but has excellent Class 3 and Class 4 scrambling. The hike follows an established trail to Lake Charles but then requires lots of trail finding to gain the…