Decent hike, lots of people and if you can curl 5 lbs, drink water, add 2 and 2, dress yourself and sing the first line of Happy Birthday you can tag the summit of this mountain made out of a stack of rocks.
birdhead - Aug 30, 2018 2:42 pm Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2018
West slopes/ridge
Arrived in Denver for a work trip with an afternoon to spare. Rented a car and arrived at Guanella Pass trail head around 4 pm. The weather was good, so I headed up. 2:38 round trip.
Bagged Bierstadt from the Guanella Pass trailhead. Beautiful day without a cloud in the sky. Approximately four hours round trip. The trail was busy but manageable. Great to say I have a fourteener under my belt!
Wheelbarrow - Feb 6, 2018 5:28 am Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2017
#40 Bierstadt + Evans
I, Jared, have endured the atrocities of the swamp trail or whatever you want to call it on the way back to Guanella Pass from Evans. I almost wish I would've resummited Bierstadt to avoid that. Unavoidable sticky mud under muddy puddles await those that veer off the main route. It was raining and was the first time I felt hypothermia setting in above 32 degrees. Learn from my mistakes, please.
Kiefer - Oct 27, 2017 9:52 pm Date Climbed: Sep 23, 2017
Guanella Pass
Needed to get back at altitude.
schleger - Jun 23, 2017 7:06 pm Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2017
Mt. Bierstadt
From Guanella Pass TH left at 3:20 / Down by 9:15. Enjoyable well groomed trail.
Walkoutnow - Jun 10, 2017 11:31 am Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2017
Sloppy
Either in winter with tons of snow, or later in summer with none would be better.
Started around 6AM. Entire lot was filled by 6:30. Easy climb to Bierstadt. Sawtooth ridge had a little snow, but nothing to make the route technical. Evans was a little breezy. Descent was the worst part. Gully was hard to find, BUT there is a route down it. Bushwacking was horrible. Entire area was muddy from melting snow. More than ankle deep all the way back to regular trail. Back at car around 3:15PM.
Left Guanella Pass Campground around 7:30am. The road is closed for winter from the campground to the trailhead (adding about 2 miles each way). The snow was hard packed so no snowshoes necessary - we just bare booted the whole way to the summit. Didn't bring an axe or other traction. Took us 3 hours to ascend - 5.5 hours total. We had to navigate through a storm on the way down and got a little sidetracked. Lucky enough to have clear skies when we summited though!
rocketsredglare - Sep 22, 2018 9:35 pm Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2018
Level 1 on the 14ers courseDecent hike, lots of people and if you can curl 5 lbs, drink water, add 2 and 2, dress yourself and sing the first line of Happy Birthday you can tag the summit of this mountain made out of a stack of rocks.
birdhead - Aug 30, 2018 2:42 pm Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2018
West slopes/ridgeArrived in Denver for a work trip with an afternoon to spare. Rented a car and arrived at Guanella Pass trail head around 4 pm. The weather was good, so I headed up. 2:38 round trip.
mh5717 - Jul 14, 2018 5:58 pm Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2018
Mt. BierstadtNice cool morning.
BKiser90 - Jul 9, 2018 4:25 pm Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2018
First FourteenerBagged Bierstadt from the Guanella Pass trailhead. Beautiful day without a cloud in the sky. Approximately four hours round trip. The trail was busy but manageable. Great to say I have a fourteener under my belt!
rtgomez90 - Jul 9, 2018 2:13 pm Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2018
Bierstadt~5.5-6 hours car to car
Jerry L - Jun 8, 2018 3:24 pm Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2018
DoneClimbed it with my dog on a most beautiful day. 4 hours 15 minutes roundtrip.....
mh5717 - Mar 24, 2018 10:38 pm Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2012
BierdstadtSecond fourteener, on a weekend lots of people it was fun.
CPrice1024 - Mar 5, 2018 3:38 pm Date Climbed: Oct 27, 2016
Great HikeVery cold/windy at top but still worth the climb
ToTheHeights - Feb 13, 2018 8:14 pm
Sawtooth07/14 w/Cory Martin
Via Sawtooth Ridge
Wheelbarrow - Feb 6, 2018 5:28 am Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2017
#40 Bierstadt + EvansI, Jared, have endured the atrocities of the swamp trail or whatever you want to call it on the way back to Guanella Pass from Evans. I almost wish I would've resummited Bierstadt to avoid that. Unavoidable sticky mud under muddy puddles await those that veer off the main route. It was raining and was the first time I felt hypothermia setting in above 32 degrees. Learn from my mistakes, please.
Kiefer - Oct 27, 2017 9:52 pm Date Climbed: Sep 23, 2017
Guanella PassNeeded to get back at altitude.
schleger - Jun 23, 2017 7:06 pm Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2017
Mt. BierstadtFrom Guanella Pass TH left at 3:20 / Down by 9:15. Enjoyable well groomed trail.
Walkoutnow - Jun 10, 2017 11:31 am Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2017
SloppyEither in winter with tons of snow, or later in summer with none would be better.
kronshage3 - Apr 22, 2017 12:46 pm Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2016
Sawtooth Ridge RouteStarted around 6AM. Entire lot was filled by 6:30. Easy climb to Bierstadt. Sawtooth ridge had a little snow, but nothing to make the route technical. Evans was a little breezy. Descent was the worst part. Gully was hard to find, BUT there is a route down it. Bushwacking was horrible. Entire area was muddy from melting snow. More than ankle deep all the way back to regular trail. Back at car around 3:15PM.
aislinnmcl - Apr 19, 2017 5:29 pm Date Climbed: Apr 19, 2017
First 14erLeft Guanella Pass Campground around 7:30am. The road is closed for winter from the campground to the trailhead (adding about 2 miles each way). The snow was hard packed so no snowshoes necessary - we just bare booted the whole way to the summit. Didn't bring an axe or other traction. Took us 3 hours to ascend - 5.5 hours total. We had to navigate through a storm on the way down and got a little sidetracked. Lucky enough to have clear skies when we summited though!
Sjboatwright - Dec 13, 2016 2:55 pm
The Calm Before the StormA great climb before the storm came in and pinned us down on our way to Evans. Worth it!
http://www.undercivilized.com/2016/12/mount-bierstadt-and-the-sharktooth/
utclimber - Oct 16, 2016 5:20 pm
TwiceTwo hikes up Bierstadt in the late 90s.
bruceg - Sep 19, 2016 7:32 pm Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2015
Colorado 14 number 10Lots of people, great view.
knotis23 - Sep 1, 2016 8:15 pm Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2016
Guanella Pass TrailheadNice hike, winter-ish weather for Aug., a bit of snow from 12,000 feet up, great views.
BobEnein - Aug 30, 2016 1:27 pm Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2016
Mt BierstadtGreat scenic hike to the summit compounded by relatively big snow storm the night before given it's late Aug summer.