Scott P
06-13-2011, 09:19 PM
Introduction
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Kessler wanted to try a direct route up the Leidy Icefield, but unfortunately, REI does not make crampons and ice axes for 3-year olds, so we had to take the long way around and skirt the icefield.
Usually, the weather begins to become really cold in the mountains in late September and early October. This year, however, we had an extra long Indian summer, so it seemed like a good time to take my son Kessler (three years old) to the Uinta Mountains. I know the Uinta Mountains very well, but I know the eastern section much less than the other areas. I hadn
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Kessler wanted to try a direct route up the Leidy Icefield, but unfortunately, REI does not make crampons and ice axes for 3-year olds, so we had to take the long way around and skirt the icefield.
Usually, the weather begins to become really cold in the mountains in late September and early October. This year, however, we had an extra long Indian summer, so it seemed like a good time to take my son Kessler (three years old) to the Uinta Mountains. I know the Uinta Mountains very well, but I know the eastern section much less than the other areas. I hadn