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| Anya Jingle | Via East Slopes  Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2003 | |
| Nice views from up there, especially of Mount Antero. Our slideshow is here: Mount Princeton via East Slopes | |
| Posted Jan 23, 2007 6:35 am | ||
| boisedoc | more interesting than average Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2000 | |
| Not too much effort given the road access. Still found it more interesting than several other Sawatch summits. | |
| Posted Dec 17, 2006 4:37 pm | ||
| lilmantis | Good hike! Date Climbed: Oct 23, 2006 | |
| Started just under 11,000 feet to abide by the Colorado Rule. Took my friend from Nashville along, he made it a few hundred feet below the summit before altitude got to him. Not bad considering! Great weather with the only challeng being knee deep snow in alot of spots.Makes for a sprained ankle but there was not enough snow to justify snowshoes yet. | |
| Posted Nov 6, 2006 5:20 pm | ||
| flamethewolf | number 2 Date Climbed: May 24, 2005 | |
| Fun trip, tough route to find | |
| Posted Oct 22, 2006 3:54 am | ||
| tjchino | Standard Route Date Climbed: Jul 14, 1996 | |
| First 14er ever! Easy walk up with a bunch of friends! | |
| Posted Sep 11, 2006 7:53 pm | ||
| cftbq | 2nd time east slopes Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2006 | |
| I had climbed this peak 29 Jun 2003, and went back this time to help my granddaughter get her 5th 14er. We were slow, as it was her first 14er of the year, and because snow moved in as we approached the summit. But we made it, and enjoyed a sunny afternoon. | |
| Posted Sep 10, 2006 5:49 am | ||
| smason505 | East slopes Date Climbed: Aug 16, 1999 | |
| Climbed with my mom and dad. 1st 14er for my mom. | |
| Posted Aug 10, 2006 6:37 pm | ||
| seth@LOKI | Bristlecones touched my life Date Climbed: Feb 12, 1996 | |
| We skiied in and set up camp under a beautiful tree. I swear I felt a glow from spending time with something so old and strong. Late climbed in summer with Ross Schnell, Dirk, Jim and Ben McClain. | |
| Posted Jul 26, 2006 8:15 pm | ||
| jvoss | Standard route Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2006 | |
| Left Radio towers at about 6am and summitted at 9:30am. Very pleasant climb. Followed the trail right on top of the ridge once we reached the saddle and it was much more solid than the lower trail. Climb "with brace" On! | |
| Posted Jul 25, 2006 7:40 pm | ||
| lindasyh | Princeton Road TH, Ascend E Slopes Date Climbed: Aug 5, 1998 | |
| Great hike but the hot springs was a disappointment. | |
| Posted Jul 24, 2006 10:15 pm | ||
| eggheadsherpa | Route Climbed: East Slopes Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2006 | |
| Beautiful weather in the morning, headed up the E slopes. Attain the ridge as soon as possible to avoid slick scree/dirt on the trail if you climb up the E face of Princeton. Storms rolled in around 11:30-12. | |
| Posted Jul 24, 2006 5:57 pm | ||
| pjenson05 | Talus all around Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2006 | |
| Gained the Southern Ridge as soon as we could. Good day to climb. | |
| Posted Jul 11, 2006 5:13 pm | ||
| rleclair | Rainy Summit Day Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2006 | |
| While most of Colorado was getting its first soaking of precipitation in what seems like years, my hiking partner and I were heading to Buena Vista to hike Mt. Princeton. Roach has a fine writeup about the road conditions up to the trailhead - fortunately the CRV handled everything up until the last 1/2 mile and then it was time to park it. The trailhead is pretty obvious with a 3-4 foot cairn that directs the hiker up a steep hillside to the contouring trail. The weather conditions was a mix of light rain that didn't require jackets until we got the SE ridgeline. From there, the wind driven rain required Gore-Tex. The hike up was uneventful and it was encouraging to see other crazy people out in the elements for a hike. Actually, I kind of enjoyed it as it kept the mountain pretty empty. We summited in 2.5 hours and stayed on top for 15 minutes to rest and eat. Temperature was about 38 degrees and precip was a "wintry mix." Again, I'm still surprised to see hikers wearing blue jeans and camo (cotton) jackets while it's raining and cold, but it happens everytime. After a short rest, we returned on the same route and headed into downtown Buena Vista for some good grub! All in all a great (rainy) day on Princeton! | |
| Posted Jul 11, 2006 3:53 am | ||
| scvanm | Evening Summit of Princeton Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2006 | |
| Started at 3:30PM because of a flat tire. It took us 6 hours round trip. First 14er for my yellow lab Reuben. Second for my 11 year old son Paul..he did awesome. | |
| Posted Jun 22, 2006 3:15 am | ||
| Gahugafuga | SW Ridge Date Climbed: May 13, 2006 | |
| Routefinding below treeline was painful. | |
| Posted Jun 20, 2006 7:04 pm | ||
| thephotohiker | Princeton Road TH, Ascend E Slopes Date Climbed: Aug 2, 1998 | |
| A fun hike with the trail to ourselves. The only problem was when returning to the car, we discovered the electronic door-opener whould not work since we were parked so close to the radio/cell/telephone towers. Fortunately we had a hidden key attached to the frame of the vehicle. | |
| Posted Jun 19, 2006 12:22 am | ||
| srclimb1 | Mount Princeton Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2006 | |
| Perfect weather. Started out at 5:45am at the standard TH(8,900'). 4hrs. to summit, sunny & warm on the summit, easy 60 degrees, low wind. 8hrs. total, no snow & low traffic. Incredible views of Antero & BV. | |
| Posted Jun 13, 2006 2:43 am | ||
| crzyjt | Standard Route Date Climbed: May 23, 2006 | |
| We were going to park at the radio towers, but a tree was down in the road, so we parked just below the towers. Clouds all morning, dark and ominous, but no lightning. The summit was sacked in when we got on it around 10am. Took some pictures braved the 50+mph winds and decended. Clouds broke and the sun came out right as we hiked back over Tigger's ridge and back to the road. Some luck... | |
| Posted May 23, 2006 11:03 pm | ||
| chicagotransplant | Road Warrior Date Climbed: May 21, 2006 | |
| Climbed the entire road from 8900' yesterday, thats a lot of vertical! Its worth it, I'm training for Rainier. First one to summit for the day, there is almost zero snow remaining on this peak, just a few patches as you traverse below "Tigger". | |
| Posted May 22, 2006 3:02 pm | ||
| royswkr | Drive to 11,200 Date Climbed: Sep 18, 1999 | |
| Walked out with some slow hikers | ||
| Posted May 10, 2006 9:32 pm | ||
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