Colorado 14ers > Mount Evans > Climber's LogMount Evans Climber's Log
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| rkymtn | Via Sawtooth  Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2007 | |
| Climbed with Haliku via the Sawtooth Ridge after coming off Bierstadt. The ridge was a blast! Tagged the summit and headed over to Spalding. | |
| Posted Sep 9, 2007 10:45 am | ||
| Haliku | From the Sawtooth Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2007 | |
| Climbed with rkymtn as part of our goal to do the Sawtooth ridge linking Bierstadt and Evans. Lots of people on the summit and route from the Summit Lake TH. | |
| Posted Sep 9, 2007 9:36 am | ||
| dr_gonz | evans | |
| the sawtooth was fun. kind of crazy to come around those rocks and see cars at the summit. but thats life. | |
| Posted Sep 4, 2007 4:07 pm | ||
| Florida Frank | High altitude prep. for Pikes Peak Marathon Date Climbed: Aug 15, 1997 | |
| Drove up and enjoyed several hours hiking around the summit, photographing goats and marmots, in preparation for the 1997 Pikes Peak Marathon. | |
| Posted Sep 4, 2007 12:42 pm | ||
| slowpoke | via Sawtooth Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2007 | |
| Started on Evans road at the Epaulet saddle and descended the gully to the Lake Fork valley. Ascended Bierstadt from just above Abyss Lake. Took the Sawtooth over to Evans and back down the road to the car. | |
| Posted Sep 2, 2007 8:45 pm | ||
| shannarae2k | Beautiful day, Ugly Summit Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2007 | |
| Completed the well marked Mt. Evans Loop. So we hit Mt. Spaulding AND Evans! This was 14er #10 fr me. WOO HOO! The West Ridge of Evans is full of fun climbing! But alas, the summit was SO packed! I have never been on a summit with so many people! Nor have I ever smelled exhaust at 14,000 feet... | ||
| Posted Aug 27, 2007 9:36 am | ||
| Aspen | Route Climbed: Sawtooth from Bierstadt Date Climbed: Jul 24, 1999 | |
| This is not the 1st time I climbed Mt. Evans but it's the first time I did it via the Sawtooth Ridge. 3 friends came with me; we parked at Bierstadt. We had offers from tourists to take us back to our parking as a storm approach but we didn't care to. Instead, we went back the same way and got hit by rain and hail. I slipped 40 feet down a path but managed to find an unused trail. My friends knew I was ok when they heard my coded whistle (always carry a whistle with you). We made it back to the car with bit of hypothermia and discovered that I had a flat in the rear passenger tire. Hahaha!! What a SUPER Great Day! The next weekend we found ourselves exploring the Maroon Bells. | |
| Posted Aug 23, 2007 10:29 pm | ||
| Brandon Fuller | Mt. Evans Ascent Road Race Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2006 | |
| Instead of the usual boring climb, I ran a race to the top! | |
| Posted Aug 20, 2007 12:39 am | ||
| ouray19 | Mt. Evans Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2006 | |
| Purposefully did this mountain on a Monday. Only ran into 2 other people on the trail, of course the summit was another story since you can drive there. Kind of weird seeing a parking lot and people in street clothes. I actually felt kind of "out-of-place" and grubby for the first time on a 14'er!! | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2007 9:20 pm | ||
| K_G_Wright | Lovely! Date Climbed: May 15, 1989 | |
| Just signing the log. Growing up in Evergreen, this was my backyard playground. I've climbed this one many times, using nearly all the routes, from every direction, in every season, and all conditions. If you don't want to do the overcrowded summer westerly/"Tooth" routes, a long fun route to try is from "Camp Rock", west of upper Bear Creek in Evergreen, to Bear Track Lakes and then a line up to the upper south faces of Evans. The couloir out of Chicago Creek Basin is fun 4th class stuff too. Just before the road opens, or just after it closes, the road up from Echo Lake is an awesome mountain bike trip. In winter, the road up is an outstanding cross country ski route. Good times!!! | |
| Posted Aug 15, 2007 2:28 pm | ||
| vanny37 | Willows! Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007 | |
| Climbed via the Sawtooth and West Ridge. Staying on top of the ridge is much more fun than the trail on the south side of the ridge. The willows on the descent lived up to their reputation. | |
| Posted Aug 11, 2007 11:40 pm | ||
| AirborneBuff | Started at the Top Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2007 | |
| started at the top, climbed down the Sawtooth/West Ridge route, turned around and climbed back up to the top | |
| Posted Aug 9, 2007 12:51 pm | ||
| davebobk47 | via Sawtooth Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2007 | |
| I really don't like willows but a great climb overall. Saw about a dozen mountain goats. | |
| Posted Aug 6, 2007 10:42 pm | ||
| seanpeckham | Does driving count? Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2001 | |
| I was passing through, and in the company of a non-hiker, so drove up. Nice place, though crowded. But I saw a lot of mountain goats close up. | |
| Posted Aug 1, 2007 2:58 pm | ||
| I like it on top | Long Day Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2003 | |
| Started from Guanella pass, made a couple of wrong turns, but finally found the summit. Lots of tourists. My cousins first 14'er. | |
| Posted Aug 1, 2007 2:16 pm | ||
| LonePeakFreak | Too bad about the road... Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2007 | |
| Drove it on a rest day between Elbert and Massive. Spectacular scenery! Hiked around Summit Lake and took some pictures. Definitely worth coming back to do the right way. | |
| Posted Jul 31, 2007 12:36 pm | ||
| smiarowski | Good times | |
| Good times with my big bro | |
| Posted Jul 29, 2007 1:40 pm | ||
| TLP | not signing, but was there Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2007 | |
| Was I successful? I guess so. I paid the $10 to drive up to the top. It was my first time in Colorado, and I wanted to see how I would feel on the top of a 14er. The next day I CLIMBED Mt. Elbert! Woo-Hoo. It was a total tourist thing to do, but it was fun. You guys in Colorado got it made. Lucky dogs. | |
| Posted Jul 23, 2007 5:01 pm | ||
| Kruck | Anti-climactic Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007 | |
| Got up early to beat the crowds. We were third on summit, but by the time we were ready to head back, the parade had begun. | |
| Posted Jul 16, 2007 10:50 am | ||
| Jeremy Hakes | Best done in winter | |
| Climb in winter to avoid the crowds. Be sure to hit "West Evans", too. | |
| Posted Jul 12, 2007 4:20 pm | ||
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