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Peak:	Mt. Antero (14er)
Route:	West Slopes via Baldwin Gulch
Range:	Sawatch
Posted By:	RWSchaffer
Date of Information:	03/04/2012
Date Posted:	03/05/2012

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Broke trail to the base of the mountain. Below the jeep road junction, this was nothing more than compacting an inch or two of spindrift in an existing trench. Above the jeep road junction, new trench was needed, never exceeding knee deep (there's a lot of new snow just below timberline). From the base of the mountain, climbed snow, talus, and ridge to the summit (the west flank of the mountain is fairly wind-scoured). Snowshoes and ice axe were necessary, with crampons greatly appreciated for the final stretch of ridge before the summit homestretch. Photos (click for slideshow):

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Broke trail to the base of the mountain. Below the jeep road junction, this was nothing more than compacting an inch or two of spindrift in an existing trench. Above the jeep road junction, new trench was needed, never exceeding knee deep (there's a lot of new snow just below timberline). From the base of the mountain, climbed snow, talus, and ridge to the summit (the west flank of the mountain is fairly wind-scoured). Snowshoes and ice axe were necessary, with crampons greatly appreciated for the final stretch of ridge before the summit homestretch.

Photos (click for slideshow):

Comments or Questions (4)

Dancesatmoonrise	Awesome! 2012-03-06 09:09:27 Thanks for the report. We were just talking about this one last night and wondered about the conditions. Thanks so much for posting.
briancolopy	Thank you! 2012-03-09 16:59:11 We are hiking this Sunday so thanks again for the report! It's going to be a great day for a summit.
shotgung	Conditions from Browns Creek 2012-03-15 15:41:53 Thinking about climbing Antero on April 8th. Any ideas of the conditions from Browns Creek or if I will be able to drive in by Brown's Lake? Thanks
RWSchaffer	Browns Creek Conditions Unknown 2012-03-15 16:18:30 Sorry, but I have no idea what conditions are like from Browns Creek. I climbed via Baldwin Gulch. More current conditions for the Baldwin Gulch route can be found in two trip reports that have been posted since I posted my condition report.

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