Wright Peak -Jun 25th 2016

Summer weekends tend to get rather busy, so it was not surprising that I was not able to complete another high peak until more than a month after the seasons opener. I was excited as ever to get back out on the mountain. This time was different than the first as we had a first time vertical hiker, let alone a first time 46’er, so the pacing was slightly different than I am used to but I was excited to get some acclimated to hiking some of the high peaks. As the title suggest I chose a mountain that I thought an experienced high peaks hiker would enjoy while making sure to accommodate a first timer.  

The weather was perfect, slight cloud cover but the temperature was perfect for a day hike. The trail was very well maintained and had little foot traffic that day. I spoke about our pace being slower than what I am used to hiking at and this was due to our first timer having some trouble with some of the more physically demanding portions (steep elevations). At many time he felt he might not be able to finish the climb, we reassured him that he could and made sure to stop to catch his breath and continue the hike. We assured him that the decent is significantly less demanding psychically and just requires more focus, as to avoid twitting your ankle.  

B-47 Bomber Memorial Plaque

B-47 Bomber Memorial Plaque

As we continued to the peak the temperature did drop a bit and it became significantly more windy once we cleared the tree line. The view at the top was wonderful and provided a great sense of accomplishment for both myself and Kelly, but even more so to our first timer as he had overcome his perceived limitations and accomplished his first. Until another one, NEVER STALL!