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| DaveC | Route Climbed: from elk head basin Date Climbed: june 98  | |
| belford was cake, but lightning quelled hopes of oxford till another day. | |
| Posted May 20, 2004 9:08 pm | ||
| goat14er | Route Climbed: West Shoulder Date Climbed: June 2003 | |
| After getting off of Missouri, we headed right up the very uneventful shoulder of Belford to the top. Alex and I decided to go for Oxford and get the hat-trick for the day... | |
| Posted May 12, 2004 6:19 pm | ||
| petersbike | Route Climbed: MG to Elkhead pass to Mt Belford. Date Climbed: 5-7-04 | |
| 1st CO 14er. Hiked from Missouri Gulch TH, missed trail and continued on to Elkhead Pass, knowing I was off course. Up to summit. Awesome views everywhere,especially at the pass. Postholing, even with snowshoes, from the 2nd creek crossing to the basin. | |
| Posted May 8, 2004 4:30 pm | ||
| Ryan Kowalski | Route Climbed: From Elkhead Pass Date Climbed: September 21, 2002 | |
| The worst part was reascending from Oxford after hitting Miz, Iowa and Emerald as well. Neat summit made up for it. Sitting on top of Belford at 4:30 PM in the fall all alone was a unique and humbling experience. | |
| Posted Apr 19, 2004 4:33 pm | ||
| f360driver | Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: 7/01/03 | |
| Hard Hike, pretty wilderness | |
| Posted Apr 14, 2004 6:34 pm | ||
| coloradoiceclimber | Route Climbed: From Vicksburg on The Way to Oxford Date Climbed: July 4,2001 | |
| This out and back route proved to be a real burly climb at just under 6,000 feet of elevation gain with a round trip distance of 9.5 miles! Zach, Erica and I knocked these two off in just over 7 hours | |
| Posted Apr 10, 2004 4:39 pm | ||
| RyanS | Route Climbed: West Slopes Date Climbed: May 16, 2003 | |
| Some postholing on the way back to the car, but we had a great day bagging B&O. Our report is available here. | |
| Posted Apr 9, 2004 5:29 pm | ||
| carloselbrus | Route Climbed: Missouri Gulch Trail Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2000 | |
| Climb with Richard. | |
| Posted Mar 2, 2004 11:14 am | ||
| hhsilleck | Route Climbed: Elkhead Pass Date Climbed: August 2001 | |
| Visit the pass - it's the best view of the hike. | |
| Posted Jan 10, 2004 7:01 pm | ||
| JonBradford | Route Climbed: Three Fourteener Taverse Date Climbed: August 27, 2000 | |
| Climbed along with Oxford and Missouri. A nice mountain... especialy in conjunction with the others. Jon Bradford | |
| Posted Nov 5, 2003 11:59 pm | ||
| Bill562 | Route Climbed: Pine Creek to Elkhead pass Date Climbed: 7/23/2003 | |
| Summited 9:30 AM, had summit to myself, was going to stroll over to Oxford, but a storm came in, sent me running back down. | |
| Posted Oct 1, 2003 10:57 am | ||
| Helga | Route Climbed: Missouri Gulch TH Date Climbed: 9.28.2003 | |
| Steep mountain, a real workout from the start to the end..........Not a cloud in the sky until 2 PM !!!!! Aspens in their gold attire, a magnificent day for a hike. I truly regret to have started out too late to attempt Oxford at the same time. It would have been the perfect day! Poles very useful to descend this one! | |
| Posted Sep 28, 2003 9:55 pm | ||
| Bryan W | Route Climbed: Missouri Gulch/Descent of Elk Head Pass Date Climbed: 9/12/03 | |
| Made it quickly up through the trees and to where the trail splits. As I made it to the mountain proper, around 12,000', things started to change. The route gets much steeper and mixed in with the early snow and some run off from this beautiful day, things got slick and made for slow going. In addition, around 14,000' the wind picked up. As I reached the summit, I stayed for a brief moment and then climbed down 15' on the east side to the shelter for some protection from the wind. On the summit, I measured the wind at a steady 30 mph. Because of the snow and wind, we decided to try Oxford at another time. | |
| Posted Sep 18, 2003 10:38 am | ||
| mtnhiker13 | Route Climbed: Missouri Gulch Date Climbed: 9/14/2003 | |
| A beautiful fall day in the mountains. Some snow on the trail from recent storms. Other parts of the trail are muddy - watch out very slippery mud! I can't remember seeing such a clear day. You can see mountains forever from this summit. | |
| Posted Sep 15, 2003 10:25 am | ||
| dp | Route Climbed: Missouri Gulch Date Climbed: June 24, 2001 | |
| First 14'er of 2001 for me; easy climb with some beautiful views. Passed up on Oxford because the weather began to look questionable. | |
| Posted Aug 20, 2003 9:24 pm | ||
| cmccall | Route Climbed: west slope Date Climbed: august 5 2003 | |
| Steep climb, lots of people on the trail today. | ||
| Posted Aug 10, 2003 4:57 pm | ||
| odysseus | Route Climbed: Missouri Gulch TH Date Climbed: July 31, 2003 | |
| Climbed along with Mt. Oxford. The switchbacks up into Missouri Gulch are a bit tedious, but the trail up to the peak is excellent. Weather moved in on us while atop Mt. Oxford, we passed back over Belford in hail, thunder, and high winds. Fortunately no lightning! | |
| Posted Aug 7, 2003 8:55 am | ||
| rob_runkle | Route Climbed: Missouri Gulch TH Date Climbed: July 22, 2003 | |
| Belford, Oxford, Missouri, Emerald and Iowa. 5 peaks, 16.5 miles, 8180 feet. | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2003 7:09 pm | ||
| kilimanjaro1 | Route Climbed: West Slopes from Missouri Gulch TH Date Climbed: July 23, 2003 | |
| A good climb in conjunction with Oxford. We started about an hour before sunrise (4:45 AM) and hit Belford Summit about 8:45 AM. Storms started brewing overhead earlier than usual ( about 9:30 AM) so as we approached Oxford we just ran up to touch the top of Oxford, take the picture, and get the heck outta there. We hit Oxford summit about 10 AM . Since we were in a vulnerable position on the ridge and a ways to go back to the Belford summit we hoofed it as fast as we could back to Belford and back down to lower, safer places. We got back to Belford summit at 11:30 AM just as the rains and winds began to really unleash. It was a good reminder why we carry rain gear and gloves even when it is warm and clear at the trailhead. | |
| Posted Jul 29, 2003 7:19 pm | ||
| bernardhohman | Route Climbed: Elkhead Pass via Elkhead Basin Date Climbed: August 12, 2002 | |
| Nice high camp and very early start had me all alone on the summit for quite some time. Otherwise uneventful day. | |
| Posted Jul 29, 2003 12:55 am | ||
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