As in our past Moab outings, we will establish a base in a large, comfortable house in Moab, and from there mountain bike, hike, and scramble in Arches and Canyonlands National Parks and the wild country immediately around Moab like Behind the Rocks. Some of our most rugged adventures took us no more than two miles from home, yet we were deep in the wilderness. A report of the 2010 trip can be found here.
Cerro Pedernal is the square peak that Georgia O' Keefe used in her pictures. The view is amazing with the Jemez in one direction, Abiquiu Lake and the high desert in another. This hike has a short rock scrambling right near the top. If you skip the last scramble it's still a good hike - just not the same view.
Meet at Sullivan Field at 9 am. we'll carpool the hour and 1/2 to Pedernal trailhead. If we have high clearance vehicles the hike can be shortened by 1-2 miles. Round Trip Distance: 8 miles Round Trip Time:6-7 hours
Join us for a hike up the Sandia Mountains via the La Luz trail. We will hike up and take the Tram down. 11 miles, 4,000 ft elevation gain. We will leave Los Alamos at 6:30 am on Saturday November 3rd. Begin hiking about 8:30 am. The trail goes south from the Tram for about 2 miles, then turns up on the main La Luz trail for 7 miles to the summit of the Sandias. Then another 2 miles along the Crest to the Tram. The cost of the Tram is $12 one way. The hike will take about 5 hours, and so we will be back to LA about 5-6 pm.
World champion big mountain steep skier Dean Cummings will be at Pajarito Mountain Lodge, October 28 from 4-6pm. Dean will be sharing his Steep Life Protocols for smart travel in avalanche-prone backcountry terrain. Afterward, Dean will be available for poster signings in an informal meet and greet atmosphere (snacks provided). Learn the methodology and protocols that have been developed by Dean in his 20 years of guiding in Valdez, AK and be inspired by epic first descents.
While the lovely autumn is still upon us, I'd like to do some more exploring in the Abiquiu / Ghost Ranch area. Our objective will be the red rock country of Ghost Ranch, concentrating on the southeasternmost corner of the cliffs and mesas, away from Ghost Ranch headquarters. We will check in at headquarters, then park at the rest area along highway 84 and head into the cliffs for a few hours of free-form exploring. I'll carry a rope to assist any low-angle scrambling that might arise, but we will not be doing any high angle technical stuff.
published by mraltherr1@gmail.com on Tue, 2012-10-02 09:14
Leader:
Michael Altherr
Date:
Sat, 2012-10-06
Difficulty:
Hard
Technicality:
Moderate
Objective Oriented.
Overview: The objective is to complete a circuit that includes the summits of both West (13,500’) and East (12,650’) Spanish Peaks. The difficulty arises in that this circuit is approximately 15 mi in length with 7,000 feet of total vertical gain. We will leave Los Alamos around noon on Saturday Oct. 6 and drive approximately 5 h to Cordova Pass Campground.
2 Week trip to Chiapas Mexico with the Los Alamos Mountaineers.
Dick Opsahl will be the official leader for this Mountaineers trip to Chiapas from Jan 17-31, 2013. I, Sherry Hardage, am organizing it. I lived in San Cristobal de las Casas for 7 months and know the state reasonably well.
