My full trip report is at: http://users.adelphia.net/~dsgibson/14erTripReports.htm#Castle% 20Peak. Dave ... with ... ice ... I ... dry ... required ... was ......
Has anyone been up Pyramid or Capitol yet? I'm thinking of climbing them in a week and want to check and see if lingering snow will be a problem when ascending...
... Was on S. Maroon standard easiest route on 4th of July and there were a couple couloirs with snow that we had to cross. I had treking poles which did ok,...
On standard route, only a few steep couloirs of snow had to be crossed on the backside approaching the summit. I only had leather boots and treking poles. I...
This climb was done in combination with our ascent of Sunlight Peak, which was previously reported. Peak Name: Windom Peak Rank: 34th Height 14,082 Date: 31...
This was the 3rd mountain climbed in a two-day climbing trip to the Needle mountains. Peak Name: Mount Eolus; Rank: 33rd; Height: 14,083 Date: 1 July 2003 ...
Is anyone interested in climbing the Wilson group July 12? If so drop me a line. I was looking at attempting the whole wilson group in one day from the...
I climbed Snowmass (#51!) form the standard Snowmass Creek trailhead this past weekend. It took us about 4 hours to pack in the 8.5 miles to Snowmass Lake on...
Did easiest route (class3) up the Needle from the South Colony Lakes trailhead. Went with experienced guide which helps as he knows the route and he did the...
Did you say $60 (as in "sixty dollars") for a round trip ticket from Silverton to just Needleton?!! It used to be just pocket change since so many people take...
price for TIX changed 2 years ago. now it is $60 for train ride, regardless of one way or round trip, and regardless of direction. conductor on train reported...
I was a little taken back by the cost of the train ride when I did the Chicago Basin 14ers a couple of years ago. However, the train ride was pretty cool. We...
Wow a few days of 90 degrees - too hot for me. Climbed Wilson Peak Thursday and Sneffels on Friday. Wilson has some class 3 stuff - took easy route from...
Hi Am in Breckenridge till August 7th and arrived this past Tuesday the 8th and after getting aclimented alittle I decided to get out and give this a try. Of...
Hey /Climbers- I'm looking for either a roommate to share a 3 br. house down in Highlands Ranch or for someone to sublet the house from me. It's an incredibly...
All, (July 12, 2003) Yes, the entire Wilson group can be done in one day. For me it was an 11 hour adventure. I did the route in reverse order from Roach's...
Good job Aaron! I am headed up today to climb El Diente and I will take a ice axe and helmet! This will be my 53rd named 14er and my 83rd time at over 14,000...
Rick, Did all 4 peaks back there on the 3rd - Wilson-Gladstone-Mt. Wilson to El Diente. There was a nice snowfield to decend on just west of El diente's...
Hello all! I've been up the standard Keyhole route three times before and want something different for my next summit of Longs. I want to try my first summit...
Anyone have some beta on the South Couloir of Crestone Peak? I am headed there this weekend and don't want to bring crampons unless I need them. Any...
Hunter, My compadre and I were up there two weeks ago. We summited the Needle and then came down to Cottonwood Lake to do the Peak from the south couloir. We...
My plan was to first do Gilpin Peak from Blue Lakes Pass, and then go over to Sneffels. My finger jammed in a crack on the way up to Gilpin, and broke. I went...
Cable route has one hard move at the top of a dihedral where you lunge over a 4 ft overhang and grab into a crack. That's the 5.4 move. I did it unprotected...
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