14ers.com • Peak Condition Update

Peak:	Unnamed 13317 (13er)
Route:	From Point 13,626 (Cottonwood Lake Campground)
Range:	Sawatch
Posted By:	supranihilest
Date of Info:	05/23/2020
Date Posted:	05/24/2020

Details
Basically dry the entire way. Plenty of Class 2 talus. There's numerous roller bumps en route that seem to take forever. My friends went up the ridge to avoid snow and I went directly up the east face. Both are viable. You can avoid most/all snow on both. The face is very steep and looks looser than it actually is; still, the ridge is probably easier. We went over to Point 13,078 so I can't say what the descents/ascents into Hope Gulch or Weldon Gulch are like.

Details

Basically dry the entire way. Plenty of Class 2 talus. There's numerous roller bumps en route that seem to take forever. My friends went up the ridge to avoid snow and I went directly up the east face. Both are viable. You can avoid most/all snow on both. The face is very steep and looks looser than it actually is; still, the ridge is probably easier. We went over to Point 13,078 so I can't say what the descents/ascents into Hope Gulch or Weldon Gulch are like.

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