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| jbarronton | Awesome bivy and climb  Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2009 | |
| The chimney pitches were a little dark and wet but coming out on the face was stellar. Very little snow at base. Did it in 7 pitches. Thought some of the moves on p4-6 were hard for 5.8 but the "crux" was typical and full of fixed gear. Awesome summit and raps brought me back exactly to my boots. Start 6:30 summit 9:53, glacier th 1:30. My bivy the night before was under a star filled sky. | |
| Posted Jul 31, 2009 5:36 am | ||
| tobe945 | great day Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2009 | |
| did the south face with Alex on 06/29. still early season so only 3 parties on the route on a weekend. we got lost initially and went up the drainage to a climb that looks exactly like the Petit, who's first ascentionists thought they were on the Petit 40 years ago. Saw 1 fat lumbering marmot, 1 crazed/sick elk, a meteor that burned up in the atmosphere right in front of us only seconds before what would have been impact. Great climb, although we may have gotten slightly offroute and made it 5.10ish | |
| Posted Jun 29, 2009 1:23 pm | ||
| bfrench | Petit Grepon | |
| Great climb. | |
| Posted May 5, 2009 10:32 pm | ||
| ascendingzion | south face success Date Climbed: Oct 18, 2008 | |
| my first 50 Classics summit! | |
| Posted Oct 21, 2008 3:28 pm | ||
| cushman | South Face Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2008 | |
| With Dan. Climbed the crux pitches and did the 5.9 variation to the crux - didn't think it was that bad at all. Double ropes made the rappels nicer although we got a little off route and rappelled the east gully for a bit before getting back to the bolts. | |
| Posted Aug 29, 2008 12:36 am | ||
| Peter Gram | South Face Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2006 | |
| I dared to climb the popular South Face on Saturday of Labor Day weekend, 2006. It rained pretty hard the night before, and the morning was still overcast. Turned out to be a great thing, since all but one other party was scared away. Had awesome weather all day. Exciting climb. | |
| Posted Jan 14, 2008 12:00 am | ||
| Diggler | Better luck next time Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2007 | |
| Attempted this with Nick (Dudethatmusthurt). We got turned back by the ubiquitous Colorado Rockies thunderstorm (& hail), rapping after the third pitch. Beautiful & awe-inspiring, they nonetheless don't make summit bids any more practical (or enjoyable)... :( 3rd-classed the first pitch. The route up until then was steep, exposed in places, sustained easy to mid-fifth, with bomber rock. Views were incredible, climbing was quite enjoyable. Great rock, grand & amazing formation, spectacular setting- I'll be back! 8.27.'9 After miscommunication, couldn't wait any longer, & did with Faith (sorry Nick!). An excellent climb- utter classic. While we got a late start on the climb (11.33), it felt way too early as it was after getting up in Parker before 5.00 (after ~ 4 hours of sleep)... Great rock, good pro', exceptional climbing. Views phenomenal as well (sweet seeing the top of Longs peek over the ridgeline upon summiting!). One party ahead of us, aside from that we had the climb to ourselves. Popping up onto the arete on the final pitch was mind-blowing. Summit probably the most outrageous I've been on- vertigo-inducing!! Summited at 18.30. The sheer verticality on top made me nervous about descending! 2 ropes would have eased the descent considerably... After too many rap's to count, we were finally on terra firma at 22.40. Vety glad the weather held up for us. Amazing climb, company, & day. Wow. | |
| Posted Sep 4, 2007 2:12 am | ||
| Tom Fralich | South Face (5.8) Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007 | |
| Climbed with Mary from a bivy at Sky Pond. We got an early start, up at 4AM, got to the route and started climbing by 6AM. We climbed the route in 8 pitches. I really enjoyed the climb...all of the pitches were interesting. The chimneys down low were fun cruising and the upper face pitches were exciting to say the least. We topped out at around 11AM. The rappel descent was easy and hassle-free. Back to the bivy for some lunch and then to the trailhead by 5PM. Great day! The route deserves its status as one of the 50 Classics. | |
| Posted Jul 14, 2007 9:20 pm | ||
| ripper333 | south face Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2007 | |
| nice route.. hiked in night before and bivied under a beautiful moon. up at 5.. first on the route.. beautiful day of conditions.. hit the 5.9 variation on the crux pitch.. thanks jason for a great climb.. shared rap down with another team. | |
| Posted Jul 5, 2007 1:04 am | ||
| bolojm | Classic Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2004 | |
| Third time up this thing, cruised the crux!! | |
| Posted Jun 12, 2007 7:44 am | ||
| mow10 | South Face Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2000 | |
| A CMS guide said to me after hearing I climbed this route, "it gets harder, and it gets higher, but it doesn't get any better" - well said. I often describe this peak as the size and shape of the Eiffel Tower. 1st day we had to rap off from the top of the 5.7 crack in a hailstorm. Next day perfect weather allowed passage: the upper pitches are amazing, steep with great exposure, plentiful holds, and fantastic black and yellow granite. | |
| Posted Mar 17, 2007 5:10 pm | ||
| stevepack | South Face | |
| Climbed the South Face Route in July 1983. My first alpine route and first trip to Rocky Mountain National Park for climbing. Gotta get back and do this one again! | |
| Posted Sep 18, 2006 7:28 am | ||
| MichaelJ | South Face, 5.9 var. Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2006 | |
| Hit the trail around 3 am with Buster on a Friday. At the base in 3 hours. We saw one other party approaching when we were high on the route but never saw them again, so we had the whole rock to ourselves for the day. On the crux pitch we went staight up the 5.9 variation, which wasn't very hard. A fun climb with tons of fixed gear. Back at the car after almost 15 hours. Perfect weather. A great day. | |
| Posted Jun 28, 2006 7:30 pm | ||
| Dan Leonhard | Very cool Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2004 | |
| This was my first multi-pitch. I lead a few pitches but gave away the crux pitch. I'll have to go back. The summit is unreal! | |
| Posted May 31, 2006 7:54 pm | ||
| markhyams | South Face Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2003 | |
| It doesn't get much better than this. In fact, after this one, I haven't climbed too much since. | |
| Posted Feb 24, 2006 11:05 pm | ||
| millerw05 | Route Climbed: South Face Date Climbed: July, 1985 | |
| Early climbing years climb, which was nearly over by skills level at the time. Did not lead just seconded everything. Excellent exposure and a grand climb. | |
| Posted Sep 15, 2005 1:58 pm | ||
| edlins | Route Climbed: South Face Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2005 | |
| Very nice alpine climb with excellent exposure! | |
| Posted Aug 21, 2005 7:58 pm | ||
| poorboy44 | Route Climbed: South Face Date Climbed: Summer 2002 | |
| Did this climb with Jason Bryce on a Colorado/Wyoming roadtrip.....fun route, great summit. We also climbed the Saber, which was neat too. | |
| Posted Jun 23, 2005 8:16 pm | ||
| jwclimbs | Route Climbed: South Face Date Climbed: Sept. 2, 2004 | |
| Sweet! I can see why this made the top 50 american classics list. Allow more time for repels than the 1 hour mentioned in the guide book. | |
| Posted Sep 3, 2004 11:38 am | ||
| coloradoiceclimber | Route Climbed: South Face Date Climbed: September 2, 2004 | |
| Jason and I had a blast with this route!! The exposure is awesome on the upper pitches. The Pizza Pan belay has some crazy views down the South and East faces!!Rapping down to the base is the way to go, but can become difficult in windy conditions. This is a must do climb!! Check out our Petit Grepon South Face route! The Cathedral Spires are amazing! Check out my Petit TR here! | |
| Posted Sep 3, 2004 11:25 am | ||
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