Climbing El Diente (and etc.)

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Outside Telluride

10:11 AM
Altitude 8,060 ft (2,457 m)
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Outside Telluride

4:48 PM
Altitude 8,725 ft (2,659 m)
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Outside Telluride

5:26 PM
Altitude 8,833 ft (2,692 m)
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A nice house outside Telluride

5:38 PM
Altitude 9,203 ft (2,805 m)
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5:39 PM
Altitude 9,203 ft (2,805 m)
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Climbing El Diente

9:47 AM
Altitude 12,332 ft (3,759 m)
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10:16 AM
Altitude 12,784 ft (3,897 m)
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10:16 AM
Altitude 12,785 ft (3,897 m)
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10:16 AM
Altitude 12,785 ft (3,897 m)
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10:35 AM
Altitude 13,212 ft (4,027 m)
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10:35 AM
Altitude 13,213 ft (4,027 m)
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On top of El Diente!

11:46 AM
Altitude 14,173 ft (4,320 m)
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On top of El Diente!

11:46 AM
Altitude 14,173 ft (4,320 m)
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11:46 AM
Altitude 14,173 ft (4,320 m)
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11:47 AM
Altitude 14,173 ft (4,320 m)
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This rock is smooth on top for some reason.

12:00 PM
Altitude 14,181 ft (4,322 m)
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Wilson Peak (left) and Mount Wilson (right), from El Diente

11:53 AM
Altitude 14,177 ft (4,321 m)
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On top

11:54 AM
Altitude 14,178 ft (4,321 m)
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A long drop. I saw a rock fall from near here to the valley below.

11:55 AM
Altitude 14,178 ft (4,321 m)
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11:56 AM
Altitude 14,179 ft (4,322 m)
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11:56 AM
Altitude 14,179 ft (4,322 m)
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11:58 AM
Altitude 14,180 ft (4,322 m)
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11:59 AM
Altitude 14,180 ft (4,322 m)
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A cart and a shack

11:59 AM
Altitude 14,180 ft (4,322 m)
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This is me in that cart seven years earlier, 2003, climbing Wilson Peak with Mike Green and Paul Armstrong.

5:32 AM
You can see people climbing Wilson Peak, 1.8 miles to the northeast.

11:59 AM
Altitude 14,180 ft (4,322 m)
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The top of Mount Wilson, from El Diente

11:59 AM
Altitude 14,181 ft (4,322 m)
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12:00 PM
Altitude 14,181 ft (4,322 m)
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The ridge to Mount Wilson, about 3/4 mile east

12:01 PM
Altitude 14,182 ft (4,323 m)
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Wilson Peak

12:01 PM
Altitude 14,182 ft (4,323 m)
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This creek makes a few waterfalls

12:01 PM
Altitude 14,182 ft (4,323 m)
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1:29 PM
Altitude 12,603 ft (3,842 m)
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1:33 PM
Altitude 12,577 ft (3,833 m)
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An erratic

1:35 PM
Altitude 12,574 ft (3,833 m)
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An erratic

1:36 PM
Altitude 12,559 ft (3,828 m)
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An erratic

1:36 PM
Altitude 12,555 ft (3,827 m)
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An erratic

1:36 PM
Altitude 12,555 ft (3,827 m)
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1:36 PM
Altitude 12,556 ft (3,827 m)
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The ridge from El Diente to Mount Wilson, a slightly different view

1:37 PM
Altitude 12,557 ft (3,828 m)
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1:37 PM
Altitude 12,557 ft (3,827 m)
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2:16 PM
Altitude 11,484 ft (3,500 m)
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2:18 PM
Altitude 11,482 ft (3,500 m)
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2:25 PM
Altitude 11,386 ft (3,470 m)
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2:25 PM
Altitude 11,383 ft (3,469 m)
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Rocks

2:27 PM
Altitude 11,366 ft (3,464 m)
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Rocks

2:27 PM
Altitude 11,365 ft (3,464 m)
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Rocks

2:27 PM
Altitude 11,363 ft (3,464 m)
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2:28 PM
Altitude 11,356 ft (3,461 m)
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2:30 PM
Altitude 11,350 ft (3,459 m)
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This red dike was cut through below the water fall and comes up on the other side.

2:31 PM
Altitude 11,339 ft (3,456 m)
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This is the dike on the other side.

2:32 PM
Altitude 11,334 ft (3,455 m)
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2:53 PM
Altitude 10,972 ft (3,344 m)
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2:53 PM
Altitude 10,968 ft (3,343 m)
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2:53 PM
Altitude 10,968 ft (3,343 m)
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2:58 PM
2:59 PM
Altitude 10,908 ft (3,325 m)
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3:22 PM
Altitude 10,827 ft (3,300 m)
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3:31 PM
Altitude 10,648 ft (3,245 m)
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3:31 PM
Altitude 10,647 ft (3,245 m)
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3:38 PM
Altitude 10,596 ft (3,230 m)
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3:39 PM
Altitude 10,594 ft (3,229 m)
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3:44 PM
Altitude 10,611 ft (3,234 m)
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3:46 PM
Altitude 10,574 ft (3,223 m)
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3:47 PM
Altitude 10,563 ft (3,220 m)
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3:49 PM
Altitude 10,535 ft (3,211 m)
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4:00 PM
Altitude 10,430 ft (3,179 m)
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4:13 PM
Altitude 10,360 ft (3,158 m)
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Lizard Head

5:29 PM
Altitude 10,021 ft (3,055 m)
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5:32 PM
Altitude 10,234 ft (3,119 m)
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5:32 PM
Altitude 10,234 ft (3,119 m)
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6:31 PM
Altitude 8,945 ft (2,727 m)
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