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Mountains: Dyer Mountain - 13,855 ft. and Gemini Peak - 13,951 ft. Trailhead: Iowa Gulch Date Climbed: December 1, 2012 14ers.com Participants: Ben (BenfromtheEast), Bill (wildlobo71), Dan (dmccool), Darrin (kansas), Dillon (dillonsarnelli), James (Fletch), Nick (mongoose), Ryan (kushrocks) Distance: ~ 5 miles
It's not everyday you get a fine group of gentlemen like this together on the fly. The 8th Rule of Sherman: When you do, you must write a TR (even if it is only Mt. Sherman and you didn't even climb Mt. Sherman). If I told you Rules 1 thru 7, I would be banned from the board. I could tell you Rule 6, but I think Tyler's mom may read this someday.
How the Gathering unfolded...
Take I - Dillon and Jeff will climb Sherman Take II (a few weeks later) - Dillon, Jeff, Darrin, Ryan, James, Bill, Nick, and Ben will climb Sherman Take III (morning of) - same as II, add Dan Take IV - same as III, subtract Jeff Take V (2 minutes after III) - same as IV, subtract Sherman, add Gemini and Dyer
And there you have it, just like that... The Sherman Gathering 2012 (minus the Sherman)
With an approximate start time of 9:30 and the wind swirling, we decided to head for Dyer first. From there we would ride the ridgeline over to Gemini, making Sherman a game time decision from the summit of Gemini.
We were on the summit of Dyer at about 11 AM. Other than the brutal wind, it was a fantastic day in December.
The trek over to Gemini is short, a little more than a half of a mile. We took our time and stayed together for the most part. The wind was still pounding us.
At about noon, an hour after summitting Dyer, we were all on the summit of Gemini.
After some collaboration, frostbite, a breather, and a few pictures, the group consensus was Sherman is BEAT. Most of us headed back the way we came. Ryan and Nick were troopers and completed the Sherman loop.
Good work boys. Thanks for playing.
THE END
DISCLAIMER - Sherman, Gemini and Dyer are not this spectacular. My new camera is superawesome.
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Can't believe the 267 beers I had Friday night prevented me from making this, especially considering it was, uh, my idea. Sorry fellas. Thanks for the report Dilly. I can at least live vicariously through your photos and Dillon-isms.
these are my kind of comments - Thanks crew 12/13/2012 7:42am
Jeff - I took 267 pictures to go with your 267 beers, can we drink 267 beers tomorrow?
D - your TR comment will be on the wall at THE MANHEADED YETI, probably somewhere between ”WWFD” and ”let's crest this b@tch”, look at your XXL comment, 4 new thrift baskets (2 for Sarnelli)- can you get there?
Greg and TallGrass - For what its worth, this past week/weekend the high country finally got some snow.
EatinHardtack - solid day indeed for December!
Darrin - WHATAATATTTHE... a comment?!?! I'm honored cyberbuddy. Who are you? Don't forget your sweater!
Bill - since you are nearing retirement age, maybe you can get more practice in before we head out again? so glad you made it back safe.
Tyler - I'm glad you got to talk to your mom on the phone today. She misses you, but is in good hands. ”Titallating” is how she describes a lot of her favorite activities.
Craig - monster5 and dbaker are pretty upset about the timestamps too, maybe i can return the camera?
Did I mention in the fall of 1987 it was cold and icy on Sneffles...
Thanks for the comments gang. Appreciate it. Hopefully get out there with many of you soon. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Oh it was nice popping my 13er cherry as well. Glad we got that painful process overwith.
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