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Uncompahgre Wilderness > Wetterhorn Peak (Colorado) > Climber's Log|
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| ClearSkiesAhead | Up the East Face  Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2006 | |
| A fantastic climb. One of my favorites to date! The snow pack in the San Juans is really low this year making it easier to climb these peaks in early June. | |
| Posted Jun 10, 2006 3:03 pm | ||
| Woodie Hopper | Southeast Ridge Date Climbed: May 30, 2006 | |
| Had the summit to myself today. Used snowshoes in some places. The snow was a little sloppy later on the way down. This was a particularly rewarding summit since I was chased down by lightning near the prow when I was climbing with my brother over ten years ago. | |
| Posted May 31, 2006 6:08 am | ||
| kalet | East Face Date Climbed: May 14, 2006 | |
| Skied from just below the summit block. Onto Uncompahgre. | |
| Posted May 15, 2006 5:55 pm | ||
| km_donovan | Route Climbed: Standard Route from Matterhorn Creek Date Date Climbed: Sep 26, 2004 | |
| Very high on the Fun Meter! Met a couple both in their 60's that summited that day. | |
| Posted Apr 26, 2006 10:52 am | ||
| Mountain Jim | Standard Route Date Climbed: Jul 2, 1967 | |
| Someone had left a woman's bra tied to the summit post ... must have been a fun climb. | |
| Posted Apr 13, 2006 1:54 am | ||
| markhyams | Standard Route Date Climbed: Aug 16, 1995 | |
| This climb rounded out my first trip to the San Juans, that started the love-affair with this range that continues today. | |
| Posted Mar 3, 2006 1:10 am | ||
| Kiefer Thomas | Route Climbed: Matterhorn Date Climbed: October 2003 | |
| I summited Wetterhorn the day before Uncompaghre. Again, I had the entire mountain to myself. The snow was fairly minimal with some decent snowfields in the upper basin but the wind was absolutely terrible! Some of the fiercest wind I've experienced. It made the final pitch pretty sketchy. I got down, and went & had an awesome dinner back in Lake City at this Italian restaurant then drove back up and camped for uncompaghre the following day. | |
| Posted Jan 26, 2006 12:39 pm | ||
| LS | Route Climbed: Matterhorn Creek Trailhead Date Climbed: 11-sep-2005 | |
| See the trip-report here: http://distantpeak.com/web/mountains/n-america/uncompahgre_peak | |
| Posted Dec 26, 2005 5:00 pm | ||
| Rob Thompson | Route Climbed: South East Ridge Date Climbed: July 21, 1975 | |
| A hike you don’t forget: 30+ years ago we spent a glorious morning hiking the meadows and ascending the “staircase.” The challenge was to focus on the rock while trying to ignore the breathtaking view. With friends Hank Hassell and Helen Carney one fine day! | |
| Posted Nov 1, 2005 12:32 am | ||
| climbhighnow | Route Climbed: normal route Date Climbed: aug. 19 2005 | |
| this was my first summit of a fourteener. i loved the climb, especially the last summit push. | |
| Posted Oct 28, 2005 12:34 am | ||
| Hobbesgirl | Route Climbed: Southeast Ridge Date Climbed: August 1, 2005 | |
| Great climb up to the summit! The exposure isn't nearly as bad as some would lead you to believe. | |
| Posted Oct 21, 2005 1:42 pm | ||
| brandon | Route Climbed: complete East Ridge from Matterhorn Date Climbed: 9/18/05 | |
| Pretty cool, I'd seen it earlier, and had to do it. About half 4th class with many low 5th sections if staying on the ridge and summitting all towers. Very loose, especially the 1/3 closest to Matterhorn. approx 5:40 car to car. | |
| Posted Oct 1, 2005 2:18 pm | ||
| Nepetzl | Route Climbed: Matterhorn Creek Trailhead (up South East ridge) Date Climbed: Septmeber 26 , 2005 | |
| The colors of the area were stunning. This was probably the last perfect day of the year to hike the Wetterhorn without any snow. There was not a cloud in the sky and the top entire hike was dry (no snow). On the way up the class 3 part the route kinda was intimidating but on the way down I felt more comfortable which is usually the other way around. The view of Uncompahgre was perfect.I recomend this hike in the fall because of the aspens changing colors. | |
| Posted Oct 1, 2005 1:27 am | ||
| Bob Sihler | Route Climbed: standard Date Climbed: July 9, 2004 | |
| I started about an hour before dawn, and the reward was having the summit to myself until I was ready to go. It is a great spot. The summit pitch, contrary to the frightening descriptions that often accompany it, is easy. It is fun and fast, and I can't imagine why people would rope up there in dry weather. | |
| Posted Sep 30, 2005 9:37 pm | ||
| Tim Jones | Route Climbed: Standard Route Date Climbed: September 12 2005 | |
| With Jim Randa (from Boulder). Somewhat windy but otherwise a beautiful day. The summit pitch was much easier than I expected. By far the most interesting 14er I've done. | |
| Posted Sep 20, 2005 8:02 am | ||
| Michael Crofford | Route Climbed: Matterhorn Creek Date Climbed: September 8, 2005 | |
| 7th 14er. As everyone else says stay as close to the ridgeline as possible. The scattered rock cairns were not much help. | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2005 12:48 pm | ||
| alpspitze | Route Climbed: Standard Route from Matterhorn Creek Date Climbed: August 20, 2005 | |
| When you are from New England, these mountains are a treat! 5 hrs round trip including Matterhorn Peak. | |
| Posted Aug 31, 2005 1:20 pm | ||
| IdahoSummits | Route Climbed: Matterhorn Creek Date Climbed: August 13, 2005 | |
| Wow! One of the coolest mountains I have been on. Great weather allowed us to head over and touch the top of Matterhorn Peak while in the area. | |
| Posted Aug 31, 2005 10:13 am | ||
| mntnplay | Route Climbed: matterhorn Creek Standard Date Climbed: 27 August 2005 | |
| 3:00 up. We wandered onto the east side of the ridge on the ascent which added a little extra spice to the climb as we found the east side to be much looser than the top of the ridge. My two cents of advice: once you ascend to the ridge, stay close to the ridge on the west side. The initial view of peeking through the keyhole gave me a little pause; all I could see was the ramp and distant green fields. We'd gotten almost a quarter inch of snow at the trailhead during the night, so we carried our axes. Oddly enough, there was no evidence any new snow on the peak. | |
| Posted Aug 29, 2005 2:00 am | ||
| Gareth | Route Climbed: Southeast Ridge Date Climbed: August 1, 2005 | |
| My second time on Wetterhorn. Followed the new CFI approach trail and was disappointed to find that it isn’t nearly as direct as the old one. | |
| Posted Aug 9, 2005 11:03 pm | ||
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