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| altitude14er | Route Climbed: Halfmoon Trailhead Date Climbed: 07/2004  | |
| I climbed this with asphazell after a night of drinking the 5,625ft. elevation gain was brutal !! | |
| Posted Mar 20, 2005 8:10 pm | ||
| Colorado Susan | Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: August 1, 2003 | |
| An absolutely beautiful hike. It was spectacular from the start. I highly recommend making this a two day trip, so you can enjoy the scenery and a good night of camping. | |
| Posted Mar 16, 2005 12:15 am | ||
| Asphazell | Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: August 2004 | |
| Beautiful mountain, however disappointing to lose so much elevation on Halfmoon pass. The views up here were incredible. Would like to come back for one of the couloirs. | |
| Posted Mar 1, 2005 3:14 pm | ||
| Ratballs | Route Climbed: from Fall River trailhead via Notch Mountain and Halo Ridge, return via Halfmoon Pass Date Climbed: July, 2002 | |
| A long day that started before dawn. I saw the sunrise over the Gores--a jagged fire rising on the eastern horizon--from the east flanks of Notch Mountain. Then I bopped around the Halo ridge, with its astonishing views across the Bowl of Tears, the Cross Couloir so close I could almost touch it. Up and over Pt. 13,831--a centennial peak in its own right--and on to the summit. The trudge up over Halfmoon Pass on my way back to the trailhead was barely noticeable, I was so high on the day. By far the most enjoyable and most beautiful of all the Sawatch 14ers. | |
| Posted Feb 22, 2005 9:35 pm | ||
| ColoradoScott | Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: August 5, 1984 | |
| After only getting 3 hours sleep and being hungover (girls can be a distraction, huh?) I met the CMC, I and rode to the trailhead hardly raring to go. One of the cars in the group actually ripped a gash into it's gas tank on the road to the trailhead, delaying our start (and ruining his day!). Our group was to backpack into to a camp near east cross creek, but we took a side diversion en routefrom Half Moon Pass up the north ridge of Notch Mountain. After setting up camp and eating dinner, I was in my sleeping bag by 7:30 p.m. The next morning was clear and we hiked the standard north ridge route to the summit, descended and packed our camp and then took the agonizing climb back over Half Moon Pass. Getting to the pass before a thunderstorm hit, we finished the descent in a steady rain. | |
| Posted Feb 7, 2005 1:25 pm | ||
| onandupwards | Route Climbed: North ridge Date Climbed: Oct 1996 | |
| 2 day, camped at the lake, cold... | |
| Posted Feb 2, 2005 9:50 pm | ||
| ripper333 | Route Climbed: north ridge Date Climbed: oct 1998 | |
| nice workout. | ||
| Posted Oct 24, 2004 4:45 pm | ||
| mr_g | Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: September 16, 2001 | |
| A very long day with alog of elevation gain/loss. Round trip was approximately 8.5 hours, and I really felt it. This was my only mountain so far that I felt a degree of AMS on. The last portion back over the pass was killer. | |
| Posted Oct 12, 2004 8:49 am | ||
| Brad Snider | Route Climbed: North Ridge-Halo Ridge Loop Date Climbed: July 31, 2004 | |
| My 9th Fourteener. My friend Arthur came along to conquer his first mountain ever, and he handled the elevation probably better than I did! Beautiful day; never had to worry about the weather. | |
| Posted Sep 21, 2004 9:41 pm | ||
| Larry V | Route Climbed: Halo Ridge route Date Climbed: July 1995 | |
| This was the year the Colorado Rockies had so much snow, and we were in deep snow much of the way on this climb. Ice ax saved my life on steep ridge at one point. Aaron and I climbed together this time. Attempted it a week earlier with party of four but were turned back by the conditions. I recommend this route for the spectacular views, not that the other routes aren't beautiful too. We returned by the more standard, north ridge route, which was definitely easier. A long day! | |
| Posted Sep 18, 2004 7:47 pm | ||
| Gareth | Route Climbed: Halo Ridge Date Climbed: September 2, 2004 | |
| I loved the elegant rounded lines of this mountain; perfect. The Halo ridge seemed long and was tiring as I was carrying too much gear. I finally made the summit mid-afternoon. I stopped down at East Cross Creek to filter water and eat. This area in the dying light was almost magical. I climbed to Halfmoon Pass and spent the night before returning to the trailhead the next morning. | |
| Posted Sep 11, 2004 1:38 pm | ||
| Chris | Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 01, 2004 | |
| Wow, what a beautiful mountain. Had originally intended to climb the Angelica Couloir, but it looked kinda like a well used bowling alley, so we decided that was a bit too much objective hazard, without helmets. The North Ridge is still a great hike though. Very beautiful surroundings, wildflowers were awesome this time of year. A camp at East Cross Creek makes this a very enjoyable summit day. | |
| Posted Aug 9, 2004 3:05 pm | ||
| kilimanjaro1 | Route Climbed: North Ridge from Halfmoon Trailhead Date Climbed: July 20, 2004 | |
| Did this mountain in one day with an early start from the Halfmoon TH. It was a very rewarding climb, and as Roach says, I did maximize the impact on my body. Caught some rain and lightning (count of 1 from flash to thunder) from Halfmoon Pass to the trailhead on return route. A tough but rewarding day. | |
| Posted Aug 6, 2004 11:32 pm | ||
| Saintgrizzly | Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: August, 1997 | |
| It's interesting: this is one of the nicest fourteeners; I love the mountain, love the area, have done the mountain twice, and both times had bad climbs! It was as though my legs were made of lead--I was in good shape, too--go figure; it makes no sense to me! First time was with Aaron; the second (1997) was with Elizabeth. On both occasions the weather was perfect--definitely the nicest fourteener of the Sawach! | |
| Posted Jul 28, 2004 1:56 am | ||
| mmoerk | Route Climbed: North Ridge / Half Moon Pass Date Climbed: July 18, 2004 | |
| It was a very cloudy day, so I didn't get to experience a lot of the great views I've heard about. Of course, starting at 3am doesn't help as far as the views, either. When I got to the summit, it was engulfed in clouds. I guess I'll have to come back! -Mike | |
| Posted Jul 18, 2004 9:29 pm | ||
| DaveC | Route Climbed: N ridge Date Climbed: july 97 | |
| What a beautiful peak! To look at, anyway, the climb was ordinary bouldering. Actually had this summit to myself on a weekend in the summer. Nice but buggy camp along the controversial holy cross creek. | |
| Posted May 20, 2004 9:51 pm | ||
| Ryan Kowalski | Route Climbed: standard route Date Climbed: July 19, 2003 | |
| A great peak with a great approach. The Holy Cross Wilderness is great. I'll definitley be back! The Halo Ridge is a great way to experience this area | |
| Posted Apr 19, 2004 5:09 pm | ||
| f360driver | Route Climbed: Halfmoon Pass Trail head Date Climbed: July/03 | |
| Great hike with my girlfriend. Edit: Ex-girlfriend. | |
| Posted Apr 14, 2004 6:44 pm | ||
| RyanS | Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: August 5, 2002 | |
| Erin and I used an awesome loop hike to summit Holy Cross and the centennial summit of Holy Cross Ridge (we'll be back for the bicentennials :-D). We used Holy Cross's standard route. At daybreak we watched a rare, early-morning shower roll in over Mount Jackson and across Cross Creek. We sat in the rain about 200' below the summit for around half an hour before we resumed our climb. Then we carefully descended on wet rock to the saddle with Holy Cross Ridge, gaining our second summit quickly. We descended to the *gorgeous* Tuhare Lakes and used the lush Fall Creek Trail to return to the Halfmoon Trailhead. A trip report is available here. | |
| Posted Apr 12, 2004 12:07 pm | ||
| coloradoiceclimber | Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: July 21, 2001 | |
| Great climb with great views!! Zach, Erica, and I did the 13 mile round trip in 7.5 hrs. | |
| Posted Apr 10, 2004 4:51 pm | ||
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