dhgold wrote:my "ascent" of Bear Mountain was in particularly questionable style. (Since a lot of people have ticked this one, I wonder if there is some sane approach that doesn't involve climbing over an eight foot high gate with a "Beware of dog" sign while said dog, a vigorous looking German Shepard, eyes the climber from the front door step; if so, I might have to go back for the redpoint.)
dhgold wrote:In the spirit of full disclosure, my "ascent" of Bear Mountain was in particularly questionable style. (Since a lot of people have ticked this one, I wonder if there is some sane approach that doesn't involve climbing over an eight foot high gate with a "Beware of dog" sign while said dog, a vigorous looking German Shepard, eyes the climber from the front door step; if so, I might have to go back for the redpoint.)
dhgold wrote:Thanks guys. I finally got around to Sheeprock and finished the county in style with a a taint free ascent of SolArian (http://www.mountainproject.com/v/solarian/106194942). I can't say that I did every JC in perfect style since, to rebut Jeremy, after a formative negative experience peakbagging on private property in Larimer County which resulted in multiple court trips, I am no hardman when it comes to private property . Hence I treated a couple of JeffCo peaks as "sacred summits" (ala Kanchenjunga) where I counted getting reasonably close to the actual summit as a tick. In the spirit of full disclosure, my "ascent" of Bear Mountain was in particularly questionable style. (Since a lot of people have ticked this one, I wonder if there is some sane approach that doesn't involve climbing over an eight foot high gate with a "Beware of dog" sign while said dog, a vigorous looking German Shepard, eyes the climber from the front door step; if so, I might have to go back for the redpoint.)
Jeffco summary IMO:
Pros:
Quick day trip from Boulder/Denver
Several fun and even challenging technical summits (IMO, the highlights of the county)
Almost all summits easily accessible in winter.
Most peaks offer a lot of solitude for being so close to the big city.
Dog friendly. Not that he summitted any of the technical summits, but my guy went on every outing except for Sheeprock.
Cons:
Several problematic private property summits. Even with the sacred summit policy I frequently trespassed and ran by more than one kitchen window.
For what it's worth, I also recently completed all Clear Creek ranked summits. For anyone looking for a clean sweep of an entire county close to Denver, I recommend CC over JeffCo.
-Dave
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