Mount Bierstadt
and the Sawtooth Ridge
Georgetown, Colorado
Front Range
Elevation: 14,060' (Bierstadt summit)
Date: August 25, 2003 (Monday)
Climbers: Randy and Jerry (Isbell brothers)
Goal: Summit Mt. Bierstadt (and Mt. Evans) in one day.
Route: West Slope route to Bierstadt summit, across the Sawtooth Ridge, then to Evans summit.
Distance: 8 miles (round trip from trailhead)
Elevation gain: 2,770 feet (Bierstadt was the only summit reached)
  Start time from trailhead: 6:45 AM
  Bierstadt summit reached: 9:55 AM
  Started Sawtooth Ridge: 10:10 AM
  Finished Sawtooth Ridge: 12:35 PM
  Mt. Evans aborted due to thunder storm: 1:00 PM
  Back to trailhead: 3:30 PM
  Total time: 8 hours, 45 minutes
Summit Success: This peak is officially bagged!

 

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