{"id":102,"date":"2009-10-06T21:35:09","date_gmt":"2009-10-07T03:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/?p=102"},"modified":"2009-10-07T09:09:07","modified_gmt":"2009-10-07T15:09:07","slug":"mount-harvard-and-mount-columbia-traverse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/mount-harvard-and-mount-columbia-traverse\/","title":{"rendered":"Mount Harvard and Mount Columbia Traverse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8216;Twas a long day indeed, cold and clear, with spanning views and great company. I&#8217;ll let the pictures do the talking! From\u00a0a (12 hour!) \u00a0hike on October 3, 2009 with Paul Retrum and Jenny Salentine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<dl id=\"attachment_104\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 292px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-104 lazyload\" title=\"IMG_1512\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1512.jpg\" alt=\"An icy start on the trail to Mount Harvard\" width=\"282\" height=\"375\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1512.jpg 282w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1512-225x300.jpg 225w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 282px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 282\/375;\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">An icy start on the trail to Mount Harvard<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<div id=\"attachment_105\" style=\"width: 511px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105 lazyload\" title=\"IMG_1515\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1515.jpg\" alt=\"Jenny and I heading to the base of Mount Harvard\" width=\"501\" height=\"375\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1515.jpg 501w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1515-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 501px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 501\/375;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jenny and I heading to the base of Mount Harvard<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_106\" style=\"width: 511px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106\" class=\"size-full wp-image-106 lazyload\" title=\"IMG_1519\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1519.jpg\" alt=\"Bear Lake as see from the shoulder of Mount Harvard\" width=\"501\" height=\"375\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1519.jpg 501w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1519-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 501px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 501\/375;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bear Lake as seen from the shoulder of Mount Harvard<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_107\" style=\"width: 511px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-107\" class=\"size-full wp-image-107 lazyload\" title=\"IMG_1535\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1535.jpg\" alt=\"Everyone strikes a heroic pose on the summit of Harvard (14,420 ft.)\" width=\"501\" height=\"375\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1535.jpg 501w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1535-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 501px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 501\/375;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Everyone strikes a heroic pose on the summit of Harvard (14,420 ft.)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_108\" style=\"width: 511px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108\" class=\"size-full wp-image-108 lazyload\" title=\"IMG_1536\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1536.jpg\" alt=\"See? Here's Jenny!\" width=\"501\" height=\"375\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1536.jpg 501w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1536-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 501px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 501\/375;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">See? Here&#39;s Jenny!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_109\" style=\"width: 511px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109 lazyload\" title=\"IMG_1537\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1537.jpg\" alt=\"And Paulie!\" width=\"501\" height=\"375\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1537.jpg 501w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1537-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 501px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 501\/375;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And Paulie!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_110\" style=\"width: 511px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110\" class=\"size-full wp-image-110 lazyload\" title=\"IMG_1539\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1539.jpg\" alt=\"Views from the summit of Mount Harvard, the third highest peak in Colorado. \" width=\"501\" height=\"375\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1539.jpg 501w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1539-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 501px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 501\/375;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Views from the summit of Mount Harvard, the third highest peak in Colorado. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_111\" style=\"width: 511px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-111\" class=\"size-full wp-image-111 lazyload\" title=\"IMG_1541\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1541.jpg\" alt=\"Beginning the traverse to Mount Columbia (in the background, 14,083 ft.)\" width=\"501\" height=\"375\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1541.jpg 501w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1541-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 501px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 501\/375;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beginning the traverse to Mount Columbia (in the background, 14,083 ft.)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_112\" style=\"width: 511px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-112\" class=\"size-full wp-image-112 lazyload\" title=\"IMG_1545\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1545.jpg\" alt=\"These nasty bouldery traverses make this a tough route. \" width=\"501\" height=\"375\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1545.jpg 501w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1545-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 501px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 501\/375;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These nasty bouldery traverses make this a tough route. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_113\" style=\"width: 511px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-113\" class=\"size-full wp-image-113 lazyload\" title=\"IMG_1546\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1546.jpg\" alt=\"More of the yucky terrain to be crossed en route to Columbia\" width=\"501\" height=\"375\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1546.jpg 501w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1546-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 501px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 501\/375;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More of the yucky terrain to be crossed en route to Columbia<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_114\" style=\"width: 511px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114\" class=\"size-full wp-image-114 lazyload\" title=\"IMG_1547\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1547.jpg\" alt=\"Emerging from the mess, Columbia in striking distance!\" width=\"501\" height=\"375\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1547.jpg 501w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1547-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 501px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 501\/375;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emerging from the mess, Columbia in striking distance!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_115\" style=\"width: 511px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115 lazyload\" title=\"IMG_1548\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1548.jpg\" alt=\"A look back at the beast of a massif that is Mount Harvard\" width=\"501\" height=\"375\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1548.jpg 501w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1548-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 501px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 501\/375;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A look back at the beast of a massif that is Mount Harvard<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_116\" style=\"width: 511px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-116\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116 lazyload\" title=\"IMG_1552\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1552.jpg\" alt=\"Paul and Jenny on the windy summit of Mount Columbia!\" width=\"501\" height=\"375\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1552.jpg 501w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1552-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 501px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 501\/375;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul and Jenny on the windy summit of Mount Columbia!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_117\" style=\"width: 511px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-117\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117 lazyload\" title=\"IMG_1555\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1555.jpg\" alt=\"Jenny looking back at Harvard\" width=\"501\" height=\"375\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1555.jpg 501w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1555-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 501px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 501\/375;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jenny looking back at Harvard<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_103\" style=\"width: 511px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103 lazyload\" title=\"IMG_1558\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1558.jpg\" alt=\"I was up there too! \" width=\"501\" height=\"375\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1558.jpg 501w, https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1558-300x224.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 501px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 501\/375;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I was up there too! <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Twas a long day indeed, cold and clear, with spanning views and great company. 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