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| Tonka | Don't forget to take a left  Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2011 | |
| NE Ridge- Started out and blew right through the CO trail thinking we needed to cross it and keep going. Once the braided trail started peetering out and I finally looked at a map I realized our mistake (needed to take a left on it). Besides putting us an hour behind we made it back to the main trail and were still on the summit before noon. Weather was comming in and we stayed only a few minutes. We were well off the summit when the thunder and rain stared but there were still a lot of people up high. | |
| Posted Aug 29, 2011 12:49 pm | ||
| DarrenKnezek | Mt. Elbert, South Mt. Elbert, & Mount Cosgriff Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2011 | |
| Parked and climbed the South Mt. Elbert trail to the summit. Hiked down and then up to South Mt. Elbert. Hiked further southeast to Mount Cosgriff (13,588). Hiked down the northeast face of Mount Cosgriff aiming for the mine road. Hiked most of the mine road and it lets you out exactly where I parked for the South Mt. Elbert trail. Going over to South Mt. Elbert was a much more beautiful hike than the one up! | ||
| Posted Aug 22, 2011 9:44 pm | ||
| zoomloco | north th | |
| elbert is higher, but word on the street: massive is a much more beautiful hike | |
| Posted Aug 22, 2011 3:15 pm | ||
| matthewp | Ridiculous Crowds Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2011 | |
| There were at least 50 people on the summit, including a girl in a bikini blasting music, cooking hot dogs and handing out beers. Probably saw over 100 people on the trail that day. Not your typical climbing experience, but it was fun nonetheless. | |
| Posted Aug 21, 2011 6:58 pm | ||
| tbriscoe | Mountain Tortise Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2011 | |
| 2nd time climbing Elbert, Happy to reach the summit again with my two younger sons after doing it with my two older sons 7 years ago. | ||
| Posted Aug 21, 2011 2:52 pm | ||
| voxnihili | Great Views Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2011 | |
| Great views all around. The weather was great. Only a couple people on the summit before me, well over 100 still working their way up as I was going down. | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2011 11:39 pm | ||
| Warsteiner | First 14er Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2011 | |
| The 2.5 false summits were a little discouraging and the hike felt pretty long. I think hiking on 3 hours of sleep might have contributed to the deathmarchesque feeling. Mosquitos were bad below treeline but everyone had a good time. Stopped at Pancho's in Buena Vista for post-climb mexican and it was decent. | |
| Posted Aug 16, 2011 3:33 am | ||
| ColoradoBergfex | Elbert by Night Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2011 | |
| Started on the trail at 2:30am and reached the summit about 6:45am. Hiking the steep alpine stretch in the moonlight was gorgeous and at an ideal cool temperature. Lovely sunrise with 360 views and cell phone service on the summit. | |
| Posted Aug 14, 2011 3:40 am | ||
| xpda | Second time Date Climbed: Aug 13, 1993 | |
| Good weather, pleasant climb | |
| Posted Aug 10, 2011 3:18 pm | ||
| vbeckman74 | Changing Colors Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2004 | |
| I had a great hike with my wife on Elbert. The Aspen were changing colors for the first thousand feet. Fall is a great time for Elbert. | |
| Posted Aug 4, 2011 11:43 pm | ||
| hightinerary | Easy Does It | |
| I climbed it first in 1999 and again a few years later. A pleasant walk-up. | |
| Posted Jul 29, 2011 4:57 pm | ||
| xDoogiex | HP#21 Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2011 | |
| My highest peak let. took forever once i got passed the treeline. Being from Ohio sucks | |
| Posted Jul 24, 2011 9:20 pm | ||
| mountaingazelle | Mount Elbert Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2011 | |
| Hiked up the South Elbert Trail. The mountain wasn't crowded on this day. The weather was nice in the morning and by afternoon it was raining and hailing not long after I got back to the trailhead. | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2011 10:01 am | ||
| txhiker76 | 2nd attempt successful Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2011 | |
| Was turned around in 2010 due to weather. Day started off nice, clouds and snow moved in when I arrived at the peak. Views were not all that great due to clouds. | |
| Posted Jul 14, 2011 11:49 am | ||
| skinnywhitecomic | HP #26 Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2011 | |
| The hike was exhausting, but certainly worth it! The views were amazing. I am really happy to have this one under my belt. | |
| Posted Jul 11, 2011 7:36 pm | ||
| joseyinnet | gorgeous Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2011 | |
| snowed a bit while on the summit, but beautiful views, flowers and wildlife | |
| Posted Jul 6, 2011 11:49 pm | ||
| mjp20k | Top of Colorado Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2006 | |
| Beautiful day and great summit views | |
| Posted Jun 27, 2011 9:00 pm | ||
| AirborneBuff | Sunny Day Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2011 | |
| Beautiful sunny skies and no wind at the top. Beautiful! | |
| Posted Jun 24, 2011 10:55 pm | ||
| REM | First Fourteener Date Climbed: Jul 14, 1976 | |
| Climbed with my youngest sister and our Father | |
| Posted Jun 24, 2011 10:35 pm | ||
| Rockhopper | Nice day on Mt Elbert | |
| Hiked up Mt Elbert with Astrid while on holiday in the USA. Nice and sunny day. | |
| Posted Jun 18, 2011 12:30 pm | ||
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