The Ridge Behind the Goldmine, or Unnamed 13,772.

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The Jeep at the end of Peekaboo Gulch Road
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A deer at the campfire.

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Mike Green and South Fork Lake Creek

Altitude 11,754 ft (3,583 m)
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Altitude 12,020 ft (3,664 m)
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Middle Mountain is on the right

Altitude 12,033 ft (3,668 m)
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Red Mountain in the distance. We followed this ridge and climbed up the peak you can see here.

Altitude 12,668 ft (3,861 m)
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We followed this ridge and climbed up the peak you can see here.

Altitude 12,668 ft (3,861 m)
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Red Mountain

Altitude 12,668 ft (3,861 m)
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Peekaboo Gulch, Middle Mountain on the left.

Altitude 12,719 ft (3,877 m)
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Mike Green playing Peekaboo above Peekaboo

Altitude 12,831 ft (3,911 m)
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Altitude 12,965 ft (3,952 m)
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Altitude 13,640 ft (4,158 m)
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Throught this crack, across the knife-edge, through the next crack, and out the tunnel through the hole.

Altitude 13,716 ft (4,181 m)
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Altitude 13,716 ft (4,181 m)
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Up through the opening above.

Altitude 13,717 ft (4,181 m)
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Bob, lost as usual

Altitude 13,711 ft (4,179 m)
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Finally on Top!

Altitude 13,742 ft (4,189 m)
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Sort of on top. There were a couple more "tops" that I didn't make it to.

Altitude 13,766 ft (4,196 m)
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Mike G. had the good sense to wait down there.

Altitude 13,732 ft (4,186 m)
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The way down.

Altitude 13,712 ft (4,180 m)
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Back through the crack.

Altitude 13,713 ft (4,180 m)
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Through the crack...

Altitude 13,713 ft (4,180 m)
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There was a steep dropoff on both sides between the two cracks. Also, there was some air underneath the rocks I was walking on.

Altitude 13,714 ft (4,180 m)
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Those pinnacles are the ones I wimped out on.

Altitude 13,362 ft (4,073 m)
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Those pinnacles are the ones I wimped out on.

Altitude 13,362 ft (4,073 m)
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Henschel Lake, Lake Melinda, and Tapp's Shelf.

Altitude 13,331 ft (4,063 m)
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Altitude 12,585 ft (3,836 m)
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Before
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Professional Roofer
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After!