Mt. Evans Attempt No.XIII, November 5,
2005
On Saturday,
November 5th, John Light and Phil Movish, in their 710s, joined five
member trucks of the Rocky Mountain Moggers in the 13th attempt to
climb Mt. Evans. The purpose of the trip was to bring Dr. Bob Stencil and a
technician up the mountain to perform maintenance on the solar panels and
batteries which power the instrumentation for Denver University’s Meyer-Womble
Observatory located at 14,148 ft. elevation. As this was to be a prime weekend
to observe Mars, the intent was to spend Saturday night at the observatory.
However, due to deep drifts we could not not make it to the top
and
had to turn around and though it was a lot of work, everyone had a great time.
The Mogs are amazing trucks, and the Pinzies held their own and demonstrated
just how capable they are in extreme conditions.
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Line up at the gate |
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Kent Drummonds Mog in the Lead |
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Let's get going |
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Conditions at the start of the run up Mt. Evans |
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John slugging forward above treeline |
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Phil climbing the 2nd to last ridge |
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End of the trail. Phil and John waiting for the disabled 416Doka behind them to be turned downhill |
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John climbing towards the final decision point |
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Phil waiting for the lead Mog to turn around. |
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Mogs heading down the mountain |
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The last stretch down |
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Everyone back down safely |
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Pictures by Phil Movish & John Light
