Sangre de Cristo Mountains > Crestone Needle > Climber's Log
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| castricone7 | Peak to Needle  Date Climbed: May 30, 2012 | |
| After the traverse. The Crestones...I finally found something that beats Snowmass as the worst 14er in Colorado. | |
| Posted May 31, 2012 3:28 pm | ||
| DerekFreed | Fun Peak! Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2009 | |
| Hiked this peak via the standard route from South Colony. Had a lot of fun on it! | |
| Posted Mar 30, 2012 6:13 pm | ||
| xpda | Crestone Needle Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2003 | |
| Solo | |
| Posted Oct 29, 2011 12:45 pm | ||
| Ted Eliason | Needle to Peak Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2008 | |
| Started the day in thunder and got to the summit by 10am. One the traverse to Crestone Peak the clouds started to break up and gave mixed weather for the rest of the day. | |
| Posted Oct 13, 2011 3:07 pm | ||
| PhenomenalWoman | Mind Over Matter Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2011 | |
| Originally planned for Crestone Peak, but after waking up to crazy wind and getting a late start waiting to see if it would subside, decided to climb the infamous needle. The most nervous I've ever been on a summit, but the climb up and down was stellar! | |
| Posted Sep 26, 2011 10:25 pm | ||
| sevenvii | Cloudy day on the Needle Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2011 | |
| No vistas what-so-ever but still an enjoyable day in the Sangres. | |
| Posted Sep 15, 2011 2:03 pm | ||
| csmcgranahan | As good as I had hoped! Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2011 | |
| Summited the Needle from the upper trailhead with two guys I met at the lower trailhead - Jake and Bo. Great day! | |
| Posted Sep 10, 2011 11:36 pm | ||
| matthewp | Yeah buddy! | |
| Favorite climb so far by far. Such a fun day on the mountain! | |
| Posted Aug 21, 2011 3:45 pm | ||
| triyoda | Challenging Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2011 | |
| Partner bailed. Went solo, nobody else on the route. Great summit, but I was nervous about descending and did not stay long. | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2011 10:54 pm | ||
| zoomloco | ellingwood arete direct to traverse Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2009 | |
| Ellingwood route is good if you do most of it unroped. traverse to peak is mostly not on the ceast, mostly 2nd class, and not interesting except for the initial descent. notes on all 4 classic traverses here: http://zoomloco.xanga.com/732717261/purple-mountain-majesties/ | |
| Posted Jul 16, 2011 4:34 pm | ||
| Eleutheros | Variations on the Standard Route Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2011 | |
| Awesome, windy weather, great class 3-4 scrambling and wet, sloppy snow over BHP. Camped at the Colony Lakes. Saw a bear and hordes of sheep. I also witnessed the amazing free-solo skills of a rebel marmot. A regular furry Steve House. Complete solitude... no one else on the mountain. Must return some day to climb Crestone Peak, Kit Carson and Challenger. | |
| Posted Jun 26, 2011 6:36 pm | ||
| Livetronica | epic!!! Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2001 | |
| solo journey starting from the unusual town of crestone my 4th 14er big horn sheep, marmots and pikas galore the Blood of Christ wilderness is very, very special | |
| Posted Jun 8, 2011 12:11 am | ||
| Stegosaurus | Defining independence day Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2010 | |
| Some solos in the Sangres for Independence Day: Crestone Needle via Southface, followed by Broken Hand Peak via North ridge/West slopes, followed by Humboldt Peak via typical West ridge in one long day. Drove over from Rye and left the truck at the South Colony Lakes trailhead around 4:30 am, first one on the Needle summit at 8:00 am sharp, Broken Hand summit at 10:15 am, rested at upper South Colony Lake for lunch hour (beautiful trout visible in the rapids), Humboldt Peak summit around 3:30 pm, back at the truck at 6:00 pm and back in Rye in time for dinner. Beautiful day, great rock, but felt like I had been run over by a train the next morning. Highly recommend. | |
| Posted May 1, 2011 4:51 pm | ||
| Jeremy Hakes | Great peak Date Climbed: May 26, 2002 | |
| One of the best. | |
| Posted Apr 18, 2011 2:09 pm | ||
| centrifuge | second peak Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2007 | |
| this weekend, and lots of fun | |
| Posted Jan 12, 2011 10:52 pm | ||
| Panthera uncia | Standard from the TH Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2010 | |
| Got up early to climb this one from the trailhead in one push. Saw some incredible meteor action before the sun came up. Fun climb indeed! | |
| Posted Dec 22, 2010 6:02 pm | ||
| Montana Matt | Rough ride Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2008 | |
| The worst part of the entire journey was the ride into the trailhead. Climbed the Needle with my incredible wife Leah and then headed over to the Peak alone. Great day! | |
| Posted Dec 11, 2010 1:35 pm | ||
| Flyingclimber | 3 in one almost four | |
| Crestone Needle, Peak, and Humbolt | |
| Posted Oct 5, 2010 8:38 pm | ||
| BLong | Ellingwood Arete Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2010 | |
| Great trip up the fun & exposed Ellingwood Arete route | |
| Posted Sep 4, 2010 10:38 am | ||
| metal4lyf | Peak-to-Needle Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2010 | |
| We took our time route-finding on a sunny day and completed the traverse in 3 hours with no problems. Trip reports and route descriptions are invaluable. Amazing traverse! | |
| Posted Aug 16, 2010 11:10 am | ||
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