Mount Audubon Climber's Log

Viewing: 141-156 of 156
pphlux

pphlux - Mar 19, 2004 11:40 pm

Route Climbed: normal Date Climbed: February, 2002  Sucess!

Very cold two night solo camping trip.



There are quite a few photos available here:

http://www.cunap.com/~hardingr/photos/mtaudubon/index.html



I had a few days free, and for some reason chose to spend them freezing my butt off alone in the snow... I took three days and two nights to summit Mt. Audubon(13,224 ft) alone. The trip was great, except I forgot to bring sunscreen and my sleeping pad. I had to use branches from nearby trees for insulation!





The climb itself went well. I started out early, hoping for the good weather to hold. Although it was extremely windy, I managed to make the summit by noon. At the summit, I was sure I was about to be blown off the mountain. Seven hours later, I returned to camp for a much needed nap.

granddeity - Feb 12, 2004 3:58 am

Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: August 2003  Sucess!

Nice hike, pretty mountain.

phillinley

phillinley - Jan 29, 2004 1:52 am

Route Climbed: Blue Lake Loop Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2003  Sucess!

Great warm up climb for a fourteener. This hike gave me a good scouting report on the iced up south slopes of Long's Peak.

bdewoody

bdewoody - Dec 3, 2003 6:47 pm

Route Climbed: Southeast Ridge Date Climbed: June 2002  Sucess!

A good short day hike.

JonBradford

JonBradford - Nov 5, 2003 11:51 pm

Route Climbed: East Face Date Climbed: July 14, 2002  Sucess!

A nice summit. Combined well with Paiute Peak. My dog Sopris was along with me on this traverse.



I had previously attemted Mount Audubon in Febuary of 2001. I got caught in a little blizzard on that try and turned around some 300 feet feom the summit (above the head of the eastern cirque).



Jon Bradford

jrf

jrf - Oct 5, 2003 8:32 pm

Route Climbed: Standard Route Date Climbed: Sept 2nd, 2002  Sucess!

Really nice day hike with fantastic views of the surrounding peaks. The mountain by itself doesn't have much going for it but the views around it are incredible.



Be prepared for wind on this peak. There must have a steady 30mph wind going when I got to the summit and it seems like every time I'm in the area the wind is blowing hard.

Jim Clarke

Jim Clarke - Oct 2, 2003 10:19 am

Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: July 19 2001  Sucess!

Fun day hike or even better early season ski tour.

miztflip

miztflip - Sep 19, 2003 6:15 pm

Route Climbed: Southeast Ridge Date Climbed: September 19, 2003  Sucess!

After 14er bagging the last two days I decided to stay close to home and take it easy. I found this ridge to be lots of fun despite it's short length. I didn't see anyone else and the ridge offered unsurpassed views of the surrounding peaks. The class 3 sections were very fun and straightforward despite the snow. Highly recommended for new climbers wanting to get off the hiking trails.

Nelson

Nelson - Sep 5, 2003 12:40 am

Route Climbed: Brainard, also traverse from Pawnee Date Climbed: July, 1983 for the first time  Sucess!

As noted, this is a great, easy peak for a hike. It can be attempted any time of year, but be prepared for wind any time of year! I've been up it a half dozen times or so, and been driven back by winter winds more than once.



Highly recommended for a longer outing is to climb Paiute Peak from Blue Lake, then traverse over to Audobon. This has you descending a known and easy trail during the afternoon storm hours. The traverse is a Roach *classic*.

eurobeer - Sep 3, 2003 9:15 am

Route Climbed: Brainard Lake Date Climbed: August 7, 2002

Made it to the ridge just below the summit. The views of indianpeaks and Longs peak were amazing.

RyanS

RyanS - Aug 19, 2003 12:02 am

Route Climbed: Southeast Ridge, descent via Mount Audubon Trail Date Climbed: August 13, 2003 & July 18, 2004  Sucess!

July 2004:

Looks like I followed in Aaron's footsteps. Erin wanted to experience the SE Ridge for herself, so I made my second climb of this fun route. Next, we traversed to Paiute, and then climbed Mount Toll before descending to Blue Lakes.



This route, described in Roach's IPW book, puts you in a spectacular position alongside Audubon's bowl. A trip report is available here.

ben

ben - May 19, 2003 10:56 pm

Route Climbed: Southern snow couloir Date Climbed: 21 November 2002  Sucess!

Decided I wanted to play with my ice tools, so headed out thinking I'd attempt Toll's North Face. It was getting late, so I hung a right and headed up one of the couloirs of Audubon's south scoop. Ended up with an epic descent in the dark, but a great time on some snow and steep rock. This would not be a good summer route b/c of loose rock.

smudge

smudge - May 4, 2003 3:05 pm

Route Climbed: Standard ascent, descent to Blue Lakes Date Climbed: July 16, 2002  Sucess!

I really enjoyed this hike. There are some interesting views to the north, and wonderful scenes of the rest of the Indian Peaks. I brought my dog on this hike (don't worry, I'm one of the responsible ones) and she loved it. A nice cool shower was welcomed on the way back to the parking lot.

Colonelpyat

Colonelpyat - Feb 28, 2003 3:36 am

Route Climbed: Brainard Lake Date Climbed: August 8, 2002:March 8, 2004  Sucess!

My first hike in the Indian Peaks in almost twenty years. Great views from up there. I was so transfixed I didn't pay attention to the storm building rapidly behind Apache. Got chased down by lightning that was just too close. I should know better.



Went back and did it as an overnight. No worries about storms this time. Perfectly clear skies, warm temps, and just a touch of wind.

DukeJH

DukeJH - Nov 1, 2002 11:29 am

Route Climbed: Brainard Lake Date Climbed: August 2001  Sucess!

This was my second attempt at Audobon. I failed to summit 12 years previous due to a combiination of altitude sickness and vertigo. Climbed with my dad (59) and my son (9). Generally a very nice hike with the exception of the thunderstorms that blew in while we were above timberline. When we finally reached camp (where my wife and daughters were) dad said let's go camping granddaddy style ... in a Marriott Hotel in Denver.

Josh

Josh - Sep 10, 2002 12:24 pm

Route Climbed: ? Date Climbed: December, 1998  Sucess!

Hiked up a couple days before heading to Mexico to climb Orizaba. The actual "climb" was very easy, but the high winds and cold temps made it interesting.

Viewing: 141-156 of 156
Return to 'Mount Audubon' main page