"Got tight last night on absinthe and did knife tricks. Great success shooting the knife into the piano. The woodworms are so bad and eat hell out of all furniture that you can always claim the woodworms did it."
--Ernest Hemingway
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danman3156 - Jan 19, 2011 5:20 pm Date Climbed: Jan 8, 2010
From HoosierSkied up from Hoosier Pass and then skied back to the car. Nice Views!
thatnissanguy - Dec 20, 2010 9:25 pm Date Climbed: Apr 18, 2010
North Star East RidgeClimbed along with "Fierce Planet Adventures" on meetup.com.
rockrat2 - Feb 27, 2010 10:53 pm Date Climbed: Feb 27, 2010
Fun routeAwesome day to be in the mountains, don't get too many days like this in the winter. Fun climb, good conditions.
colinpence - Sep 17, 2009 7:04 pm Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2005
with the Hoosier climbersClimbed with the IU climbing group. Appropriately, we started at Hoosier Pass.
habaceeba - May 21, 2009 1:36 pm Date Climbed: May 20, 2009
Nice and easyWe had a great day on the mountain. This easy ridge walk was a great warm up to start the season.
MattK - Feb 23, 2009 8:16 am Date Climbed: Feb 22, 2009
East RidgeWife, dog and I. Wonderful day!
SarahThompson - Sep 10, 2008 4:11 pm Date Climbed: Feb 18, 2007
Classic Winter HikeDue to a high trailhead with easy access (Hoosier Pass), this is one of Colorado's easiest 13ers to climb in winter.
MountainHikerCO - Mar 9, 2008 3:26 pm Date Climbed: Jun 24, 1995
East RidgeWe climbed the standard route from the Hoosier Pass. There was still some snow along the way after a big spring for snowfall.
heather14 - Mar 1, 2008 9:11 pm Date Climbed: Mar 1, 2008
A Fun Winter ClimbThe weather couldn't have been better for March! A great winter climb!
shanrickv - Nov 20, 2007 8:58 am Date Climbed: Nov 18, 2007
Great Early Winter Climb!Fantastic early winter climb, however, very little snow up high so far this year. Scrambled over the ridge with climbing partners, Alan and Robert, as we get ready for Pico de Orizaba in January. Very good training peak that gets you over 13K and keeps you there for much of the climb.
StarMan - Oct 30, 2007 8:50 pm Date Climbed: Oct 26, 2007
A nice mountain......sandwiched in between 14ers.
Gahugafuga - Jun 25, 2007 7:44 pm Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2007
East RidgeThis was my consolation prize after an aborted attempt of a Wheeler to Traver traverse.
altitude14er - Mar 16, 2007 4:56 am Date Climbed: Mar 11, 2007
Route Climbed: East RidgeSnowshoes were needed but avalanche danger on the East Ridge seemed very minimal and avoidable. Climbed with my SP friend Asphazell. We shed our snowshoes at about 13,300ft. on the ridge crest. The views of the surrounding peaks were great. Definitely a fun and somewhat challenging winter ascent. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a winter escape.
Brian Kalet - Jan 8, 2007 9:27 pm Date Climbed: Jan 6, 2007
East RidgeNasty winds!
Eric Holle - Dec 8, 2006 12:12 am
Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: December 6, 2006From Hoosier Pass with Ben L. and Wilson J. Pretty windy day on the East Ridge. Great snow conditions.
shknbke - Nov 21, 2006 3:56 am Date Climbed: Nov 18, 2006
East ridgeHad a rare bluebird day in mid-Nov. This is a great climb to do in winter assuming the winds are manageble, as the views are superb in all directions for virtually the whole hike. A nice sidewalk in the sky along the east ridge. See my TR.
Ryan Kowalski - May 19, 2006 11:28 pm Date Climbed: Nov 21, 2000
From HoosierThat was one LONG ridge, doing it in Nov, may not have been a great idea. lots of scary cornices and crap snow. I plunged through ALOT. Exhausting but great position.
chicagotransplant - Apr 10, 2006 4:12 pm Date Climbed: Apr 9, 2006
East Ridge from Hoosier PassClimbed this route with Gurlyclimber and our friend Jody. Beautiful day: warm, sunny and not too windy. We spent probably 45 minutes lounging on the summit admiring our neighboring peaks. This is a great summit, suspended between the Tenmile and Mosquito ranges with views that include Pikes and LaPlata.
markhyams - Mar 5, 2006 6:27 pm Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2000
E RidgeA non-typical hike that leaves one exposed for most of the way. Interesting and it took longer than I thought it would.
Scott - Dec 9, 2005 5:41 pm Date Climbed: Dec 9, 2005
Route Climbed: East Summit from Hoosier Pass Date Climbed: December 9, 2005August 10 2021
In the evening and after work, I headed up North Star Mountain. It was a nice evening and I reached the summit of East North Star a few minutes before sunset. I stayed to watch the rest of the sunset while contemplating continuing on to the west summit, but since I didn't bring the headlamp this time, I decided to head back down. It was a really nice evening hike.
December 9 2005
Got blown off the mountain by high winds. See trip report below:
Trip Report