Sangre de Cristo Mountains > Challenger Point > Climber's LogChallenger Point Climber's Log
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| whatisis | Standard Route  Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2006 | |
| My wife and I's first anniversary. Took ALL day (wondered on to wrong route) but made it. What a great day!! | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2006 4:33 pm | ||
| Kiefer Thomas | via Challenger Point Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2006 | |
| FINALLY!!! After 7 attempts I finally made it up this dam thing. I had great weather all day and even went into work when I got back home. | |
| Posted Sep 2, 2006 4:22 pm | ||
| CODave | From Willow Lake Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2006 | |
| Both Challenger & Kit Carson... Willow Lake is amazing | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2006 5:23 am | ||
| myrone | From Willow Creek TH Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2006 | |
| Started up at 4:15AM, took 3 hrs to reach Willow Lake. Followed the wrong cairns (red ribbons) and got a bit off track, this added an extra hour easy and I finally summited Challenger Point at 10:15. Stayed about 15 mins I decided not to go on to Kit Carson as the clouds were starting to build and I was too spent from going the wrong way. headed back down the loose, steep gully, seemed tougher going down than coming up, got back to the TH at 2:37PM. My 26th 14'er, sweet!! | |
| Posted Aug 2, 2006 3:48 am | ||
| seth@LOKI | 17 mile day with Humbolt Date Climbed: Jul 16, 1994 | |
| whew, not sure I can do that anymore... | |
| Posted Jul 26, 2006 7:22 pm | ||
| jfrishmanIII | Standard Route Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2006 | |
| Stellar approach hike! Lots of columbines and other flowers. Mist was boiling all around at Challenger's summit. I wisely bailed on Kit Carson: thunder, hail, rain followed shortly. Must come back! | |
| Posted Jun 30, 2006 7:49 pm | ||
| Kiefer Thomas | Standard Route Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2006 | |
| This is getting to be ridicilous. This was my 4th summit of Challenger and 6th attempt at Kit Carson with still no luck! Every time the weather moves in. In fact, on this trip, I was hailed on, snowed on, 'grappled' on, and rained on. I got caught on Challenger's summit during a fast moving snow-thunderstorm. I WILL summit Kit Carson!! | |
| Posted Jun 30, 2006 5:36 pm | ||
| Gahugafuga | North Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2005 | |
| So fun it's almost criminal. | |
| Posted Jun 20, 2006 6:27 pm | ||
| Brian Kalet | West Ridge via Challenger Point Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2006 | |
| En route to Columbia Point & "Obstruction Peak". 10.5 hours from Willow Creek TH. | |
| Posted Jun 10, 2006 11:29 pm | ||
| Natasha | Great Day in the Sangre De Cristos Date Climbed: May 28, 2006 | |
| Had a long, but fabulous day on Challenger and Kit Carson. Two incredible peaks, well, worth the long drive! Note: Ice axe is still a must right now. | |
| Posted May 30, 2006 6:45 pm | ||
| Brad Snider | Triple Crown! Date Climbed: May 20, 2006 | |
| Started from TH 3:30 AM, up the North Ridge of Kit Carson (AWESOME climb!!!), then up some scary class 3-4 ice and snow filled gullies to Columbia Point (fighting approaching thunderstorms), and back to Challenger Point via the Avenue. A seventeen hour day worth the effort! | |
| Posted May 21, 2006 11:24 pm | ||
| km_donovan | Route Climbed: West Ridge Via Challenger Point Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2003 | |
| Made the round trip from the Willow Creek Trailhead. Climbed the west ridge via Kit Carson Avenue; still had lots of snow so I was glad to have my ice axe along It was the last day of a 10 day 18 14,000 ft. summit solo climbing trip and I was tired and happy. | |
| Posted Apr 23, 2006 1:41 pm | ||
| Mountain Jim | From Colony Lakes Date Climbed: Aug 10, 1968 | |
| Climbed Kit Carson in August of 1968, and Challenger Point from Willow Lake Sept 25, 1988. | |
| Posted Mar 23, 2006 7:45 pm | ||
| markhyams | East Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 20, 1999 | |
| Came up from S Colony Lakes. This was my second-to-last 14er. The next day I climbed Crestone Needle to finish off the list. | |
| Posted Mar 2, 2006 11:53 pm | ||
| foreverwild | End of a long day. | |
| Climbed in a long day+ after Princeton, Perfectly clear day great views of the dunes, ran the last couple miles to finish 26+ miles and 12k feet in the last 36 hours or so. | |
| Posted Feb 21, 2006 12:53 am | ||
| Kiefer Thomas | Route Climbed: North Face Date Climbed: September 2005 | |
| This was my third summit of challanger. I took a co-worker who has never been up a 14er but she was in good shape. Clouds were scary and big and white. We saw mulitudes of wildlife. A great day. | |
| Posted Jan 28, 2006 1:49 am | ||
| shanahan96 | Route Climbed: Southwest Face of Kit Carson Date Climbed: January 7, 2006 | |
| challenging winter climb. it was awesome! and yes, we're insane.....first two up in 2006 jamie | |
| Posted Jan 10, 2006 2:17 am | ||
| chicagotransplant | Route Climbed: Southwest Face of Kit Carson Date Climbed: January 7, 2006 | |
| Kit Carson in January? I must be crazy... | |
| Posted Jan 9, 2006 8:16 pm | ||
| chicagotransplant | Route Climbed: North Face of Challenger Date Climbed: August 28, 2005 | |
| "Standard Route" a little loose, check out my image on the route section for a more solid alternate. | |
| Posted Jan 9, 2006 8:15 pm | ||
| budsmith62 | Route Climbed: Not Sure Date Climbed: August 20 1981 | |
| Journal says that we climbed Kit Cason mountain today 14165 ft. Its getting to be old hand climbing these peaks but it is still always a thrill. We had an orienteering course. We are cooking diiner now. It suks making sure that everyone does everyting right. We are to get resuply tomorrow. | ||
| Posted Dec 31, 2005 12:29 am | ||
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