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| Geosmitty | Route Climbed: Lake Marie Trail Head Date Climbed: September 17,2005  | |
| I was part of a group from the University climbing Medicine Bow at night during a full moon. It was incredible. The lights from any nearby city/town were clearly visible and wind was at a minimum. Temp was in the 20's. Great views of everything with moonlight! We made a loop and went back by descending on the Sugarloaf side and back to Lake Marie. | ||
| Posted Sep 19, 2005 1:26 pm | ||
| John_Sandlian | Route Climbed: Lake Marie Date Climbed: October 2, 2004 | |
| It was pretty intense since we pressed on through a bad snow storm that was almost a white out at times. there was about 2 feet of snow so we camped at Vedauwoo, we wanted to boulder anyways, and had a nice warm night. | ||
| Posted Aug 20, 2005 7:58 pm | ||
| ChaddBragg | Route Climbed: From West Lake Marie Date Climbed: 8/6/05 | |
| Great hike on a great day. Only one small snow field to contend with. Going up the ridge, and coming back via the lakes trail only took aobut 5 hours at a leisurely pace | ||
| Posted Aug 14, 2005 12:42 pm | ||
| Trevor Simmons | Route Climbed: Lake Marie Date Climbed: June 11, 2005 | |
| Great climb, great weather. We left at about 6:00 AM and made it to the summit before 8:30. The snow was deep, but fairly hard-packed. This is a great season for south face direct climbs! | |
| Posted Jun 11, 2005 11:10 pm | ||
| Tajji | Route Climbed: Old Main Couloir variation Date Climbed: June 10, 2005 | |
| Medicine Bow was a nice climb. Too bad the weather wasn't the best. I left the East Lake Marie TH at 5:15am, ascended a small but steep offshoot of the Old Main Couloir, and hit the summit at 7:45am. I had a fun glissade down the true Old Main Couloir and was back at the TH by 9am. | |
| Posted Jun 10, 2005 2:45 pm | ||
| DylanWann | Route Climbed: Lake Marie Trail Date Climbed: July 2004 | |
| It was a great hike, especially since almost all of it was above timberline on the alpine tundra. The grassy highlands reminded my dad and I of the Scottish highlands. It was beautiful. At the summit, we could see Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park, as well as other jagged Colorado peaks to the south, and Laramie Peak to the north. It was a worthwhile climb. | |
| Posted Dec 13, 2004 6:05 pm | ||
| Alex Wann | Route Climbed: Lake Marie Trail Date Climbed: October 2, 2004 | |
| We were surprised but prepared when we reached the trailhead. It was all covered in snow. But we had snowshoes that made the difference. The whole hike a storm was brewing on the ridge we were hiking across. But, thankfully the trail is very well marked. Rock carons are easy to see and they made the difference in our group continuing on or turning back. Be prepared for false peaks if you are interested in summiting this peak. There are many, about three, and if you are not expecting them leave you very let down. But we kept pressing on and the summit was, as always, totally worth the climb. And the whole climb gives you beautiful view after beautiful view. Soon I hope to put up some pictures of the climb in the snow. | |
| Posted Nov 1, 2004 1:14 pm | ||
| Steven Cross | Date Climbed: 9-26-04 | |
| Attempted this in the snow with my wife. Made it to 11,500 feet and turned back. Hiking was to slow and got sick of falling waist deep in the snow. Will attempt it again next year when the snow melts. | |
| Posted Oct 9, 2004 1:10 pm | ||
| thebeave7 | Route Climbed: ridge traverse(TH?) Date Climbed: August 6th, 2004 | |
| A wonderful morning hike, with spectacular views in all directions, all the way to Rocky Mt NP. A quiet and relatively unknown wildernes area, a gem. Eric J Lee | |
| Posted Sep 10, 2004 3:36 am | ||
| one6180339 | Route Climbed: Main trail Date Climbed: August 01996 | |
| Short climb, but was not ready for the altitude. Headache, dizzy and distorted vision. | |
| Posted Aug 21, 2004 2:49 pm | ||
| TexasClimber | Route Climbed: Lake Marie Trailhead Date Climbed: June 27, 2004 | |
| On June 27, 2004, Matt, a fellow SP member (Mr P)and I "tackled" Medicine Bow Peak. The views from the top were great and it was the first time in my life that I was got in a crazy hail storm descending as we got closer to the parking lot. My route description of this route is very informative and full of photos if you are interested in venturing into WY's Snowy Range! | |
| Posted Jul 8, 2004 6:07 pm | ||
| goat14er | Route Climbed: East slopes Date Climbed: October 2003 | |
| This is a pretty convenient peak to get to from Laramie, so it was nice to stay close to home for this one. It's one of the easier climbs around with great views down into Colorado and up into Wyoming. Lake Marie is well worth the visit. | |
| Posted May 13, 2004 1:04 am | ||
| MrWasatch | Route Climbed: Standard trail? Date Climbed: July 2, 2000 | |
| Easy half-day climb (though one short, treacherous snowfield crossing). Great scenery, very similar to Uinta mountains of Utah. Did this as a tune up to Mt. Massive a few days later. | |
| Posted Sep 26, 2003 12:13 pm | ||
| nickshilman | Route Climbed: Loop Date Climbed: July 2001 | |
| Good moderate hike. Many beautiful flowers on the way up with some enormous rock fields. Be sure to bring rain gear if hiking in early afternoon in the summer. Storms seem to come like clockwork. | ||
| Posted Jul 30, 2003 2:43 pm | ||
| tjburr | Route Climbed: Main Trail Date Climbed: September 4, 2000 | |
| TJ Burr and Mia Petrey climbed the mountain together completing the 7.4 mile loop. We had a late start that offered a spectacular sunset from the summit ridge. Fortunately the weather was good allowing us to descend the final 2 miles in the dark. We hadn't planned on making a descent in the dark, and it isn't recommended. The granite walls on the east side drop straight off, and the trail is meandering and rocky on the way down to Lake Marie. TJ has jogged the loop many times. Jogging the route is great fun and hard work, but you have to watch every step. | |
| Posted Jun 3, 2003 6:26 pm | ||
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