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| wayneaflick | Route Climbed: South Colony Lake Trail Date Climbed: August 7, 2000  | |
| I drove up the 4x4 road. It's rough but nothing compared to the Lake Como Road. I camped at the trail head. I slept in my pickup which was parked right next to the fence and sign. I was kept awake by something gnawing on the sign. I couldn't see what it was but maybe it was a bear? Probably just a porcupine. The trail is a wonderful trail all the way to the saddle. The rest of the trip is a minor scramble but easy. The views all along the trip are outstanding. The Crestones are all they are cracked up to be. | |
| Posted Jul 7, 2002 2:31 pm | ||
| ctruscot | Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: September 1997 | |
| Recall that the sky was that beautiful azure blue and the tundra had all kinds of colors. Beware this trailhead requires about 1.5 hours of a rocky 4x4 road to get there! | ||
| Posted Jun 4, 2002 9:56 am | ||
| DaFreshman | Route Climbed: Standard (west) ridge Date Climbed: August, 2001 | |
| I've been to S. Colony lakes during the 3rd week in August twice, and both times it was a monsoon - take that for what its worth. That said, I think this is one of the most underrated mountains in Colorado. Not because of difficulty, but because of beauty. The S. Colony basin feels like the Alps, not the Rockies. You don't appreciate the magnitude of that north face of the crestones until you stare up at it with your mouth hanging open. Near the summit of Humboldt, there is a sharp dropoff to the north that is suprising for an "anthill" as Roach puts it. And, of course, the views of the Crestones alone are worth the trip. | ||
| Posted Mar 18, 2002 4:19 pm | ||
| Zeke | Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: June 1998 | |
| Summited this peak after a weekend of volunteer work for the Colorado 14er Initiative... summited last afternoon, around 5pm on a perfectly beautiful, still, clear blue day w/my girlfriend....... very nice memory | |
| Posted Jan 16, 2002 7:37 am | ||
| spyder550 | Route Climbed: West Ridge II Date Climbed: July 2001 | |
| Climbed from N. Colony Creeks up boulder/shale field. N. Colony is beautiful with waterfalls and very few people. Hike to higher lakes is horrible if you try to bushwack and we finally put on our sandals and hiked up the creek. To get to West Ridge was not so fun either but we managed and summited around 10am. Great view of the Crestones and Carson/Challenger. If you like backpacking and want remote do the N. Colony Creeks. If it is just a day trip or you want to bag all the mountains in the area go up S. Colony. I also attempted Humboldt in April from S. Colony and got caught in a blizzard at 12,000 feet, luckily had our tent and gear to hold out the storm in. | |
| Posted Dec 28, 2001 11:14 pm | ||
| theplugger | Route Climbed: From South Colony Lakes Date Climbed: 9-5-90 | |
| The hike up was easy, but an attempt at a "shortcut" to get back down to the car made for an interesting descent, to say the least. We nearly got cliffed out bigtime, but somehow managed. | |
| Posted Jul 27, 2001 3:35 pm | ||
| Jim Clarke | Route Climbed: Standard Route Date Climbed: 7/23/00 | |
| Great day hike/warm-up for the Crestones...with incredible views of them and Kit Carson...fun, easy. | |
| Posted Jul 24, 2001 8:51 pm | ||
| jratk | Route Climbed: standard from upper S. Colony Date Climbed: June 2000 | |
| Easy hike. Good warm-up for the other ones. | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2001 9:11 pm | ||
| Josh | Route Climbed: The easy trail Date Climbed: August, 1998 | |
| Easy summit, but the walk up the long 4WD road was not fun. | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2001 4:16 pm | ||
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