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Sangre de Cristo Mountains > Crestone Peak > Climber's Log|
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| xskier77 | Route Climbed: North Buttress Date Climbed: September 21, 2002  | |
| This was by far my most challenging 14er to date and was probably more challenging than it needed to be considering I forgot to bring a copy of the route description. I think we were close to the North Buttress route however several times it felt like the difficulty was pushing class five. Attempted to make the traverse to the needle and had to bail as the sun was setting. The trek back to South Colony lake was extremely difficult trudging through thigh deep snow at times and finally making it back to camp at 12:00am. | |
| Posted Sep 22, 2002 6:49 pm | ||
| Matt Mahoney | Route Climbed: Cottonwood - south couloir - traverse to Needle Date Climbed: Aug. 7, 2002 | |
| Climbed with Mike Bur. The trail up from Cottonwood is horrible, ended up bushwacking class 3 to treeline. The actual climb up the couloir was much easier. No snow. We met another climber who was climbing barefoot. It took us 5 hours from the Cottonwood trailhead to the summit, and 14 hours total including the traverse to the Needle and back down. | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2002 5:28 pm | ||
| Aaron Johnson | Route Climbed: Red Couloir-Standard Date Climbed: July 19,2002 | |
| I thoroughly enjoyed Crestone Peak. It is a favorite mountain for me. We climbed it in a drought year so weather and other conditions were not a factor. I enjoyed the climbing which varied considerably and kept me interested. A member of our party was suffering from having been at sea level the prior week, so we moved slower than usual, but allowed me to really take in and enjoy this awesome mountain. The summit is very inspiring. I have filed an extensive trip report on the Crestone Needle page for those of you planning on a first-time visit and attempting the standard routes. Learn all you can, and talk to those who have gone before so you are prepared. Blanca may be higher, but Crestone Peak, with all of its character, is the monarch of the Sangres! | |
| Posted Jul 22, 2002 9:24 pm | ||
| coloradoclimber | Route Climbed: Northwest Coulior and Traverse Date Climbed: July 2001 | |
| This coulior was my first real snow climb. very nice! the traverse was difficult, that last summit pitch to the needle was incredible, i would highly reccomend ths route!!!!! | |
| Posted May 28, 2002 5:21 pm | ||
| jwclimbs | Route Climbed: North Buttress Date Climbed: Aug. 29, 2001 | |
| Very nice route. I'd take the 4th class knobby adventure over the wet, loose scree of the Northwest Couloir any day. | |
| Posted Apr 1, 2002 8:31 pm | ||
| miztflip | Route Climbed: North Chutes Date Climbed: April ?, 1999 | |
| This was my first alpine snow and ice climb. This still ranks as one of my all time favorite climbs. Lots of exposure but great snow. | |
| Posted Aug 8, 2001 2:54 pm | ||
| climbcolorado | Route Climbed: South Face | |
| I have climbed this route twice and know some tricks to make it safer and faster! You must climb to the trail used for the traverse of Crestone Needle to Crestone Peak which is to the right of the red couloir. Follow the trail left to the right side of the red couloir and climb up following faint climbers trail. This is solid 3rd class without the rock fall of the coulior about half way up you enter the red coulior to the summit. | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2001 10:06 am | ||
| theplugger | Route Climbed: South Face from Cottonwood Creek Trailhead Date Climbed: 08-18-92 | |
| Done as a backpack in to Cottonwood Lake, described by Gerry Roach as "arduous", thus totally redefining 'arduous' for my my husband, J and I!! By the time we got to our campsite at Cottonwood Lake, neither of us cared if we ever saw the top of that peak, only 1 mile/2000' away. Luckily, a good night's sleep was a great tonic, and we recovered enough to complete the climb in the morning and backpack out. Loose rocks falling, steep snowfield toward the top...I disliked this peak as strongly as I loved the Needle. | |
| Posted Jul 16, 2001 6:40 pm | ||
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