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Latest [and last] pictures from Pikes Peak (Forestgate Climb, July 30, 2005).
We started at 4am. We hiked about 12.6 miles.
I told Celeste that this picture would be going on the blog, and since I don't like to break my promises...
Barr Camp: Half-way there by 7 am.
Esther and Mrs. J: Above timber line, about 2 miles from the top. Approximately 9:15. It would take us another 1 hour 30 minutes to go the last two miles.
Group at the Summit. The two guys made the ascent in 5 hours flat, and had been waiting 1 hour 40 min till Celeste, the next hiker, arrived to join them. I arrived approx. 6-7 minutes later, after Sarah R. and Esther J. I claimed the distinction of being the first person over 21 to the summit. The next group of hikers arrived an hour later. The last hiker finished at 12:30pm.
Solo Summit
View (Anna took this picture)
Car Ride Down
