Ten Ramblers started up the Doorjamb/Loder trail at 8:45 AM under bright blue skies. The trail up to Doorjamb was dry and snow free except for the section in the trees just before the summit of Doorjamb. The slabs on the upper section were dry which made for pleasant easy scrambling.
On the upper section of the ridge leading to Doorjam
Jeanette and Norm scrambling up the slabs
After a brief stop at the summit of Doorjamb, the group continued along the ridge up to Loder Peak which was reached at 11:15 AM.
Starting the traverse from Doorjam to Loder Peak
Looking North towards Loder and Yam from Doorjam
After enjoying the scenic views from the top of Loder, the group decided to head back down to Doorjamb to have lunch.
On the summit of Loder Peak
Doorjam from the summit of Loder Peak
After a pleasant lunch stop we retraced our route back down to the trail head.
Lunch on Doorjam
We did encounter 3 other groups on the way down. We were back at the vehicles by 1:45 PM. Thanks to Norman,Sim,Bill,David,Alda,Jeannette,Bruce,Gary,John for their company and for joining me, Kevin (C/S) on an enjoyable early season scramble in the front range of the Rockies.
