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| Adam and Hadji at the crest |
Elevation Gain: 1,600ft
Summit: 9,121ft
Time: 37min up, 19min down
A quick summit of Atalaya yesterday morning before the storms came through. Plenty of snow along the north ridge leading down to Picacho. I was with friends Adam and Hadji who towed me up when I cracked after the first steep section. I made the second mistake of wearing an ultralight shoe, not so good on the ice and steeper descents. Didn't see a single hiker, so we had all the blue vistas to ourselves.
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| Summit views of the city to the west - Atalaya Mtn 830am |
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| Views off the north ridge, north foothills and the Dale Ball Trail layout below |
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| View of town on the upper descent. The Jemez beyond are washed out from the light contrasts. |
Our route ascended the main trail from the Atalaya trailhead, orange at first then blue below. We descended along green then an unmarked section between Picacho and Atalaya on the return.
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