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| Colorado Susan | Route Climbed: Desdemona Couloir up Neva, then traversed to Jasper Date Climbed: June 13, 2004  | |
| Start early if you do Neva and Jasper. Better safe than running from a storm. | |
| Posted Mar 16, 2005 12:23 am | ||
| georgbetsy | Route Climbed: East of Juliet/Northwest Ridge Date Climbed: September 11, 2004 | |
| We climbed Mount Neva today. Me, my wife, and a friend who does not have much mountaineering experience. Needless to say, we found out why Neva is not climbed by more people. It is a great climb and a beautiful mountain, but it is tough!!. We started from the Fourth of July trailhead. Our goal was to head to the basin from which the colouirs can be reached and choose between Phoebe, Desdemona, Juliet or the North Slopes. However, due to the snow last weekend, the conditions were rather icy and difficult (without gear). We did not like the scree on Phoebe. Desdemona and Juliet looked very icy, and the bottom of the North Slopes consisted of a thin layer of snow, that was laying on the ice covered rocks. We saw some old tracks going up slightly east of Juliet, going towards a faint ledge system that crosses the whole face (passes the top of Juliet) and reaches the summit ridge several hundred feet to the west of the summit. We started to climb towards the ledge, but the slope became too steep/icy to tackle with plain hiking shoes, and we were forced approximately 50feet west, which lead us towards a break in the cliffs above. We had to climb several 5.2-5.4 moves and finally reached the ledge that we were aiming for. To reach the summit was fairly easy from here. On the way down we decided to take the Northwest Ridge (class 2). If I would have read the summit log earlier, I would have opted for the traverse to Mount Jasper. -- Great climb, but be prepared. However, I do not think that crampons would have helped us much. The ice on the rocks was barely a millimeter or so thick, not enough for crampons to hold well, but plenty to make an ascent with hiking boots tough. | |
| Posted Sep 11, 2004 8:24 pm | ||
| bdewoody | Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: July 2 2004 | |
| Summited Mount Neva on an attempt to traverse the whole of Indian Peaks Wilderness. | |
| Posted Jul 4, 2004 5:04 pm | ||
| Chris | Route Climbed: Desdemona Couloir up Neva, then traversed to Jasper Date Climbed: June 13, 2004 | |
| We originally intended to climb Juliet Couloir, but it was melting out, and the cornice on Desdemona didn't look bad so we did it instead. Excellent moderate snow climb in a beautiful setting. The traverse to Jasper is easy, and worth doing while there. | |
| Posted Jun 13, 2004 9:36 pm | ||
| Ryan Kowalski | Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: June 23, 2002 | |
| This ridge is great! A beautiful approach hike as well. I loved the alpine forget-me-nots on the way up. I think this is one of my favorite all-time climbs. However, DO NOT descend the coulouirs unless you have the proper gear. A fit of insanity led us down a coulouri with CRAPPY snow conditions. A near-death experience for me and my partners. | |
| Posted Apr 19, 2004 4:05 pm | ||
| CharlesD | Route Climbed: 4th-of-July to North Ridge Date Climbed: August 10, 2003 | |
| My first experience above 10,000'. Wow! Spectacular in every way. Day hike up to Lake Dorothy turned into a 4th class scramble-fest along this exciting and unknown (to us) ridge. Descended via the SW ridge, a partially snowed gully and a pair of unnamed lakes back to the 4th of July Mine. | |
| Posted Mar 18, 2004 10:27 am | ||
| JonBradford | Route Climbed: Jasper Peak Traverse (from Storm Gulch) Date Climbed: September 7, 2003 | |
| Neva is a place to enjoy. The connecting ridge with Jasper is rather enjoyable (although it never gets real difficult it looks challenging from some vantages). I miss lounging above Lake Dorthey on Neva's summit... Dogs Sopris and Raymond were along for the ride. Jon Bradford | |
| Posted Nov 25, 2003 11:49 pm | ||
| Jim Clarke | Route Climbed: Ski Descent of Juliet Coulior Date Climbed: 7/1/98 | |
| Great Spring Ski Descent in the Colorado High Country. Perfect corn conditions. If you get a camping permit and set a high camp, Juliet provides a great variety of lines to ski. | |
| Posted Sep 30, 2003 10:09 am | ||
| Nelson | Route Climbed: Juliet Couloir traverse to Jasper Peak Date Climbed: June 1979 | |
| My CMC Basic Mountaineering School graduation climb. The leader threw in a twist at the meeting place by announcing we would do a planned "forced bivy". After the climb we would spend the night out with only the stuff in our daypacks. Putting your feet into your pack is a good thing. | |
| Posted Aug 29, 2003 8:12 am | ||
| Kane | Route Climbed: Northwest Ridge Date Climbed: 7-3-2003 | |
| I hiked Mount Neva on 7-3-2003 from the west side of the IPW. I was having a family reunion in Winter Park at the time and couldn't talk one person to go with me on this easy hike. Look what they missed out on! | |
| Posted Jul 18, 2003 8:47 pm | ||
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