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| DharmaBum1984 | good long day  Date Climbed: Sep 27, 2009 | |
| Grand Traverse with Kim Luba, up Bighorn Creek, across the traverse, down into N. Rock creek basin to retrieve dropped backpack, back up and over to Deluge Lake, 17+ hr day. | |
| Posted Oct 14, 2009 10:22 pm | ||
| colinpence | beautiful! Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2005 | |
| This was a beautiful, but long, climb through the spectacular Gore Range. I was accompanied by my "usual suspect" climbing companions. Terrific views from the top, as Scott has already mentioned. | |
| Posted Sep 17, 2009 7:02 pm | ||
| kavak | Southeast Face/East Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2009 | |
| Once at Deluge Lake the storms seemed to be forming. I kept going hoping for some respite and sure enough the sun came out. I wish I had my ice axe to surmount the cornice at the summit. I managed to use my hiking poles to good effect by shortening them and using them as anchors while kicking steps in the snow. Wonderful views and according to the register the first one for 2009. I can't believe that to be true though. | |
| Posted Jul 20, 2009 10:46 am | ||
| shknbke | via traverse Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2008 | |
| Did Grand Traverse via the connecting ridge to N. Traverse after Keller. Also added 12485, which made for a LONG day! Up Bighorn Creek and down Deluge Lake trails. See TR. | |
| Posted Sep 10, 2008 11:56 am | ||
| Eric Holle | Twice is nice... Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2008 | |
| The first time I climbed Grand Traverse was with Tim Pearl in Janurary 2006 with a sprained ankle. The second time on the summit was after completing The Grand Traverse in an amazing day of climbing. That route is just good fun. Solid scrambling on bomber Gore Range rock. | |
| Posted Sep 8, 2008 9:56 am | ||
| SarahThompson | Grand Travese with Kiefer Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2007 | |
| A cold summer day. Violent thunderstorms the night before had deposited snow and ice along the ridge, making it extra spicy. | |
| Posted Aug 14, 2008 1:30 pm | ||
| castricone7 | Grand Traverse Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2008 | |
| Fun route-finding with Heather and Stephanie. We were blessed with unbelievable weather all day. | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2008 2:15 pm | ||
| heather14 | Grand Traverse Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2008 | |
| My first trip to the Gores and I think there are going to be many more to come! | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2008 12:59 pm | ||
| Kiefer Thomas | Via Grand Traverse Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2007 | |
| SarahT and myself banged this out with a fresh blanket of icy snow. This was an extremely fun ridge to scramble/climb. The descent down to Deluge Lake was quick and a moderatly quick hike out. Froze in the morning & baked in the afternoon. We had a Pika come to about 3 feet of us on the summit! Cute little bugger! | |
| Posted Aug 25, 2007 1:38 pm | ||
| Gareth | Alone on the face Date Climbed: Jun 13, 2006 | |
| Getting a healthy alpine start to ensure good conditions, I climbed up the SE face, on snow, almost the entire way. I climbed solo. The summit snow drift was melted back just enough that with the help of my adze, I was able to get at the register. I spent about an hour on the summit eating Swiss chocolate and watching Vail wake up and head to work that Tuesday morning. The Grand Traverse to North Traverse Peak looked…uh…very interesting to say the least, from a climber’s perspective! The Gores still have me in awe…what a sick (and beautiful) looking range! I descended the standard route. | |
| Posted Jun 16, 2006 5:48 am | ||
| Timothy Pearl | Route Climbed: SE Face to East Ridge Date Climbed: Janruary 24, 2006 | |
| Summited from Deluge Basin. 3am start, 7pm finish. Made a quick exit straight down to the packed out Gore Creek trail. Eric H. joined me with invaluble help packing the trail even though he forgot the Oreo cookies. 50 SPF sunscreen a must! Felt like 70 degrees on the summit with a windless day and plenty of sun. And yes, it can be done safely with 15 hours of work. Also, we found crampons can be fitted to telemark boots just fine for a summit approach. | |
| Posted Jan 25, 2006 11:17 am | ||
| Big Skies 808 | Route Climbed: The Grand Traverse Date Climbed: July 31, 2004 | |
| Awesome. I had been staring at it from Vail for two years while living there, and it did not let down. We summited all of the spires along the traverse except for three, which were more technical with LOTS of exposure. A must do. | |
| Posted Nov 19, 2005 7:34 pm | ||
| Scott | Route Climbed: North Traverse to Grand Traverse traverse | |
| The traverse between the two peaks (North Traverse and Grand Traverse) looks fierce from below, but in reality its pretty easy except for one climb up a buttress. I forgot my boots, so did the entire traverse in tennis shoes. | |
| Posted Aug 28, 2005 5:44 pm | ||
| miztflip | Route Climbed: Southeast Face/East Ridge Date Climbed: 8 August, 2005 | |
| I made my way up thinking that I'd have the area and especially the summit to myself on a Monday. Badly mistaken. There were 11 other people on the summit who had climbed from a camp on the East side. Still an awesome view. | |
| Posted Aug 9, 2005 2:30 pm | ||
| Scott Wisher | Route Climbed: Southeast Face Date Climbed: August 6, 2005 | |
| Climbed for the first time with the Hoosier Trekkers, an Indiana University alumni hiking club. Although not an IU alum, SP regular Aaron Johnson was on this trip and provided great peak information once we were on the summit. The traverse leading to Deluge Lake, while long, is rather easy. Once at the lake, the final 1,270 feet vertical is a steep rock scramble. Once on the summit, the views are great, especially of Mt. Powell and Mt. of the Holy Cross. To see more pictures than I've posted on here, click here. | |
| Posted Aug 7, 2005 4:29 pm | ||
| chicagotransplant | Route Climbed: Southeast Slopes Date Climbed: October 2004 | |
| Beautiful fall day, the aspens on the approach were just past peak color. Some snow on the southeast slopes, but nothing problematic. After eyeing this peak for so long it felt great to be a part of everyone's view from Vail! | |
| Posted Jul 19, 2005 4:59 pm | ||
| Kane | Route Climbed: June 14th, 2004 Date Climbed: East Ridge/Southeast Face | |
| Grand Traverse is a good beginner hike for the Gore Range proper. It is steep as hell, but it is non technical. The Deluge Lake Basin is a memorable place as well. While your up there go and get Snow Peak and Valhalla Peak as well. | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2004 10:33 pm | ||
| mmoerk | Route Climbed: East Ridge / Southeast Face Date Climbed: July 11, 2004 | |
| Left Colorado Springs at about 2am to start hiking at around 5:00. The hike up is steep (but I guess that's why they call it climbing). Once near the lake, the views are awesome, and it just gets better as you climb. This is a great route, with some of the best views I've seen so far. -Mike | |
| Posted Jul 11, 2004 9:25 pm | ||
| Colonelpyat | Route Climbed: Southeast Face Date Climbed: June 14, 2004 | |
| First peak of two that day with Kane and Jon during an overnight trip to Deluge Lake. Really nice views up there. The summit was still snowcapped and that made the airy view to the north even more exciting. | |
| Posted Jul 11, 2004 2:25 am | ||
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