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| Nelson | Hourglass to Boulder-Grand  Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2009 | |
| Enjoyable hike with SP'er brenta. Lion Lakes area is spectacular and deserves return visits. Agree with others that Hourglass ascent route is easier and less exposed than some guidebooks suggest. Boulder-Grand Pass descent is tedious loose scree, but not very long. Took us exactly 12 hours car-to-car. Great day. | |
| Posted Aug 15, 2009 1:27 pm | ||
| argothor | South Ridge ascent - Hourglass descent Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2009 | |
| Hiked up to Thunder Lake and set up camp. The next morning hiked up past Lake of Many Winds to the Boulder-Grand Pass. Then headed up the relatively gentle southern slopes. After saying hello to some marmots at the summit, headed down the steep northern face and headed across the Hourglass Ridge. Eat lunch in the saddle between Alice and Chiefs Head. Shared the saddle with 6 male Bighorn Sheep. Had planned on doing Chiefs Head as well but the weather wasn't cooperating. So headed down the ridge towards Lion Lakes, but instead of returning to Thunder Lakes via the established trails we headed to the small unnamed lake above Fan Falls, which by the way is quite beautiful. Thought about heading down beside the falls but way too difficult, so we headed down the gully just to the west and then brushcrashed back to Thunder Lake. Hiked out the following day. | |
| Posted Jul 28, 2009 10:26 am | ||
| ash80 | From Lion Lakes>Thunder lake loop | |
| The most incredible hike I ever did. The Lion Lakes were incredible. This trip took quite a few hours as it is a lot of miles but will never be forgotten | |
| Posted Feb 16, 2009 11:53 pm | ||
| tomlauren | Alice - Pilot Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2008 | |
| Hiked both peaks after a camp at the North Saint Vrain backcountry campsite. This was one of the most beautiful hikes of my life, passing by two waterfalls (Trio Falls and Fan Falls) and four lakes (Lion Lake Number 1, Lion Lake Number 2, Snowbank Lake, and unnamed lake above Fan Falls). | |
| Posted Jul 28, 2008 6:24 pm | ||
| slowpoke | From the Pass Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2008 | |
| Combined with East Ridge of Tanima; climbed from the Pass and descended via Southeast Slopes. | |
| Posted Jul 27, 2008 8:26 pm | ||
| Timothy Pearl | Up hourglass, down Boulder-Grand Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2007 | |
| Hourglass section is a walk. Definitely a nice area, but the climb is not as exciting/exposed as it is described. North face is a fun huff-and-puff scurry. Running shoes were ideal, the trail is far too long to lug along solid boots. 9.5 hours. | |
| Posted Aug 19, 2007 8:49 am | ||
| thebeave7 | Hourglass/Boulder Grand Pass Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007 | |
| A nice training run in a beautiful setting. Agree that the standard route up the hourglass has little class 3, though some can be found on the extreme right of the ridge. Boulder grand pass has a snow free passage down it, no gear required. | |
| Posted Jul 15, 2007 1:48 am | ||
| Kane | Hourglass Ridge | |
| Huge mountain. Combines well with Chiefs Head. Hourglass isn't much a a 3rd class climb, more like a class 2+. A little messier than I anticipated too. Great Mountain. | |
| Posted Jan 12, 2007 8:33 pm | ||
| boisedoc | long day Date Climbed: Aug 10, 1988 | |
| The best peak in the wild basin area. Lots of lakes en route. Pretty long day. | |
| Posted Jul 19, 2006 4:37 am | ||
| Mountain Jim | From Sand Beach Trailhead Date Climbed: Jul 11, 1971 | |
| Total ascents = 2. First time from the Sand beach Lake Trailhead via Mount Orton & Chiefshead. 2nd time from Thunder Lake camp via Pilot Mountain. | |
| Posted Mar 5, 2006 2:13 am | ||
| etsnyd | Route Climbed: Boulder Grand Pass from Thunder Lake Date Climbed: Jul 16, 1974 | |
| Beautiful Peak. Neat snow traverse above Lake of the Many Clouds. | |
| Posted Feb 23, 2006 4:40 pm | ||
| NanitaD | Route Climbed: From Thunder Lake Date Climbed: Aug 28, 1997 | |
| Alice sits in a great location for fantasic views. Camped at Thunder lake and climbed Pilot and Alice on this trip. | |
| Posted Feb 11, 2006 2:10 pm | ||
| jennakate | Route Climbed: Ascended Boulder Grand Pass, Descended Hourglass Ridge Date Climbed: July 23, 2005 | |
| Wonderful tour of Wild Basin area | |
| Posted Sep 30, 2005 9:33 pm | ||
| RyanS | Route Climbed: Hourglass Ridge Date Climbed: August 2, 2005 | |
| Erin and I climbed Alice's Hourglass Ridge as part of Roach's Triple Crown route (from his RMNP guide), which includes McHenrys and Chiefs Head. | |
| Posted Aug 4, 2005 4:11 pm | ||
| Addis Ababa | Route Climbed: Central Ramp Date Climbed: august 2002 | |
| A fine day in the mountains. | ||
| Posted Aug 3, 2005 9:26 am | ||
| Zeke | Route Climbed: Hourglass Ridge Date Climbed: July 2005 | |
| Very long day, but not difficult, just long. we started at 3am, got to the car 12 hours later. Great day out. Trail running shoes are ample for this climb. Take a water filter to fill up on the way back to the car. | |
| Posted Aug 3, 2005 12:22 am | ||
| ynpsteve | Route Climbed: Hourglass ridge (up) / Boulder Grand Pass (down) Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2004 | |
| Awesome climb! LONG approach! (so start early). We started at 3:10 a.m. but a better (more relaxed) start time might have been 2:30 a.m. The trail in was steeper than anticipated but certainly "doable". Once at Lion Lake #1 you have a terrific view of Alice and the approach. Distances in the mountains are, however, deceptive so what looked "easy" still required a lot of scrambling and perseverence. Ultimately reached the summit at 10:10 a.m. Descended via Boulder Grand Pass. Must be very careful coming down the "chute" to Lake of the Many Winds. Very steep and loose. From Lake of the Many Winds we followed a narrow trail down to Thunder Lake and then followed the trail proper back to the trailhead. Arrived back at parking lot at 4:10 p.m. Tired but happy! On this day we only saw one other group of climbers (4 in that group) besides ourselves. As the main page for Alice states, it DOES have a long approach (18-miles round-trip) so be prepared (but it's SOOO worth the effort!) | |
| Posted May 20, 2005 9:03 am | ||
| Colorado Susan | Route Climbed: Ascended Boulder-Grand, Descended Hourglass Ridge Date Climbed: May 2000 | |
| A beautiful climb. Bring an ice axe to self arrest on snow fields on Hourglass Ridge. I could have used one! | |
| Posted Mar 16, 2005 12:25 am | ||
| georgbetsy | Route Climbed: Hourglass -- Boulder-Grand pass Date Climbed: September 6th 2004 | |
| Climbed Mount Alice starting form the Wild Basin trailhead. Great hike. Especially the Lions Lake area is beautiful and the views of Longs and Meeker from the trail are great. -- There was some snow on the route, which made the descend towards Thunder Lake muddy and slippery at times. | |
| Posted Sep 6, 2004 9:26 pm | ||
| ahansen54 | Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: 4 August 2004 | |
| Climbed this mountain as part of a six day loop of the North and East Inlets. We started from the Upper North Inlet crosscountry zone (3M), dropped our packs at the saddle, hiked the peak, returned to our packs and descended to Lake Verna in the east inlet. This made for a long, but fun, day. Unfortunately, I submerged my camera in a river a few days before this hike, and therefore have no pictures. It would be a great day hike from either Lake Verna or the Upper North Inlet crosscountry zone. | |
| Posted Aug 7, 2004 10:58 pm | ||
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