Castleabra from Castle?
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Castleabra from Castle?
I read on summitpost that there is an east ridge route on Castleabra that connects to Castle. However, I can't find a route description or any trip reports that mention it. Does anyone have any info on the route? Difficulty? Distance/elevation gain? Maybe some pictures?
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Re: Castleabra from Castle?
Roach's 14er book show a 3rd class connecting ridge route between Castle and Castleabra. Point 13,820 is between them. I haven't done it yet, but if you want to give me your Telluride Phish tickets, I will go hike it and tell you how it went. I will even write up a trip report.
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“Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.”
Re: Castleabra from Castle?
I have a shot of that from Castleabra ... wish I knew how to post it here. 
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Re: Castleabra from Castle?
There are trip reports out there for this traverse, because I know I've seen a description of it, and even a few pictures. I just don't remember where, though I don't think it was here.
You might try searching for the elevation of the peak rather than searching for it as Castleabra.
You might try searching for the elevation of the peak rather than searching for it as Castleabra.
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Okay, I've got globreal helping me re-size it and will post shortly. :D
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Re: Castleabra from Castle?
Presto wrote:Okay, I've got globreal helping me re-size it and will post shortly. :D
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Re: Castleabra from Castle?
Thanks, Presto and Britt. It doesn't look too bad from that shot, but there are areas that are not visible or not crystal clear that could be troublesome.
Presto, since you looked at this ridge, does it seem reasonable to drop from Castle to Castleabra, then return to Castle? Pictures can't tell the whole story, though the map (at the resolution I can get) makes it look ok, too. If it never crossed your mind, no worries.
Presto, since you looked at this ridge, does it seem reasonable to drop from Castle to Castleabra, then return to Castle? Pictures can't tell the whole story, though the map (at the resolution I can get) makes it look ok, too. If it never crossed your mind, no worries.
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Re: Castleabra from Castle?
Yes, thanks Britt! 
del_sur, in the 4 times we've been on Castle, I really can't recall looking that direction (the mind is willing, but the memory is fuzzy). I guess my gaze was always drawn to the bells, et.al. I can tell you that we could see people scurrying like mice up and down the standard ridge on Castle and could see people on the summit of Castle when we were on Castleabra. Just some more info ... this picture was taken on July 4, 2008. Happy trails! :D
del_sur, in the 4 times we've been on Castle, I really can't recall looking that direction (the mind is willing, but the memory is fuzzy).
I guess my gaze was always drawn to the bells, et.al. I can tell you that we could see people scurrying like mice up and down the standard ridge on Castle and could see people on the summit of Castle when we were on Castleabra. Just some more info ... this picture was taken on July 4, 2008. Happy trails! :DAs if none of us have ever come back with a cool, quasi-epic story instead of being victim to tragic rockfall, a fatal stumble, a heart attack, an embolism, a lightning strike, a bear attack, collapsing cornice, some psycho with an axe, a falling tree, carbon monoxide, even falling asleep at the wheel getting to a mountain. If you can't accept the fact that sometimes "s**t happens", then you live with the illusion that your epic genius and profound wilderness intelligence has put you in total and complete control of yourself, your partners, and the mountain. How mystified you'll be when "s**t happens" to you! - FM
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Re: Castleabra from Castle?
Okay, I was wrong, that TR about it was from this site:
http://www.14ers.com/php14ers/tripreport.php?trip=3587" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.14ers.com/php14ers/tripreport.php?trip=3587" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
But for now we are young, let us lay in the sun and count every beautiful thing we can see.
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Re: Castleabra from Castle?
Thanks for the great info and photos all. It looks pretty doable and like less effort and more scrambling than the other routes to Castleabra. I may be ticking this one off the list soon.
Pkelley, fat chance of that happening but if you can make it to t-ride you stand a better chance of hearing the shows than from anywhere else. Maybe you should consider joining me for Wilson-El Diente the weekend before? That was how I was going to justify the trip down there before I worked out getting my tickets.
Pkelley, fat chance of that happening but if you can make it to t-ride you stand a better chance of hearing the shows than from anywhere else. Maybe you should consider joining me for Wilson-El Diente the weekend before? That was how I was going to justify the trip down there before I worked out getting my tickets.
Oh mama ain't it good to be alive
On your mountaintop and feeling high
-Railroad Earth
On your mountaintop and feeling high
-Railroad Earth
