Carbonate, Cyclone, Low Carb, Grizzly, Mamma, Boulder, then exited to Baldwin Gulch trailhead. With Marshall. Hardest section was the extremely loose Class 3 descent from Low Carb to Grizzly. It may be one of the most loose sections of scrambling I’ve done. Time consuming if care is taken.
Liba Kopeckova - Aug 3, 2020 8:24 am Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2020
Big loop
Big loop: Carbonate, Cyclone, Lo Carb, loose class 3 ridge, Grizzly Mountain, Calico, 13070, Pomeroy.
MattK - Nov 29, 2011 3:31 pm Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2011
Combination
Combined Lo Carb, Cyclone, Carbonate and Cronin.
Ted Eliason - Oct 13, 2011 4:10 pm Date Climbed: May 20, 2007
Accidental Summit
Found ourselves on top of this trying to climb Tabuguache from Jennings Creek. Ooops.
theREALCarpeDM - Oct 2, 2011 1:52 am Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2011
Cyclone Creek 4 pack
Looped Carbonate, Cyclone, "Lo Carb," and Cronin. Thought about adding Grizzly Mtn, but fatigue and weather got the better of us (well, not John). Good thing we didn't go up Grizzly cuz the trip back was accompanied by graupel, rain, and thunder practically the whole way. With Bob, Kate, and John.
Just a mere walk. Though most of the Sawatch is like that. Lots of snow squalls moving through all day long. Weird weather.
csmcgranahan - Aug 8, 2011 4:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2011
Great ridge walk
Climbed Grizzly Mountain from Cyclone Creek then traversed the mini-knife edge on the east ridge over to Cronin Peak then on to Cyclone Mountain and Carbonate Mountain. Dropped 3,000' in two miles down the south ridge of Carbonate back to my vehicle. The beginning and end of this loop in the trees/willows was unpleasant but the ridge portion was great!
mattpayne11 - Feb 4, 2011 5:02 pm Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2010
6 in one day - good times
Nice area - you can really hit a lot of peaks in one day if you plan it out right. Pretty cool. Here's the trip report.
From the Cyclone Creek trailhead, I Climbed the South face of Grizzly Mountain, traversed to Cronin Peak, back to Cyclone Mountain, and then finished on Carbonate Mountain. Car to car was around 6 hours 40 minutes.
SarahThompson - Sep 10, 2008 3:44 pm Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2006
From North Fork S Arkansas River Rd
Nice easy loop over Pomeroy, UN 13070, Grizzly, Cyclone and Carbonate on a chilly fall day.
shknbke - Aug 27, 2008 9:45 am Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2008
Ridge run from Pomeroy
Did a cool loop hike from Pomeroy to Carbonate, which collects 5 ranked 13ers! Also added 12er Calico, which is a worthy one to add if you have time.
Eric Holle - Aug 18, 2007 11:19 pm Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2007
Cyclonic
Solo hike of Carbonate, Cyclone, Grizzly, Pt. 13,070, and Pomeroy Mtn.
Climbed in Sept 2005 - we were contemplating going over to Tab but impending weather prevented us. Fun climb. Steep at first through the tundra and some bushwacking. Once on the ridge - very fun!
The trail was easy to follow and the climb up the talus gully not too bad. Absolute solitude. I climbed via the west slopes from Cyclone Creek. Continued on to Cronin and returned the same way.
Brian Kalet - Sep 5, 2006 4:32 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2006
West Slopes
From Cronin to Cyclone and Carbonate back to Cyclone and Grizzly. 9 hours roundtrip from CO 162.
Climbed both of these from Cyclone Creek. The summits were covered in a light August snow! The register on Cyclone was placed in 1989 and I was the first to sign in 24 days, gotta love those lesser climbed bi-centennials!
Ryan Kowalski - May 22, 2006 2:42 pm Date Climbed: May 21, 2006
Very little snow from Cyclone Creek
A great day out on two seldom climbed peaks. Great views and very little snow. The trail is ridiculously easy to lose, practically overgrown in areas.
Route Climbed: from North Carb, descended by west slopes route Date Climbed: May 28, 2004
Climbed these two mountains at the end of a long, exhausting day of punching through the snow on high mountain ridges and snow covered "trails" through the trees. The north ridge of Cyclone was particularly bad. Climbed these after Grizzly Mtn, and North Carbonate. I can't remember being so tired before, after a single day of climbing.
BradBartick - Jul 20, 2021 6:15 pm Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2021
From Jennings THCarbonate, Cyclone, Low Carb, Grizzly, Mamma, Boulder, then exited to Baldwin Gulch trailhead. With Marshall. Hardest section was the extremely loose Class 3 descent from Low Carb to Grizzly. It may be one of the most loose sections of scrambling I’ve done. Time consuming if care is taken.
Foxy Long Bottoms - Oct 6, 2020 8:48 am Date Climbed: Oct 5, 2020
From Hunky Dory Gulch.
Liba Kopeckova - Aug 3, 2020 8:24 am Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2020
Big loopBig loop: Carbonate, Cyclone, Lo Carb, loose class 3 ridge, Grizzly Mountain, Calico, 13070, Pomeroy.
MattK - Nov 29, 2011 3:31 pm Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2011
CombinationCombined Lo Carb, Cyclone, Carbonate and Cronin.
Ted Eliason - Oct 13, 2011 4:10 pm Date Climbed: May 20, 2007
Accidental SummitFound ourselves on top of this trying to climb Tabuguache from Jennings Creek. Ooops.
theREALCarpeDM - Oct 2, 2011 1:52 am Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2011
Cyclone Creek 4 packLooped Carbonate, Cyclone, "Lo Carb," and Cronin. Thought about adding Grizzly Mtn, but fatigue and weather got the better of us (well, not John). Good thing we didn't go up Grizzly cuz the trip back was accompanied by graupel, rain, and thunder practically the whole way. With Bob, Kate, and John.
sevenvii - Sep 26, 2011 4:52 pm Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2011
from Cyclone THHiked up the Gully between the 2 peeks from the Cyclone Creek below.
Kiefer - Sep 13, 2011 5:40 pm Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2011
via Baldwin GulchJust a mere walk. Though most of the Sawatch is like that. Lots of snow squalls moving through all day long. Weird weather.
csmcgranahan - Aug 8, 2011 4:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2011
Great ridge walkClimbed Grizzly Mountain from Cyclone Creek then traversed the mini-knife edge on the east ridge over to Cronin Peak then on to Cyclone Mountain and Carbonate Mountain. Dropped 3,000' in two miles down the south ridge of Carbonate back to my vehicle. The beginning and end of this loop in the trees/willows was unpleasant but the ridge portion was great!
mattpayne11 - Feb 4, 2011 5:02 pm Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2010
6 in one day - good timesNice area - you can really hit a lot of peaks in one day if you plan it out right. Pretty cool. Here's the trip report.
utclimber - Jul 24, 2009 8:57 pm Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2009
4 peak linkupFrom the Cyclone Creek trailhead, I Climbed the South face of Grizzly Mountain, traversed to Cronin Peak, back to Cyclone Mountain, and then finished on Carbonate Mountain. Car to car was around 6 hours 40 minutes.
SarahThompson - Sep 10, 2008 3:44 pm Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2006
From North Fork S Arkansas River RdNice easy loop over Pomeroy, UN 13070, Grizzly, Cyclone and Carbonate on a chilly fall day.
shknbke - Aug 27, 2008 9:45 am Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2008
Ridge run from PomeroyDid a cool loop hike from Pomeroy to Carbonate, which collects 5 ranked 13ers! Also added 12er Calico, which is a worthy one to add if you have time.
Eric Holle - Aug 18, 2007 11:19 pm Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2007
CyclonicSolo hike of Carbonate, Cyclone, Grizzly, Pt. 13,070, and Pomeroy Mtn.
mtnhiker13 - Jul 27, 2007 8:43 pm
South RidgeClimbed in Sept 2005 - we were contemplating going over to Tab but impending weather prevented us. Fun climb. Steep at first through the tundra and some bushwacking. Once on the ridge - very fun!
miztflip - Jul 1, 2007 6:48 pm Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2007
Great OutingThe trail was easy to follow and the climb up the talus gully not too bad. Absolute solitude. I climbed via the west slopes from Cyclone Creek. Continued on to Cronin and returned the same way.
Brian Kalet - Sep 5, 2006 4:32 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2006
West SlopesFrom Cronin to Cyclone and Carbonate back to Cyclone and Grizzly. 9 hours roundtrip from CO 162.
chicagotransplant - Aug 28, 2006 2:28 pm Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2006
Combo from Cyclone CreekClimbed both of these from Cyclone Creek. The summits were covered in a light August snow! The register on Cyclone was placed in 1989 and I was the first to sign in 24 days, gotta love those lesser climbed bi-centennials!
Ryan Kowalski - May 22, 2006 2:42 pm Date Climbed: May 21, 2006
Very little snow from Cyclone CreekA great day out on two seldom climbed peaks. Great views and very little snow. The trail is ridiculously easy to lose, practically overgrown in areas.
Larry V - Aug 14, 2004 7:17 pm
Route Climbed: from North Carb, descended by west slopes route Date Climbed: May 28, 2004Climbed these two mountains at the end of a long, exhausting day of punching through the snow on high mountain ridges and snow covered "trails" through the trees. The north ridge of Cyclone was particularly bad. Climbed these after Grizzly Mtn, and North Carbonate. I can't remember being so tired before, after a single day of climbing.