Bald Mountain - 13,684'

Today my Dad and I climbed Bald Mountain on the East side of Breckenridge. The summit is a lofty 13,684' feet. This is the first real mountain I have climbed this year (hiking from the top of the T-Bar up Peak 8 doesn't really count). It was a pretty tough hike despite being only 5 miles round trip. A good portion of the hike was climbing a snowfield on snowshoes up a steep ridge fighting a vicious crosswind. The view from the top was spectacular and well worth the hike. It is one of the highest mountains around and the skies were very clear today. It was a good warm up for many of the bigger climbs I have planned in the next few weeks.