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| shknbke | via n.e. ridge from Oklahoma  Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2009 | |
| Climbed Deer on the way to Champion from Oklahoma. Deer is not your typical Sawatch talus heap and is a fun climb. Lingering snow made the ridge a bit more complicated, but still never exceeds class 3. Descended south ridge. | |
| Posted Jul 5, 2009 1:38 am | ||
| kavak | Northwest Ridge Route Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2004 | |
| I have always wanted to climb this peak. It has a leisurely approach up the North Lake Fork TH with a stiff hike at the end. I was the only one on the summit as I am sure there were more out hiking the higher peaks in the area. | |
| Posted Oct 16, 2008 10:35 am | ||
| Gahugafuga | Deer to Champion Traverse Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2008 | |
| Up NW Ridge to summit, then onward to Mt Champion via UN 13736. | |
| Posted Jul 6, 2008 3:58 pm | ||
| crzyjt | NW Ridge to S Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2008 | |
| Climbed with 13,736 and Champion. Fun day! | |
| Posted Jul 4, 2008 6:07 pm | ||
| kalet | Northwest Ridge (ascent); South Ridge (descent) Date Climbed: Sep 30, 2007 | |
| To "K 49", 13736 & Mount Champion. | |
| Posted Oct 1, 2007 2:00 pm | ||
| chicagotransplant | Loop from N Fork Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2007 | |
| Climbed the NW Ridge on Deer then traversed over to PT 13736 and Mt Champion. The NW ridge is steep with some class 2+ scrambling interspersed along the way. Decent rock, it looks like it would be loose from below but its not too bad. Some fun scrambling on the traverse, I'll add it to SP soon. | |
| Posted Aug 26, 2007 6:30 pm | ||
| miztflip | Lake Fork Loop Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2006 | |
| From the N Lake Fork TH. Climbed Champion and UN 13,736, as well as an out and back on "K49" enroute to Deer's South Ridge. Encountered some short but nice class 3 both enroute and on the south ridge. I descended Deer's NW ridge. Nasty!! The trail from the pass back to the TH was very pleasent. I'd guess about 11 miles and 5200 ft. RT 6:39 | |
| Posted Sep 15, 2006 2:32 am | ||
| Ryan Kowalski | After "K49" Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2002 | |
| Deer is one of those mountains that really surprises you. I had seen it from Oklahoma and thought it looked fun. The route from K49 was enjoyable | |
| Posted May 20, 2006 12:27 am | ||
| ColoradoScott | Route Climbed: Northwest Ridge Date Climbed: June 27, 1987 | |
| This was a climb with the CMC. We approached the mountain from Hwy. 82, parking at the large switchback on the east side of Independence Pass at 10,800'. We followed the trail that leads up the west side of North Fork Lake Creek to about 11,700'. At this point the trail disappeared in the willows and rocks. According to the Mt. Champion topo, the trail splits at 12,100' with one branch leading NW to a pass at 12,700' and one leading NE to a pass at 12,460'. There is a small lake near this pass, listed at 12,378. Because we didn't locate the true trail to the NE pass and lake, we followed it's drainage up to the lake and pass. From there it is a steep 1,300' to the summit of Deer Mtn. in about 6/10ths of a mile. The ridge is mostly solid talus and although the exposure to the north does increase, it is not too bad. You can trend toward the south (right) side of this ridge on ascent and descent as well. I would rate this ridge climb a Class II+, with some scrambling moves, but nothing a sturdy four-legged friend couldn't handle. We returned by the same route. | |
| Posted Feb 8, 2005 5:44 pm | ||
| Kane | Route Climbed: Northeast Ridge Date Climbed: 7-14? 2004 | |
| A more exciting climb than its neighboring centennials, with just as eye popping views. A beautiful mountain to look at as well. | |
| Posted Oct 14, 2004 6:59 pm | ||
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