Glacier Mountaineering Society

Sun, Jun 9 2024 - Mount Frazier (Rocky Mountain Front Range) (View Original Event Details)

Coordinator(s):		David Schuler
Participants:		David Schuler, Brendan OBrien, Gail Meuchel, Dell Meuchel, Pete Brinkley, Sam Jacobs, Laurel R. Vielle, Dennis Eaves

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Write Up:
Glacier Mountaineering Climb to summit of Mount Frazier on the Rocky Mountain Front Range. You could not have asked for a more perfect day. It was cool, there was no wind, and partly cloudy at times. Eight climbers: Peter Brinkley, Dennis Eaves, Sam Jacobs, Dell and Gail Meuchel, Brenden O’Brien, David Schuler, and Laurel Vielle. Enjoyed the quiet of nature and the smell of the spring fresh air. Mount Frazier has some interesting geology, mainly all limestone with lots of fossils from shallow ocean seabed of shells, horns, worms, and Coral. On the accent on the west side of the mountain to the saddle scabbling down the limestone we see the rock change from light color to dark basalt rock. Basalt is an extrusive igneous rock made from the rapid cooling of lava at the Earth’s surface. Magma rises onto the Earth’s surface becoming lava and then lava solidifies to form basalt rock. Montana is a state full of interesting geology. Upon our return to the trailhead had a tailgate with snacks and beverages. Flew my drone. The trip data: Distance round trip 7.3 miles with about 2900 feet of elevation gain

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