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| WyoNative | Summited via Crags Campground  Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2008 | |
| Absolutely GREAT hike with amazing views..... I had a plane to catch out of Denver at 8 pm that evening, but ended up summiting and descending with plenty of time to spare. Left trail head at 9 am, summited at 1220 pm, returned to trail head by 230 pm. No wind at the summit.....Clouds were building as I descended. There was minimal snow on the trail. Perfect conditions! Summited again with my husband 8/18/08.....This time, conditions were not as nice......Heavy fog and snow near the summit hid the upper trail on the Crag Route, and we ended up summiting via the road. | |
| Posted Jun 22, 2008 8:05 pm | ||
| thebeave7 | Run up the Barr Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2008 | |
| Got a late start from the Barr Trail TH, just before 9a. Cruised up the incline(boy is that thing steep), and up the Barr Trail. Trail conditions are great, very minimal snow, two 100ft patches at 13K, then small spotty patches from 13500ft to the summit. Clouds swirled all day, but nothing too threatening after the morning wind storm(60mph+). Made it in just over 6h RT. | |
| Posted Jun 9, 2008 12:07 pm | ||
| ktiffany22 | Crags Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2008 | |
| Jim and I led a church trip of 12 people up the Crags route- 7 of them Summited a 14er for the FIRST-TIME! There were 20-30 mph sustained winds with gust of 40-45 at times which was crazy, but we still all summited and had a blast! This time (my 4th time summiting Pikes) I ate fries at the top:-) | |
| Posted Jun 8, 2008 1:32 pm | ||
| James_W | First CO 14er Date Climbed: May 25, 2008 | |
| Climbed via Northwest Slopes with a visit to the Rumdoodle Ridge, great day out. | |
| Posted May 25, 2008 8:54 pm | ||
| Jerry L | Barr Trail Date Climbed: May 17, 2008 | |
| Hiked to Barr Camp Friday evening and camped. Left camp at 5:30 a.m. and summited at 11:00 a.m. and then made the trek back to the trailhead. 25 miles kicked my butt. Lots of snow and wind after 10,000 feet. | |
| Posted May 19, 2008 10:30 am | ||
| peakrat76 | Carriage Route - On Foot - 1974 Date Climbed: May 5, 1974 | |
| Hiked up the road (closed due to snow) with a girl friend and two other buddies. | |
| Posted Apr 26, 2008 9:47 pm | ||
| shknbke | Y Couloir Part III Date Climbed: Apr 19, 2008 | |
| The Y is one of my all time favorite climbs and this was my 3rd trip up it. I think we're going to make this an annual tradition. Pikes hasn't had much snow this year, so we hit it early. The right branch measures out at 45 degrees at it's steepest and will be in for probably just a few more weeks unless there are some late storms. | |
| Posted Apr 24, 2008 5:51 pm | ||
| Aspen | 1st Solo Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2005 | |
| For my first successful solo up a Colorado 14er, I had to pick one of the toughest in terms of the largest elevation gain. The peak rises 7,800 ft. from Manitou Springs in a horizontal distance of 7.25 miles (Roach, 43). | |
| Posted Apr 22, 2008 1:36 am | ||
| ktiffany22 | Y-coulier climb Date Climbed: Apr 19, 2008 | |
| This is my 3rd time as well as 3rd different route up Pikes. It was my first ever coulier climb, and what a climb it was! 7,700 feet of elevation gain, snow as steep as 45 degrees... whoo-weeeee it was a fun one, yet WOW I am still suffering the lactic acid build- up pain! We enjoyed a nice stay at Barr camp along with some "celebrity-like" attention at the top from all of the train tourists. 14er season is well underway- 9 new ones to go to complete the qwest! | |
| Posted Apr 22, 2008 12:49 am | ||
| TMF | Long Day Date Climbed: Mar 19, 2008 | |
| had to turn around at 13,000' due to the fact the sun had set...temperatures became an issue..a nice ass kicking 24 mile hike | |
| Posted Apr 19, 2008 6:05 pm | ||
| citizen453 | A Might Windy Date Climbed: Jun 18, 1999 | |
| Spent a lot of time crouching behind rocks on my first Pike summit to prevent being whisked off to Kansas. | |
| Posted Mar 16, 2008 10:09 pm | ||
| MountainHikerCO | Crags Again Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2007 | |
| This was my fourth time climbing Pikes Peak. Each time was via Crags Campground. | |
| Posted Feb 13, 2008 9:22 pm | ||
| MountainHikerCO | Crags Date Climbed: Sep 1, 1991 | |
| This was my first time climbing Pikes Peak. It was via Crags Campground route. | |
| Posted Feb 13, 2008 9:21 pm | ||
| ClimbandMine | long 9 hours Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2000 | |
| tourists... | |
| Posted Jan 14, 2008 6:42 pm | ||
| Sheldon | never gets old | |
| this mountain never gets old. Every time i head up, i discover something new about it! | |
| Posted Jan 4, 2008 4:23 am | ||
| nbasford | First 14,000 | |
| Love it | |
| Posted Dec 30, 2007 10:49 pm | ||
| Judd97 | Red Bullet Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2002 | |
| I know it's cheating, but I was young and I was there. Will go back and do it the proper way eventually! | |
| Posted Dec 24, 2007 3:28 pm | ||
| Kenneth.alone | My first 4000 metre peak Date Climbed: Jun 1, 1996 | |
| I was about ten or so, My father and i climbed the craigs route. it was great! | |
| Posted Dec 16, 2007 5:46 pm | ||
| MattGreene | I can see why this peak is a classic | |
| OK, so sometimes I like being out in the middle of nowhere climbing peaks few have climbed. However, there is something attractive about a well-known peak like Pikes. Sure, you encounter everyone from partying kids to fitness junkies on the Barr Trail. Yet, that's part of the allure. I've spent several nights in the treeline A-Frame, and have always met the most interesting people. I don't get to Colorado often, but will return to that A-frame every time I do. | ||
| Posted Dec 1, 2007 8:40 pm | ||
| bennovak | Red Bullet Date Climbed: Aug 4, 1982 | |
| I was a kid on a field trip with my parents... but I was still there | |
| Posted Nov 8, 2007 10:57 pm | ||
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