Sawatch Range > La Plata Peak > Climber's LogLa Plata Peak Climber's Log
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| Mike Mc | Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: October 5, 2004  | |
| There was about 12-18 in. of snow at summit, and quite muddy in the valley below. | |
| Posted Aug 28, 2005 10:20 pm | ||
| Woodie Hopper | Route Climbed: southwest ridge Date Climbed: Aug 14 '05 | |
| Nice hike, a little muddy in spots. | |
| Posted Aug 23, 2005 5:50 pm | ||
| mdavenport2 | Route Climbed: Southwest slopes from Winfield Date Climbed: August 6, 2005 | |
| 5 of us climbed. 4 made the summit. The basin below La Plata on this route is stunning. Fabulous views of Huron and the Three Apostles to the south. Great day, great climb, great friends. | |
| Posted Aug 9, 2005 6:56 pm | ||
| 404notfound | Route Climbed: Standard Northwest Ridge Date Climbed: July 30, 2005 | |
| Great first summit of the year! One small section of trail still under snow, but can easily be avoided with some easy boulder hopping. Snow was very firm early in the day, so we went straight up with our Yax Trax. | ||
| Posted Aug 1, 2005 10:26 am | ||
| KirkMiller | Route Climbed: southwest Date Climbed: July 23, 2005 | |
| my first 14er! not in shape for climb. total 7.5 hours. my legs were spaghetti. worth it though great views! | ||
| Posted Jul 30, 2005 4:36 am | ||
| haytraci | Route Climbed: Northwest Ridge Date Climbed: July 10, 2005 | |
| Had to sit out an afternoon storm during this one...even though it was to be expected. Witnessed the most beautiful sunset and alpenglow on the way down. Worth the fear experienced when lightening struck nearby as we were just above treeline. | |
| Posted Jul 28, 2005 7:10 pm | ||
| climber46 | Route Climbed: NW Ridge Date Climbed: Sept 12, 2004 | |
| This hike has some of the best scenery Colorado has to offer. The aspens were arrayed in a golden robe. A jagged peak rises above the end of the valley the trail follows early on. The view of Ellingwood ridge was also great. And they we saw some Mtn. Goats in the distance. The weather was less than ideal, and I considered turning back, but my friend who has been on many 14ers, convinced me to summit. Due to a lack of acclimatization, this hike was actually more difficult for me than Longs Peak. | |
| Posted Jul 19, 2005 9:12 pm | ||
| seswanso | Route Climbed: Standard NW Ridge Date Climbed: July 7, 2005 | |
| The PERFECT day for the first summit of the summer. Not a cloud in the sky and barely a breeze on the summit. Loved this hike! | ||
| Posted Jul 18, 2005 11:27 am | ||
| CWFry | Route Climbed: Northwest Ridge Date Climbed: July 2004 | |
| Beautiful peak, one of my favorites. | |
| Posted Jul 15, 2005 4:46 pm | ||
| doumall | Route Climbed: SW Slopes Date Climbed: May, 23 2004 | |
| 8th 14er! | |
| Posted Jul 13, 2005 2:34 pm | ||
| jonpierre | Route Climbed: northwest ridge + ski descent of north face Date Climbed: 7/9/2005 | |
| left around 4:45am with partner fritzsperry, the hike was great and it is constant climbing. we reached the summit and meet alot of great people. around noon we skied the north face and bushwhacked out. long day, back at the car around 4pm. snow was great, 2-4" inch of slush on nice firm base. in some of the couloirs we even hit really firm almost ice. lots of snow still out there. | |
| Posted Jul 11, 2005 9:28 pm | ||
| bigwilly | Route Climbed: Southwest ridge Date Climbed: July 10, 2005 | |
| Great day for climbing. Great weather and beautiful scenery. Great fun. | |
| Posted Jul 10, 2005 9:28 pm | ||
| Steve Moulding | Route Climbed: Standard (NW Ridge Date Climbed: July 5th 2005 | |
| Almost no snow encountered. Flies (Mosquitos and other fiends) were out in force along the creek and they sure were biting. Trail obvious and well maintained all the way from the road up to the shoulder at 12700 ft. Beyond that had to ascend pain-in-the-neck big-rock fields. No real trail to speak of here, but cairns show up from time to time. Weather fine. No afternoon rain. Not much wind. Took us 9h round trip but we were going at a casual pace. Steve Moulding | |
| Posted Jul 8, 2005 1:11 am | ||
| wwells | Route Climbed: Northwest Ridge Date Climbed: June 28, 2005 | |
| This was a more challenging hike than I had expected. The view of Ellingwood Ridge from the ridge crest was impressive, but the scramble through the rocks up to the summit was long and tiring. Crossing the raging South Fork Lake Creek on the metal and wood bridge was also interesting. Thanks to CFI for a great trail on the lower sections. | |
| Posted Jul 4, 2005 12:16 pm | ||
| scvanm | Route Climbed: Northwest Ridge Date Climbed: 6/26/2005 | |
| First mountain of the year. Number 11 14er. Tougher than I expected. My legs were out of shape and felt like spaghetti. Glad I made it ....Praise the Lord!! | |
| Posted Jun 28, 2005 8:47 am | ||
| keenez01 | Route Climbed: started from the lake creak trailhead Date Climbed: July 24, 2002 | |
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| Posted Jun 26, 2005 3:20 pm | ||
| wbass | Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: June 18, 2005 | |
| What a fantastic day to climb! There were no more than a few puny (non-rain) clouds in the sky at any given time, the visibility was unbelievable, winds manageable, and the trail/snow very stable (although I'd have to say the bog is much easier to negotiate in the early AM when still frozen). The lower (12,800') saddle would appear to be a better route than continuing NNE, although the scree slope below the saddle has some pretty significant erosion from foot traffic. | |
| Posted Jun 20, 2005 5:54 pm | ||
| Foxy Long Bottoms | Route Climbed: NW Ridge Date Climbed: 8/04 | |
| Another great CFI trail. I can always tell which ones they are because the trails are so nice! Gotta go back and do Ellingwood Ridge. | |
| Posted Jun 20, 2005 1:30 pm | ||
| goat14er | Route Climbed: Northwest Ridge Date Climbed: June 11, 2005 | |
| what a great day! Snow for the last 700 feet or so made things more exciting and it definitely did not feel like summer yet. Glissading down the mountain was a rush after the snow had softened. | |
| Posted Jun 14, 2005 3:21 pm | ||
| altitude14er | Route Climbed: Lake Creek TH Approach Date Climbed: June 5, 2005 | |
| Last 1,000ft. to summit was snow packed on this day | |
| Posted Jun 13, 2005 7:00 pm | ||
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