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| Brad Snider | From Crags CG  Date Climbed: Feb 6, 2007 | |
| Climbed with sudnstop from 14ers.com. Great day, some post-holing and had to make route longer due to snow conditions. Sunny & beautiful. | |
| Posted Feb 7, 2007 4:26 am | ||
| weeds19 | First 14er Date Climbed: Jun 18, 1997 | |
| Three friends and I had a brief respite from work and decided to hike Pikes Peak. We started at the Crags campground and slowly made our way up the mountain. It was a long day made a little shorter by the ride we hitched down to Devils Playground. I don't like the idea of a road to the top of the mtn, but I do like the idea of buying gatorade there! | |
| Posted Jan 19, 2007 3:30 am | ||
| mountaindan | Barr Trail Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2005 | |
| Beautiful trail, I loved stopping in at Barr camp. Does it count if my wife picked me up at the top? Happy 15th Aniversary! | |
| Posted Nov 10, 2006 9:24 am | ||
| winterfae | Crags trail Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2006 | |
| Was my first 14er as well as firsts for my 2 hiking partners. The crags trail isn't as long as others, but was a good intro to the steepness of many 14er trails. Definitely had to pace myself but was rewarded by the view at top. Mixed feelings about the top. Am thankful that summits can be accessible to all, but the commercialism is a killer. | |
| Posted Oct 24, 2006 2:07 am | ||
| conan5351 | From Crags | |
| The climb was a long one. We only saw a few people climbing up that day, but hundreds more on top. | |
| Posted Sep 23, 2006 4:01 pm | ||
| swm88er | Commercialized Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2006 | |
| Pikes Peak isn’t a bad hike for being so close to Colorado Springs. Lots of people on the trail, a road to the summit, and a train make the hike a little less than peaceful. None the less Pikes Peak is a classic. The name 16 Golden Stairs (a stair is a set of two switchbacks) deceives you into thinking your almost done. | |
| Posted Sep 19, 2006 9:58 pm | ||
| bjd5578 | From the Crags Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2004 | |
| I grew up in Colorado Springs in the shadow of this bohemeth - once I started climbing 14ers, I knew I had to tackle this one. We decided to climb from the Crags instead of Barr Trail (since it was more feasible for a day hike). Despite having driven up this peak dozens of times and taken the cog railway more than once, hiking it was delightful. Plus, name any other 14er that you can buy donuts (and a coffee mug) at the top? | |
| Posted Sep 14, 2006 3:47 am | ||
| cdickinson | Barr trail Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2006 | |
| Climbed with the other 400+ who climbed today - perfect day | ||
| Posted Sep 11, 2006 4:43 pm | ||
| cftbq | above the clouds Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2006 | |
| My 3rd time up this peak, I led my wife, daughter, and grandson, who had not previously done it, via the Crags route. We spent most of the day in unbroken sunshine, looking down on a cloud deck which blanketed Colo. Spgs., as well as the lowlands south, west, and north. | |
| Posted Sep 3, 2006 5:09 pm | ||
| pksander | Marathon Ascent Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2006 | |
| I summited Pikes Peak for the first time running the Pikes Peak Marathon this year. The course climbs the mountain via the Barr Creek Trail. I summited in 3:35 and completed the marathon in 5:49. It really hurt. I might do the Ascent again in a few years, but the marathon... probably not. I'm still messed up ;) | |
| Posted Sep 3, 2006 3:26 am | ||
| rpace | Number 4! Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2006 | |
| 4 1/2 hours up from Crags Campground via the Northwest Slopes. It rained on the 3 1/2 downclimb. Beautiful route! | |
| Posted Sep 2, 2006 5:55 am | ||
| tcisgray | Pikes Peak Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2005 | |
| Nice climb. "Thirteen Golden Stairs" are killers. Hiked up to Barr Camp the first day, spent the night. Met lots of really nice people. Finished the climb the next morning. Beautiful day. Long climb. | ||
| Posted Aug 30, 2006 1:07 am | ||
| Rockman | Forgot about this one. Date Climbed: Jul 15, 1994 | |
| Was out in CO for a geology field camp and went up Pikes on a day off. Rewarding indeed. | |
| Posted Aug 29, 2006 6:00 am | ||
| Scott Wisher | Tourist Trap Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2006 | |
| Carrie, Joe, Alissa, and I began at the Devil's Playground trailhead instead of ascending the Barr Trail. After mine and Joe's long experience on Long's, we weren't that interested in a 26 mile hike. We were the first hikers to summit that day, but definitely not the first at the top. Hundreds of people beat us by using the Cog Railroad or the long road to the top. This was my girlfriends first 14er. There was a nice amount of early morning snow cover from the previous night. The snow and ice made the boulder scramble near the top a little bit more treacherous, but nothing too serious. While we were up there, we summited Devil's Playground, the Teller County, Colorado highpoint, my 20th Colorado county highpoint. | |
| Posted Aug 28, 2006 8:47 pm | ||
| zodis | Drive-up | |
| A.D. 1968. Drove up with my family when I was 8 years old. I remember getting a headache. | |
| Posted Aug 27, 2006 4:14 pm | ||
| dsnalley | First 14er | |
| Blue Jeans and way to much gear- I'm much smarter now. | |
| Posted Aug 21, 2006 7:58 pm | ||
| Alan Arnette | Barr Trail Date Climbed: Apr 9, 2006 | |
| Nice climb with Patrick via Barr Cmap. Straight forward but route finding a little curious with snow cover. All in all a nice climb. | |
| Posted Aug 14, 2006 3:56 pm | ||
| Poor Climber | My first (crags route) | |
| Way too hot! | |
| Posted Aug 10, 2006 6:05 pm | ||
| PapaBanucci | Barr Trail with Family Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2006 | |
| Climbed with wife and two kids, ages 11 & 9. We climbed half a day to Barr Camp. Summited and back to Barr Camp on the second day. And then went back home in the morning after spending a second night at Barr Camp. I think I'd recommend something like this for this age of kids. We saw one 7 year old and one 8 year old on the mountain as well as some older kids. | |
| Posted Jul 24, 2006 9:33 pm | ||
| seth@LOKI | Climbed by the cool rocks Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2001 | |
| The route was as hard as we wanted it to be and cooler than I expected! Had a burger on top! Euro? | |
| Posted Jul 21, 2006 1:25 am | ||
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