"mountains in the distance" Crested Butte Favorite Tip by goingsolo

Fondest memory: It took nearly four hours to reach the summit at just over 12, 000 feet. The first part was a grueling steep uphill with a steep grade that was nearly hand over foot climbing followed by a more moderate, relatively speaking, climb/scramble over a rocky uphill and then more uphill trudging through the snow until we finally reached the tundra. From there we staggered, again uphill, for some length of time before reaching the summit.