Hiking Mount Elbert

Straight Up

We hiked up the South Mount Elbert Trail to the summit. Along the way we encountered blazing heat and a white-out that spit snow and grapple at us. Going to the summit took us 4.5 hours, coming back down took 1.5 hours. And it was 4,000 vertical feet of climbing. The view from Colorado's highest peak (at 14,433 feet) however is simply stunning.

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Mt Elbert 2001: Aspens	Mt Elbert 2001: Aspens and the Trail	Mt Elbert 2001: Chuck Playing Baseball	Mt Elbert 2001: Curtis
Mt Elbert 2001: Curtis at the Summit	Mt Elbert 2001: Down to the Car	Mt Elbert 2001: Group	Mt Elbert 2001: John
Mt Elbert 2001: John and Julie	Mt Elbert 2001: John, Chuck, Julie	Mt Elbert 2001: Julie in the Snow	Mt Elbert 2001: Layer Break
Mt Elbert 2001: Leadville	Mt Elbert 2001: Leadville Panoramic	Mt Elbert 2001: Mount Massive Panoramic	Mt Elbert 2001: Nathan
Mt Elbert 2001: Nathan 02	Mt Elbert 2001: Nathan Playing Baseball	Mt Elbert 2001: Summit Panoramic	Mt Elbert 2001: Summit Panoramic North
Mt Elbert 2001: Summit Panoramic South	Mt Elbert 2001: Summit Team	Mt Elbert 2001: Twin Lakes	Mt Elbert 2001: Twin Lakes 02
Mt Elbert 2001: Twin Lakes 03