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| MountainHikerCO | Denny Creek  Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2007 | |
| This was my fifth time climbing Yale. We went the now standard Denny Creek route. I have also climbed Yale via the east ridge from Avalanche Gulch trailhead. | |
| Posted Feb 7, 2008 10:16 pm | ||
| MountainHikerCO | Denny Gulch Date Climbed: Sep 3, 1989 | |
| This was my first climb of Yale. It was via Denny Gulch. This was the route featured in "A Climbing Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners" by Borneman & Lampert before it was closed for environmental concerns. The standard route became Denny CREEK a little to the west. | |
| Posted Feb 7, 2008 10:13 pm | ||
| tomlauren | Southwest Slopes Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2004 | |
| Hiked the Southwest Slopes from Denny Creek Trailhead. Jogged most of the way back to the trailhead. Why? I was reading about the Mighty Mountain Mega Marathon and was trying to "get a good time." I've grown up since then. | |
| Posted Jan 29, 2008 8:01 pm | ||
| GroundControl | Mount Yale, Summer 2003 | |
| Wow, a great physical challenge on a beautiful summer day... | |
| Posted Jan 13, 2008 10:07 am | ||
| wlstone | West Slopes Date Climbed: Nov 2, 2007 | |
| Summited on an unseasonably pleasant day. Incredible views. | |
| Posted Nov 5, 2007 11:27 pm | ||
| mnichols | Denny Creek Route Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2007 | |
| Went with a friend while there was still a bit of snow on top of Yale. Wanted to see how I could handle another 14er after Bierstadt-Sawtooth-Evans the day before. Felt pretty good, especially with the glissade/plunge-stepping for about 800-1000ft of elevation loss on the way down. | |
| Posted Sep 23, 2007 4:05 pm | ||
| HylianHero | #17 Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2003 | |
| Climbed with my Dad. One of the best maintained trails I've ever seen. It was a highway climbing up and down though, but still good views of the rest of the Sawatch. | |
| Posted Sep 17, 2007 9:19 pm | ||
| GeorgeJames | Southwest Slope Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2007 | |
| Left the Denny Creek Trailhead near 3am, gained the summit ridge right at daybreak. Perfect timing, but brr! Should have dressed warmer! Pretty steep trail, really fun summit ridge, and great views. | |
| Posted Sep 2, 2007 8:23 pm | ||
| ouray19 | Yale Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2007 | |
| My first 14'er for 2007. Could not have been a more perfect day! | |
| Posted Aug 19, 2007 12:09 pm | ||
| The Lower Marmot | Denny Creek Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2007 | |
| Nice climb, i found the summit ridge pretty enjoyable. | |
| Posted Aug 15, 2007 11:13 am | ||
| leftfield | Visiting the 14ers Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007 | |
| We were in the area intending to climb Quandary Peak but the logistics didn't work out. Mount Yale looked accessible and doable...so we did. Is it less crowded not on a weekend? | |
| Posted Aug 9, 2007 9:47 pm | ||
| I like it on top | Denny Creek Date Climbed: Nov 28, 2006 | |
| Good winter climb. Windy and cold above treeline. Awesome views from the summit. | |
| Posted Aug 1, 2007 3:15 pm | ||
| slowbutsteady | Summit boulders scary Date Climbed: Aug 23, 1996 | |
| Left Denny creek TR at 6:15am. Lite snow covered switchbacks on trail to summit ridge. It is nice to be able to follow a more experienced climber who passes you! Right side of summit ridge gets my vote. Summit 11:35AM | |
| Posted Jul 26, 2007 11:13 pm | ||
| taw6644 | Finishing the Job Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2007 | |
| Tried this mountain last year, but weather kicked us off. Not this time. Complete opposite weather compared to last year. Clear skies forever. We could see Pikes and Snowmass from up top. Im so pumped that we finally did it. | |
| Posted Jul 19, 2007 8:01 pm | ||
| weeds19 | Crowded Mtn Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007 | |
| It's been a while since I last hiked in CO, and during that time I heard many a tale of crowded 14ers. Mt Yale was certainly crowded (~40 groups signed in), but it was also a very enjoyeable hike. I took a friend on his first 14er hike and he had a great time. Perfect weather today. | ||
| Posted Jul 15, 2007 3:25 am | ||
| Midlife Mountaineer | Awesome Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2007 | |
| Beautiful day, more difficult than I anticipated. | |
| Posted Jul 8, 2007 4:28 pm | ||
| Scott Rogers | Woohoo | |
| My first backpacking adventure when I was 11 | |
| Posted Jun 25, 2007 8:28 pm | ||
| heather14 | Perfect Day on Yale Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2007 | |
| Could not have asked for a better day! A little breezy on the summit ridge, but still great! | |
| Posted Jun 17, 2007 10:27 pm | ||
| Mots010 | Yale Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2007 | |
| One of the shorter Sawatch range 14'ers hikes, but one of the most impressive looking. Some snow on the ascent, but most could be avoided. A nice combo of plunge-stepping and glissading from about 13,700 to 13,000 eased the descent a bit. Snow did not soften much so ice axe recommended. Runout was rocky in places. | |
| Posted Jun 11, 2007 5:53 pm | ||
| ppergande | Snow & Thunder Date Climbed: Apr 30, 2007 | |
| First 14er of the year. I ascended the Southwest Slopes for Denny Creek. The trail was hard to follow on account of all the snow. Especially above tree line, but it was easy to make your own route. I made a direct shot for the summit @ approximately 13,000' up a small couloir (with crampons & axe). At the summit the weather was great except for the building thunder storms (10:30am). They built faster than I expected and I had to hall ass off the summit. A great one day spring hike!!! | |
| Posted May 1, 2007 9:50 am | ||
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