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| Larry V | via Gold Creek and Red Dirt Pass  Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2009 | |
| September 11, 2009: Mt Zirkel has a dramatic summit - about 15-feet square with a near vertical dropoff on all sides except one. The most memorable part of this visit, however, was the poor hospitality shown to me by one of the permanent residents, before I hit the trail in the morning. July 4, 2009: Gold Creek was a series of raging cataracts, blocking my ascent at the creek crossings. Actually I did the first creek crossing, but not without great risk to my life. Vowed to return in late summer. | |
| Posted Sep 19, 2009 10:55 pm | ||
| Drewsmith | starry night Date Climbed: Aug 25, 1978 | |
| On 4 day backpack I camped on top. Awesome. The thunder storm at midnight was also awesome. | ||
| Posted Mar 14, 2009 6:40 pm | ||
| kavak | From Red Dirt Pass Date Climbed: Sep 17, 1997 | |
| Overcast day but good conditions. Saw a black bear foraging high above timberline. Would love to return to this area. | |
| Posted Aug 19, 2008 10:25 am | ||
| s_tuning@msn.com | Long, long day | |
| Hiked Zirkel with students from my CMC EMT-basic class. We took 9 hours and did 16 miles round trip. | |
| Posted Sep 16, 2007 11:03 pm | ||
| T Sharp | Strawberry Fields | |
| We backpacked into Gilpin Lake in July of 1975, the fishing was not that great so we scrambled quite a bit in the area. We summited Mt. Zirkel on a beautiful day, and as was customary in the day roasted a bowl on top. We ran into a strawberry field on the way down, and were much delayed by the fruit. | |
| Posted Aug 4, 2006 5:29 am | ||
| shknbke | Red Dirt Pass Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2006 | |
| Climbed in the fog above the pass. Very confusing up there when there is no visibility. Wish I could have enjoyed the views. Tagged nearby ranked 12er Flattop, which is not too much additional effort. | |
| Posted Jul 28, 2006 8:28 pm | ||
| Bob Sihler | Route Climbed: Red Dirt Pass Date Climbed: August 19,2003 | |
| awesome traverse from pass to summit then back along ridge and down to Gilpin Lake-- long day hike but plenty of solitude and scenery this way | |
| Posted Sep 28, 2005 9:55 pm | ||
| mtoensing2002 | Route Climbed: over red dirt pass Date Climbed: July 2004 | |
| ok climb, took a long time to get to actual mountain though and had very rocky summit. | ||
| Posted May 30, 2005 7:53 pm | ||
| Colonelpyat | Route Climbed: Red Dirt Pass. Date Climbed: October 12, 2004 | |
| Good views from this one despite some haze to the west. I was wondering if one could see Utah from up there. No luck. Wyoming was in plain sight though. Packed in to about half way to the pass and shared a campsite with the woodpeckers and went up the next morning. Big thanks to the folks who gave me a jumpstart (dead battery) at the trailhead on the way out! | |
| Posted Oct 22, 2004 6:06 am | ||
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