Mt. Lemmon Climber's Log

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Outdooraholic

Outdooraholic - Aug 7, 2008 5:50 pm Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2008

Scenic Drive  Sucess!

I took the nice scenic drive up the Catalina Highway and came down the 4x4 road on the back side. Nice views.

oldadit

oldadit - Aug 5, 2008 6:10 pm

up many times  Sucess!

Family drove up when I was a kid, and I've been to the
top several times since. Most exercise was hiking up from
ski area with Roy Schweiker.

Dangers Pop

Dangers Pop - Jun 3, 2008 1:12 am

Wonderful  Sucess!

Skipped out on a conference in Tucson and drove to the ski area near the top. Hiked to the summit and fire look out. Wonderful views of the desert floor. The "Sky Islands" are a marvel worth exploring.

mlarkin2002 - Jun 18, 2007 2:32 pm Date Climbed: May 16, 2007

Drive up  Sucess!

Drove up to the top. Uneventful.

ericnoel

ericnoel - Apr 17, 2007 10:50 am Date Climbed: Apr 15, 2007

Lemmon  Sucess!

Very scenic area though the summit itself is kinda blah.

Dan the Jones

Dan the Jones - Mar 8, 2007 7:00 pm

So many times  Sucess!

Used to be all over this mountain, climbing (on the lower areas), hiking, and skiing.

highice - Feb 1, 2007 7:01 pm

tons of routes  Sucess!

nice area and a ton of climbing. didn't use a guide, so don't know what we climbed.

Dennis Poulin

Dennis Poulin - Nov 22, 2006 5:38 pm Date Climbed: Nov 13, 2006

Almost Drive Up  Sucess!

Took the easy up.

Dean

Dean - Nov 19, 2006 1:51 pm Date Climbed: Nov 13, 2006

Lemmon of a hike  Sucess!

Dennis Poulin and myself drove up past the ski area in the dark to the end of the road and slept in the trailhead parking lot (in our vehicles) and with the wind blowing at 9000 feet, it was pretty dang cold, even in my zero degree sleeping bag. The hike to the top (wandered around the buildings and general area) and back took about a half hour. The road is a pretty impressive feat of engineering. Views of Tucson from that road, especially in the dark, are outstanding. We had hiked to the Pinal County highpoint on the 12th, a full day and covering 12 miles with some of our blood left on the cacti guardians. Perhaps a trip report is forthcoming to explain what I mean.

nebben

nebben - May 29, 2005 6:56 pm

Route Climbed: None Date Climbed: 5.28.05  Sucess!

Cheated, drove to the forest service parking lot just down the road from the observatory, walked the fence to the North.



Too bad so many Arizona mountains have observatories on the tops of them =(

streeyyr

streeyyr - Mar 19, 2005 10:31 am

Route Climbed: Sabino Canyon & the Sutherland Trail Date Climbed: October 1994 & May 2005

It's a long ways up if you start from the bottom.

RyanS

RyanS - Dec 20, 2004 11:43 am

Route Climbed: Mount Lemmon Road Date Climbed: December 17, 2004  Sucess!

The road was blocked off at the Mount Lemmon ski area, so we took the 4-mile round trip hike to the observatory on the summit. The road was lightly snowpacked and made for a quick hike.

mountaindog

mountaindog - Mar 14, 2004 10:50 am

Route Climbed: Many areas, many routes, all were excellent Date Climbed: Weekly for several years  Sucess!

Oh man how I miss this place where I first learned to climb. On wet days in the Alps, I often think how great it would be to wake up and get up to a dry and comfortable Windy Point or Rappel Rock before the crowd showed up. Or perhaps bushwacking into the Outback...aah! I heard they are now charging a fee to come up the Mount Lemmon highway.

bighigaz

bighigaz - Dec 15, 2002 4:42 pm

Route Climbed: As Many as I can. Date Climbed: Every Week!  Sucess!

It's a nice drive to the top... and lots of climbing along the way! Plus Summerhaven has the best pie in the country!!!!

Josh

Josh - Sep 27, 2002 6:06 pm

Route Climbed: Lots Date Climbed: Lots

I've never actually been to the summit of Mount Lemmon, but I've climbed on the countless crags, spires, fins on its slopes many times. A terrific area.

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