+ 1 Good advice. Last year when I climbed it in August it was pretty much dry, but a few years ago when I was up there in August I had to break out the crampons to get across the ice/hard snow on the head wall.bergsteigen wrote:Snow cover will vary by year and season. So far Colorado is getting a lot of snow this year. How hard or slushy the snow is will depend on the recent weather. One August (2008) I was up there, and the snow could be avoided, and was soft. Last July 2010, the snow was hard and very icy, and could not be avoided.
My Advice: Take crampons, decide when you see the snow. Otherwise you may have to turn around! That's a long way to go to turn around. But last July, I saw a guy do just that because he was ill prepared and couldn't safely cross the icy snow.
Castle Peak questions.
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Re: Castle Peak questions.
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- Joe Stettner
"I haven't climbed Everest, skied to the poles, or sailed single-handed around the world. The goals I set out to accomplish aren't easily measured or quantified by world records or "firsts." The reasons I climb, and the climbs I do, are about more than distance or altitude, they are about breaking barriers within myself."
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- Joe Stettner
"I haven't climbed Everest, skied to the poles, or sailed single-handed around the world. The goals I set out to accomplish aren't easily measured or quantified by world records or "firsts." The reasons I climb, and the climbs I do, are about more than distance or altitude, they are about breaking barriers within myself."
- Andy Kirkpatrick
