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| marcell0cat | Loved it  Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2013 | |
| First REAL summit. Loved it. Mountaineering is in my future. | |
| Posted Jun 16, 2013 2:07 pm | ||
| Ruvicha | Escape from the Heat Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2013 | |
| Climbed at the onset of a major heat wave so it was a moderate 69 degrees at the summit with no risk of storms or Humphreys' vaunted winds. We went up on a weekday, encountering a number of groups and solo hikers but no big crowds. The first 3/4 of the hike climbs through forest. The whole trail is well-maintained but we and other hikers that day (both young and old) still found the climb long and strenuous. The last mile involves some minor scrambling on sections above the saddle and treeline. The summit affords fine views but the occasion was diminished by clouds of gnats that swarmed you the minute you stood still. Couldn't agree more with HP#9 about Flagstaff. | |
| Posted Jun 13, 2013 9:20 pm | ||
| jdmorehouse | Ho Hum Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2013 | |
| A pretty dull hike, and not worth the nearly 300 mile drive to it. All trail, hot and dusty. Crowded even on an early Thursday morning. | |
| Posted Jun 13, 2013 1:53 pm | ||
| LesterLong | Not too bad! Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2013 | |
| Nice, reasonable climb, at least in June. | |
| Posted Jun 12, 2013 10:29 pm | ||
| ericd | Hiking trip from Vegas Date Climbed: Mar 19, 2013 | |
| A good day climb reserved for winter. About 2-3hrs hike to an extended crater ridgeline offering top of the world views of Arizona, Painted desert, and Grand canyon. The drive north of Flagstaff is short and picturesque, winding through an aspen forrest ending at the upper lodge of the ski resort. Wind might be a factor but there wasn't any. Post holing was mainly through high alpine forest; we were on the hunt for the downed aircraft. Enjoy! | |
| Posted Mar 28, 2013 10:22 am | ||
| MissH | Last day of winter, felt like spring Date Climbed: Mar 19, 2013 | |
| We enjoyed the last day of winter with this great snow climb and scenic views. One word of caution, don't go up the ski slopes when they are in operation :) The staff don't like that too much. | |
| Posted Mar 24, 2013 11:50 am | ||
| mebo1126 | One of my favorite hikes | |
| There were a bunch of wildfires raging when I hiked this. Made for some spectacular views. Felt lunar on the summit. | |
| Posted Feb 17, 2013 5:32 pm | ||
| mcmurdosound | ... Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2011 | |
| Great views from the summit. Lots of fires around the mountain. Stayed with friends in Flagstaff and had a great time! Climbed with mebo1126. | |
| Posted Feb 7, 2013 3:45 am | ||
| xbaghat | ten Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2003 | |
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| Posted Jan 20, 2013 1:28 am | ||
| crazyp43 | arizona highpont | |
| nice snow climb from the bowl in jan | |
| Posted Jan 14, 2013 12:44 pm | ||
| Fletch | Fun Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2010 | |
| awesome day with the mrs... | |
| Posted Dec 28, 2012 12:42 pm | ||
| PrinceOfNorway | 12,000 ft on 12-12-12! Date Climbed: Dec 12, 2012 | |
| Mission 12,000 on 12-12-12 was a success! My father and I decided to do this mountain because of the date, and well, it's also my birthday. The wind was ferocious on top and almost blew me off despite my 200 pound body. It was a lot of fun though, and very pretty. Thanks mountain! | |
| Posted Dec 13, 2012 11:10 am | ||
| Catamount | Stiffest wind ever Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2007 | |
| Solo hike via the standard approach. Wind was intense. Hard to stand up the last 100 yards or so on the summit pyramid. Actually dove into the wind shelter at the top. State HP #40. | |
| Posted Dec 12, 2012 2:27 am | ||
| harbor | Top of Arizona Date Climbed: Oct 20, 2012 | |
| Hiked the standard Humphrey's trail from the Snowbowl. I wish I had been here 2 weeks earlier when all the aspens were at their peak color. The forest floor, however, was very beautifully colored in the leaves from a week or two ago. Pretty busy trail for such a late date. I counted around 50 entries at the register that is a little less than a mile into the trail (with sometimes many people per entry). I hiked up in the afternoon. Was super windy as expected the last half mile. Probably gusts around 30-40 mph at the summit. I had the summit to myself for about 10 minutes before being joined by two other people. Sun set as I was hiking the last half a mile. Gorgeous view of the painted desert sky of Northern Arizona greeted me as I walked back through the meadow to the trail-head. Amazing afternoon. Thanks Arizona! 2nd State High Point. 6th Ultra. | |
| Posted Oct 22, 2012 6:05 pm | ||
| JoshSquatch | Quick Humphrey's Report Date Climbed: Oct 20, 2012 | |
| Great hike along the standard Humphreys Peak Trail. Fantastic weather the entire trip, with only a few snow/slick patches scattered here and there. Very little traffic on the way up (started around 7:45 am), but it appeared that the masses came out as I was descending (maybe around 10:30 or so). I would definitely recommend this hike to everyone, but I wouldn't wait too much longer if you are hoping to avoid any substantial snowfall (Winter being just around the corner and whatnot...) Cheers | ||
| Posted Oct 21, 2012 5:42 pm | ||
| Tonka | Just beat the masses Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2012 | |
| The aspens were in full color on this nice fall outing and the temps were in the 60's. Started at 8 a.m., which we thought was a bit late, but only ran into a few people on the way. It was on the way down that we encountered dozens of groups. 5 hours round trip. When we got back to the lot it was packed, I mean packed. Snow Bowl during the fall leaves must be the place to go. | |
| Posted Oct 9, 2012 2:34 pm | ||
| JTZofrea | Awesome way to end my time here Date Climbed: Oct 3, 2012 | |
| I've been working in the area for the summer. It was nice to climb up to the peak as a last hike of the season. It helps when you get to hike with a cute hiking partner too! Great weather, good friends, amazing view, couldn't ask for more. | ||
| Posted Oct 4, 2012 7:06 pm | ||
| Jow | HP #25 Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2012 | |
| Very windy and quite cool. I've never seen clouds move this fast, blue sky to white out and back and forth, trees falling in forest made me nervous. However full success happy to get this peak in during family vacation in Sedona. | |
| Posted Sep 16, 2012 5:15 pm | ||
| geoturtle | 6th summit Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2012 | |
| Set up a shuttle at weatherford/snowbowl. Started at Snowbowl, camped around saddle, summited at around 7 PM. Woke up and went down weatherford. First overnighter on the peaks! | ||
| Posted Aug 8, 2012 2:33 am | ||
| Walkoutnow | HP #9 Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2012 | |
| Tons of people on this saturday morning. Still enjoyed this hike though. Not the hardest, but still a fairly long trail (9.6 miles). Storm rolled in on way down, bit of small hail as well. Flagstaff is a cool town, and very friendly people. | |
| Posted Aug 6, 2012 7:18 pm | ||
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