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| jfulcher | from Milner Pass  Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2011 | |
| with in-laws. | ||
| Posted May 14, 2013 2:04 pm | ||
| fox045 | crazy coyotes Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2011 | |
| Went to Arrowhead with Steve & Bergstrom. Tracy packed in whishy to us. We hit Ida on the way out. Saw the crazy coyotes run up a snow field. | |
| Posted Dec 3, 2012 10:27 pm | ||
| Berger | From Arrowhead Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2011 | |
| Some amazing fishing in Arrowhead followed with a great summit. | |
| Posted Nov 4, 2012 1:08 am | ||
| Foxy Long Bottoms | Milner Pass Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2011 | |
| Milner Pass to Arrowhead Lake and back up to Ida's summit. | |
| Posted Aug 17, 2011 7:24 pm | ||
| wmolland | From Milner Pass Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2011 | |
| A pretty mellow but very beautiful hike from Milner Pass. A wonderful tundra tramp for about 3 miles to the summit. We dropped down to Arrowhead Lake and then made our way back. Amazing views! | |
| Posted Aug 1, 2011 7:52 pm | ||
| REM | From Milner Pass Date Climbed: Sep 12, 1999 | |
| Climbed with Robert "Bob" Davidson. | |
| Posted Jun 25, 2011 8:20 pm | ||
| heather14 | Beautiful Day Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2010 | |
| Did the cirque from Ida to Terra Tomah. Windy, but beautiful September day. I would do this again just for the solitude. | |
| Posted Sep 14, 2010 12:39 am | ||
| jczog | Fantastic Hike! Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2010 | |
| Wonderful hike with incredible views. Tundra access is quick, flowers are beautiful, and wildlife (Elk, Bighorn Sheep, Marmots, Pikas, Ptarmigans) was plentiful. Take heed of the summer storms and begin descents as soon as the dark clouds appear over the Never Summer Range. | |
| Posted Aug 3, 2010 2:54 pm | ||
| CSUMarmot | From Milner Pass Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2008 | |
| Its a nice mountain, but the weather made me litterally turn around in a minute, no pictures or nothing. Watch those rocks though, Ive known them to do some ankle snappin' | |
| Posted Aug 1, 2010 10:53 pm | ||
| Bill Reed | Via Milner Pass Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2010 | |
| Fortunate to have good weather, great views and lots of Big Horn scattered about. For me, a very long walk- 9 hours!! | |
| Posted Jul 22, 2010 9:42 pm | ||
| Kane | tundra world Date Climbed: Jun 13, 2009 | |
| Easy slog from Milner Pass. | |
| Posted Jul 22, 2009 8:12 pm | ||
| ash80 | Ida | |
| Wanted to do about 4 or 5 peaks that day but had back problems so just did Ida. | |
| Posted Feb 22, 2009 5:08 am | ||
| JoeyBagoDonuts | Happy Halloween!! Date Climbed: Oct 31, 2008 | |
| Wonderful secluded walk on the Continental Divide. | |
| Posted Nov 4, 2008 6:01 pm | ||
| coljayms | Milner Pass Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2004 | |
| Did this one with my dad and younger brother. | ||
| Posted Oct 31, 2008 12:24 pm | ||
| argothor | Ida and Chief Cheley from Milner Pass Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2008 | |
| Beautiful day, amongst beautiful scenery. Started at Milner Pass, summitted Ida and then dropped down into the saddle between Ida and Chief Cheley and then summited Cheley. Planned on heading to Cracktop, Julian and Terra Tomah but the weather was looking a bit iffy and one of the group was a bit overwhelmed by the downclimb off of Ida, so given that continuing onward would have been more difficult than what we just did, we returned the way we came. Snowed a bit on the way back to Milner Pass. Great views. I'm heading back someday! | |
| Posted Sep 22, 2008 2:31 pm | ||
| DayHikerJr | Milner Pass Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2008 | |
| A few weeks ago Daddy brought me to the ~11920-foot summit of Charleston Peak, the highest mountain in any direction for over 134 miles. But I wanted to go higher! So Mommy and Daddy brought me to Colorado, and I got to summit Mount Ida, my first mountain over 12000 feet! I made Daddy carry me because I am only 10 1/2 months old, and I can't walk yet. | ||
| Posted Jul 28, 2008 6:35 am | ||
| Day Hiker | Milner Pass Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2008 | |
| It is interesting to read the summit logs from 3 or 4 weeks ago, as we had absolutely no snow on or near the trail. I hiked this in the afternoon with my wife, and I carried DayHikerJr, age 10 1/2 months, for his first summit over 12000 feet. It's nearly impossible to get an early start with a 10-1/2-month-old, and with the one-hour drive from Estes Park, we were guaranteed to have an afternoon hike, closely watching the monsoon-season Colorado skies. Near the summit, we had some light rain and then brief light hail, but no nearby thunder until about 20 minutes after we had left the summit. We were glad to be off the summit and down away from the high part of the ridge when the thunder rumbled overhead, but we were not completely safe. The main page is definitely right about there being absolutely no cover on the entire upper part of the trail. | |
| Posted Jul 28, 2008 4:11 am | ||
| Arthur Digbee | Good hike Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2008 | |
| We took the Milner Pass route in a heavy snowpack year; the switchback section (mostly facing NE) was covered in 4-6 feet of snow. After getting through the trees, the tundra was snow-free and an easy hike. We saw about three dozen bighorns in several herds. Beautiful views along the way and at the summit! | |
| Posted Jul 7, 2008 10:19 pm | ||
| Kruck | Calm day Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2008 | |
| For being exposed to the weather all day, this was a calm and pleasant hike. Hiked among a flock of ewes for part of the route. The rams gave us no trouble at all. Snow in trees made for a trail-shortening bushwhack as we marched straight through the forest to treeline. Also provided a few brief glissades on the way down, which were refreshing. In sum, an excellent day above treeline. | |
| Posted Jun 30, 2008 10:13 am | ||
| kavak | From Milner Pass Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2008 | |
| Still lots of snow in the trees. Made for lots of postholing on the way down. We had 4 male bighorn sheep charge us in what I can only describe as a phalanx and then stopped short of us by 20 feet. Hmmm... | |
| Posted Jun 29, 2008 10:14 am | ||
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