6/17/2006: Distance: 18.25 miles Elevation: 7,607'
Time: 14 hours Humboldt Peak: 13290: "Northeast Crestone": "East Crestone":
I had to downclimb "Northeast Crestone" and traverse into the top of the north couloir. This was the crux of the day. I continued up to Red Saddle and scrambled up to "East Crestone". Crestone Peak:
I descended "East Crestone" to Red Saddle and scrambled up to Crestone Peak. It took 7 hours to reach the summit from the TH. I downclimbed Crestone Peak‘s South Couloir and traversed to the base of Crestone Needle and climbed it to the summit. I descended Crestone Needle‘s south ridge and south couloir to Broken Hand Pass and descended to South Colony Lakes. It took 11 hours to reach the lakes from the TH. I continued down the trail to the TH.
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