yatsek - Feb 9, 2009 6:31 pm - Voted 10/10
Misleading Looks?Well, it looks inviting and quite friendly to me, at least from a distance, just like a little bear:-)
SarahThompson - Feb 10, 2009 1:33 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Misleading Looks?Little Bear Peak is known as one of the most dangerous 14ers in Colorado. It has claimed several lives. Its a fantastic peak though and I hope to make a winter ascent before too long.
yatsek - Feb 10, 2009 2:28 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: Misleading Looks?So, if the rock's rather solid and there are no avalanches in sight, what is the usual cause of death then - the weather???
SarahThompson - Feb 10, 2009 4:28 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Misleading Looks?The ridges are fairly solid, but there is plenty of loose rock elsewhere. The easiest (standard) route to the summit is on the other side of the mountain and goes up a steep, nasty gully called the Hourglass that funnels loose rocks from above. Several have died from rock fall there. Last summer I remember a guy got off route in bad weather and died from a fall/rock slide. Also, a brother/sister team was caught in an avalanche last winter and the girl died. I prefer the NW face route which goes up the face seen in the picture - wonderful, steep scrambling but a bit too spicy for some casual peakbaggers.
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