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| Nice Axe! | Apostle Traverse (N to W)  Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2009 | |
| I'd been eying this traverse since 2005 and finally made it up there. The climb to North Apostle & Ice Mtn was really fun with big talus high up just below the saddle. The traverse to West and the descent were slogs! | |
| Posted Sep 16, 2009 4:27 pm | ||
| scotthsu | Ice Cubed pt 1 Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2009 | |
| via SW ridge (trail to Apostle Basin was easy to follow all the way, but it was a bit of a slog getting to the saddle between N. Apostle and Ice Mtn). | |
| Posted Aug 23, 2009 11:01 am | ||
| altitude14er | Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2009 | |
| Uuuuhhh? What can I say? Snow conditions weren't that great, I was coming down with a cold and very fatigued. The final hour to the summit involved some poor weather / snow. I'm glad to have earned this one on the solo! When alone, your lows are lower & your highs are higher... | |
| Posted Jun 11, 2009 11:48 pm | ||
| heather14 | One out of three Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2008 | |
| Planned on the complete traverse, but the weather thought otherwise.....will be back to finish! | |
| Posted Aug 11, 2008 1:41 pm | ||
| cp0915 | from Ice Mountain Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2008 | |
| Great scenery. | |
| Posted Aug 3, 2008 7:09 pm | ||
| castricone7 | Traverse from Ice Mountain Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2008 | |
| Great day with Kiefer, Brian, and Chris. | |
| Posted Jul 1, 2008 5:23 pm | ||
| Kiefer Thomas | from Ice Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2008 | |
| A real let down after Ice Mountain. Nothing but a slog up talus. Great views all around though. West Apostle looks to be more exciting than North. | |
| Posted Jun 30, 2008 2:03 am | ||
| Kiefer Thomas | from Ice Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2008 | |
| A real let down after Ice Mountain. Nothing but a slog up talus. Great views all around though. West Apostle looks to be more exciting than North. | |
| Posted Jun 30, 2008 2:03 am | ||
| Peter Gram | Route Climbed: ? Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2008 | |
| I climbed an interesting couloir on the NE face of N Apostle. Probably up to 60 degrees, and topped out on the NE ridge. Scrambled at 4th class on the ridge to the summit, then on to Ice Mountain. | |
| Posted Jun 28, 2008 8:27 pm | ||
| SarahThompson | Ice Cubed: Three Apostles Traverse / Traverse from Ice Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2005 | |
| 9/4/05 - Climbed the standard route and traversed to Ice Mountain and then on to West Apostle. This is the standard way to collect all three peaks. An epic day! 6/22/08 - Made a second visit after climbing The Refrigerator Couloir on Ice Mountain. | |
| Posted May 23, 2008 3:18 pm | ||
| chicagotransplant | SW Ridge Date Climbed: Nov 3, 2007 | |
| Climbed with Shanahan96 and Jamie Nellis on a really long slog of a day. The snow conditions weren't too bad, but just enough to make the ascent of the talus between N Apostle and Ice even more arduous than it would be dry. Every step either resulted in a posthole or a loose rock under the snow. We also took a gully we thought would be a good shortcut that had a couple of 4th class chockstones in it and one that even felt low 5th. The summit was great though, and the slopes above the saddle were actually completely dry. | |
| Posted Nov 5, 2007 10:20 am | ||
| shknbke | sw ridge Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2007 | |
| Did the traverse starting with North. The views over to Ice are awesome. The slog up the boulderfield to the saddle is tiring. | |
| Posted Sep 17, 2007 10:54 pm | ||
| cftbq | Standard route Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2007 | |
| Came up Apostles Basin in rain/snow, starting before dawn. Great scrambling to a nice centennial. | |
| Posted Sep 16, 2007 12:17 am | ||
| xskier77 | Ice Traverse Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2007 | |
| Made the traverse from Ice with some fun route finding and then a great snow descent off of North Apostle. Looking at other pictures here I'm glad I did this in early June to have the glissade down. | |
| Posted Jun 10, 2007 4:20 pm | ||
| kalet | Apsotle Traverse (North to West) Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2006 | |
| 9 hours roundtrip from 2WD. | |
| Posted Aug 4, 2006 3:29 pm | ||
| Larry V | Traverse from Ice Mountain Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2006 | |
| As others have noted in this column, North Apostle is not too exciting after climbing Ice Mountain. I love this area of the Sawatch though. The approach views are spectacular, and even better in the afternoon. | |
| Posted Jul 31, 2006 12:48 am | ||
| Ryan Kowalski | Apostle Traverse Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2002 | |
| After West Apostle and Ice Mountain, North Apostle was a bit anticlimactic. At the saddle, a thunderstorm caught me and made my ice axe buzz, one of the scarier moments on a mountain I've had. | |
| Posted May 20, 2006 12:23 am | ||
| miztflip | Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: 24 September, 2005 | |
| Climbed with my wife Kate. We had no problem finding the way to the summit as the trail appears to be used quite a bit now. We opted not to do Ice because of the new snow and the lack of proper gear. On descent we met a guy who had bailed on Ice because of the new snow. | |
| Posted Sep 27, 2005 9:03 am | ||
| bc44caesar | Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: 11 Sep 2005 | |
| Started from the 4wd Winfield TH and reached the summit after 3hrs. I had no trouble finding the right trail thanks to the info here, although the three apostle trail is more like 120 steps past the apostle basin/lake anne junction. I had some trouble finding the right route to the basin between Ice & N Apostle though. From there it's a long haul up boulders all the way to the summit. Beautiful weather and no other people. Continued on to Ice and the Apostle Traverse. | |
| Posted Sep 12, 2005 8:53 pm | ||
| easleygone | Route Climbed: SW Ridge Date Climbed: June 1998 | |
| I climbed this with a group of 15 Christian men from all over the US. It was without a doubt a highlight trip for me!! We camped in beautiful meadow at the foot of the mountain and had a great dinner and prayer time beneath the stars. The next day was sunshine and excellent climbing conditions. Very unique route with some laborious bouldering but the rocky summit was well worth it. A great trip.....I highly recommend it!! | ||
| Posted Aug 13, 2005 10:17 pm | ||
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