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alpine master - Jul 24, 2005 5:10 pm
Route Climbed: West ridge Date Climbed: June 5th 2003climbed this with Oxford. Long day.
Cortez - Jul 24, 2005 12:37 pm
Route Climbed: Missouri Gulch Date Climbed: August 6, 2001We climbed on a chilly cloudy day. The trail was quite easy as far as 14ers go.
Hiking party:
Michael Booker
Jennifer Booker
Joel Stewart
Kathy Stewart
Shiloh
CWFry - Jul 15, 2005 6:14 pm
Route Climbed: Missouri Gulch Date Climbed: September 2003Oxford/Belford combination.
skiitswitch - Jul 14, 2005 9:56 pm
Route Climbed: Missouri Gulch TH, Missouri, west shoulder Date Climbed: July 13, 2005There really wasn't a trail here to speak of as Roach refers to, but a memorable hike for sure. This was a slogfest. Great views of the gulch on the way up though. A very unique summit. Trip report to come
doumall - Jul 13, 2005 2:48 pm
Route Climbed: West Slopes Date Climbed: July, 7 200421st 14er!
Foxy Long Bottoms - Jun 21, 2005 11:28 am
Route Climbed: Standard Route??? Date Climbed: 7/04.
bc44caesar - Jun 19, 2005 8:32 pm
Route Climbed: West Slopes Date Climbed: 18 Jun 2005The route was pretty much snow free except for a few small patches. Took me about 2 & 1/4 to get up to the summit under blue skies.
jwproulx - May 31, 2005 6:13 pm
Route Climbed: Ascent: East ridge (via Oxford), Descent, standard route (Missouri Gulch) Date Climbed: May 30, 2005Thunderstorms narrowly missed the summit as I climbed the ridge from Oxford. Winds at least 50mph. Painful wind-driven graupel. Scary. Fled down Missouri Gulch in snow and then rain and caught a ride back to my car at Pine Creek with some sight-seers. Thanks guys!!! Didn't see another soul all day.
Man, what a beautiful summit.
ktiffany22 - May 30, 2005 7:08 pm
Route Climbed: Standard- Missouri Gulch Date Climbed: May 28, 2005Summited Belford/Oxford together. Initiated my Kansas cousin with 14ers on this one, as well as myself for starting back up the summer season of hiking! Snowshoes are not needed for this one, just stamina and leg power!:-) ...oh, and we nicknamed this hike the "long SLOG!"
shanrickv - May 29, 2005 10:21 pm
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: 5/29/05Summited, along with Oxford, with good friend and fellow SPer, Alan. Our original plan was to do Missouri, but there was too much snow at it's base and we did not have crampons or axes. Dodged storms all day long.
Old Ickabod - Apr 15, 2005 12:35 am
Route Climbed: All 3 in one day - Missouri Gulch Date Climbed: 7/2003Camped at Missouri Gulch Trail and started off in the rain. I had to catch some zzzz's during early morning rain on the trail to Missouri. I first ascended Missouri and then headed up the basin to the saddle between Oxford and Belford. I was beat and a storm was brewing but another dumbass motivated me to go for the summit of Oxford first. The storm receded and I was on the summit of Belford celebrating three in a day. I made it back to camp with some sore knees, but it wasn't too bad. 14 1/2 miles and 7400 feet of elevation gain in 9 hours. Not too bad?
Brian Kalet - Apr 7, 2005 5:21 pm
Route Climbed: Via Mount Oxford Date Climbed: September 26, 2004Third summit after Missouri and Oxford.
mdavenport2 - Mar 10, 2005 12:20 pm
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: September 27, 2003Beautiful fall day, perfect weather. Climbed Oxford also and then back over Belford.
CBakwin - Feb 19, 2005 6:40 pm
Date Climbed: summer opf '72I climbed this with a couple of school friends, see Harvard. Climbed Oxford the same day.
ColoradoScott - Feb 3, 2005 12:27 pm
Route Climbed: NW Ridge Date Climbed: June 19, 1989Climbed both Belford and Oxford from Missouri Gulch camp. On return we left the NW ridge and glissaded down the NW couloir. It wasn't the best glissade I've had, due to the snow being slanted from left to right, not straight down the fall-line. Maybe earlier in the year this would be filled with snow?
csmcgranahan - Oct 31, 2004 9:39 pm
Route Climbed: Missouri Basin Date Climbed: August 12, 2004Had a great hike summiting both Mt. Oxford and Mt. Belford on a beautiful sunny day. The views to the south from both peaks and the airy saddle between them is awesome, especially the views of Mt. Harvard, Iowa Peak , Emerald Peak and Missouri Mountain.
mr_g - Oct 12, 2004 10:11 am
Route Climbed: West Slope / Ridge Date Climbed: July 14, 2000Hiked up the 2.5 miles to the foot of Belford to camp overnight. The next morning, we ascended Belford and then did the traverse to Oxford. Very nice views from the top of both peaks.
scvanm - Sep 13, 2004 11:00 pm
Route Climbed: West Slopes Date Climbed: Sept 12th 2004The Aspen trees were awesome...great climb. (CJ, Josh P.)
bdgantt - Sep 13, 2004 2:24 pm
Route Climbed: Missouri to Belford to Oxford Date Climbed: September 11, 2004Climbed all three in 9 hours. Left the Elkhead Pass trail too early, so missed the maintained trail up to Missouri's ridge. Hiking up Missouri's grass slopes cost me extra effort, and probably an extra 100 feet of elevation gain. Hiked to Elkhead Pass after descending Missouri. Extra distance was worth not having to go up Belfords steep west shoulder. To and from Oxford was easy. Descent of Belford to trailhead was relentless, but quick. Great trails, beautiful weather.
Larry V - Aug 25, 2004 11:47 pm
Route Climbed: west ridge, Missouri Gulch Date Climbed: August 1993Climbed with Ron, Ryan, and Kristen. Did Oxford as well. Three years later, climbed Belford again, this time on its southwest slopes, after doing Missouri Mtn. We were blessed with good weather both times.