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| Woodie Hopper | Traverse from Sherman and Gemini  Date Climbed: Nov 11, 2007 | |
| Easy climb. Left the snowshoes and crampons in the truck at Iowa Gulch near the mine. (Used an axe during the descent occasionally, though.) Not much snow/ice yet. Took a short nap on the summit. | |
| Posted Nov 11, 2007 4:47 pm | ||
| Kiefer Thomas | Traverse from Gemini Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2007 | |
| Dyer was a whole lot more inviting and fun than Sherman or Gemini. Thankfully, the snow was still sufficently hard enough so I didn't posthole (that much). Stellar views of Iowa Gulch and Leadville. | |
| Posted Jun 21, 2007 1:14 pm | ||
| shknbke | SE slopes Date Climbed: Nov 11, 2006 | |
| Layne Bracy and I had a pleasant hike up Dyer via the s.e. slopes. We were able to drive our cars up Iowa gulch to 11620' and could have gone farther. Dyer was too easy, so Layne headed to Gemini and I to Evans B. The wind kicked up ferociously and ate us for lunch. See the TR. 71/100 highest in CO for both of us. | |
| Posted Nov 14, 2006 9:06 pm | ||
| Brian Kalet | East Ridge Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2006 | |
| 1 hour to summit! | |
| Posted Oct 16, 2006 9:09 pm | ||
| chicagotransplant | Southeast Slopes Posthole-a-thon Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2006 | |
| Second time up Dyer, the previous week's storms left me with knee to waist deep postholing the whole way. I was hoping to go over to Evans B but the snow was taking too long and I had to get to work, bummer! | |
| Posted Sep 24, 2006 7:49 pm | ||
| Gahugafuga | West Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2006 | |
| Climbed Dyer as part of a West Dyer to Sheridan traverse. The west ridge was certainly the highlight of the traverse. I thought it was fair to call the ridge 3rd class without descending much from the ridge proper, but there were plenty of fun 4th class to be found. I came across a few handholds that were on the loose side and one that was very loose. Getting down onto the small dirt-filled notch was interesting! | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2006 8:09 pm | ||
| ElliottDavis | Dyer, Gemini and Sherman from Sacramento Creek TH | |
| An Elk bugled when I stepped onto the trail in the morning. An elk bugled in the afternoon when I stepped off the trail and back onto the road. Never saw anyone that day; just heard the elk. Thanks. | |
| Posted Jun 26, 2006 3:33 am | ||
| Ryan Kowalski | West Ridge Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2002 | |
| One of my favorite Tenmile/Mosquito ridges. Don't forget to run up West Dyer, it's a great little summit and good views of the rest of the ridge. | |
| Posted May 19, 2006 11:47 pm | ||
| Larry V | East ridge via Sherman and Gemini Date Climbed: Apr 8, 2006 | |
| Had to do this one solo as my climbing partner stopped before reaching the low point between Gemini and Dyer. (Smart!) The snow was deep and crested on the ridge. Looked dicey from a distance but was solid. Upper slopes of Dyer were completely snow covered and the wind was really blowing the snow around. Exhausting day, not too cold. | |
| Posted May 6, 2006 9:48 pm | ||
| Timothy Pearl | W Face Date Climbed: Apr 11, 2006 | |
| Fun Day with Eric Holle! Up Iowa Gulch to Dyer Ampitheatre, ascended over near w ridge, descended via glissade mid-face (more south). Knarly weather rolled in at top of amphitheatre, and lasted until 5 minutes after we made the summit. Then a beautiful day. | |
| Posted May 4, 2006 7:14 pm | ||
| Eric Holle | Route Climbed: West Face Date Climbed:April 11th, 2006 | |
| Climbed from Iowa Gulch and the Dyer Amphitheater with Timothy Pearl. Glissade descent. Crazy weather, fresh snow, sunny, blizzard-esqe, and then the weather cleared right after we got to the summit. We were provided with great views of Sheridan, Sherman and Gemini, as well as the picturesqe power-lines. | |
| Posted Apr 13, 2006 2:13 am | ||
| markhyams | Tour de Mosquito Range Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2003 | |
| Did this along with Gemini, Sherman, Sheridan, Peerless and Horseshoe that day. | |
| Posted Mar 5, 2006 6:21 pm | ||
| chicagotransplant | Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: October 8, 2005 | |
| This is a really fun scramble route, stick directly the ridge crest for some nice class 4 gendarmes! | |
| Posted Jan 9, 2006 8:52 pm | ||
| shanahan96 | Route Climbed: Southeast Slopes Date Climbed: February 10, 2005 | |
| 1st winter centennial! easy hike up the iowa gulch road and a pretty, winter hike up the slopes to the snow covered south ridge. jamie | |
| Posted Aug 14, 2005 4:38 pm | ||
| miztflip | Route Climbed: Upper Iowa Gulch Date Climbed: June 11, 2005 | |
| Climbed Dyer along with Gemini at night under clear skies. Seemed the most asthetic way to climb them with all the power lines up there. | |
| Posted Jun 11, 2005 11:21 am | ||
| IdahoSummits | Route Climbed: South Ridge Date Climbed: 3/20/2005 | |
| Hiked to the head of the Iowa Ampitheater, then headed up to the south ridge. The south ridge was interesting (drifted and rocky) for the final 300 or 400 feet. | |
| Posted Apr 7, 2005 10:49 pm | ||
| ColoradoScott | Route Climbed: Southeast Slopes to South Ridge Date Climbed: September 27, 1992 | |
| From the TH in Iowa Gulch I followed the road into the Iowa Amphitheater before angling up the mountain's slopes. I intersected the south ridge atabout 13,600', but almost any route will go on this side, as the rock is not very loose and is mixed w/ tundra. Although Dyer was my primary objective this day, this was one of the easier climbs I had done, and not being tired at all, my dog Logan and I continued over Gemini and Sherman, and down to iowa Gulch and our car from the Sherman/Sheridan saddle. | |
| Posted Feb 7, 2005 2:25 pm | ||
| Brad Snider | Route Climbed: Via Sherman and Gemini Date Climbed: June 22, 2004 | |
| I saw this mountain after I had climbed Sherman and Gemini, and made an enjoyable trip across the long narrow Gemini-Dyer saddle (yes, under the powerlines) and up to the summit. Great view of Elbert and Massive to the west. Also, good look at Sherman's west side. | |
| Posted Oct 1, 2004 12:53 am | ||
| Kane | Route Climbed: outh Ridge from Gemini Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2002 | |
| Dyer makes for a nice side trip if your hiking Gemini or Sherman. I enjoyed the Little Sacramento Gulch approach up to Gemini. Although I have heard that there might be some private property issues with the appraoch. Dyer is the proud owner of some ugly power lines that actually ascend over the Gemini/Dyer saddle. Those suckers buzzzz as well. What solitude I had on Gemini i lost quickly on Dyer. Combine Gemini with Dyer Mountain and you can easily bust out two of Colorado's highest 100 with minimal effort. I think Dyer's east face gets skied often as well. | |
| Posted Jun 18, 2004 7:20 pm | ||
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