Mt Massive (CO 14er) Solo Hike -- (SW Slopes)

Hike Date: 7/11/23. Mount Massive, located in the Sawatch Range near Leadville, was CO 14er #44 for me, and 20th of this trip. I went up the southwest slopes, which is not the standard route, but still a popular trail. After a flat approach in the woods, it goes up very steeply the rest of the way, but otherwise not a technical or super challenging hike. Ran into some mountain goats on the way off the ridge too!

[@Valaran1]

Thanks for the video! Did this route two days ago, aside from the 80mph wind gusts it was great!

[@HikingEngineer]

80 mph?! is that an exaggeration? that would pick you up and blow you off the ridge!

[@Valaran1]

@@HikingEngineer According to OpenSummit it was gusting to 80mph. All I know is that wind cut through all my layers, and I couldn't feel my hands. I was almost blown over several times, but poles helped a lot.

[@dr.nigelcool3771]

After summitting, those other yahoos, uh, intrepid hikers, could just spend a couple minutes up there and then they could move away before they pull out their phones, so as to give other people coming up a better moment by themselves on the summit.

[@HikingEngineer]

haha yeah tell me about it