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| chicagotransplant | East Ridge variation  Date Climbed: Feb 7, 2009 | |
| Climbed with Jamie and Prakash, sort of a variation on the east ridge route. The road was so well packed out by snowmobiles that we stayed on it much farther and gained the east ridge closer to the SE gully. | |
| Posted Feb 9, 2009 10:22 am | ||
| shanahan96 | east ridge - winter Date Climbed: Feb 7, 2009 | |
| cruised the east ridge on a glorious winter day with mike and prakash. packed road and trail through the woods made this one much easier than ever expected! ~12 miles/5400' vertical in 10.5 hours roundtrip. #17/53 in calendar winter | |
| Posted Feb 8, 2009 8:55 pm | ||
| SarahThompson | Standard route in summer & fall, East Ridge in winter Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2005 | |
| 7/16/05 - Afternoon hike of standard route from camp at South Colony Lakes after climbing Crestone Needle in the morning. 2/1/09 - Winter ascent of the east ridge from 2WD parking lot. 12/1/12 - Quick ascent of the standard route from camp after backpacking to South Colony Lakes. Summitted during a beautiful sunset. | |
| Posted Jan 7, 2009 11:02 am | ||
| Bob Bolton | West Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2008 | |
| Picked this one off with Edward Earl after backpacking into South Colony Lakes that morning. We got lucky because the thunder was faint and far enough away that we didn't feel too threatened. Great view of the Crestones! | |
| Posted Dec 16, 2008 12:41 am | ||
| paisajeroamericano | Alexander von Humboldt? | |
| the sangre de cristos are pretty sweet - still lots of snow in late april - I twisted my knee postholing through the woods on the way down - cody made it - checked out the sand dunes and a cool frozen waterfall before leaving the area | |
| Posted Oct 21, 2008 1:00 am | ||
| lilmantis | Spontaneous to Westcliffe Date Climbed: Sep 28, 2008 | |
| What a great day. The afternoon did bring a small storm but we never had any issues with lightning, which made my day considering all the run-ins I have had with it here in Colorado in the past. Climbed with my friend Stephers (after she had just done a 26 mile marathon) and got my ass kicked. Guess I better start running more? Nice to just take off to the Sangre's for a couple days at the last minute! | |
| Posted Sep 30, 2008 9:46 pm | ||
| rleclair | 6 PM Summit Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2008 | |
| It's a rare event to be able to summit a 14er at 6 PM but when the conditions are perfect...why not? Met climbing partners Alan and Patrick at South Colony Lakes around 3:30 PM Saturday and was met with the question - what to do Humboldt? Conditions - both trail and weather - were perfect! We summited in 2 hours, spent 30 minutes on the summit, and then about 1.5 down for a hot dinner of dehydrated pasta. Great times! | |
| Posted Sep 7, 2008 10:27 pm | ||
| shanrickv | Standard Route Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2008 | |
| Climbed in the early evening after climbing Crestone Needle in the morning. Had absolutely beautiful weather without a cloud in the sky. Enjoyed the sunset and put on head lamps for the last bit of the trail to camp. Overall, a great weekend in the Sangre de Cristos. | |
| Posted Sep 7, 2008 5:12 pm | ||
| mountainloverCO | West Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2008 | |
| The crux of this hike was probably driving up South Colony Lakes. A pretty nasty road, to say the least. Summitted on a cold, windy morning and encountered 2-3 inches of snow from the saddle all the way to the top, which was pretty weird for a mid-August outing (although CO weather never ceases to surprise me). Overall, a nice, easy hike with some of the most spectacular scenery in Colorado...seeing the view of the Crestones from Humbolt's ridge makes me very eager to climb the Needle at some point. | |
| Posted Aug 19, 2008 8:49 pm | ||
| alpspitze | Standard Route Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2008 | |
| Hiked it after The Needle. Got down just before the noon showers showed up. | |
| Posted Aug 15, 2008 8:07 pm | ||
| Gahugafuga | 6th Peak in 24 hrs Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2008 | |
| My 43rd 14er. Humboldt should try a little harder to be awesome like all the peaks around it. | |
| Posted Aug 14, 2008 2:04 pm | ||
| RMdaytripsgrl | Lap of Humboldt Circuit Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2008 | |
| Ascent East slopes route, descent via west side, 7 hours RT. A beautiful hike all around. My first Sangre! Stoked for the Crestones... | |
| Posted Jul 14, 2008 11:29 am | ||
| km_donovan | Standard Route Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2008 | |
| Climbed with my friend Dan Pate of Fort Worth and his daughter Lauren. It was Lauren's 14th Birthday and her first 14'er! She set the pace and we made it in 2 1/2 hours from camp at South Colony Lakes to the summit. | |
| Posted Jul 6, 2008 10:33 pm | ||
| MountainHikerCO | Third time Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2007 | |
| This was my third climb of Humbolt. Again the standard route. We walked the road from the main stream crossing. | |
| Posted Feb 11, 2008 9:52 pm | ||
| MountainHikerCO | West Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 27, 1991 | |
| This was my first climb of Humbolt. It was via the standard west ridge route. I walked most of the road from where I parked my 2WD car. | |
| Posted Feb 11, 2008 9:50 pm | ||
| CODave | TM Memorial hike Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2007 | |
| Went up w/ a large group for TalusMonkey memorial | |
| Posted Feb 7, 2008 8:53 am | ||
| tomlauren | Spanish Creek Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2006 | |
| Hiked the West Ridge from Spanish Creek Trailhead round-trip in a long 13+ mile, 6600+ ft. elevation day. The view of the Crestones from the Bear's Playground was incredible. | |
| Posted Jan 30, 2008 9:21 am | ||
| MattGreene | Scouting Trip | |
| I climbed Humboldt to get a better view of the Crestone Traverse (not that the traverse route could actually be seen). Still, it gave me more confidence in making the traverse the next day. Humboldt was so nice, I was tempted to camp on top of it. Luckily I didn't, because the blue skies of the day gave way to a midnight thunder-boomer. | ||
| Posted Dec 1, 2007 9:02 pm | ||
| AltitudeSickness | Route Climbed: South Slopes/South East Gully Date Climbed: Oct 19, 1992 | |
| This was my 1st 14er. My friend & neighbor Scott was my guide. He helped me get all my gear together etc. What a rookie I was. I was changed forever at about 13,000 feet as I gazed through the clouds and as the sun came up and cast it's light upon the Crestone's. We were surprised by the nice weather and my sense of accomplishment at the summit was astounding. Scott was a great friend and guide. | |
| Posted Nov 26, 2007 12:54 pm | ||
| heather14 | West Ridge Date Climbed: Nov 18, 2007 | |
| After getting a flat on S. Colony Rd, going back to town to get it patched, we made the summit in time for an amazing sunset behind the Crestones! | |
| Posted Nov 19, 2007 5:55 pm | ||
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