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| hhsilleck | Route Climbed: West slopes Date Climbed: August 2002  | |
| Short but steep ascent route. | |
| Posted Jan 9, 2004 7:15 pm | ||
| Day Hiker | Route Climbed: Main Range Trail to Mount Massive Trail Date Climbed: 04 August 2003 | |
| I spent a little bit of time trying to decide which peak was highest. I finally decided on the one at N39.18753 W106.47562 (WGS 84). It appears slightly higher than the one at N39.18588 W106.47505. | |
| Posted Dec 28, 2003 1:05 am | ||
| bdewoody | Route Climbed: East Slopes Date Climbed: July 00 | |
| A little long. | |
| Posted Dec 3, 2003 1:07 am | ||
| big_g | Route Climbed: Tour de Massive Date Climbed: Sep 27, 2003 | |
| Long but fun. That was a lot of time to spend above 14k. A little chilly with the wind but otherwise a nice day. The class 3 section between North Massive and Massive Green was the highlight. | |
| Posted Sep 27, 2003 10:39 pm | ||
| MrWasatch | Route Climbed: West Slopes Date Climbed: July 5, 2000 | |
| Very enjoyable climb. I found this one to be prettier than nearby Elbert, depsite the longer length (also less crowded, had summit to ourselves). | |
| Posted Sep 26, 2003 12:07 pm | ||
| notracks | Route Climbed: Native Lake Trailhead Date Climbed: September 2002 | |
| This was an overnight ascent. We started from the Native lake trailhead. Spent the night at Native Lake. The folowing day we did a little tour du Massive. We reached Massive through the ridge that starts right from the summit Eastward. Then we went over Massive Green, North Massive, Point 14169, enjoyed the fresh snow on the glacier and climbed down all the way back to the trailhead. It was a very, very long day. Especially after you are done with the peak and have to hike out for 2-3 more hours with the heavy backpacks on. | |
| Posted Sep 20, 2003 11:42 pm | ||
| charles97 | Route Climbed: Mount Massive Trail, down back side. Date Climbed: July 2, 2003 | |
| Wow this was a tough hike, not because of the ascent, but because silly me wanted to bag North Massive and go down the backside on the same day. As it was we went up when there was quite a bit of snow still, but the main trail to the summit was well worn and the patches of snow didn't present a problem. I think it took us about 3.5 hours to get to the summit from the main trailhead. However, we (I should say I) wanted to bag North Massive too, and went across the ridge part way. We made it as far as the last saddle, but were running late, so decided it wasn't worth the trouble. Then we "surfed" down the back side where there's about a 1000-ft scree covered slope. Nasty. Wore me out. Then we lost the trail and there were no other hikers on that side of the hill at all. Then we met some formidable snow banks. At one point we ended up sliding down a pretty steep snow bank on our butts, screaming obscenities the whole way. Oh well, it was all a good day because we survived (ragged as we were at the end). #20, only 34 to go. | |
| Posted Sep 16, 2003 1:49 am | ||
| Helga | Route Climbed: Standard route Date Climbed: 7.12.03 | |
| Great day for a hike! Windy above timberline, partly cloudy all the way up which made it easier then hiking under full sun. Interesting portion of climb before reaching the summit with breathtaking views, needless to say! Overall much prettier to hike then Elbert. Very windy on the top, hold on to your hats! We were low of drinks even we had packed plenty. Got to the summit sort of dehydrated. Filled up a bottle with snow which helped us make it back. Grateful for that snow! Had attempted this mountain twice in the past year but never reached the summit because of changes in the weather. Felt good to have finally made it. Now I can plan another Fourteener and pack MORE WATER! | |
| Posted Jul 13, 2003 6:24 am | ||
| John Styrnol | Route Climbed: Mt. Massive Trail Date Climbed: 5 Jul 2003 | |
| Myself and 3 others made the summit. This was an awesome hike. | |
| Posted Jul 8, 2003 5:25 pm | ||
| Peak Freak | Route Climbed: Southwest Slopes Date Climbed: June 15, 2003 | |
| A delightful day with fellow Sp'ers Aaron & Ellen. Southwest Slopes is my kind of route. Short & straight up. The summit ridge was beautiful. Glissading down the amphitheatre by the West Couloir was a real treat! Thanks, guys! | |
| Posted Jun 20, 2003 12:40 pm | ||
| mtnhiker13 | Route Climbed: West Slopes Date Climbed: June 15, 2003 | |
| West slopes - very long sustained steep climb up tundra. Climbed with my favorite climbing partner Aaron and fellow SPer Eileen from Vancouver. We had the summit to ourselves. Weather was perfect. We had a great time glissading down a very long snow field. We went very very fast and had a great time. I would climb Massive again via this route in early season. | |
| Posted Jun 18, 2003 6:23 pm | ||
| Speedy | Route Climbed: Massive TH Date Climbed: 9/6/02 | |
| Long hike, fun ridge walk, false summit, no summit register, and cold and windy on top. What a great day. | |
| Posted Jun 13, 2003 1:58 pm | ||
| Kane | Route Climbed: West Slopes from Halfmoon TH Date Climbed: 1996 | |
| I'll always remember this hike because I freaked out and left my hiking poles behind because of an oncoming thunderstorm. I thought they would act like some lightning rod! I still get crap from my friend about that day. Ascended the backside of Massive, and summited North Massive, tagged Massive and descended via the standard east slopes. | |
| Posted May 27, 2003 6:59 pm | ||
| Diggler | Route Climbed: either Mt. Massive Direct or Mt. Massive Trail Date Climbed: summer, 1991(?) | |
| My 2nd 14er, climbed with my dad during a family trip up to Leadville one summer. We did it the day after climbing Elbert. Don't remember exactly which route, but know that we parked at the same place as for Elbert. We passed a Boy Scout Troop from Kansas, that we'd seen the day before as well (unfortunately, I don't think they made it up either day). The weather was great, and we had a great day. | |
| Posted Mar 11, 2003 9:49 am | ||
| Grant | Route Climbed: tour de Massive Date Climbed: sept 3 2001 | |
| bagged four fourteen thousand foot pionts that day. | |
| Posted Feb 28, 2003 10:18 pm | ||
| izzyvet | Route Climbed: Mt. Massive Trail/East Slopes Date Climbed: June 28, 1998 | |
| Left Denver very early in the morning. Started at 6:15 am. Solo with my dog Roscoe, a huge Rodesian Ridgeback 14er dog! Got to the summit at 11:35 am. Lots of other folks on the summit and on the ridge to the summit. Great ridge hike!! Still lots of snow during this spring. Snow was quite slushy by the descent though. Back to car by 3:30 pm. Long, beautiful, very enjoyable hike. | ||
| Posted Feb 17, 2003 7:43 pm | ||
| Martin Cash | Route Climbed: Trail Date Climbed: July 5, 2001 | |
| More like a trail hike than a mountain climb. Very easy dayhike to the top in just over 3 hours. Roundtrip in less than 5. | |
| Posted Oct 31, 2002 4:37 pm | ||
| Hayesred | Route Climbed: southwest slope Date Climbed: July 1999 | |
| steep hiking trail but a moderate hike overall | ||
| Posted Oct 30, 2002 12:55 pm | ||
| rmjwinters | Route Climbed: Colorado Main Range Date Climbed: September 3 2000 | |
| This mountain is Massive. It took us 7 hours roundtrip. Great hike. | |
| Posted Oct 6, 2002 1:45 pm | ||
| cmccall | Route Climbed: Mt Massive trailhead Date Climbed: August 5 2002 | |
| A very long and tiring hike but worth it | ||
| Posted Oct 2, 2002 3:32 pm | ||
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