Mount Hope Climber's Log

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REM - Jun 25, 2011 10:32 pm

Hope "Pass"

Soloed up to the Pass too late in the day, post holing to the crotch...

theREALCarpeDM

theREALCarpeDM - Jun 5, 2011 12:26 am Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2011

Sheep Gulch  Sucess!

Still lots of snow! Hot down below on the return.

Senad Rizvanovic

Senad Rizvanovic - May 8, 2011 3:58 pm

Southeast Ridge  Sucess!

Great snow climb, beautiful day!

Woodie Hopper

Woodie Hopper - Sep 7, 2010 11:30 pm Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2010

Sheep Gulch  Sucess!

Amazing day; I had the mountain all to myself. Although the trail is a little steep, I think it's offset by the great trail to Hope Pass. Blew a tire 1/2 mile after leaving the TH. Short but sweet hike.

scotthsu

scotthsu - Aug 19, 2009 10:13 pm Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2009

great day w/friends  Sucess!

did the "tour de hope," up the SE ridge and down the E ridge.

km_donovan

km_donovan - Jun 29, 2009 8:27 am Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2009

Sheep Gulch   Sucess!

Climbed the remaining snow south of the ridge. Short but sweet. I going to have to go back for the Hopeful Couloir.

shknbke

shknbke - Jun 6, 2009 7:37 pm Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2009

Hopeful Couloir via Sheep Gulch  Sucess!

Enjoyed a fine albeit windy day via the Hopeful Couloir. Luckily we were well sheltered from the wind in the couloir. It's a pretty mellow climb even via the most direct route. We veered left of the small cornice at the top. Slope angles were mostly low to mid 40's with the steepest at 47 degrees at the top. Windiest June day I have hiked in though!

tortoise - May 18, 2009 12:41 pm Date Climbed: May 17, 2009

Hopeful Couloir via Willis Gulch  Sucess!

Plenty of excellent snow in the couloir made for a great snow climb - my first attempt of the kind! Great conditions above the lake at 11,800 all the way to the top, but many huge deep snow drifts of wet, melting sugar snow covering the higher parts of the trail (~10,700 to the lake). It was a bit of a slog.

Wanted to bag Quail too, but had to get back to town in good time. Rats! Glad to have the excuse to come back to this beautiful area, though.

crzyjt, I think we must have spotted your turns in the couloir!

crzyjt

crzyjt - May 9, 2009 11:19 pm Date Climbed: May 9, 2009

E ridge climb, NE couloir ski  Sucess!

Climbed the E ridge from Little Willis Gulch and skied the NE couloir. This was a slog with the trail half-melted out lugging ski gear to the summit. Fun day. The couloir makes for a nice ski descent.

mattpayne11

mattpayne11 - Apr 27, 2009 2:16 am Date Climbed: Jun 1, 1986

FOGGY. Date Climbed: June 1, 1986  Sucess!

I remember this climb like it was yesterday.

When we reached the summit this insane fog moved in very fast and we had to leave the summit in a hurry.

MattK

MattK - Oct 20, 2008 8:39 am Date Climbed: Oct 18, 2008

From Sheep Gulch  Sucess!

Wife, dog and I. Climbed with Quail.

astrobassman

astrobassman - Jun 30, 2008 12:02 pm Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2008

Hopeful Couloir  Sucess!

Great day on a moderate couloir. We exited to the left and the couloir was approximately 45 degrees.

Kiefer

Kiefer - Jun 30, 2008 2:22 am Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2008

via Sheep Gulch  Sucess!

Just your standard Sawatch faire. The trail in to Hope Pass was outright beautiful!
Headed over and hiked up Quail Mountain as well. The cabins at the top were a bit of a surprise!

heather14

heather14 - Jun 24, 2008 1:23 am Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2008

Hopeful  Sucess!

Great day, fun climb. We had the mountain to ourselves!

SarahThompson

SarahThompson - May 23, 2008 3:01 pm Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2006

3x including Hopeful Couloir  Sucess!

10/8/06 - Sheep Gulch approach to East Ridge. The trail up Sheep Gulch is steep but very efficient. Climbed both Hope & Quail in crappy weather. No views to be had.

6/6/09 - Sheep Gulch approach to Hopeful Couloir. Easy snow climb with great views. Very windy day.

3/12/16 - Winter ascent of standard Sheep Gulch route in late May-like conditions. There was avy debris everywhere in the upper part of the basin.

MountainHikerCO

MountainHikerCO - Mar 11, 2008 10:36 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 1995

Sheep Gulch / Quail  Sucess!

This was my first time climbing Hope. I climbed from the Sheep Gulch trailhead & also went over and got Quail on this trip. I climbed Hope again on 7-20-02 with MountainHikerette.

Eric Holle

Eric Holle - Aug 27, 2007 11:22 pm Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2007

East Ridge  Sucess!

Ascended the amazing East Ridge from Sheep Gulch, didn't press on to Quail with worsening weather moving in. Can't wait to be back in that area.

RonHopson

RonHopson - Aug 9, 2007 9:30 am Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2007

Tour de Hope  Sucess!

4 gals and 2 guys from the Summit Co Seniors ("Mtn Goats") climbed the east ridge from Willis Gulch Trailhead in 4 hours. We descended the NE ridge in 3. Awesome views, soft lower trail, fun scrambles on the east ridge.

slowbutsteady

slowbutsteady - Jul 27, 2007 3:43 pm Date Climbed: Jul 19, 1997

Brief summit stay  Sucess!

Up the Sheep Gulch trail at 6:20am, on top at 11:50. The headwall at the end of the grassy approach had too much snow. I had to try several spots to find a way up the false summit. An approaching storm made stay on summit brief.

jrf

jrf - Jun 25, 2007 5:19 pm Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2007

East Ridge  Sucess!

Awesome mountain. Very steep hike with some loose talus for the last few hundred feet but very rewarding. The views of the surrounding peaks are fantastic. Took about 3.5 hours to reach the summit via the Sheep Gulch TH.

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