Greg, DB, Ennis and I found yet another hidden blessing of the thin snow year last weekend. The road up the Taylor's Fork was easily passable by early May, allowing for an approach and ascent of Koch Peak in better conditions (including some new snowfall). After a rough morning for yours truly (sleeping through my alarm, then finding dead batteries in the beacon at the trailhead) we eventually got on our way up the heinous approach, made worse by our uncertain wandering in the trees. The cirque is truly amazing up there, a natural shooting gallery of couloirs, faces, and even tectonic formed ramps to ski. With weather holding off the heat of the sun, we were able to catch the summit just before our turn around time. I missed any good shots on the way down due to thickening weather and timeline, but was able to shoot some in the cirque on the way up. We capped the day with more wallowing down a narrow creek bed to return to the Taylors Fork Trail.
Line possibility was endless in this zone, I will definitely be returning, just as soon as I figure out a less painful approach.
the SE face of Koch
approaching the saddle
Chris and DB on top with the grand view (DB just turned 60, still kickin ass and takin names)
wallowingpresent participle of wal·low (Verb) 1. This creek drainage
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