Don't feel too bad.
It took us 3x or 4x to get Seward, Donaldson and Emmons over the course of 3 years.
There were only a few of us chasing the winter 46 at that time, no VFTT Trip Reports to announce what was broken out, and heavy trailbreaking was the norm, even on the "regular" peaks.
BTW, we think our small band of 3 or 4 were one of the first to establish Calkins Brook in winter as the alternative to going over Seward.
When we finally pulled it off, we sledded to the base of CB, shouldered packs, and established a high camp directly on the frozen brook at around 3,500'-3,600'. Did the 3 peaks the next day.
We ran into the legendary Dick Chrenko on our climbing day. He was soloing the peaks for one of his innumerable winter rounds.
Dick was an early winter 46er and one of the early exponents of light, fast and fit daytrips.
It took us 3x or 4x to get Seward, Donaldson and Emmons over the course of 3 years.
There were only a few of us chasing the winter 46 at that time, no VFTT Trip Reports to announce what was broken out, and heavy trailbreaking was the norm, even on the "regular" peaks.
BTW, we think our small band of 3 or 4 were one of the first to establish Calkins Brook in winter as the alternative to going over Seward.
When we finally pulled it off, we sledded to the base of CB, shouldered packs, and established a high camp directly on the frozen brook at around 3,500'-3,600'. Did the 3 peaks the next day.
We ran into the legendary Dick Chrenko on our climbing day. He was soloing the peaks for one of his innumerable winter rounds.
Dick was an early winter 46er and one of the early exponents of light, fast and fit daytrips.