Re: [Philmont]: Mt Phillips

While the hike from Clear Creek to the top of Mt Phillips can be daunting,
after you have done it one time, it seems to go much easier the second. I
guess you know what to expect.... We did it in 2002 and 2004 and weren't
disappointed either time. The pictures we took at the top were everyone's
favorites. YIS. Mike ('76, '02, '04 and '07).

                                                                                                           
                      Daniel Preston
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I think the guys in our 2003 crew would agree with you. They didn't
find the hike up Mt. Phillips from Clear Creek to be as difficult as
expected, but it was definitely the highlight of the trip. It was
surreal. The forest fires were still burning and we were above the
smoke, watching water-carrying helicopters flying below us, blades
shining in the sun. Camped on top of Phillips and watched a large
cinnamon colored bear walk through camp in the morning.

Dan Preston
Louisville, KY

On Feb 7, 2006, at 2:23 PM, Bauer wrote:

> Am I missing something here? We have been "listening", mostly, to all
> the interesting stuff that gets shared about Philmont and the various
> treks over the past year. Our Crew went on Trek 16 in 2001 and
> returned again in 2005 to trek 11, both of which included Mt.
> Phillips. Once from each side. In 2001 we left from Clear Creek and
> ended up at Red River for the night. In 2005 we came up the other side
> and got to camp on top of Mt. Phillips. Now we're from the beaches of
> Santa Barbara, so we have no claim to being high altitude hikers but
> both our crews were sort of surprised that some(many?) other crews
> felt that the ascent to Mt Phillips was grueling and/or strenuous.
> While we felt that it was definitely not a "walk in the park", the
> feeling was that it was more of a moderately difficult hike. Actually,
> the girls thought it really wasn't much different from any of the
> hilly climbs during our trek. We had a mixed crew both times fy2/my6
> andfy2/my7. I went on both treks and I am a grandmother,just turned
> 60, not in superb shape but good enough to pass the Philmont
> physicals.(and yes, I carried a full pack- probably too full at 55#!}
> On the 2001 trek we also had one adult with a bad knee,who found the
> descent from the Tooth the "worst" part of the adventure- as do many
> of us!( Last year we got to do it in the rain!) Perhaps we had a more
> positive mental attitude as no one had been telling us (other than the
> map!) that it was going to be really tough. Or perhaps it was because
> we didn't try to rush and took our time. We arrived both times in
> plenty of time to really enjoy the view and socialize with other crews
> by leaving just after sunrise from the previous camp. So,I just felt
> that I had to add a more positive view to counter the mostly negative
> remarks I've heard. Anyway, I'd love to be able to do it again, as we
> had hoped to do Mt. Baldy, but it's not likely until 2008 if the
> comments I've seen about the wait list are accurate.. I do hope that
> all of you do get to experience either a sunset or sunrise from Mt.
> Phillips .
> Happy Trails..
> Zea Bauer AA Crew 105, Santa Barbara, Ca
> I used to be a Buffalo..
>
>
>

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