Mount Elbert Attempt ( 14,433 feet) via Northeast Ridge

From North Mount Elbert Trail, The Sawatch Range, Colorado

September 14, 2005

51It is snowing	52Elevation 14,100 feet	53We hear a loud thunder from here	54Time to turn around	55Descending in snow
56Elbert covered with snow	57Elbert covered with snow	58On the way down	59Elbert covered with snow	60Elbert covered in snow
61Descending	62Trail	63Snow	64Approaching the tree line	65Chipmunk
66Chipmunk	67Chipmunk	68Chipmunk	69On the way down	70Back in the forest
71It is snowing	72In the old cabin	73Somebody needs bath	74Creek crossing	75Elbert Creek
76Back where we started	77Elbert Creek	78Still snowing and thundering	79It was chilly up there	80The official trailhead
81Leaving Mount Elbert	82First snow of the season