Elk MountainsSouth to North Traverse Climber's Log
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| Ted Eliason | A mountain made for snow  Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2012 | |
| Second time I summitted these. It's not the exposure, it's the rubble atop and in the cracks of the exposure that make me realize that I am getting spoiled on granite as of late. | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2012 11:19 pm | ||
| Pete Castricone | A couple scary moves Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2011 | |
| ...but not too difficult. Downclimbing S. Maroon to the saddle took maybe 10 minutes. Most of the difficulties are going up to N. Maroon. Locating the rappel station from below was the trickiest part, although another party on the route ahead of us skipped this section by traversing low on the left side. Having a short rope will prevent you from getting stuck if you get off track. | |
| Posted Aug 23, 2011 2:24 pm | ||
| Up2zmtns | South to North Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2010 | |
| fast and light, traversed in 45 mins, 6.5 hours car to car | ||
| Posted Mar 19, 2011 1:50 pm | ||
| seth@LOKI | bellcord- Soth Peak to North 1994 Date Climbed: Aug 17, 1994 | |
| Big snow year held into August in 94. Static electricity threatened lightning, a helicopter searched for a fallen AK climber named Roger (sad day) and made it an unforgettable outing. Not that I ever forget ay time spent in the mountains. | |
| Posted Dec 28, 2010 1:08 am | ||
| thatnissanguy | Bell Cord Couloir to North Maroon Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2010 | |
| Stellar climb. Camped at Crater Lake. Can't wait to go back!!! | |
| Posted Dec 18, 2010 9:51 pm | ||
| mirhash | CU Hiking club takes the ridge Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2010 | |
| Led a group of 5 up South Maroon Peak and three of us continued across the ridge to North Maroon. Very exciting and fun traverse with excellent weather and no crowds. Definitely one of my favorites :) | |
| Posted Nov 4, 2010 5:52 pm | ||
| GrumpyJohn | Very nice "climb" Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2010 | |
| Very cool as long as you are careful of what you are grabbing hold of and standing on. | |
| Posted Aug 30, 2010 9:54 pm | ||
| strudolyubov | South to North Traverse Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2010 | |
| Solo traverse from South to North Maroon Peak. Enjoyable scrambling/climbing on a relatively solid rock with no route finding issues if you try to stay close to the ridge crest. For the final section, the direct ascent to the summit of North Maroon provides a more solid alternative to the standard way (traverse to northwest and going up water-stained crack and some ledges). Awesome route, incredible views! Click here to see the Maroon Bells Traverse picture album | |
| Posted Jul 20, 2010 1:34 am | ||
| DrewB | Not so bad | |
| Not as bad as people say. The rock is good when it needs to be. We climbed the crux without a rope and didn't even realize what all the hype is about. I wouldn't want to be up there in bad weather, though. | |
| Posted Jul 7, 2008 6:31 pm | ||
| Woodie Hopper | Good time Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2007 | |
| Didn't take a rope. Climbed all but one of the towers. Took 90 minutes. My first of the 4 classic Colorado 14er traverses! | |
| Posted Aug 27, 2007 12:33 am | ||
| Dan Dalton | Great route!! Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2007 | |
| Really fun, but a little route finding is needed. Fun 5th class sections can be soloed. If you feel really comfortable on rock, this is like a candy store, easy rock and fun exposure. Highly recomened this, the rock is not as bad as they say!! Downclimb really blows though... Dan | |
| Posted Jun 24, 2007 2:40 am | ||
| shanahan96 | first fourteener traverse Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2005 | |
| first 14er traverse. it was awesome! the traverse is very varied with alot of scrambling and a 5.3 crux wall. loved it! 1:47 total jamie | |
| Posted Feb 2, 2007 6:07 pm | ||
| SawtoothSean | Dead Goat Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2003 | |
| A dead Mountain Goat was an ominous sign, just below the north summit. We ended up in the dark, in the fog and on near vertical terrain. LED Headlamps were of little use and we finally made the paved road by about 4am and then had to walk the extra 10 miles down that-ugh! | |
| Posted Sep 25, 2006 12:41 am | ||
| DudeThatMustHurt | Exposed and Fun Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2006 | |
| Nice and exposed, one route finding problem but great fun | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2006 6:48 pm | ||
| Brad Snider | 1 hr. 40 min. Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2006 | |
| Great day, lots of fun! | |
| Posted Aug 7, 2006 4:09 pm | ||
| f360driver | S to N Traverse Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2006 | |
| Great weather and very easy route finding. I believe the key is to follow the path of least resitence. | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2006 7:38 pm | ||
| vanny37 | Exposure! Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2005 | |
| Completed the traverse with Andy and AlanA. Great route, exposure, and route finding! The crux has about a 15 foot section of lower class 5 with a 5.5 mantle. Not hard, but will make you pause. | |
| Posted Mar 11, 2006 2:26 pm | ||
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