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| Kiefer Thomas | via Mt. Champion  Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2009 | |
| A long day that included 5 peaks but all relitively easy to get to. My 82nth centennial! | |
| Posted Sep 1, 2009 2:58 am | ||
| shknbke | SE Slopes, traverse to Champion Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2009 | |
| Combined Oklahoma with a ridge traverse to Deer/K49/13736/Champion. Nice way to get all of these if the weather holds for you with plenty of bailout options. Halfmoon Creek was moving pretty fast, but I found a great place to cross at 11740' above the cascade that was an easy two foot hop across. | |
| Posted Jul 5, 2009 1:30 am | ||
| jrf | Southeast Slopes from Halfmoon Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2008 | |
| Interesting route finding on the way up but a really nice climb. We were surprised to see two other people on the summit. I believe we crossed the creek too early but we were able to find a good route with no issues on the ascent and descent. | |
| Posted Mar 23, 2009 7:39 pm | ||
| Gahugafuga | SE Slopes Ski Descent Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2008 | |
| Skied off the summit between scattered snow showers and wind. The snowpack was super fat above treeline. Warmer temps would've made for nicer conditions but apparently summer isn't coming this year. | |
| Posted Jun 13, 2008 12:43 am | ||
| MountainHikerCO | Halfmoon Creek TH Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2002 | |
| We climbed Oklahoma from Halfmoon Creek trailhead. 2002 saw us climb more thirteeners than fourteeners. | |
| Posted Mar 18, 2008 8:49 pm | ||
| shanahan96 | oklahoma in november Date Climbed: Nov 10, 2007 | |
| took advantage of the early low-snow year to nab oklahoma with jamie. pristine, peaceful area made for an enjoyable hike. the snow started on the upper mountain(~13,200')which made for a rougher last hour or so to finish our climb. our descent towards treeline was accompanied by an hour long snowstorm. fun day! jamie | |
| Posted Nov 12, 2007 6:29 pm | ||
| mtnhiker13 | Southeast Slopes from Half Moon Campground | |
| CMC outing in Oct 2005 - right after a small snowfall. The mountains around were all dusted with snow - great views from the summit! | |
| Posted Jul 27, 2007 8:48 pm | ||
| kalet | Southeast Slopes (ascent), North Ridge (descent) Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2006 | |
| Cimbed with Mike Mc. | |
| Posted Sep 18, 2006 4:55 pm | ||
| Mike Mc | East Ridge/SE Slopes Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2006 | |
| Climbed Oklahoma en route to Massive. Due to weather concerns, we started at 1:00 am and summited at 4:30 am. The weather initially was fine; however, it quickly deteriorated into blowing snow and very high wind. We traversed from Oklahoma to Massive's summits via OK's north ridge. | |
| Posted Sep 17, 2006 12:06 am | ||
| Eric Holle | Route Climbed: Southeast Slopes Date Climbed: August 6, 2006 | |
| Nice day away from the busy peaks. Boomer Sooner! | |
| Posted Aug 17, 2006 12:35 am | ||
| altitude14er | Route Climbed: Southeast Slopes Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2006 | |
| I ascended the Southeast Slopes Route. Took the East Ridge down to the lower lake. The tundra is still in full bloom and looking very green and vibrant right now. Climbing without aid of a trail was a real treat. Suprisingly, Saw 5 others on this seldom visited peak. | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2006 5:33 am | ||
| Larry V | Southeast slopes on snow Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2006 | |
| Still a lot of snow up there, getting soft. Nearby Massive looked dry in comparison. Beautiful summit views in all directions - well worth it. Glissaded down about 1400'. Climbed with Ron. | |
| Posted Jun 20, 2006 12:47 am | ||
| markhyams | SE Slopes Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2004 | |
| Got an injury here that slowed me down that summer. I ran down some, and got an inflamed IT band, which didn't show up until two weeks later when I collapsed in pain on an attempt of Dallas Peak. Live and learn. But this mountain is beautiful, and a worthy outing. | |
| Posted Mar 4, 2006 8:34 pm | ||
| chicagotransplant | Route Climbed: Southeast Slopes Date Climbed: June 11, 2005 | |
| Surprisingly still a lot of snow, but a fun glissade. | |
| Posted Jan 9, 2006 8:35 pm | ||
| dclimb14me | Route Climbed: Modified East Ridge Date Climbed: 8/28/05 | |
| Great day w/miztflip and Mr. Sham...thanks for letting me tag along fella's. Good "alternate" up the most eastern chute, great rock on upper half, and nice ridge to summit. Descent from southwest ridge made great tour of the east face with inspirational views all around. Highly recommended. Climb on! | ||
| Posted Aug 30, 2005 1:01 am | ||
| miztflip | Route Climbed: East Ridge, South Ridge Date Climbed: 28 August, 2005 | |
| What a great outing. We had a blast on the East Ridge and decided on descent to scamper down the South Ridge for an amazing tour of the area. | |
| Posted Aug 28, 2005 5:01 pm | ||
| Peaks2climb | Route Climbed: southeast slopes Date Climbed: 8/19/2005 | |
| I was surprised to see how few photos/ summit signings since the page was created. You are right that an altimeter is helpful on this route. After crossing the creek, we contoured a bit near or just below 11,600 ft (instead of ascending right away) and followed the least path of resistance for a few hundred yards (no more) and found an open but steep grassy slope where we climbed north to treeline. It was easier to see where you were going and it beat bushwhacking. From there (11,900 ft.) it seemed like you have two choices to get up to the flat area at 12,700 ft. where you finally ascend the southeast slopes. Instead of going north, northwest and up to the flat area (which I belive you described), we traversed west, around the cliffs and then north up an obvious talus gully and came out directly across from where you gain the southeast slope--not sure which is better/faster. It looked like a few others went the way we did--one of the few places I found sign of others before us. | |
| Posted Aug 20, 2005 4:10 pm | ||
| xskier77 | Route Climbed: Southeast Slopes Date Climbed: October 7, 2004 | |
| Did this hike with the CMC and didn't see any other people on the trail the entire day. Very nice views of the surrounding Sawatch from the summit. | |
| Posted Oct 10, 2004 5:02 pm | ||
| saintgrizzly | Route Climbed: East Ridge, Southeast Slopes Date Climbed: Summer, 1996 | |
| Climbed with Aaron Johnson, and can only second what the other summiters have said: this is a lovely mountain, almost completely lost amongst the "big name" Sawatch Fourteeners! | |
| Posted Aug 8, 2004 12:23 am | ||
| Ryan Kowalski | Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: July 13, 2002 | |
| I thought I was the only one that had been up this ridge! Wow...the east ridge is a remote mountain lover's dream. The view from the upper halfmoon lakes of Mount Elbert are impeccable. The scrambling is incredible as well. I spotted this ridge on my way up N. Massive the day before and simply HAD to climb it the next day. Well worth it let me tell you. Never thought I'd say this, but HOORAY OKLAHOMA!!!! | |
| Posted Apr 19, 2004 4:17 pm | ||
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