{"id":1004,"date":"2011-10-25T21:45:25","date_gmt":"2011-10-26T03:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/?p=1004"},"modified":"2025-06-23T11:00:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T17:00:17","slug":"mount-alice-tanima-peak-traverse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/mount-alice-tanima-peak-traverse\/","title":{"rendered":"Mount Alice &#8211; Tanima Peak Traverse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1034\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/images\/alice-360.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1034\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1034 lazyload\" title=\"alice-360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/alice-3601.jpg\" width=\"595\" height=\"54\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/alice-3601.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/alice-3601-300x27.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 595px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 595\/54;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1034\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Alice 360 degree view. Click for larger image.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Download the free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/adventures\/colorado-hikes-scrambles\/mount-alice-tanima-peak-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mount Alice &amp; Tanima Peak guide<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Though it was getting late in the season, my buddy Kyle was on a mission: to climb 13,310 ft. Mount Alice in Rocky Mountain National Park. He had been thwarted on two previous attempts due to such unforeseen circumstances as climbing the wrong peak (neighboring Chiefs Head, oops!) Alice is a long day so we decided, what the heck let&#8217;s make it longer by tacking on 12,420 ft. Tanima Peak and making a humungo 17.2-mile loop via Boulder Grand Pass. We recruited Belgian strong man\/beer expert Bart and set off on October 23, 2011, on a picture-perfect autumn Colorado day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1027\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/mount-alice-tanima-peak-traverse\/alice-tanima\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1027\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1027\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1027 lazyload\" title=\"Alice-Tanima\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Alice-Tanima.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Alice Tanima Peak traverse map.\" width=\"595\" height=\"461\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Alice-Tanima.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Alice-Tanima-300x232.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 595px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 595\/461;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1027\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A look at the 17.2-mile round-trip adventure to Mount Alice and Tanima Peak via Lion Lakes and returning by Boulder Grand Pass and Thunder Lake.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The above map shows our route, and here&#8217;s the elevation profile.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1029\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1029\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1029 lazyload\" title=\"alice-elev-profile\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/alice-elev-profile.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Alice Tanima Peak traverse elevation profile.\" width=\"595\" height=\"116\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/alice-elev-profile.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/alice-elev-profile-300x58.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 595px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 595\/116;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1029\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 5,000 ft. plus elevation day is good for the legs and the lungs!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The approaches to Mount Alice are long but quite fast. The 5.7-mile trail to the start of the Lion Lakes can be reached in about 2.5 hours at a strong pace. Navigating through the lakes is relatively easy, and the scenery in Wild Basin is flat out amazing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1008\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/mount-alice-tanima-peak-traverse\/img_5798\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1008\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1008\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1008 lazyload\" title=\"IMG_5798\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5798.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Alice from Lion Lakes in Wild Basin, Rocky Mountain National Park\" width=\"595\" height=\"446\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5798.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5798-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 595px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 595\/446;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bart gets his first glance at Mount Alice&#8217;s sort of famous east face, known by some as the &#8220;Mini-Diamond&#8221; in homage to the Diamond on nearby Longs Peak. Some prefer to call it the cubic zirconium.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1009\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/mount-alice-tanima-peak-traverse\/img_5805\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1009\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1009\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1009 lazyload\" title=\"IMG_5805\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5805.jpg\" alt=\"Snowbank Lake below Mount Alice, Wild Basin. \" width=\"595\" height=\"446\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5805.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5805-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 595px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 595\/446;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The boys grab a bite at Snowbank Lake just below Hourglass Ridge.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Since we were doing a lollipop loop, the best way to get up Mount Alice is the class 3 route that follows Hourglass Ridge. There is an established trail to Lion Lakes that fades out, meaning a good chunk of the navigation is off-trail, though the ridgelines are fairly obvious. Hourglass Ridge connects with a saddle between Chiefs Head and Alice, and an ambitious hiker could snag both peaks in a day if they felt so inclined.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1010\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/mount-alice-tanima-peak-traverse\/img_5808\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1010\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1010\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1010 lazyload\" title=\"Ptarmigan on Mount Alice\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5808.jpg\" alt=\"Ptarmigan on Mount Alice. \" width=\"595\" height=\"446\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5808.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5808-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 595px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 595\/446;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ptarmigan is one of Colorado&#8217;s masters of disguise. Can you find him in this picture?<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1011\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/mount-alice-tanima-peak-traverse\/img_5809\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1011\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1011\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1011 lazyload\" title=\"Hourglass Ridge Colorado\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5809.jpg\" alt=\"Hourglass Ridge Mount Alice\" width=\"595\" height=\"446\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5809.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5809-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 595px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 595\/446;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyle in red and Bart in black at the start of Hourglass Ridge.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1012\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1012\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1012 lazyload\" title=\"Mini Diamond on Mount Alice\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5811.jpg\" alt=\"Mini Diamond on Mount Alice\" width=\"595\" height=\"446\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5811.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5811-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 595px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 595\/446;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A good look at the Mini Diamond on the east face of Mount Alice.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1013\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/mount-alice-tanima-peak-traverse\/img_5815\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1013\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1013\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1013 lazyload\" title=\"Mount Alice notch\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5815.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Alice ridge\" width=\"595\" height=\"446\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5815.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5815-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 595px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 595\/446;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyle navigates a small notch on the way up Mount Alice&#8217;s north ridge.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1014\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1014\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1014 lazyload\" title=\"Kyle on Mount Alice\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5816.jpg\" alt=\"Mr. Rei model posing in Rocky Mountain National Park. \" width=\"595\" height=\"446\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5816.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5816-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 595px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 595\/446;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyle at the base of the half mile scramble to the top.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1015\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/mount-alice-tanima-peak-traverse\/img_5818\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1015\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1015\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1015 lazyload\" title=\"Bart climbs Mount Alice\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5818.jpg\" alt=\"Bart climbs Mount Alice\" width=\"595\" height=\"446\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5818.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5818-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 595px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 595\/446;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1015\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bartman gettin&#8217; it done on the way up Mount Alice.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1016\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1016\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1016 lazyload\" title=\"Mount Alice summit\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5826.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Alice summit Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado. \" width=\"595\" height=\"446\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5826.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5826-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 595px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 595\/446;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crew on the summit of Mount Alice. Not a cloud in the sky!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>From the top of Alice, it&#8217;s a mellow and beautiful traverse over to the lesser-known Tanima Peak. We were in one of the deepest pockets of Rocky Mountain National Park. We had great views of the forboding Isolation Peak and the rarely seen Moomaw Glacier that feeds into Frigid Lake. Frigid Lake is set on a shelf below the Cleaver.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1019\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/mount-alice-tanima-peak-traverse\/img_5842\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1019\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1019\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1019 lazyload\" title=\"Tanima Peak\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5842.jpg\" alt=\"Tanima Peak Rocky Mountain National Park\" width=\"595\" height=\"446\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5842.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5842-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 595px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 595\/446;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tanima Peak is 900 feet lower than Alice but is a surprisingly fun summit with great views.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1021\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/mount-alice-tanima-peak-traverse\/img_5850\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1021\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1021\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1021 lazyload\" title=\"Kyle on Tanima\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5850.jpg\" alt=\"Tanima Peak Rocky Mountain National Park\" width=\"595\" height=\"446\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5850.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5850-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 595px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 595\/446;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyle on the final push up to Tanima&#8217;s summit with picture-perfect views of (left to right) Chiefs Head, Longs Peak, the Notch and Mount Meeker.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1022\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1022\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1022 lazyload\" title=\"Tanima Peak\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5851.jpg\" alt=\"Tanima Peak approach. \" width=\"595\" height=\"446\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5851.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5851-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 595px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 595\/446;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The final approach to Tanima had some surprising mini-moves.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1023\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1023\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1023 lazyload\" title=\"Tanima Peak Summit\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5852.jpg\" alt=\"Tanima Peak summit\" width=\"595\" height=\"446\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5852.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5852-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 595px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 595\/446;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1023\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bart is king of Tanima Peak! This cool mushroom rock is the 12,420 ft. summit.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1024\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1024\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1024 lazyload\" title=\"Tanima Summit\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5853.jpg\" alt=\"Tanima Peak summit shot. \" width=\"595\" height=\"446\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5853.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5853-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 595px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 595\/446;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyle and Bart chillin&#8217; on Tanima.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1025\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/mount-alice-tanima-peak-traverse\/img_5854\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1025\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1025\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1025 lazyload\" title=\"Tanima Peak summit James\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5854.jpg\" alt=\"James Dziezynski on the summit of Tanima Peak. \" width=\"595\" height=\"446\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5854.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5854-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 595px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 595\/446;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1025\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I made it to the summit of Tanima Peak too!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1026\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1026\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1026 lazyload\" title=\"Moomaw Glacier\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5855.jpg\" alt=\"Moomaw Glacier and Frigid Lake Isolation Peak Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado\" width=\"595\" height=\"446\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5855.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5855-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 595px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 595\/446;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A very cool look at the Moomaw Glacier (middle snowfield) on the shoulder of The Cleaver\/Isolation Peak.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The crux of the day ended up being figuring out how the blast we were going to get down Boulder Grand Pass to Lake of Many Winds and onto Thunder Lake, where we would once again find a trail. Scouting out the pass showed there was no obvious trail down and the hardened snowfield was way too steep to attempt without ice axes. Luckily, we found a perfect descent couloir on the north side of pass that was the perfect escape. The thought of possibly having to re-ascend Alice was just about the last thing we wanted to do and it was good route finding that saved us even more hours of work.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1007\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/mount-alice-tanima-peak-traverse\/boulder-g-pass\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1007\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1007\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1007 lazyload\" title=\"boulder-g-pass\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/boulder-g-pass.jpg\" alt=\"Boulder Grand pass Rock MOuntain National Park Colorado\" width=\"595\" height=\"446\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/boulder-g-pass.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/boulder-g-pass-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 595px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 595\/446;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The red line shows our escape couloir, which for some reason Kyle refuses to follow. The gully was a little loose but safe and easy to scramble down.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1005\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1005\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1005 lazyload\" title=\"Bart man\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5862.jpg\" alt=\"Below Boulder Grand Pass\" width=\"595\" height=\"446\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5862.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_5862-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 595px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 595\/446;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bart is making tracks just past the Lake of Many Winds as we bushwack towards Thunder Lake.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1006\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1006\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1006 lazyload\" title=\"thunder-lake\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/thunder-lake.jpg\" alt=\"Thunder Lake Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado\" width=\"595\" height=\"446\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/thunder-lake.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/thunder-lake-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 595px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 595\/446;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A look back at the route we took to bushwack from the top of Boulder Grand Pass to Thunder Lake, where a well worn trail would lead us home.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When we finally made it to the heavily used trail to Thunder Lake, it was just a matter of putting one foot in front of the other. Even at a fast pace, the entire journey took us 12 hours and the stars were out by the time we made it back to the Wild Basin parking lot. It was a spectacular day with perfect weather and I couldn&#8217;t have asked for better company.<\/p>\n<p>Third time&#8217;s a charm, Kyle!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1085\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/mount-alice-tanima-peak-traverse\/google-earth\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1085\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1085\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1085 lazyload\" title=\"google-earth\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/google-earth.jpg\" alt=\"Google Earth view of Mount Alice and Tanima Peak\" width=\"595\" height=\"348\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/google-earth.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/google-earth-300x175.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 595px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 595\/348;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bonus picture of our GPS tracks in Google Earth view. 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