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| citizen453 | Engineer Mountain and Brew  | |
| Climbed this one many times, in many conditions and that crux never gets old. Great area at timberline for side hikes and exploring the highlands. We usually finish this peak off by heading back to Durango for the brew named after the mountain, makes for a nice little tradition. | |
| Posted Mar 16, 2008 10:15 pm | ||
| WyoNative | Summit Beautiful Autumn Day Date Climbed: Oct 9, 1999 | |
| Incredible views of Purgatory and Hwy 160. | |
| Posted Jan 30, 2008 11:16 pm | ||
| gremlin | normal route | |
| done it 3 times now, once normal, once during the full moon, and once in winter | |
| Posted Oct 24, 2007 1:44 am | ||
| mtnhiker13 | Northeast Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2007 | |
| Great approach hike - the flowers were awesome. The ridge was fun once I got over the shock of the crux move but the looseness on the mountain gave me the creeps. I had visions of the mountain just coming tumbling down at some point. Nice short hike if you are looking for a 1/2 day adventure. | |
| Posted Jul 26, 2007 1:40 pm | ||
| Garon Coriz | Coal Bank Pass Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2007 | |
| Drove up from Albuquerque, arrived at 11:30 pm. Headed up around 4:45 am to watch the sunrise. Great view. | |
| Posted Jul 23, 2007 12:48 pm | ||
| st_mcchristi | Coal bank route Date Climbed: May 31, 2006 | |
| Great Climb, mild scramble with GREAT views! | |
| Posted May 9, 2007 11:44 am | ||
| MasonMiller | Coal Bank Entrance Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2003 | |
| one of my first solos on a mountain top. Very inspiring area. Long approach, and a welcomed sight of the peak when you break tree line. It was a beautiful day. | |
| Posted Mar 23, 2007 2:04 am | ||
| weeds19 | Good times in the winter Date Climbed: Feb 2, 2002 | |
| This was my first crampon and ice axe climb. I was on a winter mountaineering course with Southwest Adventures out of Durango. The course was wonderful and I learned a ton about winter camping and climbing conditions. The climb went without a hitch and the three of us arrived on top and enjoyed the views of the surrounding area. | ||
| Posted Feb 13, 2007 3:40 am | ||
| markhyams | Northeast Ridge Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2004 | |
| A little postholing, but otherwise a fun outing. Borderline Class 4. | |
| Posted Mar 3, 2006 7:14 am | ||
| illtryanythingonce | bluebird day Date Climbed: Feb 7, 2006 | |
| Northeast ridge. i went up the ridge and skied down the eastern face below the rock bands. The snow was dicey but the climb was good. Left my red G3 ski leashes at the top of Coalbank. Have you seen 'em? | |
| Posted Feb 21, 2006 8:30 am | ||
| peerzat | coal bank, northeast ridge | |
| what a great hike/climb. A fantastic 6hr detour off of hwy 550. I recommend it to anyone. It took 3.5 hrs for the four of us to summit and 2.5 hours to descend. another sweet view of the Mighty San Juans. topped off with electricity and hair standing on end at the peak. freaky. | |
| Posted Feb 16, 2006 3:27 am | ||
| benjohnson | Cold and Windy Date Climbed: Oct 29, 2005 | |
| 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). | |
| Posted Feb 16, 2006 12:02 am | ||
| iceisnice | Route Climbed: NE Ridge Date Climbed: many times | |
| Fun run for training. Also a good beginners winter mountaineering route. 2-3rd class. | |
| Posted Oct 3, 2005 9:18 pm | ||
| JCantu1044 | 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! | |
| Posted Jul 11, 2005 7:06 pm | ||
| Chinese Rock | 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. | |
| Posted Feb 24, 2005 3:01 am | ||
| thebeave7 | Route Climbed: Coal Bank Pass Trail Date Climbed: July 27th, 2004 | |
| Beautiful trail, all the wildflowers were in bloom. I was in love with Colorado from my first peak(this one). | |
| Posted Aug 8, 2004 6:54 pm | ||
| TeamTrusty | Route Climbed: Coal Bank Pass / NE Ridge Date Climbed: July 13, 2004 | |
| Team Trusty included Michael, Lisa, and Paul Trusty (Siblings). We departed @ 06:45 AM and were back at the car by 12:15PM. Great day. Got slightly off route starting up the base, but picked the route back up shortly. | ||
| Posted Jul 18, 2004 10:05 pm | ||
| mountainmota | Route Climbed: Northeast Ridge Date Climbed: June 2002, 2003, 2004 | |
| Always fun near 13er! | |
| Posted Jun 15, 2004 7:47 pm | ||
| MRBrejcha | 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. | |
| Posted Dec 28, 2003 10:12 pm | ||
| Tom Fralich | 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. | |
| Posted Dec 1, 2003 11:30 am | ||
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