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Darren9love the ridge  Sucess!

Fun solo climbing along the ridge, some very "airy" sections in the snow.
Posted Nov 6, 2009 11:15 pm

crzyjtArkansas,Tweto,Treasurevault,Mosquito,"Repeater"  Sucess!
Date Climbed: Oct 12, 2009

Traverse from Climax Mine across 5 peaks to Mosquito Pass and down to a second vehicle. Fun day.
Posted Oct 12, 2009 11:06 pm

MattKNorth Ridge  Sucess!
Date Climbed: Mar 22, 2009

Wife, dog and I. Fun ridge, snow made it more fun.
Posted Mar 24, 2009 8:39 am

SarahThompsonRidge from Tweto  Sucess!
Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2006

Did this short and easy hike on a very rainy summer day when more exciting plans were not reasonable.
Posted Sep 10, 2008 2:52 pm

peakrat76North Ridge/West Couloir  Sucess!
Date Climbed: Oct 10, 1996

Made ascent with good climbing buddy Ed. Had been stormed off a couple of times before. Previous trip was in zero/zero fog on the North Ridge.. very eerie at 13K with no visibility. The ridge drops off pretty abruptly near the top. On summit day we did most of the North Ridge, then dropped down into a trashy couloir on the West face. Big mistake. Made the summit anyhow... my advice would be to stay on ridge. Much nicer. A great Tenmile/Mosquito summit. Perfect October weather.
Posted Jan 3, 2008 1:58 pm

chicagotransplantTraverse from Tweto  Sucess!
Date Climbed: Nov 10, 2007

Fun scrambling on the traverse from Tweto. Still fairly dry on this side of these peaks, I never even needed the gaitors. This was my 100th out of the top 200, felt good to hit the halfway mark!
Posted Nov 12, 2007 10:06 am

Aaron JohnsonFrom Mount Tweto  Sucess!
Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2007

Great climbing route, and we got two mountains (and one of those twice). Climbed mount Tweto, then climbed Arkansas via the SE ridge, then reclimbed Tweto's NW ridge (great fun). Beautiful day, didn't need to race the weather. Great friends and great times! SP member miztflp had climbed Arkansas from the north ridge just two hours prior. It would have been great to meet him up on the mountain!
Posted Sep 5, 2007 3:49 pm

mtnhiker13ridge from Tweto  Sucess!
Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2007

Beautiful day and great climbing on the ridge from Tweto. Thoroughly enjoyed it!
Posted Sep 5, 2007 12:48 am

miztflipWhat A Gem!!!  Sucess!
Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2007

What a great peak. The scramble on the summit ridge was a pleasent suprise. Highly recommended for anyone looking for quality scrambling in the Ten Mile/Mosquito area. 2:05 RT
Posted Aug 26, 2007 10:47 pm

kaletNorth Ridge Direct (ascent); North Bowl Ski Descent  Sucess!
Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2007

3 hours roundtrip.
Posted Jun 18, 2007 1:50 pm

Eric HolleArktwetremos  Sucess!
Date Climbed: Apr 3, 2007

Great name Tim! A long hike above 13,000, great views of many peaks. Scrambling along the N. Ridge was an exciting surprise, with Tim and Ben.
Posted Apr 10, 2007 12:59 pm

Timothy PearlArktwetremos!  Sucess!
Date Climbed: Apr 3, 2007

Arkansas by the North Ridge. Continued on to Tweto, Treasurevault, and Mosquito with Eric and Ben. Great day with a fun route. A bit too much wind above 13K tho.
Posted Apr 4, 2007 2:48 pm

ColoradoScottRoute Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: June 16, 1985  Sucess!

The north ridge is an exciting scramble for those tired of the same old "walk-ups". I climbed this with a CMC group that was doing roped snow climbing practice with crampons, prior to some other climbing tour in a more exotic location. A couple of us not participating on that upcoming trip were allowed to climb regardless, although with ice axes.



Starting from Hwy.91 to the north, we hiked south for about 1.5 miles to a small saddle, marked 11,823' on the Climax topo. While you can head Se up the slopes from here, this group was here to climb snow, so we did a climbing traverse for .25 mi. to the southeast to intersect a shallow couloir that drains into French Gulch. this shallow couloir was snow-filled and at a steady angle of easy to moderate snow. Because this was the CMC, and safety was paramount, those not roped, including myself, scrambled up the rocks and tundra along the couloir, the leader not wanting us above or below the fall-line that they were honing their snow climbing skills in.



We made good progress and rejoined each other at the top of the NNE and NNW ridges, and proceeded to climb the narrow, solid ridge to the summit. The rock allowed for fun scrambling moves in exposed places, or easier traverses, for those not so daring. On the descnet, the whole party was "permitted" to glissade the ascent snow couloir, since the sun had now softened the surface. Mount Arkansas is a beautiful climb, and more challenging than many of it's higher neighbors.
Posted Feb 7, 2005 2:50 pm

AndinistalocoRoute Climbed: south ridge Date Climbed: 05/94  Sucess!

Fun climb and excellent views! Note: please try not to do too much damage on this one; since there isn't a real trail to the summit you end up sliding through and dislodging a lot of talus and scree. Hopefully the fact that this isn't a "14er" will keep most folks off it....

Posted Aug 24, 2004 10:05 pm

Ryan KowalskiRoute Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: November 17, 2001  Sucess!

We originally intended the NE ridge, but that looked like it might need a rope! I'd love to hear about whether that ridge had been ascended by anyone. The false summits are quite surprising as advertised!
Posted Apr 19, 2004 3:02 pm

naderRoute Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: September 27, 2003  Sucess!

One of the best mountains I have ever done. Gorgeous autumn day. Loved it.
Posted Oct 2, 2003 9:13 pm

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