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| SarahThompson | Tooth to Tooth Traverse  Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2008 | |
| From Coney Flats, climbed east ridge route and continued on to Sawtooth. Elk Tooth is a very cool peak. | |
| Posted Oct 8, 2008 10:36 pm | ||
| Gareth | East Ridge, then traverse to Ogalalla Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2008 | |
| I climbed Elk Tooth after an interesting meadow bivy which involved two trash bags and a space blanket (I left the trailhead at about 11 pm the night before and hiked until about 2 am). I was attempting the Elk Tooth to Sawtooth traverse, but I had to bail off of the ridge before I got the last two peaks due to the weather. Elk Tooth is a very nice mountain! I didn't see anyone else the entire time I was within the wilderness boundary. | |
| Posted Oct 5, 2008 1:49 pm | ||
| heather14 | East Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2008 | |
| I think the road was the crux of the day. Gained the ridge way before the suggested gully...provided for quite a bit of fun scrambling/climbing. Weather rolled in so had to scratch Ogallala. | |
| Posted Sep 10, 2008 12:41 pm | ||
| Park5.6 | E. Ridge | |
| A bold day trip. Only for the commited... The area above Pear was wonderfully isolated, but ripe masquitos in July. | |
| Posted Apr 16, 2007 2:52 am | ||
| miztflip | Tooth 2 Tooth Traverse Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2006 | |
| Spent the day traversing from Elk Tooth to Sawtooth. Great outing from coney flats. I ended up gaining Elk Tooths east ridge too early and ended up climbing the class 4 section of the ridge connecting to St. Vrain. The rock was excellent on this section with great exposure. It ended up being the best part of the traverse. Elk Tooth was straight forward and fun, but not at all hard. RT 7:20 from Coney Flats. | |
| Posted Sep 1, 2006 2:23 am | ||
| jwclimbs | East Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2006 | |
| Would have preferred the climb with a little snow rather than the scree-fest we endured going up. The ridge was nice & summit was exposed and very nice. Hopes for Ogalalla were squashed by weather. We descended to the Ogalalla-Elk Tooth Saddle just in time for the rain/hail to pound on us for a solid 30 minutes. The ridge between Elk Tooth and Ogalalla was the best rock and the most fun of the trip. I would have liked to do the other half - but that will have to wait for another day. | |
| Posted Aug 27, 2006 7:26 pm | ||
| coloradoiceclimber | East Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2006 | |
| Walton and I had a pretty wet trip, but what a great peak! | |
| Posted Aug 27, 2006 1:55 pm | ||
| thebeave7 | East Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2006 | |
| Had to hike the road, long approach but mellow. Found some decent class 3 on the way up, views are very nice and peaceful. Traversed over to Ogalalla. | |
| Posted Aug 14, 2006 4:42 am | ||
| Mountain Jim | From Middle St Vrain via East Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 12, 1972 | |
| Good summit view. | |
| Posted Jul 9, 2006 1:25 am | ||
| NanitaD | From Hutcheson Lakes Date Climbed: Aug 21, 1998 | |
| We started in the dark at the Wild Basin Ranger Station and hiked up the trail past Finch Lake. One of my two climbing partners didn't feel well and had to take a nap beside the trail for a little while just below Pear Reservoir. After the nap, a little water and food revitalized everyone so we continuned. We left the beaten path at the east end of the largest Hutchenson Lake and found a scramble route up ledges on the northeast side. Unfortunatley we couldn't spend much time on the summit because of some scattered clouds and sprinkles. There was no lightening and the rain didn't last long, but it made the rock slick for the decent. From the summit we looped slightly to the west of our accent route and came back to Hutchinson Lakes at about the same point. | |
| Posted Apr 13, 2006 3:25 am | ||
| ynpsteve | Route Climbed: East Ridge Route Date Climbed: September 17, 2004 | |
| If you're looking for solitude and a long, challenging, rewarding day, then Elk Tooth is for you... I had attempted the peak a month earlier with a friend but we lost the trail, got hung up in a boulder field, and climbed the wrong gully to the ridge. Ran out of time and had to descend without getting near the summit. I knew what we'd done wrong and went back for a solo attempt in September. The trail through the St. Vrain Drainage to Elk Tooth is a beautiful hike and fairly easy (not a lot of steep elevation gain on the trail itself). Still, it's a LONG approach and an early start is highly recommended. The "Gully from Hell" is appropriately named. It looks tame enough from down below but it takes a solid 1.5 hours of climbing to attain the ridge once you leave the trail proper. From the top of the ridge to the summit of Elk Tooth is another solid 1.5 hours of scrambling. The summit is a lonely place but the views are magnificent and having the peak (and surrounding valley) practically to yourself is an exhilarating feeling! Descending the "Gully from Hell" is almost worse than climbing it! VERY steep and lots of loose crud. Glad I had my trekking poles to prevent a bad fall, (even with the poles I still managed a few minor tumbles). All in all a fantastic "Twelver" that is well worth the time and effort. Don't pass it up just because it's not a Thirteener or Fourteener. Give Elk Tooth a chance - you won't be disappointed! Oh yeah... regarding that solitude "thing"... I started my solo attempt at 2:50 a.m. and didn't see another warm body the entire day until I was back to within a mile of the trailhead at approximately 4:00 p.m. | |
| Posted Jul 7, 2005 8:14 pm | ||
| Kane | Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: 6-29-2002 | |
| Tough climb, long day but extremely rewarding. The hike up the Middle St. Vrain Drainage would be a great trip in itself. Very lush place. Although on the way out I thought I was going to be struck by lightning, I was scared _hitliss. The crux of this day was attaining the east ridge. Very steep and tough to get traction. I thought the ridge itself was a blast, I enjoyed the scrambling. The summit is a lonely place to be, not many people wake up and say "I'm going to go climb Elk Tooth today." | |
| Posted Jun 8, 2003 8:53 pm | ||
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