[ckissick]

After we reached the summit, we trekked back to camp and then the cars. We started at 7 AM and got to the cars at 4 PM. Long day! I have never been more tired. The cold weather (about 15-degree wind chill) and the snow shoes really wear you out.

But everyone of us was stoked about the bad weather. It made it much more of an adventure, like we were real mountaineers. Because, let's face it, climbing a 10,300-foot peak, even in winter conditions, is not exactly Everest. But for a few hours, I felt like a real mountain man. It was one of, it not the best, adventure I've ever experienced.