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| km_donovan | Fair Glacier  Date Climbed: Oct 4, 2009 | |
| We did a full carry over of our gear. Camped at Mirror Lake the previous night and started a 5:40 a.m. returned to the Brainard Lake trail head at 7:00p p.m. We descended via the Isabel glacier's south branch, down climbing the first 100 vertical feet on plastic ice then glissaded to a point just above the turn off from the route. This route will give you the "full on mountaineering experience" | |
| Posted Oct 4, 2009 11:52 pm | ||
| xharv | East Ledges Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2009 | |
| Enjoyable class-2, with sodapants and mirna. | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2009 9:05 pm | ||
| Alpenglow5280 | Queen's in late July Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2009 | |
| Beautiful day on the Queen's Way. Hard snow was tough on the feet but stable. Because of the snow conditions, the glissade down the Queen's Way was not the best thing that's ever happened - maybe East Ledges descent would have been better? | |
| Posted Jul 26, 2009 8:10 pm | ||
| miztflip | Queens Way Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2009 | |
| Climbed Queens way enroute over Apache to Navajo. Windy and cloudy but otherwise a nice outing. | |
| Posted Jul 20, 2009 9:24 pm | ||
| kalet | Apache Couloir Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2009 | |
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| Posted Jun 26, 2009 2:15 pm | ||
| shknbke | South ridge via Navajo snowfield Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2008 | |
| The scenery on this hike is simply amazing. Had a nice day on snow and rock by going up the Navajo snowfield, my first snowclimb in Aug! Traverse to Apache is easy. Took west chimney up Navajo and then went over to Niwot Ridge. | |
| Posted Aug 27, 2008 9:50 am | ||
| astrobassman | Great Day on the Apache Couloir Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2008 | |
| A nice tour of Apache ascending the Apache Couloir and descending Queens way. This is one of the best basins in the front range. | |
| Posted Jun 30, 2008 4:17 pm | ||
| heather14 | Apache Couloir Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2008 | |
| Great day. An easy approach for a change capped of with a nice snow climb. Descended Queensway. | |
| Posted Jun 29, 2008 12:59 pm | ||
| SarahThompson | East Ledges Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2005 | |
| Wasn't a huge fan of this route. There was actally a lot of scree on the face and the scrambling was limited and not that great. Will return to try a snowclimb. | |
| Posted Mar 31, 2008 12:27 am | ||
| peakrat76 | Apache Couloir Date Climbed: Jul 11, 1981 | |
| My wife and I did an open air bivy near the base of the climb. Lots of bats zoomed close over head at sunset. Got up early and did the nice snow route with a fast glissade coming down. Wonderful Indian Peaks summit. | |
| Posted Jan 3, 2008 1:43 pm | ||
| shanahan96 | snowy east ledges Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2007 | |
| climbed the moderately snowy east ledges with jamie nellis. the forecast for snow never materialized, and we had a gorgeous autumn day! quite the interesting outing jamie | |
| Posted Oct 7, 2007 4:34 pm | ||
| georgbetsy | Fair Glacier Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2007 | |
| This was one of the most exhausting and longest trips I have ever done. However, it was also the most well-rounded trip (hike, scramble, steep snow/ice, low 5th class rock, beautiful scenery) that I have done so far. In summary, a great trip, beautiful day, some threatening weather, icy glacier/couloir. | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2007 10:47 am | ||
| Joe_Parvis | Scared on North Ridge (Kasparov) Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007 | |
| Attempted North Ridge with group from CHAOS, but could not complete the route due to rain/hail. I was significantly nervous with the exposure on some sections of the route, and although I was able to continue, I had anxiety at regular critical points. We reached the gap between King's Pawn and King; hail and rain (wet rocks) had us descend before gully. I need more 'exposure to exposure' to become more comfortable, and hope to return. If you are comfortable with exposure and 3rd/4th class, you should enjoy the route. Beware loose rock - it is very easy to knock off, piled on ledge systems. | |
| Posted Jul 16, 2007 5:49 pm | ||
| WestEndAllStar | Queen's way round trip Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2007 | |
| Very fun moderate snow route. The glissade down was a little tedious due to all of the old rockfall in the couloiur, but overall it was a blast. Definitely bring your skis if you are a competent backcountry skier. | |
| Posted Jul 6, 2007 6:28 pm | ||
| Park5.6 | Queens Way | |
| Nice. Then went over to Navajo for an enjoyable romp on the North Face. | |
| Posted Apr 16, 2007 2:58 am | ||
| boisedoc | east ledge Date Climbed: Aug 7, 1999 | |
| Some fun routefinding through the ledges. Maybe a bit of class 3. Great views from the top. | |
| Posted Jul 19, 2006 5:03 am | ||
| wlloyd | Queen's Way | |
| Late June 2002: a low snow year. Was hitting buried rocks in Queen's way couloir while climbing up with the ice axe. Snow pack very thin! Very abnormal. Typically snow lasts year round in the couloir and you don't hit rocks. Would like to climb from Fair Glacier / Triangle lake sometime late June 2003: climbed Apache couloir, much better snow year, descended Queen's way September 2004: climbed and skied queen's way couloir, fresh snow in the couloir May 21 2006: climbed and skied Queen's way couloir. Continuous run from top of the cont. divide ridge (13400+') to trailhead (10500') Classic climb & Incredible scenery How many Colorado peaks have 3 permanent snow fields? Isabelle Glacier, Fair Glacier, and the nearby Navajo snowfield. | |
| Posted Jun 1, 2006 6:54 am | ||
| Mountain Jim | Apache Couloir Date Climbed: Jul 3, 1967 | |
| Total ascents = 2. Second time, climbed Apache Couloir then traversed across the ridge and climbed Navajo. | |
| Posted Apr 29, 2006 12:33 am | ||
| iwlclmeverest | Route Climbed: Apache Coulier Date Climbed: 10/9/05 | |
| Weather forecast was for snow, and it did. All day long. Got around eight inches while on the route then some more on the way down. Great climb, very exciting at times. | |
| Posted Oct 9, 2005 8:28 pm | ||
| pksander | Route Climbed: Apache Couloir, descent via East Ledges Date Climbed: August 14, 2005 | |
| Great climb with Fabio in weather other than forecasted (no rain). | |
| Posted Aug 14, 2005 7:00 pm | ||
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