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| Ted Eliason | Best views of the Crestone group  Date Climbed: May 14, 2007 | |
| Sometimes the best summits are on the less interesting mountains. | |
| Posted Oct 13, 2011 11:35 am | ||
| pavellush | pavellush Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2011 | |
| Used west route to Humboldt from South Colony Lakes road from a parking lot at the road closure with a gate. Very nice blue skies all way. Really warm for that time of the year! | |
| Posted Oct 5, 2011 3:43 am | ||
| matthewp | 1st 14er | |
| The day my life changed. 1st 14er, Almost died in thunderstorm descending East ridge. Best day ever. | |
| Posted Aug 21, 2011 3:46 pm | ||
| vbeckman74 | Unpleasant Date Climbed: Nov 29, 2005 | |
| This was cold and windy. The wind blew my hat off, never to be seen again. It was blowing so hard, we didn't approach near the cliffs at the summit for fear of being blown off. Loose, ankle breaker talus was never ending. My partners all had some degree of AMS. Great mini-epic. | |
| Posted Aug 5, 2011 12:14 am | ||
| triyoda | Great views Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2011 | |
| Great way to bask in the glory of the harder ascents of the Peak and the Needle. Summit is more interesting than it looks from below. | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2011 10:57 pm | ||
| zoomloco | pretty Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2002 | |
| tacked it on after the needle went quicker than expected, 2002. shapely peak, especially as the sun rises behind it | |
| Posted Jul 16, 2011 5:16 pm | ||
| REM | From South Coloy Lakes Date Climbed: Sep 14, 1989 | |
| Climbed with B. Davidson and for the first time, my son Jonathan and my daughter Kimberley. | |
| Posted Jun 6, 2011 11:27 pm | ||
| Stegosaurus | Defining Independence Day Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2010 | |
| Some solos in the Sangres for Independence Day: Crestone Needle via Southface, followed by Broken Hand Peak via North ridge/West slopes, followed by Humboldt Peak via typical West ridge in one long day. Drove over from Rye and left the truck at the South Colony Lakes trailhead around 4:30 am, first one on the Needle summit at 8:00 am sharp, Broken Hand summit at 10:15 am, rested at upper South Colony Lake for lunch hour (beautiful trout visible in the rapids), Humboldt Peak summit around 3:30 pm, back at the truck at 6:00 pm and back in Rye in time for dinner. Beautiful day, great rock, but felt like I had been run over by a train the next morning. Highly recommend. | |
| Posted May 1, 2011 4:53 pm | ||
| Jeremy Hakes | With Dad Date Climbed: May 24, 2002 | |
| First of the 3 for the weekend. | |
| Posted Apr 23, 2011 4:36 pm | ||
| sevenvii | Humboldt E. Ridge in the Spring Date Climbed: Apr 2, 2011 | |
| First time doing Humboldt but had a nice day on the East ridge route. Approx 6k feet of elevation and 13 miles. Strong winds but very warm day for early April. Ridge is largely snow free, only needed snowshoes in trees after leaving the rainbow trail. Left trail head at 7:12, Summit 12:36, back to car 16:30 | |
| Posted Apr 3, 2011 11:40 am | ||
| centrifuge | solo Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2008 | |
| and an amazingly cathartic climb. Sunrise from the saddle on the 4th of July | |
| Posted Jan 12, 2011 11:12 pm | ||
| StephanieLynn | rime! Date Climbed: Dec 22, 2010 | |
| Thick rime covered everything making for an interesting yet beautiful hike. Well worth the slog up the road from the lower 2wd trailhead. | |
| Posted Jan 4, 2011 11:11 pm | ||
| Panthera uncia | From SCL via West Ridge Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2010 | |
| Wonderful day in the mountains with some great friends! Saw a few bighorns and quite a lot of marmots too. The view of the Crestones from the summit and trail along the west ridge is breathtaking. | |
| Posted Dec 23, 2010 11:48 pm | ||
| Kiefer Thomas | South Face/West Ridge Date Climbed: Dec 22, 2010 | |
| Stephanie and I took a meandering route up the south face which connected with the west ridge. Absolutely brutal conditions on the summit ridge and summit. Only time I've been on the summit of a peak and was worried about getting lost. Clouds all day and rime covered EVERYTHING. If I didn't know any better, I would have thought I was in Antartica. | |
| Posted Dec 23, 2010 11:03 am | ||
| Montana Matt | Kit Carson/Challenger/Humbolt Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2008 | |
| Started at Willow Lake TH in the morning with Ted Romero. Got Kit Carson, Challenger and then went over Kat Carson on the way to Humbolt. A storm rolled in and we bailed down Spanish Creek drainage. Long, long day. | |
| Posted Dec 11, 2010 1:02 pm | ||
| SenadR | Great view of Crestones! Date Climbed: Oct 31, 2010 | |
| Hiking from east ridge, descending toward S. Colony Lakes, great day in Sangre! | |
| Posted Oct 31, 2010 11:47 pm | ||
| Garon Coriz | Great Second Choice Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2010 | |
| After climbing 20 feet up the Ellingwood Arete and deciding the icy conditions would prove too much for our relatively inexperienced group (Kerr and Eric), we headed up Humboldt for a better view of the area. It's a beautiful spot with views as far south as the small mountain along side the Rio Grande Gorge south of Taos. | |
| Posted Oct 11, 2010 10:01 pm | ||
| rockymountaindiva | Birthday peak Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2009 | |
| What a great place to be on a birthday! | |
| Posted Oct 11, 2010 12:57 am | ||
| Flyingclimber | 3 in one almost four | |
| Crestone Needle, Peak, Humboldt | |
| Posted Oct 5, 2010 8:40 pm | ||
| mmcguigan | Loads of fun Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2010 | |
| Had a great time, nice hike with perfect weather. | |
| Posted Aug 29, 2010 10:43 am | ||
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