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| PhenomenalWoman | Great Workout!  Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2009 | |
| Sludged up the cold morning sand to be the second to summit (behind Eleutheros). Spent a little while conversing with a family at the top (those kids had way too much energy!). Headed back just as the sand started to get hot. Beautiful views of the Sangres all around! | |
| Posted Aug 22, 2009 9:52 pm | ||
| SteveinFXBG | Nothing quite like it Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2009 | |
| We climbed it in the later part of the day when the sun was low and got some great views of the dune field and mountains beyond. The wind was howling at times, and my calves hurt like crazy, but it was completely worth it. | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2009 10:46 pm | ||
| Eleutheros | Dune Running Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2009 | |
| I was the first to summit in the early morning. Dancing light and shadow brought the dunes to life beneath the awesome backdrop of the Sangres. I ran full speed downhill and only fell once! Found sandhoppers and sunflowers on the way. I also perfected the sandvalanche, a deep cracking and resulting cascade of sand that leaves a deep, ominous rumble echoing among the dunes. | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2009 11:25 am | ||
| csmcgranahan | Amazing sunset! Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2009 | |
| Hiked up after dinner and sat on the summit with my friend Jake and witnessed one of the best sunset scenes of my life. Hiked down in the moonlight. Stunning! | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2009 3:05 pm | ||
| VermontMike | Nowhere near the high point | |
| Sand-slogged up to High Dune summit on a very windy day (40+ mph gusts). . . the views were worth it!!! The highest dune is Star Dune but the high point of the park is over 13,500' in the Sangres. (See the Music Pass area) | |
| Posted Jun 7, 2009 4:14 am | ||
| ktiffany22 | NP highpoint! Date Climbed: May 23, 2009 | |
| Summited High Dune, then headed over for a quicker than we thought summit of Star Dune (the true high point of the park). On the way back, hit Point 8,000 something. Got rained on the last 10 minutes of our high. A great day! | |
| Posted May 31, 2009 1:33 am | ||
| foxylady | Fun place! Date Climbed: Apr 19, 2005 | |
| With Jeff and Monica. | |
| Posted Dec 22, 2008 5:25 pm | ||
| kavak | From Parking Lot Date Climbed: Apr 13, 2008 | |
| I have lived in Colorado for 29 years and never visited the Great Sand Dunes. My wife and I stayed in a Yurt at Joyful Journey Hot Springs Spa and went to the park the next day. The climb to High Dune wasn't that difficult at all. Of course we had perfect conditions for it. It had snowed on the dunes two days ago and the nights froze the moisture laden sand which made for easier walking. I had some difficulty actually standing on the summit because of a couple who were deeply in love. | |
| Posted Dec 19, 2008 10:12 am | ||
| POLUKO | Amazing little climb Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2008 | |
| Went up for the sunrise and made the mistake of taking my shoes off. It was very cold but once the sun rose everything changed. Amazing sunrise on an amazing hike. | |
| Posted Dec 5, 2008 6:53 pm | ||
| skorpeo | great with kids Date Climbed: Oct 18, 2008 | |
| I hiked up it with my family. My six year old was proud to beat us all to the top. I think this was my fourth ascent. We really enjoy the Dunes. I did not see any sand woems. | |
| Posted Oct 19, 2008 10:32 pm | ||
| McCannster | crazy Date Climbed: Oct 11, 2008 | |
| CU Alpine Club trip. Very windy day and huge wind driven sand plumes blowing off the summit ridge, making it difficult to not cover your face at all. The sand screwed up my camera lens...have to get it fixed now. Climbed at Penitente Canyon the next day. Magnifico! | |
| Posted Oct 12, 2008 11:33 pm | ||
| silversummit | What a great hike! Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2008 | |
| We pulled into our site late on the 26th in a rainstorm and woke up to a beautiful cool, clear morn. The hiking was fantastic and made much easier because the sand was wet and actually formed into climbing steps in the steeper sections. We experienced a Rocky Mountain first for our 10 Marylanders and 1 Nebraskan! | |
| Posted Oct 4, 2008 1:47 am | ||
| castricone7 | High Dune | |
| Nice end to a long 2007 Memorial Day weekend. | |
| Posted Jul 22, 2008 2:07 pm | ||
| mlandau3 | A Unique Place Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2008 | |
| We always visit the Sand Dunes if we can. Lots of hummingbirds, lots of scenery, lots of sand. This was supposed to be a rest day, but High Dune was about all we could handle. | |
| Posted Jul 21, 2008 2:15 am | ||
| slowpoke | Climbed Memorial Day weekend Date Climbed: May 24, 2008 | |
| thankfully we were among the first to set out and took our own route, "topping out" on several other interesting dunes along the way. | |
| Posted May 29, 2008 8:28 pm | ||
| shknbke | n.e. ridge Date Climbed: Mar 29, 2008 | |
| Hit High Dune after a long day on nearby 13er Twin Peaks. The plunge step descent makes the slog worth it! Great views when the sun is going down. Herard looks pretty nice. | |
| Posted Apr 4, 2008 12:50 am | ||
| davebobk47 | Cold Windy Day in the Dunes Date Climbed: Dec 21, 2007 | |
| Practically had the place to myself, only saw 4 other people the whole time and they were at the bottom. Bismark and I pushed through 40+ mph winds to summit High Dune. Star Dune was out of the question in that wind and cold. I'll be back though... | |
| Posted Dec 24, 2007 5:08 pm | ||
| argothor | Twice in one day Date Climbed: Nov 26, 2001 | |
| I hiked up to the top of the Great Sand Dunes twice in the same day. After going up the first time, I get back to the parking lot and there are my friends and neighbors, Troy and Nickie, who just pulled into the parking lot to hike up to the summit. I don't know they were going to be there, but I joined up with them and hiked it yet again. | |
| Posted Oct 12, 2007 10:12 pm | ||
| KathyW | the highest, but not the tallest Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2007 | |
| I successfully scaled High Dune, but I didn't make it out to Star Dune - that sand kicked my butt. :) | |
| Posted Sep 2, 2007 8:46 pm | ||
| mtnhiker13 | A unique experience | |
| Don't recall exactly when I climbed this with AJ on a trip to the Dunes. It's interesting to hike around in the sand - great workout on the legs. More fun going down! | |
| Posted Jul 27, 2007 8:18 pm | ||
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