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| ajberry | From Lackawanna to French  Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2010 | |
| N Fork Lk TH and NW slopes route up Lackawanna. Then over to Casco and on to French via Frasco BM. Descent into basin to E of Casco-Frasco Col from about half way down to col from Frasco BM (loose red gravel; perfect for descending), and back down to TH. A wonderful ridge-y loop. Nothing beyond 2+. | |
| Posted Oct 27, 2012 1:13 pm | ||
| Liba Kopeckova | Lovely scramble Date Climbed: Sep 30, 2012 | |
| Lovely scramble from fresco/french mountain - little slippery on snow, but fun scramble. Great partners: Sarah and Senad. I hope they did not mind that Duchess tried to eat their food. :) Up North ridge and Down South Ridge | |
| Posted Oct 1, 2012 9:56 am | ||
| SenadR | French Group Date Climbed: Sep 30, 2012 | |
| Third peak of the day, Casco is nice very peak, not sure about class 2, it was more like class 3 at the top. | |
| Posted Oct 1, 2012 9:07 am | ||
| Sarah Simon | FFC from South Halfmoon Creek TH Date Climbed: Sep 30, 2012 | |
| Woo! This was a fine way to end a three peak day! The new snow on the route made the going much more interesting. Liba picked a line that scared my socks off in the snowy/icy conditions, but we basked in the afternoon sun on this gorgeous summit of boulders and enjoyed a few final pulls of Irish Mist on the slopes below. With Senad, Liba and Dutchess the Cheese Dog! | |
| Posted Sep 30, 2012 11:11 pm | ||
| theREALCarpeDM | Trio on a great fall day Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2012 | |
| Standard route from Halfmoon TH: up French, over to Frasco, then Casco, down via the Casco's saddle with Bull Hill. Shawn parked his 4Runner shortly after the first creek crossing. Made pretty good time: 11.6 miles in 7h40m - but there is a LOT of easy road walking. | |
| Posted Sep 15, 2012 11:32 pm | ||
| boisedoc | from French Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2012 | |
| there is a little interesting ridge work (by Sawatch standards) to get from Frasco over to Casco. Pleasant area but nothing spectacular | |
| Posted Jul 23, 2012 12:10 am | ||
| sevenvii | From North Lake Crk TH Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2012 | |
| Up Lackawanna gulch, and the "Fiascol" then triple team of Fraso, French, and back to Casco | |
| Posted Jul 10, 2012 11:56 pm | ||
| DerekFreed | Trio from Halfmoon TH Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2010 | |
| French, Frasco and Casco. From Iron Mike Mine, ascended the grassy slope to the summit of French, then traversed over to Frasco and Casco. Roughest part was the Frasco side of the Frasco/Casco ridge. Descended the saddle between Bull Hill and Casco. | |
| Posted Apr 3, 2012 2:42 pm | ||
| Matt Lemke | Casco Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2011 | |
| Climbed from the North Lake Fork TH off Independence Pass Road. And I agree...Class 2 my ass! lol The slope up to that 13,200 foot saddle was looser than the slope up to the Pacific Tarn from Mohawk Lakes! | |
| Posted Oct 2, 2011 7:59 pm | ||
| altitude14er | Route Climbed: French, Frasco BM & Casco Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2010 | |
| I bagged the trio! Living life for those that perished on this day (9-11); never forgotten. | |
| Posted Jan 15, 2011 12:38 am | ||
| Pete Castricone | Via North Lake Creek Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2009 | |
| Casco/Frasco/French combo With Kiefer. "Class 2 my ass." | |
| Posted Sep 30, 2009 10:18 am | ||
| Kiefer Thomas | from North Fork Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2009 | |
| Great mountain! The last hundred feet or so was pretty cool! A great fall day. | |
| Posted Sep 29, 2009 11:16 pm | ||
| mattpayne11 | Beware of Lightning. Date Climbed: July 5, 1986 Date Climbed: Jul 5, 1986 | |
| I recall this one vividly from my childhood. As we were about 200 feet from the summit, weather moved in very fast. The closer we got to the top, the louder this sound was, turned out there was a lightning rod on the top and it was buzzing. The metal thing on the inside of my hat rattling as well. We bolted down very fast despite the fact that it was lightly raining. I'm very lucky to be alive. This happened when I was 7 years old... | |
| Posted Apr 27, 2009 2:18 am | ||
| heather14 | French, Frasco BM & Casco Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2008 | |
| A great solo from North Fork Lake. Blue skies & sun, sleet, more blue skies, whiteout, blue skies, then thunder snow....an interesting finish to the official summer season. | |
| Posted Sep 22, 2008 4:42 pm | ||
| Eric Holle | French, Frasco BM & Casco Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2008 | |
| Perfect day for a nice hike... | |
| Posted Aug 24, 2008 7:04 pm | ||
| kavak | From Halfmoom Creek TH Date Climbed: Aug 26, 1990 | |
| I was supposed to meet up with the Colorado Mountain Club on this one. Somehow missed them and started solo up Casco. Later crossed paths with them on top of Frasco Peak, but continued on to French Mtn. | |
| Posted Jul 31, 2008 9:59 am | ||
| SarahThompson | Traverse from French Date Climbed: Oct 27, 2007 | |
| Roach's standard circuit for climbing French, Frasco & Casco. A nice fall solo hike. | |
| Posted May 23, 2008 2:58 pm | ||
| MountainHikerCO | North Lake Creek TH Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2002 | |
| We climbed Casco from North Lake Creek trailhead. This hike introduced us to this interesting group of mountains just west of Mt Elbert. | |
| Posted Mar 17, 2008 9:20 pm | ||
| thebeave7 | Francisco Traverse Date Climbed: Nov 3, 2007 | |
| Traverse the big 3, French, Frasco, and Casco. Snow on the North ridge of Casco made it interesting, a little class 3/4 mixed climbing right near the ridge made for some fun. Snow was pure sugar, and didn't hold. A fun and beautiful day out. http://www.ericjlee.com/Photos/071102%20FrenchMt/index.php | |
| Posted Nov 5, 2007 7:44 pm | ||
| Gahugafuga | Francisco Traverse Date Climbed: Sep 26, 2007 | |
| Completed the French/Frasco/Casco traverse here. N Ridge had substantial amount of unconsolidated snow on it, increasing the difficulty of the final scramble to Casco's summit. Climbed some interesting, snow-filled 4th class chimneys. | |
| Posted Sep 27, 2007 6:30 pm | ||
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