7/9/06 - Traversed the ridge from Tweto. Did this short and easy hike on a very rainy summer day when more exciting plans were not reasonable.
1/13/16 - Winter ascent of North Ridge with Natalie.
peakrat76 - Jan 3, 2008 1:58 pm Date Climbed: Oct 10, 1996
North Ridge/West Couloir
Made ascent with good climbing buddy Ed. Had been stormed off a couple of times before. Previous trip was in zero/zero fog on the North Ridge.. very eerie at 13K with no visibility. The ridge drops off pretty abruptly near the top. On summit day we did most of the North Ridge, then dropped down into a trashy couloir on the West face. Big mistake. Made the summit anyhow... my advice would be to stay on ridge. Much nicer. A great Tenmile/Mosquito summit. Perfect October weather.
chicagotransplant - Nov 12, 2007 10:06 am Date Climbed: Nov 10, 2007
Traverse from Tweto
Fun scrambling on the traverse from Tweto. Still fairly dry on this side of these peaks, I never even needed the gaitors. This was my 100th out of the top 200, felt good to hit the halfway mark!
mtnhiker13 - Sep 5, 2007 12:48 am Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2007
ridge from Tweto
Beautiful day and great climbing on the ridge from Tweto. Thoroughly enjoyed it!
Brian Kalet - Jun 18, 2007 1:50 pm Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2007
North Ridge Direct (ascent); North Bowl Ski Descent
3 hours roundtrip.
Eric Holle - Apr 10, 2007 12:59 pm Date Climbed: Apr 3, 2007
Arktwetremos
Great name Tim! A long hike above 13,000, great views of many peaks. Scrambling along the N. Ridge was an exciting surprise, with Tim and Ben.
Timothy Pearl - Apr 4, 2007 2:48 pm Date Climbed: Apr 3, 2007
Arktwetremos!
Arkansas by the North Ridge. Continued on to Tweto, Treasurevault, and Mosquito with Eric and Ben. Great day with a fun route. A bit too much wind above 13K tho.
Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: June 16, 1985
The north ridge is an exciting scramble for those tired of the same old "walk-ups". I climbed this with a CMC group that was doing roped snow climbing practice with crampons, prior to some other climbing tour in a more exotic location. A couple of us not participating on that upcoming trip were allowed to climb regardless, although with ice axes.
Starting from Hwy.91 to the north, we hiked south for about 1.5 miles to a small saddle, marked 11,823' on the Climax topo. While you can head Se up the slopes from here, this group was here to climb snow, so we did a climbing traverse for .25 mi. to the southeast to intersect a shallow couloir that drains into French Gulch. this shallow couloir was snow-filled and at a steady angle of easy to moderate snow. Because this was the CMC, and safety was paramount, those not roped, including myself, scrambled up the rocks and tundra along the couloir, the leader not wanting us above or below the fall-line that they were honing their snow climbing skills in.
We made good progress and rejoined each other at the top of the NNE and NNW ridges, and proceeded to climb the narrow, solid ridge to the summit. The rock allowed for fun scrambling moves in exposed places, or easier traverses, for those not so daring. On the descnet, the whole party was "permitted" to glissade the ascent snow couloir, since the sun had now softened the surface. Mount Arkansas is a beautiful climb, and more challenging than many of it's higher neighbors.
Fun climb and excellent views! Note: please try not to do too much damage on this one; since there isn't a real trail to the summit you end up sliding through and dislodging a lot of talus and scree. Hopefully the fact that this isn't a "14er" will keep most folks off it....
Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: November 17, 2001
We originally intended the NE ridge, but that looked like it might need a rope! I'd love to hear about whether that ridge had been ascended by anyone. The false summits are quite surprising as advertised!
crzyjt - Oct 12, 2009 11:06 pm Date Climbed: Oct 12, 2009
Arkansas,Tweto,Treasurevault,Mosquito,"Repeater"Traverse from Climax Mine across 5 peaks to Mosquito Pass and down to a second vehicle. Fun day.
MattK - Mar 24, 2009 8:39 am Date Climbed: Mar 22, 2009
North RidgeWife, dog and I. Fun ridge, snow made it more fun.
SarahThompson - Sep 10, 2008 2:52 pm Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2006
Twice7/9/06 - Traversed the ridge from Tweto. Did this short and easy hike on a very rainy summer day when more exciting plans were not reasonable.
1/13/16 - Winter ascent of North Ridge with Natalie.
peakrat76 - Jan 3, 2008 1:58 pm Date Climbed: Oct 10, 1996
North Ridge/West CouloirMade ascent with good climbing buddy Ed. Had been stormed off a couple of times before. Previous trip was in zero/zero fog on the North Ridge.. very eerie at 13K with no visibility. The ridge drops off pretty abruptly near the top. On summit day we did most of the North Ridge, then dropped down into a trashy couloir on the West face. Big mistake. Made the summit anyhow... my advice would be to stay on ridge. Much nicer. A great Tenmile/Mosquito summit. Perfect October weather.
chicagotransplant - Nov 12, 2007 10:06 am Date Climbed: Nov 10, 2007
Traverse from TwetoFun scrambling on the traverse from Tweto. Still fairly dry on this side of these peaks, I never even needed the gaitors. This was my 100th out of the top 200, felt good to hit the halfway mark!
mtnhiker13 - Sep 5, 2007 12:48 am Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2007
ridge from TwetoBeautiful day and great climbing on the ridge from Tweto. Thoroughly enjoyed it!
Brian Kalet - Jun 18, 2007 1:50 pm Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2007
North Ridge Direct (ascent); North Bowl Ski Descent3 hours roundtrip.
Eric Holle - Apr 10, 2007 12:59 pm Date Climbed: Apr 3, 2007
ArktwetremosGreat name Tim! A long hike above 13,000, great views of many peaks. Scrambling along the N. Ridge was an exciting surprise, with Tim and Ben.
Timothy Pearl - Apr 4, 2007 2:48 pm Date Climbed: Apr 3, 2007
Arktwetremos!Arkansas by the North Ridge. Continued on to Tweto, Treasurevault, and Mosquito with Eric and Ben. Great day with a fun route. A bit too much wind above 13K tho.
ColoradoScott - Feb 7, 2005 2:50 pm
Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: June 16, 1985The north ridge is an exciting scramble for those tired of the same old "walk-ups". I climbed this with a CMC group that was doing roped snow climbing practice with crampons, prior to some other climbing tour in a more exotic location. A couple of us not participating on that upcoming trip were allowed to climb regardless, although with ice axes.
Starting from Hwy.91 to the north, we hiked south for about 1.5 miles to a small saddle, marked 11,823' on the Climax topo. While you can head Se up the slopes from here, this group was here to climb snow, so we did a climbing traverse for .25 mi. to the southeast to intersect a shallow couloir that drains into French Gulch. this shallow couloir was snow-filled and at a steady angle of easy to moderate snow. Because this was the CMC, and safety was paramount, those not roped, including myself, scrambled up the rocks and tundra along the couloir, the leader not wanting us above or below the fall-line that they were honing their snow climbing skills in.
We made good progress and rejoined each other at the top of the NNE and NNW ridges, and proceeded to climb the narrow, solid ridge to the summit. The rock allowed for fun scrambling moves in exposed places, or easier traverses, for those not so daring. On the descnet, the whole party was "permitted" to glissade the ascent snow couloir, since the sun had now softened the surface. Mount Arkansas is a beautiful climb, and more challenging than many of it's higher neighbors.
Andinistaloco - Aug 24, 2004 10:05 pm
Route Climbed: south ridge Date Climbed: 05/94Fun climb and excellent views! Note: please try not to do too much damage on this one; since there isn't a real trail to the summit you end up sliding through and dislodging a lot of talus and scree. Hopefully the fact that this isn't a "14er" will keep most folks off it....
Ryan Kowalski - Apr 19, 2004 3:02 pm
Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: November 17, 2001We originally intended the NE ridge, but that looked like it might need a rope! I'd love to hear about whether that ridge had been ascended by anyone. The false summits are quite surprising as advertised!
nader - Oct 2, 2003 9:13 pm
Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: September 27, 2003One of the best mountains I have ever done. Gorgeous autumn day. Loved it.