"Bob Crantz" wrote in message
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"Maxprop" wrote in message
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"Bob Crantz" wrote in message
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Everyone asks that question. By standard routes maybe Pyramid,
Wetterhorn,
The Bells, Crestone Needle. I think rotted rock makes it more dangerous
(hence "challenging"), it depends on what one considers a challenge.

The rotten rock of North Maroon Peak will kill you about as quickly as
anything. I took a nasty fall on South Maroon once--had to be evac'd by
the
local Aspen climbing rescue dudes. Three broken bones and a concussion.
I
was even wearing a helmet. They said I was very lucky to be alive.

Max

I fell on South Maroon also. I skidded down an ice field from the summit
towards the east. I went quite a ways but finally arrested. I was really
close to getting killed, another 30 feet was a cliff. Those two peaks kill
people regularly. We had just done the traverse.

Amen!

The Bells look so harmless and relatively easy from the lake, but they are
among the most treacherous peaks in Colorado. Most people would be
well-advised to simply photograph them. I won't attempt to climb either
peak again. However I would like to do Pyramid some day.

Max

"Maxprop" wrote in message
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"Bob Crantz" wrote in message
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"Maxprop" wrote in message
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"Bob Crantz" wrote in message
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Everyone asks that question. By standard routes maybe Pyramid,
Wetterhorn,
The Bells, Crestone Needle. I think rotted rock makes it more
dangerous
(hence "challenging"), it depends on what one considers a challenge.

The rotten rock of North Maroon Peak will kill you about as quickly as
anything. I took a nasty fall on South Maroon once--had to be evac'd
by
the
local Aspen climbing rescue dudes. Three broken bones and a
concussion.
I
was even wearing a helmet. They said I was very lucky to be alive.

Max

I fell on South Maroon also. I skidded down an ice field from the summit
towards the east. I went quite a ways but finally arrested. I was really
close to getting killed, another 30 feet was a cliff. Those two peaks
kill
people regularly. We had just done the traverse.

Amen!

The Bells look so harmless and relatively easy from the lake, but they are
among the most treacherous peaks in Colorado. Most people would be
well-advised to simply photograph them. I won't attempt to climb either
peak again. However I would like to do Pyramid some day.

Max


It's funny as you get a little older you think twice about what you would
jump at when you were younger. I'd climb them again, but only if in top
form.