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| 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 | ||
| Sarah Simon | Standard Route / South Face Gullies Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2010 | |
| We headed to S. Colony Lakes to attempt the Ellingwood Arete, but the weather did not look promising, so we opted for the standard route, instead. Honestly, as fantastic as the Arete would have been, I have zero regrets. This standard route was (mostly) solid and fun. The worst part, in my mind, was that dreadful ascent of Broken Hand Pass, especially since the monsoons caused the massive rockfall. Dynamite day, fantastic peak. | |
| Posted Aug 15, 2010 10:08 pm | ||
| belexes | South Colony/South Gully Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2010 | |
| I climbed the Needle with my hiking buddy, Sandy. The original goal was Crestone Peak, but I neglected to bring my Roach 14ers book with me, so we wandered around looking for the route to the Peak before giving up on that and going up the Needle instead. We were not disappointed. It was good to get in some class 3 scrambling. The views were great, and though the weather was pretty lousy the previous days, it was fine when we were up there. Unfortunately, we learned later that a couple from Texas died in a fall from the Needle a few days prior. Custer County SAR sent in helicopters to Upper Colony Lake to recover the bodies, just as we were breaking camp at Lower Colony Lake after the climb. | |
| Posted Aug 2, 2010 2:56 pm | ||
| Alex Wood | Beautiful Summit Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2010 | |
| We had planned on doing the traverse (Needle to Peak). We had brought rope and basic rock gear, but we got a little later of a start then we had planned (left South Colony at 6). I had picked up a bug from a few days ago and it got worse on the ascent. That and the weather forced us opt out on the traverse. The Needle was an amazing summit! The approach was incredible! 14er number 18! | |
| Posted Jul 31, 2010 12:25 am | ||
| lordhelmut014 | Big weekend Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2009 | |
| Ascended the peak's NW Buttress, traversed to Needle, then climbed Tijeras and Music the next day from Music Pass. Best weekend ive had in the Sangres to date. | |
| Posted Jul 8, 2010 1:39 am | ||
| utclimber | Fun Scramble | |
| This is a great route. I don't remember exactly when I climbed Crestone Needle, but it was around 1997. | ||
| Posted May 18, 2010 8:35 pm | ||
| theREALCarpeDM | A favorite! Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2009 | |
| I love the Sangres! | |
| Posted Apr 8, 2010 6:05 pm | ||
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