Climbed with Floyd, packed in to camp at Granite Falls and climbed northeast ridge after wrapping around peak. A lot more snow then we expected, it had been a light snow year and a warm spring, but the west side of RMNP is holding a lot of snow still.
Brian Kalet - Sep 12, 2011 11:26 am Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2011
This was my 4th attempt on this moutain over the past 5 yrs, and finally made it! Could not have asked for better weather...pretty warm considering the date. Had the summit and the biggest part of the day to myself
Part of a 3 night backpack. Hiked up the north ridge, sought out refuge from lightening in the notch just north of the summit, summited, and climbed down the south ridge to the saddle above snowdrift lake, glissaded down the steep snow chute towards the lake and hiked down the series of valleys towards the continental divide trail. First person in the summit register for this year and only a page and a half in the register from the last 3 years.
Mountain Jim - May 7, 2006 12:34 am Date Climbed: Sep 4, 1989
East Ridge
Total ascents = 2. A very pleasant, infrequently visited summit.
NanitaD - Mar 9, 2006 5:32 am Date Climbed: Jun 28, 1998
Via: Flattop Trail
We went up the Flattop trail, around Ptarmigan Point, and over the unnamed summit to the east of Snowdrift. The snowy ridge was easy and the view of Murphy Lake on one side and Snowdrift Lake on the other is worth the effort.
Snidely Whiplash - Apr 15, 2013 8:39 pm Date Climbed: Jul 4, 1974
Great MemoryA great summit of a seldomly-climbed mountain. I was 14 years old.
chicagotransplant - Apr 23, 2012 1:44 am Date Climbed: Apr 22, 2012
Snowy SnowdriftClimbed with Floyd, packed in to camp at Granite Falls and climbed northeast ridge after wrapping around peak. A lot more snow then we expected, it had been a light snow year and a warm spring, but the west side of RMNP is holding a lot of snow still.
Brian Kalet - Sep 12, 2011 11:26 am Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2011
East RidgeWith Wes Lloyd.
heather14 - Sep 26, 2010 11:54 pm Date Climbed: Sep 26, 2010
Fourth Time is a CharmThis was my 4th attempt on this moutain over the past 5 yrs, and finally made it! Could not have asked for better weather...pretty warm considering the date. Had the summit and the biggest part of the day to myself
dirth - Jul 7, 2009 3:56 pm Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2009
North to South TraversePart of a 3 night backpack. Hiked up the north ridge, sought out refuge from lightening in the notch just north of the summit, summited, and climbed down the south ridge to the saddle above snowdrift lake, glissaded down the steep snow chute towards the lake and hiked down the series of valleys towards the continental divide trail. First person in the summit register for this year and only a page and a half in the register from the last 3 years.
Mountain Jim - May 7, 2006 12:34 am Date Climbed: Sep 4, 1989
East RidgeTotal ascents = 2. A very pleasant, infrequently visited summit.
NanitaD - Mar 9, 2006 5:32 am Date Climbed: Jun 28, 1998
Via: Flattop TrailWe went up the Flattop trail, around Ptarmigan Point, and over the unnamed summit to the east of Snowdrift. The snowy ridge was easy and the view of Murphy Lake on one side and Snowdrift Lake on the other is worth the effort.