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Matt Lemke - Sep 20, 2011 11:34 pm Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2011
Traverse from CrystalBeautiful fall day. I was amazed how green the Crystal Lakes basin still was for late September. A dusting of snow also covered parts of the mountains.
theREALCarpeDM - Sep 10, 2011 8:13 pm Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2011
Pk 10--Crystal--Father Dyer loopNice loop hike. The ridge to Father Dyer was the best part, but coming down off of Father Dyer was tedious. Had the dog with me - otherwise I probably would have come back over Mt Helen. (class3 ridge, I hear.)
Brian Kalet - Dec 17, 2010 2:46 pm Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2010
Summit Ski DescentWith Sugarloaf Mountain.
Sarah Simon - Sep 13, 2009 7:56 pm Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2009
From Lower Crystal LakeWe intended to make a loop including Peak 9, but the weather wasn't too friendly, so we took the weather window we had and made the most of it. Strong winds, snow, low visability...but we made the summit and took some "we miss you!" pictures for Janet in Thailand. Partners: Carol, Elissa & Laraine.
km_donovan - Sep 11, 2009 11:05 pm Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2009
Father Dyer, Crystal, Peak 10 LoopNice loop, had great weather
SarahThompson - Jan 25, 2009 10:37 pm Date Climbed: Jan 23, 2009
East RidgePeaks 10's east ridge route was a little more serious than I'd anticipated in winter. There were a couple of short sections exposed to avalanche danger but luckily conditions were very good. The final short section before the summit was the most interesting.
shanahan96 - Jan 25, 2009 6:52 pm Date Climbed: Jan 23, 2009
stormy east ridgehiked the east ridge on a stormy january day. final section of the ridge was thrilling and solid enough to force me to kick steps! could have done without the wind blowing in our faces during the ascent, oh well.
jamie
GeorgeJames - Sep 19, 2008 12:12 pm Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2008
The Tenmile TraverseOver from Peak Nine and up the talus slope on the north face, which had some new snow that helped to hold the shifty rocks in place, then down the east ridge and road, and onto the ski slopes.
Took me and my group about twelve and a half hours total to get from the trailhead in Frisco to the Breck Brewery, on a steady but never hurried pace. I didn't notice anyone else up on top of the range all day long.
A great way to punctuate the summer hiking season.
slowpoke - Sep 6, 2008 5:36 pm Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2008
via Crystal SaddleCombined with East Ridge of Father Dyer and Crystal Peak.
DharmaBum1984 - Mar 29, 2008 1:24 pm Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2007
Tenmile TraverseLast peak of the Tenmile Traverse. Summited in sketchy weather at 2 p.m., exactly 9 hrs after leaving the car in Frisco.
Also climbed on 9/27/07 with friends from Blue River. Three of us climbed Crystal from Spruce Creek, then 2 of us went on to Peak 10 and 9 while the other guy drove up from Breck to pick us up at the Pk. 9 restaurant. A nice tour de 10.
MountainHikerCO - Mar 6, 2008 10:52 pm Date Climbed: Jul 10, 1993
with CrystalI climbed Peak 10 along with Crystal via the Crystal Lakes route.
TorstenW - Jun 6, 2007 11:34 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2004
No Trail: Straight Up The RidgesStarted 11am on foot from the doors of the Great Divide lodge at around 10300ft, and went straight up the peak 10 runs and series of ridges all the way to the top. The ridges can be fairly steep and lengthy at times. Stopped for suntanning on one of the magnificent alpine meadows on the way up. No trails up the ridges until near the top. Arrived at the summit about 4pm, and then realized what I had just done! All alone at the very small pyramidal top of a fairly high mountain. On top of that, after I got comfortable with being up there, I spied the ridge to Crystal peak and the very beautiful upper Crystal lakes. Well, one only lives once, so off I went. Didn't make it to the summit of Crystal peak fortunately, common sense overcame me. Made it back down to town about 10pm on a moonless night, after leaving the lakes trail to get back to the lodge quicker. Problem is that I had to cut straight through unchartered forest. With no light to boot, makes for interesting situations. Luckily I have a very good sense of direction, and came out of the forest right at the edge of the ski area. A very invigorating trip...
Gahugafuga - Sep 20, 2006 7:18 pm Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2006
Last Peak of the DayMade it here starting from Mt Helen. Got myself pretty dehydrated during the scramble between Helen and Father Dyer, so I was really worn out by the time I got here. Stuck around long enough to scope a skinnable route up Pk 9 for a winter adventure.
Eric Holle - Sep 6, 2006 2:00 am
Route Climbed: Tenmile Traverse Date Climbed: 9/4/06The last peak of the Tenmile Traverse.
Chris - Jul 31, 2006 10:43 pm Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2006
Last Peak of the Tenmile TraversePart of the Tenmile Traverse... what a long but fun day! Mount Royal through Peak 10. 16.5 miles, 8100' gain, 15 hours.
Asphazell - Jun 2, 2006 1:51 pm Date Climbed: Jan 17, 2004
East Ridge snowClimbed this with friends Altitude14er and Dave. Great day, lame willow-wallowing on the return trip
Ryan Kowalski - May 19, 2006 11:13 pm Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2000
Up the Wheeler TrailI saw two elk wrestling antlers locked among a huge herd up here, quite an addicting experience. Nice gentle peak
shknbke - May 1, 2006 7:00 pm Date Climbed: Apr 29, 2006
East ridge from Spruce Creek THAn easy ridge was made more difficult by an interesting ridge of snow just below the summit. There was still a lot of snow up there in late April. Awesome views from the summit.
altitude14er - Mar 17, 2006 3:47 pm Date Climbed: Jan 17, 2004
Route Climbed: East Ridge viaSpruce Creek TrailheadWhen me and my friends (Mark & Dave) set out from the trailhead it was 7 degrees below zero. The East Ridge is pretty easy and makes a nice winter outing.
markhyams - Mar 5, 2006 6:38 pm Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2001
SW RidgeClimbed this with Crystal and Peak 9 from the Crystal Lakes drainage. Great big loop made this a nice hike.