I finally got up into the mountains for a decent climb for the first time this summer. I decided to try the Crags route of Pikes Peak for the first time. I’ve climbed the Peak many times before but always via Barr Trail.
I left the house around 5:15am and got to the trail head around 6:15am. The first part of the trail was pretty uneventful. It got interesting just above treeline where things get pretty damn steep for a bit. This was my first time at altitude this year but I did pretty well. Things then relatively leveled off for the rest of the way until the final pitch which was still pretty covered in snow but I was able to boulder around to avoid most of the snow. There were a few other snow crossings along the way but nothing major. I got to the summit around 9:30am and made it back to the car around 12:30pm. The weather was almost perfect the entire way–just ridiculously windy at the top but that’s normal. Overall, a great day!
