Alpine Happiness

[GrantK]

long ridge scrambles are one of my favorite things, I fall on the other side of the spectrum though, the more exposure the better, hard to convey in a photo just how far off the deck this is...

 

[Irrelevant]

long ridge scrambles are one of my favorite things, I fall on the other side of the spectrum though, the more exposure the better, hard to convey in a photo just how far off the deck this is...

... far enough that I'm glad it can't convey it is the correct answer.

 

[Hem]

Last year a bust for alpine....first time in my adult life. Slow start this year, distracted by all the other things. Good test of legs and lungs today. Nice to be out, though our female wire-hair was bananas, intent upon getting lost.

 

[MTLabrador]

Beartooth sunsets are tough to beat. Saw goats, elk, and a bobcat.

 

[BirdManMike]

Been getting out a bit. Like Hem‘s, my summer was a total bust last year.

Couple low(er) elevation ones with Greta Grouse past couple weeks then up over 10k today.

 

[elkduds]

Been getting out a bit. Like Hem‘s, my summer was a total bust last year.

Couple low(er) elevation ones with Greta Grouse past couple weeks then up over 10k today.

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Try and have a bad day w a Vizsla by your side.

 

[BoulderBulls]

Mummy mountain RMNP

 

[Hunter4Life78]

I was gonna climb a mountain and take some pics and post them on HuntTalk but the mountain was too high doodoodoo.
Couldn't resist.
Seriously though love the content on this thread. It's beautiful

 

[BZNHNTR]

Beartooth sunsets are tough to beat. Saw goats, elk, and a bobcat.

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Did you get to enjoy 4th of July’s morning celebration?

 

[MTLabrador]

Did you get to enjoy 4th of July’s morning celebration?
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Unfortunately no, I was working all day and getting soaked in the rain.

 

[Hem]

Did you get to enjoy 4th of July’s morning celebration?
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I'm liking this cooler summer. Reminds me of a good run of summers in the 90's, snow in early July and snow on labor day.

 

[Southern Elk]

I'm liking this cooler summer. Reminds me of a good run of summers in the 90's, snow in early July and snow on labor day.

Looks like the fun is over starting next week.

 

[GrantK]

This place is still buried in snow right now but it will be time soon...

 

[tormenter]

Great stuff here, getting ready to start my sheep scouting in Northern CO - I know it's a little bit early, but the we have had warm windy afternoons and started to have some rain showers so the snow is down to just banks. Hard to believe so much snow disappeared in the last month after an amazing amount of snow and continued below average temps so far. Great motivation seeing this pictures!!

 

[FREAK]

Circa 2010 my buddy and I did the compete exum ridge Grand Teton, a little more ambitious back then. Haven’t looked these over in a long time.

 

[FREAK]

Bagged granite that summer too. Wasn’t much of hunter back then but wouldn’t mind getting back there looking for some sheep one of these falls. Elk are still too much fun right now.

 

[Hem]

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Bagged granite that summer too. Wasn’t much of hunter back then but wouldn’t mind getting back there looking for some sheep one of these falls. Elk are still too much fun right now.

We made it to within 150' one year. Had no concern about going up the final bit, but wasn't comfortable coming down without a rope. Maybe I'll go back sometime from a better approach, but the # of people up there was too much for me. Rather like my solitude.

 

[FREAK]

We made it to within 150' one year. Had no concern about going up the final bit, but wasn't comfortable coming down without a rope. Maybe I'll go back sometime from a better approach, but the # of people up there was too much for me. Rather like my solitude.

Yeah the crowds weren’t bad when we did it in 2010 but I’d image the scene has changed quite a bit since then. And yeah, I wouldn’t do it without a rope. The ice bridge was what got me and if I remember right there were a few other sections it was nice to have the rope.

 

[BirdManMike]

Couldn’t make it to the golden trout lake. The already-treacherous descent in NE-facing cirque still had ton of snow 300’ down from the saddle - couldn’t get around and didn’t feel good about crossing, never mind trying to come back up.

Usually fish this one in August. The fish are always so dour in August, and I was hoping to find active, cruising fish to sight fish rather than the usually bobber-watching or leech-stripping.

Turned round and fished consolation lake in way back. Fishing was stupid - fish on every couple casts. Lost a nice one that refused 4 flies before taking the 5th, rest of them dinks like the one pictured.

 

[TheJason]

Couldn’t make it to the golden trout lake. The already-treacherous descent in NE-facing cirque still had ton of snow 300’ down from the saddle - couldn’t get around and didn’t feel good about crossing, never mind trying to come back up.

Usually fish this one in August. The fish are always so dour in August, and I was hoping to find active, cruising fish to sight fish rather than the usually bobber-watching or leech-stripping.

Turned round and fished consolation lake in way back. Fishing was stupid - fish on every couple casts. Lost a nice one that refused 4 flies before taking the 5th, rest of them dinks like the one pictured.

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No crampons?