Ascent of Windom Peak on 2011-07-23

Climber: Derek Loranger

Others in Party:	The PD
Date:	Saturday, July 23, 2011
Ascent Type:	Successful Summit Attained
Peak:	Windom Peak
Location:	USA-Colorado
Elevation:	14087 ft / 4293 m
Ascent Trip Report The plan was this: Take the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railway north halfway to Needleton, get off and hike up to Chicago Basin. Establish a base camp and spend two full days up there doing whatever we wanted. Hike back down to Needleton to take the train north to Silverton. Have a quick bite and take the bus back down to Durango, where we would stash a duffel bag for showering and changing into clean clothes after our hike. We would take the shuttle back to the airport, catch a flight to Denver and then a plane home to San Diego. It was a good plan. Read my trip report at 100 Peaks.

Summary Total Data
Elevation Gain:	2919 ft / 889 m
Distance:	5.2 mi / 8.3 km
Route:	Windom Peak Trail
Trailhead:	Camp at the Chicago Basin  11168 ft / 3404 m
Route Conditions:	Maintained Trail, Unmaintained Trail, Open Country, Stream Ford, Snow on Ground, Scramble, Exposed Scramble
Gear Used:	Ski Poles
Weather:	Cool, Breezy, Partly Cloudy

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