forty three

Snowmass Mountain

This is one of the most beautiful and most difficult hikes I've done.  The backpack trail in was 8.5 miles, but the view of Snowmass lake was well worth the trek.  From the lake, you can see the rest of the 8 hour climb to the summit; up through the boulder field in the center, then to the right through the basin, up some terrifying loose rock and scree, through the notch, across the ridge, and the summit is actually the bump in the top right of this picture.  The climb was long and steep with some frightening exposure, but the view from the summit, of course, was spectacular. 43/60 = 72% to completion.