benjohnson - Feb 16, 2006 12:02 am Date Climbed: Oct 29, 2005
Cold and Windy
A cold day out on the mountain, but a fun summit. Got to sing happy birthday to one of the members of our group. The narrow rock corridors on the ridge are neat (my profile pic).
Route Climbed: Coal Bank Pass/NE Ridge Date Climbed: July 9, 2005
Jathan Cantu and Phil Miller reached the summit in 3 hours. It was a perfect Colorado day as the Columbines were in bloom. Patchy snow and mud delayed the hike a little in the timber. Thank God someone was at the cleft to show us how to climb out onto the ridge. The elation and excitement of our first attempt effectivley numbed our sore knees on our descent!
Route Climbed: NE Ridge Date Climbed: November 28, 2003
I climbed this great peak with Tom Fralich (see his post below). We only saw one other party of two on the way down and they were only checking out the conditions for a future ascent.
Route Climbed: N. Ridge Date Climbed: 9/14/03 and 12/4/03
I climbed it in the fall to check out the route. I came back a few months later and summited again with a few buddies. The winter ascent wasn't much more diificult than fall, just a bigger pain in the ass.
Route Climbed: NE Ridge Date Climbed: November 28, 2003
After two failed attempts, I finally reached the summit with Felix Danila on Nov 28. On our first attempt (Nov 23-24), Felix developed altitude sickness which forced a descent, despite good weather. We left our tent at the base of the ridge and descended to rest in Silverton, planning to return the next day. Arriving back at the tent on Nov 25, we encountered heavy wind and snowfall and were confined to the tent for the next 43 hours. When the weather finally cleared on Nov 27, we decided to descend and rest, rather than attempt the route directly, given our limited supplies and uncertain conditions on the route. After enjoying Thanksgiving dinner in Silverton, we made plans for a one-day, alpine-style ascent on Nov 28. We completed the climb in 8 hrs, car-to-car. Conditions on the ridge were quite poor, with lots of snow and some moderate avalanche danger on the slopes leading up to the ridge and on the summit pyramid. Very good winter climb.
Route Climbed: Coal Bank Pass (North Ridge) Date Climbed: July 3, 1993
Climbed with my brother, John Snell (of Durango at the time) and cousin, Gary McDaniel (also of Durango at the time). We found the climb to be really exciting with lots of exposure. Lots of big, loose rocks, but the views of the Twilight range and other mts in the San Juans were amazing.
brewing thunderstorms added a sense of urgency to our predawn start. by the time my friend mark, my dog and i reached the summit at around 8:00 am, it was definitely time to leave. great day.
Route Climbed: From Coal Bank Pass via northeast ridge Date Climbed: 07-07-00
This hike, listed as a Colorado Mountain Club hike, included only the leader, my husband, and I. The wildflowers in the tundra meadows were amazing. We passed a group of Colorado Outward Bound kids on the ridge where they were roping up, this being the first mountain any of them had ever climbed, and were as happy as they when they joined us on the summit.
benjohnson - Feb 16, 2006 12:02 am Date Climbed: Oct 29, 2005
Cold and WindyA cold day out on the mountain, but a fun summit. Got to sing happy birthday to one of the members of our group. The narrow rock corridors on the ridge are neat (my profile pic).
iceisnice - Oct 3, 2005 9:18 pm
Route Climbed: NE Ridge Date Climbed: many timesFun run for training. Also a good beginners winter mountaineering route. 2-3rd class.
JCantu1044 - Jul 11, 2005 7:06 pm
Route Climbed: Coal Bank Pass/NE Ridge Date Climbed: July 9, 2005Jathan Cantu and Phil Miller reached the summit in 3 hours. It was a perfect Colorado day as the Columbines were in bloom. Patchy snow and mud delayed the hike a little in the timber. Thank God someone was at the cleft to show us how to climb out onto the ridge. The elation and excitement of our first attempt effectivley numbed our sore knees on our descent!
Chinese Rock - Feb 24, 2005 3:01 am
Route Climbed: NE Ridge Date Climbed: November 28, 2003I climbed this great peak with Tom Fralich (see his post below). We only saw one other party of two on the way down and they were only checking out the conditions for a future ascent.
thebeave7 - Aug 8, 2004 6:54 pm
Route Climbed: Coal Bank Pass Trail Date Climbed: July 27th, 2004Beautiful trail, all the wildflowers were in bloom. I was in love with Colorado from my first peak(this one).
mountainmota - Jun 15, 2004 7:47 pm
Route Climbed: Northeast Ridge Date Climbed: June 2002, 2003, 2004Always fun near 13er!
MRBrejcha - Dec 28, 2003 10:12 pm
Route Climbed: N. Ridge Date Climbed: 9/14/03 and 12/4/03I climbed it in the fall to check out the route. I came back a few months later and summited again with a few buddies. The winter ascent wasn't much more diificult than fall, just a bigger pain in the ass.
Tom Fralich - Dec 1, 2003 11:30 am
Route Climbed: NE Ridge Date Climbed: November 28, 2003After two failed attempts, I finally reached the summit with Felix Danila on Nov 28. On our first attempt (Nov 23-24), Felix developed altitude sickness which forced a descent, despite good weather. We left our tent at the base of the ridge and descended to rest in Silverton, planning to return the next day. Arriving back at the tent on Nov 25, we encountered heavy wind and snowfall and were confined to the tent for the next 43 hours. When the weather finally cleared on Nov 27, we decided to descend and rest, rather than attempt the route directly, given our limited supplies and uncertain conditions on the route. After enjoying Thanksgiving dinner in Silverton, we made plans for a one-day, alpine-style ascent on Nov 28. We completed the climb in 8 hrs, car-to-car. Conditions on the ridge were quite poor, with lots of snow and some moderate avalanche danger on the slopes leading up to the ridge and on the summit pyramid. Very good winter climb.
sidhayes - Aug 22, 2003 5:23 pm
Route Climbed: Coal Bank Pass Date Climbed: August 20, 2003Ascent in 52:32 on a good weather day. My GPS unit showed round trip distance of 6.0 miles? 2.2 miles to Engineer Mountain Trail junction.
flyinghighpete - Jul 28, 2003 4:11 pm
Route Climbed: Coal Bank Pass Date Climbed: July 15, 2003I went up in the evening after some storms had passed. I've never seen more Columbines in my life!
dsnell - Dec 18, 2002 3:26 pm
Route Climbed: Coal Bank Pass (North Ridge) Date Climbed: July 3, 1993Climbed with my brother, John Snell (of Durango at the time) and cousin, Gary McDaniel (also of Durango at the time). We found the climb to be really exciting with lots of exposure. Lots of big, loose rocks, but the views of the Twilight range and other mts in the San Juans were amazing.
kullaberg - Nov 28, 2002 4:43 pm
Route Climbed: NE ridge Date Climbed: aug 98brewing thunderstorms added a sense of urgency to our predawn start. by the time my friend mark, my dog and i reached the summit at around 8:00 am, it was definitely time to leave. great day.
sidhayes - Jul 12, 2002 9:01 am
Route Climbed: Coal Bank Pass Date Climbed: August 10, 2001An outstanding peak. Second ascent in 54:10 from Coal Bank Pass.
theplugger - Apr 5, 2001 1:54 pm
Route Climbed: From Coal Bank Pass via northeast ridge Date Climbed: 07-07-00This hike, listed as a Colorado Mountain Club hike, included only the leader, my husband, and I. The wildflowers in the tundra meadows were amazing. We passed a group of Colorado Outward Bound kids on the ridge where they were roping up, this being the first mountain any of them had ever climbed, and were as happy as they when they joined us on the summit.