Norbert & Lynn Ensslin, our long time good friends, invited us for a car camp close to Breckenridge, Colorado so that we could spend a couple of days climbing in the Tenmile Range.  Norbert & Lynn are very active climbers and have completed all the 14ers and are now pursuing the 13ers.  This is in addition to an amazing quantity of 5th class rock that also occupy their incredible energies.  Norbert and I have climbed many wonderful 5th class routes together over the years.

Norbert, Lynn, and Cosima ascending Crystal Peak

Crystal Peak is a high Colorado 13er, and one of the Centennial Peaks of Colorado; this means that it falls in the 100 highest.  It is in the Tenmile Range, which extends from Breckenridge south to the Continental Divide.

Crystal Peak can be climbed in all seasons and sees little traffic compared to it's neighboring 14ers, but is definitely worth a trip.  We summited two peaks on our hikes.  The standard route on Crystal Peak is a Class 2 hike.  The temperature was quite warm for September, and wind was moderate.