Silex & The Guardian
Date: 9/4/2020
Partner: Solo
Trailhead: Stormy Gulch Camp
Summits:
* Silex - Class 2+
* The Guardian - Class 2+
Distance: 7.8m
Elevation Gain: 3550ft
Duration: 6hrs
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7.8m - 3550ft - 6hrs from Stormy Gulch Camp
The Guardian and Silex on the hike in from Hunchback Pass
Kristi climbing on brutally loose scree above Silex Lake
Storm King and Silex Lake from Silex Pass
Some fun class 3 scrambling (optional)
Looking over to The Guardian while hiking Silex
Some more optional scrambling closer to the summit
Storm King from Silex's summit
The Guardian from Silex's summit
Looking SW to Sunlight, Jagged and friends
Traversing below The Guardian's NW ridge
some class 3 if you want it
Looking north from the Guardian's summit. We would climb most of these peaks on this trip.
Can't get enough of Jagged views
So nice
Summit selfie on The Guardian
Looking to Peak Nine and the Silex saddle from the Guardian Saddle. I decided to skip this section and descend east back to camp.
Tough light but a view back to the Silex-Guardian saddle on the down climb
The Guardian and some of the terrain I down climbed
Another look back to the down climb from the Guardian saddle