A long day and my cached water I had left on the way in was not there on the way out. Part of a 10 day 18 14,000 ft. summit solo climbing trip.
markhyams - Mar 4, 2006 8:01 pm Date Climbed: Sep 3, 1994
N Ridge
Long hike in the clouds. Unfortunately no view that day, and I have yet to return to that area. I would like to, to see what it looks like.
Rocky Alps - Mar 4, 2006 8:07 am Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2005
North Ridge Route
Due to some absent-mindedness on my part (going back to the car a mile into the hike to make sure the headlights were turned off & going backwards a shorter distance later on to retrieve my camera which I left on a rock after a photo op) I made an already long hike (5,500 ft. elevation gain) into an even longer one (6,500 ft. elevation gain). The views of the peak from Halfmoon Pass were absolutely spectacular though, and the waterfalls in the area make this one of the prettiest mountain locations I've ever been to. The bouldering from the north ridge to the summit was easy, but we got a little off-course on the way back down. Since it was clear, we could see and recognize over a dozen other 14ers to the west, south, and east from the summit. After almost no sleep the night before, a 3-hour drive there, a long hike, and a 3-hour drive back to Boulder, I was pooped.
Mountain Jim - Mar 3, 2006 1:21 am Date Climbed: Jul 21, 1968
Up the Cross
Up the rock to the left of the Cross Couloir for about 500 feet, then up the snow in the couloir to the horizontal cross bar, the up the rock to the right of the cross. Nice alpine climb.
RMdaytripsgrl - Feb 27, 2006 4:56 am Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2001
Route: Halfmoon TH, North Ridge
I'll never forget this, since it was days after 9/11. We were scheduled to go to Chad's cousin's wedding in Michigan, in which he was supposed to be the best man, but air travel was still pretty much out of the question. We camped at Halfmoon campground with a lot of loud drunk people, so we were tired at 4am wake-up, which may be why CHad had a rough day. This was a SPECTACULAR hike even though we had waves of storms coming in all day - rain, sleet, hail, snow. (Good thing we had our gore-tex.) It was cool to watch them travel over in sheets across from the Elk range. Had a bit of a scare near the summit with surprise thunder/lightning-snow storm...The hump up and down Halfmoon pass is a bit of a discouragement, but well worth the effort!
peakrat76 - Feb 19, 2006 6:57 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 1994
peakrat76
My last Sawatch 14'er; best in the range. Long and beautiful. Perfect weather.
Route Climbed: Halo ridge Date Climbed: August 1999
Tried to summit also in November but ran out of time.
Did this mountain on NO SLEEP! I worked the night before. Got to the top, only one up there and headed back down and met my friend who 'pooped' out at treeline back at the car. I collapsed and had her drive back home. I fell asleep almost immediately. A good day though, nice weather.
Route Climbed: Halfmoon Trailhead Halo Ridge Route Date Climbed: August 2004
Sophia & Larry Creighton
We began our fifteen mile, three day journey, in August of 2004.We were traveling through a land, most only see in postcards.Every step was a mix of pleasure and pain. It is hard to describe how it feels to summit. God truly does reserve some things for those willing to endure the hardship of the journey. Larry approached the summit log and signed for the both of us, as I was fighting the nausea that comes with altitude sickness. He had secretly written in the comments section that a proposal was about to take place. Digging around in his backpack, he pulled out a film canister that must have had an entire roll of duct tape on it. Knowing that his insurance coverage was probably lost in the mail and that he would surely drop the ring down some never ending crack, he moved slowly back to where I was perched. In between my hacking, he dropped to one knee. The ring was placed on my finger as I said “yes.”The romantic scene was not playing out as he had imagined it in the weeks prior. However, I thought it was just perfect!
Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: July 2004
My first fourteener!! I was so pumped to get to the top and the view stole my heart. It began my 14er quest that I still embark on and my addiction to being as high as I can be. We came up cross creek from lower down on Tigiwon, bushwacking up to East Cross. It was very cool.
Route Climbed: Halo/North Ridge Route Date Climbed: July 2002
LOOOONNG Day. Spent Friday night along the Halo ridge trail. After summiting decided it was too rough to descend. Took the long way back to the trailhead and bushwhacked the last two miles back to our tent. Finished close to 9:00pm. Next time I will sleep in the Notch Mountain Shelter (don't forget water) and summit the next day. Great, LONG route.
Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: July 9, 2005
We hiked all through the night which made for a faster summit. Got to the summit around 5am, and had an hour to rest and enjoy the awesome view plus the sunrise around 6 am was...outstanding. It was my first 14'r. Thanks Trev.
Route Climbed: north ridge Date Climbed: august 18,2005
A long day (4:10 up, 3:30 down), but a spectacular climb with a stunning summit. I must not be nearly as fit as gurlyclimber ;) - I found that 1000vert ft ascent at the end exhausting. I'm definitely planning on one (or both) of the couloirs next year.
Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: 12 August, 2005
Left the TH just before sunrise, 5:50 MDT. 4 hrs, 1 min. to the summit, travelling very light. Mild, sunny weather and great views, especially of the Elk Range 14ers. Failing to trim my toenails sufficiently the night before made the trip down take just as long as the trip up--live and learn! But I had the summit all to myself for 15 minutes. A beautiful hike and a challenging climb.
Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: August 2005
Most beautiful climb in the Sawatch by far. I was really impressed not only by the scenery, but by how steep this one was. Cool clouds and fog added to the fun.
Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: July 9, 2005
Great climb!! Started at 12:00 AM and summitted just before 5:00 AM. We waited around on the summit until about 6:00 so we could se the sunrise. I climbed with Dylan Wann, Alex Wann, and John Sandlain.
km_donovan - Apr 23, 2006 1:12 pm Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2003
Route Climbed: North RidgeA long day and my cached water I had left on the way in was not there on the way out. Part of a 10 day 18 14,000 ft. summit solo climbing trip.
markhyams - Mar 4, 2006 8:01 pm Date Climbed: Sep 3, 1994
N RidgeLong hike in the clouds. Unfortunately no view that day, and I have yet to return to that area. I would like to, to see what it looks like.
Rocky Alps - Mar 4, 2006 8:07 am Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2005
North Ridge RouteDue to some absent-mindedness on my part (going back to the car a mile into the hike to make sure the headlights were turned off & going backwards a shorter distance later on to retrieve my camera which I left on a rock after a photo op) I made an already long hike (5,500 ft. elevation gain) into an even longer one (6,500 ft. elevation gain). The views of the peak from Halfmoon Pass were absolutely spectacular though, and the waterfalls in the area make this one of the prettiest mountain locations I've ever been to. The bouldering from the north ridge to the summit was easy, but we got a little off-course on the way back down. Since it was clear, we could see and recognize over a dozen other 14ers to the west, south, and east from the summit. After almost no sleep the night before, a 3-hour drive there, a long hike, and a 3-hour drive back to Boulder, I was pooped.
Mountain Jim - Mar 3, 2006 1:21 am Date Climbed: Jul 21, 1968
Up the CrossUp the rock to the left of the Cross Couloir for about 500 feet, then up the snow in the couloir to the horizontal cross bar, the up the rock to the right of the cross. Nice alpine climb.
RMdaytripsgrl - Feb 27, 2006 4:56 am Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2001
Route: Halfmoon TH, North RidgeI'll never forget this, since it was days after 9/11. We were scheduled to go to Chad's cousin's wedding in Michigan, in which he was supposed to be the best man, but air travel was still pretty much out of the question. We camped at Halfmoon campground with a lot of loud drunk people, so we were tired at 4am wake-up, which may be why CHad had a rough day. This was a SPECTACULAR hike even though we had waves of storms coming in all day - rain, sleet, hail, snow. (Good thing we had our gore-tex.) It was cool to watch them travel over in sheets across from the Elk range. Had a bit of a scare near the summit with surprise thunder/lightning-snow storm...The hump up and down Halfmoon pass is a bit of a discouragement, but well worth the effort!
peakrat76 - Feb 19, 2006 6:57 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 1994
peakrat76My last Sawatch 14'er; best in the range. Long and beautiful. Perfect weather.
Kiefer - Jan 23, 2006 10:48 am
Route Climbed: Halo ridge Date Climbed: August 1999Tried to summit also in November but ran out of time.
Did this mountain on NO SLEEP! I worked the night before. Got to the top, only one up there and headed back down and met my friend who 'pooped' out at treeline back at the car. I collapsed and had her drive back home. I fell asleep almost immediately. A good day though, nice weather.
hardneck - Jan 13, 2006 10:08 am
Route Climbed: Halfmoon Trailhead Halo Ridge Route Date Climbed: August 2004Sophia & Larry Creighton
We began our fifteen mile, three day journey, in August of 2004.We were traveling through a land, most only see in postcards.Every step was a mix of pleasure and pain. It is hard to describe how it feels to summit. God truly does reserve some things for those willing to endure the hardship of the journey. Larry approached the summit log and signed for the both of us, as I was fighting the nausea that comes with altitude sickness. He had secretly written in the comments section that a proposal was about to take place. Digging around in his backpack, he pulled out a film canister that must have had an entire roll of duct tape on it. Knowing that his insurance coverage was probably lost in the mail and that he would surely drop the ring down some never ending crack, he moved slowly back to where I was perched. In between my hacking, he dropped to one knee. The ring was placed on my finger as I said “yes.”The romantic scene was not playing out as he had imagined it in the weeks prior. However, I thought it was just perfect!
chicagotransplant - Jan 9, 2006 8:25 pm
Route Climbed: Halo Ridge Date Climbed: September 11, 2004A peaceful climb on a tragic anniversary
CODave - Dec 30, 2005 12:28 pm
Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: September 25, 2005Beautiful day on Holy Cross, only saw a few people for a weekend.
Big Skies 808 - Nov 19, 2005 7:22 pm
Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: July 2004My first fourteener!! I was so pumped to get to the top and the view stole my heart. It began my 14er quest that I still embark on and my addiction to being as high as I can be. We came up cross creek from lower down on Tigiwon, bushwacking up to East Cross. It was very cool.
indianhillsted - Oct 28, 2005 5:38 pm
Route Climbed: Halo/North Ridge Route Date Climbed: July 2002LOOOONNG Day. Spent Friday night along the Halo ridge trail. After summiting decided it was too rough to descend. Took the long way back to the trailhead and bushwhacked the last two miles back to our tent. Finished close to 9:00pm. Next time I will sleep in the Notch Mountain Shelter (don't forget water) and summit the next day. Great, LONG route.
iceisnice - Oct 3, 2005 10:27 pm
Route Climbed: Cross Couloir Date Climbed: June '04Pretty simple couloir climb. No problems with the cornice at the top.
adwilson - Sep 22, 2005 3:48 pm
Route Climbed: Holy Cross Coulior Date Climbed: July 3rd, 2004A little late in the day the snow was a bit soft.
Woodie Hopper - Aug 25, 2005 9:13 am
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: 7/31/05Long hike, return over half moon pass not as bad as many say as long as you are in shape.
John_Sandlian - Aug 20, 2005 7:45 pm
Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: July 9, 2005We hiked all through the night which made for a faster summit. Got to the summit around 5am, and had an hour to rest and enjoy the awesome view plus the sunrise around 6 am was...outstanding. It was my first 14'r. Thanks Trev.
dp - Aug 18, 2005 10:04 pm
Route Climbed: north ridge Date Climbed: august 18,2005A long day (4:10 up, 3:30 down), but a spectacular climb with a stunning summit. I must not be nearly as fit as gurlyclimber ;) - I found that 1000vert ft ascent at the end exhausting. I'm definitely planning on one (or both) of the couloirs next year.
cftbq - Aug 13, 2005 12:40 am
Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: 12 August, 2005Left the TH just before sunrise, 5:50 MDT. 4 hrs, 1 min. to the summit, travelling very light. Mild, sunny weather and great views, especially of the Elk Range 14ers. Failing to trim my toenails sufficiently the night before made the trip down take just as long as the trip up--live and learn! But I had the summit all to myself for 15 minutes. A beautiful hike and a challenging climb.
sbkelley - Aug 10, 2005 4:27 pm
Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: August 2005Most beautiful climb in the Sawatch by far. I was really impressed not only by the scenery, but by how steep this one was. Cool clouds and fog added to the fun.
Trevor Simmons - Jul 17, 2005 8:54 pm
Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: July 9, 2005Great climb!! Started at 12:00 AM and summitted just before 5:00 AM. We waited around on the summit until about 6:00 so we could se the sunrise. I climbed with Dylan Wann, Alex Wann, and John Sandlain.