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| phillinley | Route Climbed: North Elbert Trail Date Climbed: May 22, 2002  | |
| Extremely cold day for May that started out with an hour or so of snow showers in the wee hours of the morning. Heavy winds kept the afternoon stormsto the north. Still plenty enough snow for a nice snow slide back down on my cafeteria tray. If I had a chance to do it again, I'd take the Halfmoon trail since it is shorter and just as easy of a route. | |
| Posted May 24, 2002 6:08 pm | ||
| Matt Mahoney | Route Climbed: NW ridge Date Climbed: Aug 16 2001 | |
| 2nd summit of Nolan's 14. Steve Simmons was about an hour behind and most other runners were ahead. We climbed the NW ridge, 3000 ft. in 1 mile, descended over Bull Hill to Echo Canyon. On to La Plata. | |
| Posted May 17, 2002 4:38 pm | ||
| darinchadwick | Route Climbed: Trail Date Climbed: August 1996 | |
| Tried to solo Mt. Elbert, but there were way too many interesting people on the trail. Only Grays, Longs, and Whitney have been as crowded in my experience. So I gave up and enjoyed the social mtn. hike. Pretty big old pile of stones Elbert is. | |
| Posted Apr 2, 2002 6:42 am | ||
| tedde1 | Route Climbed: Elbert Trail Date Climbed: July 3, 2000 | |
| Great hike, | ||
| Posted Mar 27, 2002 12:57 pm | ||
| steve simmons | Route Climbed: straight up from the nw Date Climbed: aug. 16th, '01 | |
| 2:00 summit, sunny and windy and chilly! Praise GOD!!! | |
| Posted Jan 3, 2002 4:24 pm | ||
| tjburr | Route Climbed: Echo Canyon Date Climbed: 07/10/1988 | |
| Climbed with Sean McHugh (now deceased). Most memorable moments included hiking through the largest patch of Columbine I've ever seen; passing by some old mine structures; and climbing in weather that included rain, sleet, snow and hail at different times during our hike. It was nice to get to the top of the highest peak in Colorado. TJ Burr, Author of "Rocky Mountain Adventure Collection" available through www.bn.com. | |
| Posted Dec 29, 2001 7:00 pm | ||
| nader | Route Climbed: Lakeview Campground Mt. Elbert Trailhead Date Climbed: July 1994 | |
| 1st 14er Summit! | |
| Posted Dec 26, 2001 4:39 pm | ||
| Zeke | Route Climbed: Halfmoon Date Climbed: April 1997 | |
| Great time and a pretty long day, snow shoe on, snow shoes off. Almost proposed to my exgirlfriend on that summit, WHEW that was close! | |
| Posted Nov 28, 2001 11:53 am | ||
| xskier77 | Route Climbed: Halfmoon Trailhead Date Climbed: Sometime between 1996-1998 | |
| This was my first fourteener. I went solo and took 4 hours to summit and 3 hours to get back to the car. I must've done this hike in the late summer during the week because I don't recall seeing a single person and the photos I have show a decent amount of snow on surrounding mountains. | |
| Posted Nov 13, 2001 12:51 am | ||
| steeleman | Route Climbed: Elbert Trail Date Climbed: July 1994 | |
| Great views, great weather. Very popular and crowded due to its status as highest in colorado. | |
| Posted Oct 28, 2001 5:18 pm | ||
| Paul Burkholder | Route Climbed: Elbert Trail Date Climbed: 9/24/2000 | |
| 2 inches of snow at 10,500' about 6" at the summit. Beautiful views. This could be a very enjoyable winter ski trip. Easy walk for such a big mountain. | |
| Posted Oct 25, 2001 7:05 pm | ||
| mwalker2 | Route Climbed: Mt Elbert Trail Date Climbed: 2/2/01 | |
| Nice day - yes, a hailstorm, a little rain, a little clouds, a little sun, but this is Colroado after all. Easy climb to a crowded top - nice way to end the summer. | |
| Posted Sep 3, 2001 5:58 pm | ||
| miztflip | Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: June 2000 | |
| Great Hike to the highest point in Colorado. | |
| Posted Aug 21, 2001 3:38 pm | ||
| dbutler | Route Climbed: Mt. Elbert Trail Date Climbed: 8/13/01 | |
| This was a relatively easy hike. Enjoy the view at the top! | ||
| Posted Aug 20, 2001 9:02 am | ||
| Peter Eliassen | Route Climbed: Elbert Trail Date Climbed: 8/1/94 | |
| Great hike...nice and gradual from the Southern approach. | |
| Posted Aug 16, 2001 11:22 am | ||
| SwenGolly | Route Climbed: Elbert trail Date Climbed: 8/30/00 | |
| A flatlander Hoosier summits his first 14er, accompanied by college-student son. Next to watching his birth, it's the neatest thing I've ever done. This year, it's Mt. Massive. I figure at this rate, I'll do all Colorado's 14ers by age 103. | ||
| Posted Aug 4, 2001 7:18 am | ||
| nobozos | Route Climbed: South Elbert to summit Date Climbed: July 14, 2001 | |
| This was a nice climb for my family, including my wife (44), son (18) and daughter (15). We climbed via the south approach from Twin Lakes, which supposedly is more strenuous than the traditional northeast and southeast ridge approaches, but we found it manageable. Our son, who is athletic, skipped up and down the trail, but our daughter was about at her limit for her first 14teener. We also did not encounter any other climbers on the south approach before reaching the summit. The solitude was appreciated. On the climb we saw a red fox, and also a number of ptarmagin which aggressively guarded their newly hatched chicks. | ||
| Posted Jul 29, 2001 7:08 pm | ||
| climbcolorado | Route Climbed: Notheast Ridge | |
| This is a very easy route and just about anyone in good health can reach the summit. | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2001 9:49 am | ||
| Helga | Route Climbed: Halfmoon trail Date Climbed: 6.30.01 | |
| I have very much enjoyed my first Fourteener today. Sort of surprised myself. I had not planned to hike it all the way. Departing early made it all happen. The next time I'll travel even lighter and pack some chocolate and ear covers. Yes, ear cover make sense up high even on a sunny day! Pikes Peak is next! | |
| Posted Jul 2, 2001 6:10 pm | ||
| IdahoSummits | Route Climbed: Halfmoon Trail Date Climbed: 7/17/2000 | |
| Excellent hike on a clear day following about 3 days of rain. Stayed in Leadville for about 24 hours prior to the hike and had no problems with the altitude. Check out my web page for pictures from the trip: http://www.webpak.net/~bigdan/elbert/elbert.htm | |
| Posted Apr 12, 2001 6:35 pm | ||
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