Day: January 26, 2012

  • South Shades Crest climbs

    Overview map showing the entire Shades Mountain ridge line highlighted in red (click to zoom in) Complete Shades Mountain topography annotated (click for super-hi res 12MB version) Shades Mountain is one of my favorite mountains in Birmingham. After climbing 10,000 ft on Red Mountain yesterday (Tuesday), I didn’t want Shades Mountain to feel left out…