Mount Wilson Climber's Log

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Panthera uncia

Panthera uncia - Aug 27, 2008 2:36 pm Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2008

Independence Day Climb  Sucess!

Traversed over from Diente and glissaded down Mt Wilson's N face. The last move to reach the summit (the crux) was pretty sweet and airy!

big_g

big_g - Aug 25, 2008 9:39 pm Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2008

N Slopes  Sucess!

Wow. What a surprising finish. I had glossed over a number of details when reading the route description which I left at the TH. Very enjoyable!

Ingman

Ingman - Aug 23, 2008 5:36 pm Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2008

Wilson/Diente Traverse

Via El Diente East ridge (Wilson's West ridge).

mtnhiker13

mtnhiker13 - Aug 20, 2008 4:07 pm Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2008

From Navajo Lake  Sucess!

We managed to avoid the horrible weather in the Denver area and escape to the San Juans for a little mountain climbing! We backpacked into Navajo Lake and then climbed Mount Wilson and Wilson Peak the next day. The climb of Mount Wilson was great - enjoyed the final ridge immensely.

spannring29

spannring29 - Aug 9, 2008 4:04 pm Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2008

8 of 14  Sucess!

Eighth of 14 14ers in 11 days via the traverse from El Diente. What an amazing route! The best descent route was a bit unclear, but we managed to make it out unscathed. My favorite day of the trip.

Kiefer

Kiefer - Jul 25, 2008 4:55 am Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2008

via Silver Pick  Sucess!

This was a really enjoyable mountain! The last 20-25 ft were great!

MountainHikerCO

MountainHikerCO - Feb 16, 2008 10:56 am Date Climbed: Jul 4, 1998

Silver Pick  Sucess!

This was my second climb of Mount Wilson. We approached from Silver Pick over Rock of Ages. There was still snow on the route which made the climbing easier than the scree it covered.

MountainHikerCO

MountainHikerCO - Feb 16, 2008 10:53 am Date Climbed: Sep 6, 1992

with El Diente  Sucess!

We approached from Silver Pick over Rock of Ages saddle. We climbed El Diente first and then traversed over to Wilson.

tomlauren

tomlauren - Feb 2, 2008 8:11 am Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2007

El Diente - Mt Wilson - Wilson Pk in a day  Sucess!

From camp at Navajo Lake, climbed the North Slopes of El Diente, performed the traverse to Mt Wilson, then descended Mt Wilson's North Slopes to Wilson Peak's West Ridge with my friend Keith. It is a common mistake to descend directly down from Mt Wilson instead of traversing to the east first, thus missing the official North Slopes route when descending Mt Wilson.

shanahan96

shanahan96 - Sep 9, 2007 9:51 pm Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2007

wilson traverse  Sucess!

traversed to wilson after climbing el diente. the narrow section just before obtaining mount wilson's summit was gnarly! one of the few bright spots of a day filled with shotty, scree slogging.

jamie

dr_gonz

dr_gonz - Sep 4, 2007 4:08 pm

wilson  Sucess!

second time's a charm. (for me)

chicagotransplant

chicagotransplant - Sep 4, 2007 11:32 am Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2007

Kilpacker w/ Traverse  Sucess!

Climbed with Shanahan96, JamieNellis and ATTM. Most of the traverse is done below the ridge, but the part on the ridge crest from West Wilson over the "coxcomb" to the summit as a lot of fun and very airy. Descended the SW Face, very loose up top and a long scree slog back to the trail, but a great way to avoid the crowds. We saw no one ascending or descending, only saw people on the traverse.

Mike Mc

Mike Mc - Jul 29, 2007 6:48 pm Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2007

Traverse  Sucess!

Not as bad or exposed as I anticipated; 95 minutes summit to summit. The first moves off of Wilson were spectacular!

jhansen007

jhansen007 - Jul 24, 2007 12:33 am Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2007

North Face via Navajo Lake  Sucess!

My favorite climb of the three 14ers in this basin. Pretty straight forward route -- lots of cairns in most places. The last little stretch was a blast and exposure at least gets your adrenaline going a little. Also has the best view (of the three peaks) from the top. Gladstone looks awesome from this point. The long glissades down were great on soft snow.

Scott Rogers

Scott Rogers - Jul 10, 2007 7:56 pm Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2007

Traverse = Awesome  Sucess!

Reached the top after traversing from El Diente. The 2000 foot glissade was amazing!

Flex

Flex - Jan 21, 2007 10:29 pm

N Slopes Jul/04  Sucess!

A Fun solo up Mt Wilson followed by an even better solo of the ridge to El Diente followed by an even better glissade down El Diente!

weeds19

weeds19 - Jan 18, 2007 4:22 am Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2001

Solo trip  Sucess!

I drove up to the Silver Pick TH (when it used to be open) after work on Friday night and completed a long day's trip to Mt Wilson, along the ridge and to El Diente. I was too busy picking a route to realize I was on the 4th class section of Wilson. When I looked up the summit was just a few feet away.

shknbke

shknbke - Sep 15, 2006 6:37 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2006

from Wilson Pk  Sucess!

Did Mt Wilson after Wilson Pk. Stayed high in the basin at 13200', but probably should have dropped down as boulder hop was annoying. Found the cairned route to the notch. Avoided exposed 4th class ridge as it was wet to climbers left as there was a gully that was less exposed. No travserse to El Diente was thunder began to rumble on summit.

JCantu1044

JCantu1044 - Sep 5, 2006 10:02 pm Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2006

Route: Navajo Lake TH  Sucess!

Hiked in from Navajo Lake TH starting at 7:15am and reached the summit in 8 hrs (includes breaks, photos, etc.) 6 hours on the return. This, my 9th 14er was personally my most challenging to date. Thanks to perfect weather all day, and fellow climbers along the way, I was able to identify the crux and safely navigate the class 4 moves without ropes, etc. Please note: Mt. Wilson is really not for beginners and should be climbed cautiously in dry conditions.

Brian Kalet

Brian Kalet - Aug 21, 2006 4:35 pm Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2006

Traverse from El Diente  Sucess!

12 hours roundtrip from Navajo Lake TH. Trip Report

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