Mt. Elbert Climb (14,433 ft)
Morning sunlight on Elbert
One of the three Clark's Nutcrackers that were stalking us...
Our first view of a false summit of Elbert, around 11,500 ft
Ptarmigans along the trail
Looking across at the back of Mt. Massive (14,421 ft)
Looking up at the false summit at about 13,300 ft
Glancing to the north at Massive and isolated snow showers
Slogging through lots of snow to another false summit
The real summit FINALLY visible
Our new friend Stacia rejoicing a little too prematurely
One last push to the true summit
Jenni with the summit in the background
Stacia, summit in background
Jenni and Stacia on the summit
The obligatory summit group shot (I'm the goofy looking one)
Summit Panorama
Brian, Jenni, Lonny, and Stacia snacking on the summit
A spectacular view off to the west of the summit
An absolutely phenomenal shot of me
Lonny, summit in background
The city of Leadville
Heavy snow falling below treeline (11,000 ft)
Our last glimpse of Elbert, enveloped in snow