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Originally Posted by '63GENIII
Really thought it was going to be the Jeep taking the video that was going over the edge. The red one caught me off guard!
That video was giving me the willies when things were going right! The conversation after between the driver and his GF was probably not all that great either.
Zoomad - "It's ok going up but coming down from the summit is three distinct straight downhill sections that get worse as you go. The last section is the worst as it is like coming down on marbles with a lumpy uneven surface. I had my hands full so I neglected to take shots coming down."
There isn't a bucket big enough to hold all of the "nopes" that I'd have for that!  Just the thought of that downhill.... yeah, no way. |
I went into that one somewhat blind. I knew it was a steep climb and decent, but it was a little more than I expected. But here's a good video taken from my mirror mount. Still does not translate how steep the last section was. I was on the brake pedal with both feet, legs fully extended, sliding under my seat belt as I was a little shy of being vertical as the truck was going down. Even with both feet clamping down on the brake pedal the tires were still sliding on the loose dirt. I knew Hydroboost needed to be in my future from that point.
https://youtu.be/dEAWtOgqQ4A
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Originally Posted by 1976gmc20
So I watched some YT videos and it looks like Webster Pass itself is pretty easy - mostly just a dirt road that a 2wd pickup could handle?
We've got a 2016 K2500Hd rclb with a Leer high roof topper set up for camping/sleeping. Based on previous experience, I think I could take it most places without much problem, but I don't want to beat it up too much nor scare my wife (even though we did lots of jeep trails long ago).
Since she still has family in C.S. I guess we will be wandering down there once a year or so (I'd rather just explore MT). So just cataloging some interesting excursions coming and going.
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Webster isn't bad, but it's not always open. You can see the junction with Webster in my video above near the end. There's always a snow bank right at the summit of Webster. Depending on the previous winter's snowfall and how the summer temps have been the snow may still be there until August. That video was taken in July. No chance we could have got through it as it was over 8 ft deep on the trail side down from the summit. It forced us to go all the way down to Breckenridge come back through Fairplay.