Peak Condition Update | Little Bear Peak

Peak:	Little Bear Peak
Route:	West Ridge and Hourglass
Range:	Sangre de Cristo
Posted By:	SkiAndClimb
Date of Info:	8/18/2014
Date Posted:	8/20/2014

Details
1. The Como Lake Road MUCH more eroded than August 2013. 2. We put an undamaged 50m 9mm green rope in the hourglass. Rebuilt the anchor. The OLD ropes (red+yellow, orange) are hanging off 1 damaged webbing sling. 50m reaches below the neck of the hourglass. Older ropes had many knots in them isolating sheath knicks. 3. Almost no water flowing through the Hourglass (due to stretch of dry weather?). Could stand in it and boots barely got wet. 4. Barney the bear was very active near Como Lake and fearless. He? climbed the tree and started working our horizontal bear line. Bear cannisters were batted around a bit. Hard to decide which "Bear" was most difficult.

Details

1. The Como Lake Road MUCH more eroded than August 2013.
2. We put an undamaged 50m 9mm green rope in the hourglass. Rebuilt the anchor. The OLD ropes (red+yellow, orange) are hanging off 1 damaged webbing sling. 50m reaches below the neck of the hourglass. Older ropes had many knots in them isolating sheath knicks.
3. Almost no water flowing through the Hourglass (due to stretch of dry weather?). Could stand in it and boots barely got wet.
4. Barney the bear was very active near Como Lake and fearless. He? climbed the tree and started working our horizontal bear line. Bear cannisters were batted around a bit. Hard to decide which "Bear" was most difficult.

Comments or Questions

Monster5	hmm 8/22/2014 5:56am I hope you or somebody packed some of the old trash ropes out since yet another rope was left. Avoids dangerous confusion and reduces the overall stuff left on the mountain.
Jtjohnso24	NB! 8/23/2014 3:58am Ha, we called him NB, b/c of the sign that said there was a Nuisance Bear in the area. I really hope they relocate the little guy and don't have to put him down. He seemed pretty chill but was constantly in our camp trying to get into packs and tents that did not have scent in them. Unfortunately, it appears he has had way too many food rewards.

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