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| SenadR | combo  Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2009 | |
| This was my first time climbing Columbia. I climbed Harvard first, and then did the traverse. | |
| Posted Nov 24, 2009 12:54 am | ||
| strudolyubov | Harvard-Columbia Traverse Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2009 | |
| Traversed from Harvard. Quickly descended west slopes route as the storms were rolling in. Nice views from the summit, nasty wet scree/dirt on the descent. | |
| Posted Sep 21, 2009 12:54 pm | ||
| lanagordon | No. 22 Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2009 | |
| scree fielded it all the way down. | |
| Posted Aug 23, 2009 10:18 pm | ||
| COTrekker02 | Done Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2009 | |
| Climbed via Three Elk Creek. Saw NOBODY until the summit. Awesome trail, but quite tedious climbing, especially the false summits where you have to regain altitude. Sweet views of the Sawatch range, though. Probably won't be back to climb this one for a LONG time. | |
| Posted Aug 9, 2009 8:42 pm | ||
| kilimanjaro1 | Good Climb Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2009 | |
| Did this one with my nephew Geoff-- it was his first 14er. I had done harvard a few years ago, so we did this as a Columbia only climb. | |
| Posted Aug 3, 2009 3:49 pm | ||
| weeds19 | Happy to see the downhill Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2009 | |
| After the traverse from Harvard, I was pretty happy to see the downhill. Though I dreaded the scree and loose rocks, it went better than expected. Trekking poles a big help! | |
| Posted Jul 26, 2009 5:30 pm | ||
| Woodie Hopper | Traverse from Harvard Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2009 | |
| Traversed from Harvard. Trudged through a few snow-fields en route while trying to lose as little altitude as possible. Three marmots greeted me on top. Descended the West Slopes (aka scree from Hell)- not recommended. | |
| Posted Jul 12, 2009 11:25 pm | ||
| Liba Hardekopf | North Cottonwood Creek | |
| A lot of loose scree, was not sure if followed the right trail. Took nice photos of marmots. My dog again very happy. | |
| Posted Jul 8, 2009 3:57 am | ||
| mattpayne11 | Successful Traverse Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2009 | |
| Long day! | |
| Posted Jun 25, 2009 12:04 am | ||
| DudeThatMustHurt | Beat the storm Date Climbed: Jun 13, 2009 | |
| Very high winds at the summit but a good day overall, went down the south slope back to the main trail which made the decent quite interesting to avoid the storm rolling in. | |
| Posted Jun 13, 2009 8:05 pm | ||
| awillson | Columbia Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2007 | |
| Very steep and loose! | |
| Posted Mar 29, 2009 12:13 am | ||
| MattK | With Harvard Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2008 | |
| Wife, dog and I. Traversed from Harvard and threw in UN 13,374. | |
| Posted Oct 13, 2008 6:19 pm | ||
| canichol | Route Climbed: SE Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 13, 1994 | |
| Neared the top as a storm moved in, and three guys bounded off down the west slopes. Felt the hair on my head stand up and the rocks around me started buzzing, so I hit the ground. Seconds later a huge boom overhead, and I knew I had time to run to the top and without waiting I was headed down after those three guys. Never stopped to look back, and happy to be back alive. There's excitement well worth the price in pushing to the limits. | |
| Posted Sep 29, 2008 12:06 am | ||
| Renardo | Combo with Harvard Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2008 | |
| Hope to never have to go through that descent again! | |
| Posted Aug 31, 2008 11:16 pm | ||
| Montana Matt | Harvard & Columbia From Pine Creek Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2008 | |
| Camped up near Bedrock Falls. Found a place to cross Pine Creek without getting wet. Summited Columbia after tagging Harvard. | |
| Posted Jul 7, 2008 7:26 pm | ||
| Gahugafuga | Frenchman Creek Loop Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2008 | |
| Climbed from the NE then bagged UN 13374 on the way back. Aside from the horrific mosquitoes in the forests near the creek, this was quite a pleasant way to climb Columbia. My Sawatch 14er finisher! | |
| Posted Jun 30, 2008 5:52 pm | ||
| peakrat76 | Harvard - Columbia Traverse Date Climbed: Jul 12, 1984 | |
| Good climb - nasty descent. | |
| Posted Apr 27, 2008 11:41 am | ||
| MountainHikerCO | SE Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2006 | |
| This was my third time climbing Columbia. We did it via the SE ridge. The weather didn't look good enough to go for Harvard. We descended Three Elk Creek. We saw half of a baby deer. We figure a mountain lion was near by. | |
| Posted Feb 6, 2008 9:12 pm | ||
| MountainHikerCO | With Harvard Date Climbed: Aug 19, 1989 | |
| This was my first time climbing Columbia. I climbed Harvard first, and then did the traverse. | |
| Posted Feb 6, 2008 9:09 pm | ||
| spannring29 | Beautiful day Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2007 | |
| Great day with nice views of the Sawatch. | |
| Posted Oct 21, 2007 11:40 am | ||
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