Ascent of Lake Fork Peak on 2008-08-24| Others in Party: | I went with my son Garret Robinson | | Date: | Sunday, August 24, 2008 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Lake Fork Peak | | Location: | USA-New Mexico | | Elevation: | 12881 ft / 3926 m |
Ascent Trip ReportWe started backpacking near the Taos ski area. My son Garret and I hiked 2.6 miles, past Williams Lake. We set up base camp below a beautiful waterfall. The second day we started up the cliff face of Lake Fork Peak. We got about half way up. We felt a little in danger at times, so decided to go back down and around the south side and scramble up. We made it to the top of the beautiful peak. My son and I debated whether to hike Vallecito peak or peak 12,819. We decided to hike Vallecito. The distance was 1.45 as the crow flies, but when we hiked, it took us about 5 hour to get back to the same location. My son was having trouble with his knees. We meet with lots of rain and hail along the hike and were concerned about the lightening on the peaks, but it cleared out well as we went along. Our full hike was 11 hours and 45 minutes and and we hiked about 8.5 miles. We spent the night at our base camp and hiked out the next day.
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| Summary Total Data | | Elevation Gain: | 2620 ft / 799 m | | Route Conditions: | Bushwhack, Scramble, Rock Climb | | Gear Used: | Tent Camp | | Ascent Statistics | | Elevation Gain: | 2620 ft / 799 m | | Route: | Willams Parking to Williams Lake to Lake Peak | | Trailhead: | Williams Lake Parking 10261 ft / 3127 m | | Descent Statistics | Ascent Part of Trip: Williams Lake Base (2 nights total away from roads)
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