Mt. Antero 14,269
Route: West Slopes/South Ridge
Distance: 11.5 miles
Vertical: 5,100 feet
Date: May 24, 2021
Partner: Dale Wang
First views of Antero's summit. The main saddle to be discussed later is just to the
left of the larger trees in the foreground.
![antero 1](antero_small/IMG_3777.JPG)
Entering the ascent gully. This is different then our descent gully and the saddle
visible here is also different from the main saddle.
![antero 2](antero_small/IMG_3778.JPG)
Mt. Cronin basking in early morning light.
![antero 3](antero_small/IMG_3779.JPG)
Climbing into sunshine.
![antero 4](antero_small/IMG_3780.JPG)
![antero 5](antero_small/IMG_3781.JPG)
The north face of Tabeguache Peak comes into view. We turned the corner here and are
now climbing on the east side of Antero's South Ridge.
![antero 6](antero_small/IMG_3782.JPG)
The snow was thin here but continuous in the road cut. The saddle is visible in
the center of the photo.
![antero 7](antero_small/IMG_3783.JPG)
Climbing toward the saddle.
![antero 8](antero_small/IMG_3784.JPG)
![antero 9](antero_small/IMG_3785.JPG)
![antero 10](antero_small/IMG_3786.JPG)
Views of the summit from the saddle.
![antero 11](antero_small/IMG_3787.JPG)
Working the ridge traverse.
![antero 13](antero_small/IMG_3789.JPG)
![antero 13](antero_small/IMG_4000.JPG)
Further along the ridge.
![antero 14](antero_small/IMG_3790.JPG)
View of Mt. Princeton from the summit. Mt. Columbia and Mt. Harvard are also visible
behind and to the left of Mt. Princeton.
![antero 15](antero_small/IMG_3791.JPG)
Tabeguache Peak.
![antero 17](antero_small/IMG_3793.JPG)
Mt. Cronin.
![antero 18](antero_small/IMG_3794.JPG)
Dale on the summit.
![antero 19](antero_small/IMG_3795.JPG)
Looking down from the summit. Our descent involved skiing the south ridge, then
the east bowl, hiking back up to the saddle (just out of view to the left) and
then down the sloping road cut into the west gully system.
![antero 22](antero_small/IMG_3798.JPG)
Another view of the descent route showing the lower section better.
![antero 20](antero_small/IMG_3796.JPG)
Working for a regulation summit ski descent. Fortunately the thin cover only lasted
for 20 m or so.
![antero 23](antero_small/IMG_3799.JPG)
We skied into the East Bowl and then climbed back up to the saddle on the South
Ridge.
![antero 27](antero_small/IMG_4001.JPG)
Crossing though the saddle and back onto the west side now.
![antero 28](antero_small/IMG_3804.JPG)
Views of the upper west slopes.
![antero 29](antero_small/IMG_3805.JPG)
The road cut.
![antero 30](antero_small/IMG_3806.JPG)
Starting down the main gully.
![antero 31](antero_small/IMG_3807.JPG)
Further into the upper gully.
![antero 32](antero_small/IMG_3808.JPG)
Mid gully.
![antero 34](antero_small/IMG_3810.JPG)
![antero 34](antero_small/IMG_4002.JPG)
Lower gully.
![antero 35](antero_small/IMG_3811.JPG)
![antero 36](antero_small/IMG_3812.JPG)
Bottom of the gully. We transitioned back to the snow-covered road at the bottom
of the photo and skied down this for another km or so.
![antero 37](antero_small/IMG_3813.JPG)