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| Peak(s): |
Pikes Peak - 14,109 feet
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| Date Posted: |
10/21/2007 |
| Modified: |
10/23/2007 |
| Date Climbed: |
10/20/2007 |
| Author: |
XFL |
| Pikes Peak, images added |
I hiked Pikes Peak yesterday from Crags TH. I left the
TH at 7:30AM. I followed exactly the trail information
posted at 14ers.com, and it is very accurate.
The wind was blowing really hard from the west. I
kept staying low all the way yet I was blown backward
several times after passing Devil's Playground. It felt
like the wind sucked the oxygen out of my lung. I
made it to the summit at 1:30PM. A slow speed but
I am still happy that I made it under the condition.
The temperature was between 40-60F along the trail.
There were only a few pockets of snow of a few inches
on the ground. In other words, the only challenge was
the wind yesterday.
I started the descend at 2:30PM, with Bob and Ryan
who also started out from Crags TH and made it to the
summit one hour before me. The descend was a lot
easier when gravity helped us to overcome the wind
force. We made it back to the TH at 5:30PM. Tiny
snow flakes were starting to fall from the sky right
after we arrived at the TH.
Bob and Ryan, if you are reading this, please contact
me asap. I've lost all my photos and videos from my
camera!  Or else I would've post some photos with
this report.
Luckily, photos were recovered. Attached below.
Thumbnails for uploaded photos (click to open slideshow):
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