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Sangre de Cristo Mountains > Kit Carson Peak - Challenger Point > Climber's Log|
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| miztflip | North Ridge  Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2008 | |
| The N Ridge may be my new favorite 14er route. Tons of class 3 on awesome rock. Went on to climb Kat Carson and Challenger. Still a bit of snow on the "Avenue". | |
| Posted Jun 18, 2008 9:41 pm | ||
| Jerry L | Challnegr Point Only Date Climbed: May 20, 2008 | |
| I made it up to the lake and beyond a bit (about 12,000') but decided to back off as I was solo and there's lots of snow up there right now. Snow was wasit deep in places around the lake. I climbed a smaller peak with southern exposure instead. | |
| Posted May 25, 2008 1:21 pm | ||
| MountainHikerCO | Willow Creek Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2000 | |
| This was my second climb of both Kit Carson and Challenger. We approached from Willow Creek trailhead | |
| Posted Feb 18, 2008 7:38 pm | ||
| MountainHikerCO | Challenger Date Climbed: Aug 20, 1994 | |
| This was my first climb of Challenger. I approached from Willow Creek Trailhead. I did not get Kit Carson this trip but I did hike down to the saddle to reconnoiter the route for next time. | |
| Posted Feb 18, 2008 7:36 pm | ||
| MountainHikerCO | South Colony Date Climbed: Jun 19, 1993 | |
| This was my first climb of Kit Carson. I approached from South Colony Lakes and got point 13799 and Kat Carson 13890 (now called Columbia). I did not get Challenger on this trip. | |
| Posted Feb 18, 2008 7:32 pm | ||
| mtnhiker13 | via Challenger Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2007 | |
| Third attempt on this mountain - finally made it. Weather looked threatening but held off until we were way off the mountain. What a great route on a great mountain - we climbed up the west couloir which was very solid and enjoyable climbing. Didn't get to enjoy the summit very long as the clouds were circling around us! | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2007 12:39 am | ||
| dr_gonz | beautiful | |
| did this with challenger and humbolt from s. colony lakes. amazing rock and amazing views. | |
| Posted Sep 4, 2007 4:29 pm | ||
| Woodie Hopper | South Colony Lakes Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2007 | |
| A long day from South Colony Lakes. Climbed with Kent from Grand Junction who I met at the Bear's Playground. | |
| Posted Sep 3, 2007 8:48 am | ||
| altitude14er | Route Climbed: North Slopes from Willow Lake Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007 | |
| Climbed this peak and then did the traverse climb to Kit Carson. The "Avenue" was alot of fun and made for an interesting route. Climbed w/Mark,Dave&Debbie! Saw Bighorn Sheep near lake on descent.. | |
| Posted Aug 19, 2007 3:25 am | ||
| Eric Holle | Amazing day Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007 | |
| Climbed the two 14ers with Kris from Willow Creek. Great day and hike. It was great to get back to the Sangre de Cristo Range after spending two weeks there in April-May. Great views all around. Napped by the lake on the way out. | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2007 11:26 pm | ||
| shanahan96 | north face Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2007 | |
| went back for challenger 1.5 years after knocking off kit carson in winter 2006. the north face was a steep slog, yet the hike went by fast. added the prow, kit carson and columbia point to the hike. jamie | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2007 1:38 am | ||
| shanrickv | Beautiful Climb! Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2007 | |
| Absolutely beautiful area to climb and hike in. I love the Sangres, especially Willow Lake. Alan, you can bring the salmon next time! | |
| Posted Aug 9, 2007 8:49 am | ||
| Alan Arnette | Great Climb Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2007 | |
| Great water falls and Willow Lake .. and the climbing wasn't bad either! | |
| Posted Aug 7, 2007 10:57 pm | ||
| K_G_Wright | Willow Lake Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2007 | |
| Started from just above Willow Lake at 0510. Ascended Challenger Pt. by 0745 and Kit Carson by 0845. Was back at the car by 1610. Absolutely beautiful peaks, route, and people. The lake and waterfalls were postcards. Wonderful company on the way down. | |
| Posted Aug 6, 2007 4:16 pm | ||
| cftbq | via Challenger Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2007 | |
| Standard peakbaggers' route over Challenger Pt. and Kit Carson Avenue. A cloudy day, but the rain held off, and a satisfying climb. Fourteener #31 for me. | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2007 2:45 pm | ||
| chicagotransplant | second time Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2007 | |
| Second time up Challenger on the way to Columbia Point. Also tagged the top of "The Prow" and "Kitty Kat Carson". Kind of a weird combination... all of Kit Carson's "sub peaks" but not Kit. | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2007 9:32 am | ||
| bigwilly | Super Sangres Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2007 | |
| Great climbing on two incredible peaks. Anymore fun and it would be illegal. Spectacular scenery. | |
| Posted Jul 26, 2007 1:26 am | ||
| smason505 | 2 Summits in 13 hrs Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2007 | |
| Climbed Challenger and Kit Carson w/ Adam and Prakash from the Willow Lake trailhead in one long day. ~ 12 miles, 6300 vert, 13 hrs total, first people on both summits. Got to the car right as a huge rainstorm rolled in. | |
| Posted Jul 22, 2007 1:31 pm | ||
| HokieJim | Epic Hail Storm... Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2007 | |
| With ktiffany22: heinous hail storm on the hike out from Willow Lake, just glad we weren't in that higher on the mountain! | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2007 1:56 am | ||
| ktiffany22 | A day of ups and downs Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2007 | |
| An amazingly beautiful and exciting hike to the summit of Kit Carson and Challenger Point, followed by an extremely tiring descent down loose "garbage" on Challenger's steep slope and slippery trail below. Decided to pack out early, and paid the price... 2 hrs 15 minutes of rain, 30 minutes of which was dime to nickel sized hail... ouch, cold, wet, lucky. That sums it up. Happy 7/7/7! | |
| Posted Jul 10, 2007 2:10 am | ||
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