Near perfect day with low wind until lower downhill return. Food & drink at every stop with pie at the final stop near the Summerhaven. Lots of friendly riders. Lunch provided and T-Shirt.
7,782' in one day is a lot for me. My quads got really tight by the end but I was very satisfied with the Aethos. It climbs like a champ; light weight with light wheels and enough stiffness to keep my efforts rewarded.
The climb from the Iron door to the top of the ski area was challenging but went well. The final piece from there to the observatory was really steep but I didn't have to "paperboy" so I can check off another year realizing I did it better than many previous years.
Mark and Larry were great travel mates all the way up. Bill's in the first pic but he turned around at Windy Pt.
John and Bryce were up there too and I'm sure they went all the way. They just went so far ahead of us that I didn't see it!