Route Climbed: up over flattop Date Climbed: January 2005
A really warm (chilly on top of course!) laid back winter day with Jon in the Park. I miss Colorado! I haven't climbed a peak since I moved. Okay, one of the northern foothills of the Brooks Range in November- hopefully when I return from the Andes in a month my tone will have changed!
Route Climbed: Flattop Date Climbed: August 29, 2005
Beautiful day for hiking. I ended up mingled with a group of 200 & some kids from a school in Texas...so much for a day of hiking alone. But I had fun with them. It was great to hear their reactions when they made it to the top!
Route Climbed: Love to Better Than Love Date Climbed: August 7, 2005
Holy cow, what a climb.
Being more of a mountaineer than a hard core rock climber, this this was great! Challenging, exposed, BIG, alpine... WOW. Did I mention that this is a BIG wall...
Route Climbed: Flattop Trail Date Climbed: Tuesday July 19, 2005
Outstanding views in all directions. Longs dominates with a perfect view of the keyboard of the winds. Neversummer and Mummy ranges look close enough to touch, the Gores and even Rabbit Ears distant on the horizon.
Route Climbed: Andrews Glacier Date Climbed: July 10, 2005
I had planned on doing Otis, but decided to continue to Hallett instead. What a beautiful day! I'll definetly be back. The Park was a complete zoo by the time I made my descent at around 11am.
Route Climbed: The Great Dihedral Date Climbed: 8/04
Completed the route but did not continue to the summit via another route. Clouds forming above caused us to make the decision to descend, which was a good one. At the start of rap # 1, we were drenched. Storms move in real fast up there! Great climb regardless.
Route Climbed: Bear Lake trailhead, descent via Andrews Glacier Date Climbed: Summer 03
Summited over Flattop first, then Hallet Peak, Otis, & half of Taylor (had to get someone in our group back for work:-(
My friends decided to "stay in the meadow by flattop and smell the flowers," so I RAN up Hallet Peak and Otis while they "skirted" by it.... oops, while I was boulder hopping on the way back down, one moved and I did a head first somersault down the mountain... good thing my knee crashed into a rock to prevent me going any further. Don't worry, a little bruise won't hurt me on this on... now a steeper mountain would have been treacherous! Good views from the top- enjoy!
Route Climbed: Better Than Love Route & From Flattop Mtn. Date Climbed: April 24, 2005
I climbed the better than love route in the summer of 2001, but didn't summit. I guess after (8) pitches of rock it didn't seem very important! I finally stood on top 4/24/05 with Jason after an amazing Dragon's Tail Couloir climb!!
markhyams - Mar 2, 2006 11:59 pm Date Climbed: Jul 14, 1999
Northcutt-CarterClimbed this route just days before the giant block fell off, essentially erasing this route. That second pitch did seem a bit loose!
markhyams - Mar 2, 2006 11:57 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 1995
Tyndall GlacierMy first foray with an ice axe. Luckily I did not kill myself.
colint - Dec 30, 2005 11:57 pm
Route Climbed: up over flattop Date Climbed: January 2005A really warm (chilly on top of course!) laid back winter day with Jon in the Park. I miss Colorado! I haven't climbed a peak since I moved. Okay, one of the northern foothills of the Brooks Range in November- hopefully when I return from the Andes in a month my tone will have changed!
heather14 - Oct 23, 2005 12:00 am
Route Climbed: Flattop Date Climbed: August 29, 2005Beautiful day for hiking. I ended up mingled with a group of 200 & some kids from a school in Texas...so much for a day of hiking alone. But I had fun with them. It was great to hear their reactions when they made it to the top!
jennakate - Oct 8, 2005 11:21 pm
Route Climbed: via Flattop Date Climbed: August 7, 2005My mom, brother, and I had a great time peakbagging on a beautiful sunny day. They also loved sliding down Andrew's Glacier.
Bill562 - Sep 22, 2005 11:09 am
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: September 21, 2005Easy summit from Flattop trail
millerw05 - Sep 15, 2005 1:52 pm
Route Climbed: Tyndall Glacier Date Climbed: July, 1985Great climb, great route.
KyndKlimber - Sep 5, 2005 2:56 pm
Route Climbed: Flattop Trail Date Climbed: July 26 2005What an awsome vew of Longs from here.....
bauerbrian - Aug 30, 2005 8:38 am
Route Climbed: Tyndall Glacier Date Climbed: September 1997Loved it!
druwdowns - Aug 10, 2005 3:42 pm
Route Climbed: Flattop Date Climbed: July 25, 2005Hiked to summit with my dad.
sshankle - Aug 9, 2005 4:35 pm
Route Climbed: Love to Better Than Love Date Climbed: August 7, 2005Holy cow, what a climb.
Being more of a mountaineer than a hard core rock climber, this this was great! Challenging, exposed, BIG, alpine... WOW. Did I mention that this is a BIG wall...
What a day.
5:30AM to 4:30PM car-to-car.
kcmule - Jul 19, 2005 11:52 pm
Route Climbed: Flattop Trail Date Climbed: Tuesday July 19, 2005Outstanding views in all directions. Longs dominates with a perfect view of the keyboard of the winds. Neversummer and Mummy ranges look close enough to touch, the Gores and even Rabbit Ears distant on the horizon.
Tajji - Jul 10, 2005 5:42 pm
Route Climbed: Andrews Glacier Date Climbed: July 10, 2005I had planned on doing Otis, but decided to continue to Hallett instead. What a beautiful day! I'll definetly be back. The Park was a complete zoo by the time I made my descent at around 11am.
Foxy Long Bottoms - Jul 5, 2005 10:53 am
Route Climbed: The Great Dihedral Date Climbed: 8/04Completed the route but did not continue to the summit via another route. Clouds forming above caused us to make the decision to descend, which was a good one. At the start of rap # 1, we were drenched. Storms move in real fast up there! Great climb regardless.
Asphazell - Jun 30, 2005 11:24 am
Route Climbed: Standard route via Flattop (from Bear Lake) Date Climbed: January 2004Beautiful but extremely windy!!!
Roam Around - Jun 20, 2005 9:12 am
Route Climbed: Bear Lake TH - Flattop Trail Date Climbed: January 30, 2005climbed in conjunction with Flattop.
ktiffany22 - Jun 11, 2005 9:44 pm
Route Climbed: Bear Lake trailhead, descent via Andrews Glacier Date Climbed: Summer 03Summited over Flattop first, then Hallet Peak, Otis, & half of Taylor (had to get someone in our group back for work:-(
My friends decided to "stay in the meadow by flattop and smell the flowers," so I RAN up Hallet Peak and Otis while they "skirted" by it.... oops, while I was boulder hopping on the way back down, one moved and I did a head first somersault down the mountain... good thing my knee crashed into a rock to prevent me going any further. Don't worry, a little bruise won't hurt me on this on... now a steeper mountain would have been treacherous! Good views from the top- enjoy!
coloradoiceclimber - Apr 24, 2005 6:22 pm
Route Climbed: Better Than Love Route & From Flattop Mtn. Date Climbed: April 24, 2005I climbed the better than love route in the summer of 2001, but didn't summit. I guess after (8) pitches of rock it didn't seem very important! I finally stood on top 4/24/05 with Jason after an amazing Dragon's Tail Couloir climb!!
growski - Apr 16, 2005 7:18 pm
Route Climbed: via Flattop Date Climbed: August 25, 2004Endured 70mph gusts!!
altitude14er - Mar 20, 2005 8:21 pm
Route Climbed: Bear Lake Approach Date Climbed: 04/23/2004This was a windy day but luckily for us snowpack was low enough to avoid avalanche danger although a few nasty cornices existed