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| chicagotransplant | Route Climbed: Standard Route Date Climbed: August 13, 2005  | |
| Makes for a great 1/2 day outing | |
| Posted Jan 9, 2006 8:22 pm | ||
| TexasClimber | Route Climbed: Northwest Slopes II, Class 2 Date Climbed: June 30, 2005 | |
| My wife and I climbed Huron Peak during our annual 4th of July climb, raft and skydive weekend we do out of Denver each year. It was cold and windy towards the top but clear skies! This was the first time in my CO climbing where we were practically the only people on the mountain and the summit. I guess Thursdays are much better than the weekend! | |
| Posted Jan 5, 2006 9:53 pm | ||
| jclements | Route Climbed: Standard, from North Ridge Date Climbed: Summer 2002 | |
| Bushwacked from the closed road from Winfield, found the trail up high. Did this solo with Osita, my dog. | |
| Posted Dec 22, 2005 7:25 pm | ||
| ysid | Route Climbed: SW Slopes Date Climbed: September 10, 2005 | |
| This route was tougher than the standard route. After the cabin at 11500' or so, the trail veered left and then ended up in a boulder field. From there, it was hiking across boulders toward the west, gradually angling upward, all the time with great views of the Apostles, but slow going. I skinned my knee on a loose boulder. Once I got to the saddle at about 13100', the climb became easier. The rock along the ridge to the top was more solid, with a little bit of exposure but not too bad. All in all, a decent alternative to the crowded standard route. | ||
| Posted Oct 25, 2005 12:42 am | ||
| dunking_deutschman | Route Climbed: standard route (trail) Date Climbed: September 18, 2005 | |
| Wow, that 4wd road between Winfield and the signed trailhead is an adventure! What a blast. Anyway, the trail proper starts out gentle for a half mile and then must average a 25 degree incline or so after that. The trail is a marvel of sound trail construction. By far the best steep trail I have ever had the pleasure to climb. It will remain in great shape for decades if not longer, except for the very top, which has some stretches of very shallow and slippery scree. The views are quite impressive for a Sawatch 14er and the hike is divided into 3 or 4 unique and distinct sections that keep it interesting. | |
| Posted Oct 1, 2005 2:51 pm | ||
| Bob Sihler | Route Climbed: standard/sw slopes to Winfield Date Climbed: July 16, 2004 | |
| Spectacular views of the Apostles, fun route-finding on descent, saw a mountain lion during off-trail traverse back to trail | |
| Posted Sep 30, 2005 10:10 pm | ||
| km_donovan | Route Climbed: Northwest Slopes Date Climbed: July 2, 2002 Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2002 | |
| Got the 4WD parking at 10,600 ft. on the same day that I did La Plata. The sky was clear so I went late and was on the summit at around 7 pm and back down around 9:15. | |
| Posted Sep 16, 2005 11:19 am | ||
| COTrekker02 | Route Climbed: NW Slopes from S Winfield TH Date Climbed: August, 2003 | |
| My wife and I took my sister (who is from MN and lived with us in CO for the summer) up Huron in early August of 2003. We camped at Lakeview CG on CO HWY82 near Twin Lakes Reservoir on Friday night. The next morning we drove down the Clear Creek road to the bottom of the 4X4 road (even though we had a jeep). Don't ask me why I didn't drive up to the end of the road -stupid! We walked up the road and into the basin below the summit. My sister did amazingly well and I was proud of her for her 1st (and only so far) 14er! We lunched on the summit and then hurried down with boomers and lightning all around. I love the Winfield area and the Apostle basin. We spent the night back at Twin Lakes at Whitestar CG and even bathed in the ice cold reservoir - ouch! | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2005 11:32 pm | ||
| chef007 | Route Climbed: standard-winfield start Date Climbed: Aug. 21 2005 | |
| Great views from the summit even though I got snowed on a little bit. | |
| Posted Sep 2, 2005 3:12 pm | ||
| doumall | Route Climbed: Standard with descent into Apostle Basin Date Climbed: August 28, 2005 | |
| Took a few first timers for my 72nd trip to 14k. Nice day and good views in the Apostle basin. Saw lots of goats on the south ridge. | |
| Posted Aug 29, 2005 4:46 pm | ||
| Woodie Hopper | Route Climbed: North ridge Date Climbed: September '04` | |
| Nice hike, great scenery. Hiked with Jason Kelley. | |
| Posted Aug 25, 2005 9:17 am | ||
| cftbq | Route Climbed: west face from S. Winfield TH Date Climbed: 21 Aug 2005 | |
| A leisurely climb with the family: my wife Suzanne (#11 for her), daughter Trish (#16), granddaughter Amber (#4), and grandson Ted. Ted's first fourteener. A surprisingly beautiful summit, and not really very crowded for an August Sunday! Grapple fell, but we had glorious sunshine on the summit. | |
| Posted Aug 22, 2005 3:03 pm | ||
| Alan Arnette | Route Climbed: standard Date Climbed: 8 Aug 2005 | |
| Made a special summit with Patrick and his son - his 1st 14er! | |
| Posted Aug 11, 2005 12:24 am | ||
| shanrickv | Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: Aug. 7, 2005 | |
| Great day in the mountains with Alan, Shari, Nora and most importantly, my son JP. It was his first 14er and he did it in grand style. As always, I am very proud of him. | |
| Posted Aug 8, 2005 8:30 am | ||
| dp | Route Climbed: Northwest slopes from S Winfield Trailhead Date Climbed: August 8, 2005 | |
| Started at the bottom of the 4WD road (there is no way on earth that my car could make it up that road). This is an "easy"14'er that I did with Spencer the Mountain Dog (his 8th 14'er summit, 9th 14'er attempt). I was surprised that we had the summit to ourselves on a pleasant Sunday in August. About 5:25 round trip from the car (4:10 from the "real" trailhead) on the most beautifully maintained trail- this would be perfect for a trail run if I was in a bit better shape!. | |
| Posted Aug 7, 2005 8:26 pm | ||
| alpine master | Route Climbed: NW slopes Date Climbed: Aug. 7th 2003 | |
| Quick and easy hike. Fun. | |
| Posted Jul 24, 2005 5:12 pm | ||
| jnoffsinger | Route Climbed: Northwest Slopes Date Climbed: June 25, 2005 | |
| This was the easiest of the four 14er I hiked in the Sawatch Range this week. Number 12 on the 14er list. Summited with my hiking cousin, Shane and Trent. Somebody should have been taking tickets on top. There were 17 bodies on the summit. | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2005 10:58 pm | ||
| Old Ickabod | Route Climbed: Northwest Slopes Date Climbed: August 2003 | |
| I'm not sure what I was happier about, summiting Mt Huron in two hours or not having to drive down Chaffee 390 in order to get to another 14er! This was an easy and very fun hike. I would recommend it to anyone! | |
| Posted Jul 14, 2005 10:22 pm | ||
| doumall | Route Climbed: Northwest Slopes Date Climbed: May, 15 2004 | |
| 14th 14er! | |
| Posted Jul 13, 2005 3:21 pm | ||
| mntnplay | Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: 10 July 2005 | |
| Be sure to stay right at all turns as you drive the 4WD trail from Winthrop. Ascent from 4WD closure. Dry all the way to the top. Amazing views of Ice Mtn -- there's a tantalizing couliour leading to the tippy-top over there.... | |
| Posted Jul 10, 2005 9:10 pm | ||
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