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| Berger | Boreas  Date Climbed: Sep 30, 2010 | |
| With Tracy | |
| Posted Nov 4, 2012 1:20 am | ||
| SenadR | From Boreas Pass. Date Climbed: May 13, 2012 | |
| Boreas Pass is open to the top, nice outing, weather was interesting, try to summit Bald as well, but 1000 ft before summit after 2-3 thunders we turn around,coming back for this for sure. | |
| Posted May 13, 2012 5:46 pm | ||
| Kessler | Boreas Date Climbed: Jan 14, 2012 | |
| Highest winter ascent to date (age 9). | |
| Posted Jan 29, 2012 11:20 pm | ||
| Scott | Boreas Date Climbed: Jan 14, 2012 | |
| Shaylee and Kimberly stayed behind at the Section House, while Kessler and I went for a climb of 13,082’ (3987 meter) Boreas Mountain. We had left our snowshoes at the hut, but it was evident that this was a mistake since we were potholing on the lower slopes. As we climbed higher and higher, the wind got stronger and was an estimated 40-50 mph up high, with a few gusts of 60 mph. It was quite cold, but not too extreme considering that we were up at 13,000 feet in January. The summit area of the mountain was quite interesting with a long, flat and shallow valley on top of the mountain. We made our way to the SE part of the massif where it was obvious that the highest summit was located. It was sunny, but very windy and Kessler had trouble standing up in the high winds. It had taken us three hours to reach the summit. We hunkered down and lay down in the wind shelter on top to eat our lunch. The views were fantastic and we could see all the way to Pikes Peak on the east, Quandary, Lincoln, Bross, and all the Tenmile Range on the west (Quandary Peak is especially impressive from this angle), all the way to the Crestones on the South and all the way to the Gore Range on the north. Regrettable, we had left our camera home on this trip. After lunch we descended the mountain. We slid down the snow part way and were moving very quickly. It only took us an hour to descend to the Section House where we met Kimberly and Shaylee. | |
| Posted Jan 29, 2012 10:54 pm | ||
| Foxy Long Bottoms | Boreas Pass Date Climbed: Sep 30, 2010 | |
| With Bryan | |
| Posted Oct 3, 2010 11:19 pm | ||
| MountainHikerCO | with Bald Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2010 | |
| We hiked up Boreas Mountain first and then over to Bald for a full day. Great views from up there. | |
| Posted Sep 18, 2010 11:19 pm | ||
| ShredDeb | Boreas Pass Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2010 | |
| Hiked with my flatlander parents and our dogs. We enjoyed the great views and wildflowers. No wind at the top, but the rain rolled in on our way down. We had the mountain to ourselves, but the parking lot was packed on our return. | |
| Posted Aug 2, 2010 11:24 am | ||
| shanahan96 | 13ers and winter winds Date Climbed: Oct 31, 2009 | |
| the main attraction of my day, the 13er boreas. hiked the gentle west slopes with sarah, dominic and dwight after scooting up madonna dome, a local 12er. the winter winds made an appearence up high....and blew my mind toward thoughts of the utah desert. jamie | |
| Posted Nov 2, 2009 11:54 am | ||
| SarahThompson | Halloween hike Date Climbed: Oct 31, 2009 | |
| Was able to drive almost 4 miles past the Boreas Pass winter closure gate. Hiked the rest of the way to the pass and climbed Boreas Mountain from there. | |
| Posted Nov 2, 2009 11:26 am | ||
| altitude14er | Route Climbed: From Boreas Pass Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2009 | |
| Very interesting mining evidence up near the summit... | |
| Posted Sep 17, 2009 1:03 am | ||
| BethS | Boreas and Bald | |
| Both every year from 82-86ish, then again in 07. | |
| Posted Jul 9, 2009 12:24 am | ||
| MattK | From Boreas Pass Date Climbed: Oct 4, 2008 | |
| Wife, dog and I. Climbed with Bald. | |
| Posted Oct 13, 2008 6:43 pm | ||
| chicagotransplant | Tour de Boreas Pass Date Climbed: Sep 28, 2008 | |
| Climbed solo with an out an back traverse to PT 12700B to the east and then on to "Madonna Dome" on the west side of the pass. Breezy and cool, but a nice clear morning. Lots of "leaf peepers" on the road out, slow drive with all the traffic! | |
| Posted Sep 29, 2008 10:17 am | ||
| Sarah Simon | Boreas Pass Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2008 | |
| I had this entire mountain to myself from the minute I left the parking lot at the summit of Boreas Pass. The wind lived up to its reputation, nearly knocking me off balance a few times. I loved the views, especially the up-close-and-personal view of Bald Mountain. Hiking partner: Solo. | |
| Posted Sep 7, 2008 4:46 pm | ||
| Kiefer Thomas | Boreas Pass Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2007 | |
| A real quick jaunt. Great weather but definately a sharp chill in the wind. Kind of a lonely summit... | |
| Posted Oct 9, 2007 12:15 am | ||
| lindasyh | warm up and cool down Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2005 | |
| 9-22-05 - Easy and pretty fall summit to wind up a vacation. 7-13-03 - First hike of vacation. Good acclimation for 2 weeks of 14ers. | |
| Posted Nov 28, 2006 4:40 pm | ||
| thephotohiker | NIce Warm-up or Cool-down Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2005 | |
| 22sep05 - Last hike of the vacation. A good off-day recovery hike after a long day on Holy Cross. 13jul03 - A warmup hike before 2 weeks of 14ers. It worked! | |
| Posted Nov 25, 2006 10:53 pm | ||
| Eric Holle | Route Climbed: Boreas Pass and Bald Mtn. Date Climbed: Oct. 15, 2006 | |
| Climbed from Boreas Pass, with Bald Mtn. More of a winter climb than a fall climb, lots of snow, and a herd of Mountain Goats! | |
| Posted Oct 16, 2006 12:17 am | ||
| royswkr | Boreas & Bald Date Climbed: Sep 1, 1995 | |
| Figure 8 loop from Boreas Pass with return along canal | ||
| Posted Sep 23, 2006 9:03 pm | ||
| Ryan Kowalski | Truly the god of wind Date Climbed: May 26, 2004 | |
| Holy smokes, I love irony as much as the next, but the wind on Boreas literally had me crawling near the saddle and the summit. Ridiculous conditions, but the view down to South Park is priceless. | |
| Posted May 20, 2006 3:39 am | ||
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