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Humboldt Peak Colorado 14ers 14,064 feet, 4286 meter |
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We crossed the small stream by our camp and headed up the long switchbacks that meandered through the grassy slopes of Humboldt. Starting at 11,600', this was only a 2.8 mile round trip so we expected to be on the summit for a nice view of sun setting. Once on the saddle, an incredibly brazen marmot came right up to Robert asking for a handout. Knowing better, yet we gave him some natural food from the gorp bag. I swear we could have petted him and he would not have minded. Soon another showed up so we left fearing a mob scene. The trail follows the steep ridge to a false summit. At this point it becomes more boulder scrambling than trail following. The true summit was easily visible now and we all made our way across the high summit ridge with the high winds being the only challenge. But after a quick 2 hours, we enjoyed an amazing view of the nearby valley, Crestone Peak and Needle, Blanca Group to the south and more.
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