Route Climbed: East Slopes/Ridge Date Climbed: 16-Oct-2005
Climbed up from Spruce Creek, over Peak 10 and up to Crystal. Nice day out with CharlesD and pksander. Lots of new snow from the storm a week ago, with long sections of postholing. Shouldn't have left the snowshoes (and the sunscreen!) in the car :-)
Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: July 4, 2005
Climbed Crystal as part of a long loop including Helen, Father Dyer, Pacific & Atlantic. Loved the scramble from Helen to Father Dyer! We finished with a traverse back east along Pacific's east ridge.
Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: September 25, 1983
This was a loop trip with the CMC. Starting at the lower Spruce Creek TH, we first followed the nice road and trail past the Mohawk Lakes and waterfall. The climb up the valley continued on tundra until we were due south of the summit. Climbing up the solid rock to the summit was a nice finish. Our descent took us down the northeast ridge to the saddle between Crystal and Peak 10, and then we dropped down to Upper Crystal Lake. From here we followed the 4WD road down the valley and back to our waiting cars.
Route Climbed: East Ridge via Mount Helen and Father Dyer Date Climbed: September 18, 2004
Excellent climb with 3 summits. Ridge between Helen and Father Dyer is rugged. You can avoid the exposed points by staying to the south of the ridge crest. What a beautiful area.
Route Climbed: from Spruce Creek Date Climbed: September 11, 2004
I am surprised that more people haven't signed this summit log as it is quite a nice mountain. I wasn't having the best day hiking but I enjoyed the mountain anyway. Highly recommend the Spruce Creek approach. Beautiful fall hike.
markhyams - Mar 5, 2006 6:36 pm Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2001
NE RidgeClimbed this along with Peaks 10 and 9 from the Crystal Lakes drainage. Excellent high ridge hiking.
chicagotransplant - Jan 9, 2006 8:44 pm
Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge via Pacific Date Climbed: August 7, 2004Great loop with Pacific
pksander - Oct 17, 2005 9:38 pm
Route Climbed: East Slopes Date Climbed: October 16, 2005Sweet climb after climbing Peak 10 with Chris Gerber and Charles D. Awesome day, but decided two peaks were enough...
Chris - Oct 17, 2005 10:34 am
Route Climbed: East Slopes/Ridge Date Climbed: 16-Oct-2005Climbed up from Spruce Creek, over Peak 10 and up to Crystal. Nice day out with CharlesD and pksander. Lots of new snow from the storm a week ago, with long sections of postholing. Shouldn't have left the snowshoes (and the sunscreen!) in the car :-)
HeatherF - Jul 25, 2005 6:04 pm
Route Climbed: Crystal Lakes Route Date Climbed: September 7, 2004Nice snowy day.
RyanS - Jul 7, 2005 3:07 pm
Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: July 4, 2005Climbed Crystal as part of a long loop including Helen, Father Dyer, Pacific & Atlantic. Loved the scramble from Helen to Father Dyer! We finished with a traverse back east along Pacific's east ridge.
ColoradoScott - Feb 7, 2005 7:21 pm
Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: September 25, 1983This was a loop trip with the CMC. Starting at the lower Spruce Creek TH, we first followed the nice road and trail past the Mohawk Lakes and waterfall. The climb up the valley continued on tundra until we were due south of the summit. Climbing up the solid rock to the summit was a nice finish. Our descent took us down the northeast ridge to the saddle between Crystal and Peak 10, and then we dropped down to Upper Crystal Lake. From here we followed the 4WD road down the valley and back to our waiting cars.
Brad Snider - Nov 15, 2004 10:35 pm
Route Climbed: SW Ridge (Crystal-Pacific-Atlantic) Date Climbed: November 15, 2004No wind, all sun! Lots of fresh snow, though, which made for quite an interesting outing. Great day!
mdavenport2 - Sep 20, 2004 11:47 pm
Route Climbed: East Ridge via Mount Helen and Father Dyer Date Climbed: September 18, 2004Excellent climb with 3 summits. Ridge between Helen and Father Dyer is rugged. You can avoid the exposed points by staying to the south of the ridge crest. What a beautiful area.
mtnhiker13 - Sep 13, 2004 9:19 pm
Route Climbed: from Spruce Creek Date Climbed: September 11, 2004I am surprised that more people haven't signed this summit log as it is quite a nice mountain. I wasn't having the best day hiking but I enjoyed the mountain anyway. Highly recommend the Spruce Creek approach. Beautiful fall hike.
Kane - Sep 9, 2004 12:25 am
Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: July 2002I climbed Crystal Peak 3 yrs ago via the Mayflower Basin route. Combining Crystal and Pacific makes for a nice tour of the area.
Ed F - Sep 7, 2004 6:26 pm
Route Climbed: Crystal Lakes Route Date Climbed: September 7, 2004Beautiful Colorado Day with snow above treeline.