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I'm throwing this out there to see if anybody is interested. Jim mentioned he's available on Wednesdays (I think). However I'm open to doing this whenever before the third week of October. I'd be happy to do it on multiple dates as I really enjoy this hike. Hopefully somebody is up for doing the seven peak out and back The standard loop is fine too but I should forewarn we may have to do some climbing that will make most uneasy to get around the mine if it's in operation.

Hmm, maybe if you did it on 10/18 I'd be able to go...

Mother Lode 2x? Maybe that should be the Grand-mother lode.
I'm interested, though not familiar enough to know how I'd do

Looks to be about 6k+ AEG
It takes more upper body strength than any other hike I've done.

What? You're doing it twice in a day? Or just for your second time this season?

Out-n-back (my spanglish isn't advanced enough), not much more distance. Pete and Ken did it in the dark. Sid did it in 3h 5m, not sure if that included the hike to the peaks. Nevertheless, I figure just under ten hours.

My finger kept twitching on my mouse and finally it clicked

You won't regret it, heck you probably won't even feel it after Thirty Pecos in the Pueblo on the tenth!

joe bartels wrote:Thirty Pecos in the Pueblo

At least there's a trail there

do this on a normal day and i'd be in... wednesday hikes are for slackers

Is this on the trail or create you own trail as you go?

It's offtrail, there are faint routes. If you don't know the routes errors are extremely time consuming. GPS does absolutely no good as the terrain is so jagged. I put the last piece of the puzzle to rest in my mind last outing. This is an extremely difficult hike/scramble but I think you'd tear it up.

In response to sarichter:
I quote the great Fritzski after I told him I had to work on the day he wanted to do Devil's Canyon.

If there's an ounce of man in you you'll show up

Ya just had to throw this one out there didn't ya...

If there's an ounce of man in you you'll show up

Ya gotta love that qoute...you may need to lock this thread or the committed will set a new record or not.

joe bartels wrote:It's offtrail, there are faint routes. If you don't know the routes errors are extremely time consuming. GPS does absolutely no good as the terrain is so jagged. I put the last piece of the puzzle to rest in my mind last outing. This is an extremely difficult hike/scramble but I think you'd tear it up.

In response to sarichter:
I quote the great Fritzski after I told him I had to work on the day he wanted to do Devil's Canyon.

If there's an ounce of man in you you'll show up

see... i have quite more than an ounce... hence why i'm working that day, otherwise i'd test my fear of heights.
plan a trip to do this again on a weekend and i'll be there.

I'll be back. I think I have desert-boonie-itus or a bad case of the Wallys

From a previous Motherlode comment made by our fearless leader.

rlrjamy wrote:I'll be back. I think I have desert-boonie-itus or a bad case of the Wallys

From a previous Motherlode comment made by our fearless leader.

sounds like a personal problem or a highly contagious disease... he may want to go get that checked out at the nearest ER... just a thought.

night route finding is what makes it fun........

Aren't you going to start on Brown's? Then you don't have to do anything with the mine at all.
Have fun!

pfredricks wrote:night route finding is what makes it fun........

Aren't you going to start on Brown's? Then you don't have to do anything with the mine at all.
Have fun!

wait a minute, this is at night?

Pete and Ken did it as a night hike. This one is a day hike starting with Brown's. It's the real 7 Summits Challenge.