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- Statistics:
- Date Hiked: March 3, 2009
- Miles Hiked: 3.0
- Elevation Gain: 1,100'
- Hiking Partner(s):
Brandon, Brett, Dennis, Jeff, Nathan, and
Steph
- Description:
- After hiking Liberty Cap a couple of times the previous week, I
convinced the rest of my co-workers to check it out. This would
actually be the first time that Brandon or Nathan ever hiked in their
lives. I think that everyone had a good time for the most part,
although there were a few comments about the steepness and difficulty.
We made the summit plateau above Ute Canyon in just under an hour and
then proceeded to scramble to the actual summit of Liberty Cap. To
get to the summit, there is actually a couple of awkward slabby moves
required and then a bolted ladder leads to the top. Getting back
across a fairly wide crack on the return is actually the crux of the hike.
Since I had already done it, I went across and then spotted others as we
worked our way back to the standard trail.
- Maps:
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map of the area where this hike is located.
- Photographs:
- Brandon and Nathan early in the hike.
- Brett, Steph, Dennis, Nathan, and Brandon,
working there way up the trail.
- I scrambled across a small valley to take a few photos of everyone
hiking up towards the cliff bands.
- Nathan, Steph, Brett, and Dennis and the
trail junction with the Corkscrew Trail.
- Scenery Photo
- Brandon, Nathan, Dennis, Steph, and Brett
scrambling up a short switchback that looks like it was carved out
of the rock.
- Jeff hiking the Liberty Cap trail with
Grand Junction (CO) in the background.
- Jeff, Dennis, Brett, James, Nathan, and
Brendon.
- Liberty Cap (1)
- Liberty Cap (2)
- My summit photo.
- Everyone else's summit photo. (1)
- Everyone else's summit photo. (2)
- Heading back down to the trailhead.
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