Mt. Lincoln Trip Report 09/20/2026

Report Type	Mini
Peak(s)	Mt. Lincoln - 14,293 feet
Date Posted	09/20/2026
Modified	10/12/2026
Date Climbed	08/07/2026
Author	outrundeath

Wait
1.To remain or rest in expectation. 2.To stay in 1 place until another catches up. 3.To remain or be in readiness. Mountains in Colorado are a gift. In early August, they privided me the opportunity to wait. On the amphitheater route up to Mt. Lincoln it was my honor to wait on a friend. RT ~4.75mi, our trip ~13hrs to w/in ~300yds of the peak, we did not summit, ~3.7hrs return trip to car, perfect Wx, no injuries. One of my jobs in Colorado was as a Payload System Operator for the Global Positioning System (GPS). The primary mission of the GPS is to determine a user's 3D location (position). This is done with precise timing using very accurate clocks. Part of this job is to correct the drifting clock error back to a standard that delivers to the customer the promised level of accuracy. This is a very small part of a larger mission to redeem time. Just 10ns of clock error can translate into noticeable position error (on a map). When redeeming time, you also redeem space, and what's in space. This may seem inconsequential. Far from it. To borrow a line from Hamlet and re-work it (redeeming the line): 'enterprises of great pith and moment' are often sublime in their subtlety. Understanding what is happening, and what it actually takes to fulfill an opportunity before you is the first part. The mountains deal in geologic time; ages, epochs and eons; not micro, nano and pico. Redeeming space (and what's in space) from time requires a broader understanding of alignment. Sometimes, to wait is actually to do everything all at once.The next part: alignment followed by fulfillment becomes consequetial. Be ready, with your lights burning. ... walk circumspectly ... redeeming the time wait for the promise Thumbnails for uploaded photos (click to open slideshow):

Wait

1.To remain or rest in expectation.
2.To stay in 1 place until another catches up.
3.To remain or be in readiness.

Mountains in Colorado are a gift. In early August, they privided me the opportunity to wait. On the amphitheater route up to Mt. Lincoln it was my honor to wait on a friend. RT ~4.75mi, our trip ~13hrs to w/in ~300yds of the peak, we did not summit, ~3.7hrs return trip to car, perfect Wx, no injuries.

One of my jobs in Colorado was as a Payload System Operator for the Global Positioning System (GPS). The primary mission of the GPS is to determine a user's 3D location (position). This is done with precise timing using very accurate clocks. Part of this job is to correct the drifting clock error back to a standard that delivers to the customer the promised level of accuracy.

This is a very small part of a larger mission to redeem time. Just 10ns of clock error can translate into noticeable position error (on a map). When redeeming time, you also redeem space, and what's in space.

This may seem inconsequential. Far from it. To borrow a line from Hamlet and re-work it (redeeming the line): 'enterprises of great pith and moment' are often sublime in their subtlety. Understanding what is happening, and what it actually takes to fulfill an opportunity before you is the first part.

The mountains deal in geologic time; ages, epochs and eons; not micro, nano and pico. Redeeming space (and what's in space) from time requires a broader understanding of alignment. Sometimes, to wait is actually to do everything all at once.The next part: alignment followed by fulfillment becomes consequetial.

Be ready, with your lights burning.

... walk circumspectly ... redeeming the time

wait for the promise

Thumbnails for uploaded photos (click to open slideshow):

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