Mount Cameron Climber's Log

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Scott

Scott - Jul 5, 2009 10:33 pm Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2009

Cameron  Sucess!

Kimberly, Shaylee, Kimberly and I set off to climb Mount Democrat, Mount Cameron, and Mount Lincoln.

It was a rough night before and the evening of July 3 was very windy. The tent kept blowing down at Kite Lake which was above timberline. We had left our smaller low profile tents home because at the time we weren’t thinking of camping at Kite Lake and it was a last minute decision (and a not very good one). After several trial and error experiences keeping the tent from blowing away we finally got it anchored down good, but a big gust bent the poles and ripped the tent making it unusable. We spent a long night squished in the vehicles.

After waking up after a not-so-restful night we set off for the Cameron/Democrat Saddle. We climbed to the saddle and rested, making the trip in a fast (for a five year old) 1.5 hours. I let the kids decided if they wanted to climb Democrat or Lincoln first and they wanted to Lincoln first since it was the highest. We make the nice ridge over Cameron (which is only an “unofficial peak” because it doesn’t have enough rise over the connecting saddle to be a real peak) and over to Lincoln and reached the summit in about 3 hours from Kite Lake. It was still too early for lunch so we had a long snack.

It was somewhat cloudy to the west so we decided to forego Democrat and head down a secondary route near Mount Bross. We had at first planned to skip that summit (the opened section of the trail bypasses 100 feet below the summit), but I met a group of hikers returning from Mount Bross that explained that some of the owners of the mining claims were up there in vehicles (there is a private jeep road up there from the west side of Bross) and were granting hikers permission to summit the peak. I ran ahead to talk to them, but could see them heading back in their vehicles just before I reached the junction. We asked another of hikers if they had talked to the people in the vehicles and they said no. It was snowing lightly, but there was no sign or sound of thunder so we went over the summit of Bross and down the monotonous scree slope and back to Kite Lake. The round trip was a fast 5.5 hours Kite Lake to Kite Lake.

Lincoln was a nice climb and a pretty one, but my original thoughts on Bross remain (I had climbed the peak in February 2005). Bross is still a monotonous pile of scree with few redeeming traits. Lincoln was the highlight of the trip and other than the blown apart tent the night before, the climb was a good one.

noahs213

noahs213 - Jun 29, 2009 10:35 pm Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2009

Is this the summit?  Sucess!

Climbed all 4 summits. Overall easy climbs except the fact I got sick. There all very fun! and oh ya. The summit is very interesting.

slowpoke

slowpoke - Jun 28, 2009 9:52 pm Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2009

2nd in Kite Lake Loop  Sucess!

Hiked with Democrat, Lincoln and Bross

farrisgl

farrisgl - Mar 4, 2009 1:31 am Date Climbed: Aug 11, 1987

Cameron, Lincoln, Democrat, and Bross  Sucess!

Hiked the 4 peaks an a really clear Colorado day. Nice day outing.

Kiefer

Kiefer - Jan 3, 2009 3:19 am Date Climbed: Jan 2, 2009

Brutally windy  Sucess!

Coming off Democrat with intentions for Lincoln but bailed on Cameron due to the severe winds. Actually had to sit down for almost 10 minutes...simply couldn't stand.

Steve Larson

Steve Larson - Nov 22, 2008 1:41 am Date Climbed: Nov 21, 2008

Decalibron  Sucess!

Gale-force winds on top. I didn't even slow down on my way to Lincoln.

heather14

heather14 - Sep 14, 2008 7:47 pm Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2008

Decalibron  Sucess!

Felt like February.....postholing in snow to my knees and extremely strong winds.

Aspen

Aspen - Aug 28, 2008 3:20 am Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2008

Against the Wind  Sucess!

It was a wild windy day and the 20 lbs. of rocks I had placed in my backpack helped A LOT considering I'm only 119 lbs. LoL! I didn't realize Cameron's summit has so flat a curvature till I stood on it...a major contrast compared to Lincoln and Democrat.

Knight

Pivvay

Pivvay - Aug 21, 2008 10:34 am Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2007

Happy Anniversary  Sucess!

Happy 3rd wedding anniversary to Chris and Marni on the DeCaliBron. Rainy weather on and off all day but never any thunderstorms.

BigRob

BigRob - Aug 19, 2008 8:06 pm Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2008

Passing through  Sucess!

Just passing between Democrat and Lincoln.

ageorge101

ageorge101 - Aug 15, 2008 12:51 pm Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2006

4 in 1 day  Sucess!

On the way over to Lincoln. Great weather, great views.

cp0915

cp0915 - Aug 3, 2008 6:47 pm

Decalibron  Sucess!

A walk-over on the way to Lincoln.

Pete Castricone

Pete Castricone - Jul 22, 2008 2:52 pm

Poor Cameron  Sucess!

Just offering my respect to the big mountain.

dpk

dpk - Jun 22, 2008 5:50 pm Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2008

clear views  Sucess!

I'm counting it - easy walk up

Kenneth.alone - Mar 29, 2008 1:28 am Date Climbed: May 2, 2003

Neat collection  Sucess!

Uniques setting there, i like the amount of time earth above the tree line, good stuff.

dswink

dswink - Mar 10, 2008 1:52 am Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2006

Lincoln-Democrat-Cameron-Bross  Sucess!

Four 14ers in a day. Nice hike but clouds obscured the views.

jimegan

jimegan - Feb 6, 2008 7:46 pm Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2006

DEMOCRAT/CAMERON/LINCOLN/BROSS  Sucess!

DID LOOP FROM KITE LAKE TRAILHEAD

tomlauren

tomlauren - Jan 29, 2008 9:36 pm Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2005

Lincoln - Cameron - Democrat - Bross  Sucess!

Hiked all four via Lincoln Amphitheater from Montgomery Reservoir Trailhead with my friend Jason. We summited Cameron three different times that day.

AltitudeSickness

AltitudeSickness - Jan 8, 2008 9:25 pm Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2007

Lots of Snow  Sucess!

Cameron was a blast, we finished Democrat early and headed down. There was a ton of snow so we played all the way up to the summit. Practice some self arrest, hung over a large cornice. This is a fun peak with all this snow. With the sun beating down it was also very hot. My best friend and I did our usual type trip from Oklahoma. Drive all night, sleep a couple of hours, go for the summit. We had never done more than one 14er on any trip but we decided to give this a whirl. Doing Democrat was the most difficult, we had not time to adjust to the altitude difference from Oklahoma to Colorado so we both felt queezy. Arriving at the summit was great! Completed Cameron, Linclon and Bross glissaded down the face of Bross. Great way to finish. Easy descent. All of these four peaks were done before these were closed recently.

argothor

argothor - Oct 5, 2007 8:57 am Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2001

4 peak day  Sucess!

Started at Kite Lake, hiked up to Democrat, traversed over the Cameron, then Lincoln and finally Bross before coming down the western side of Bross back to Kite Lake. If you miss the trail coming down Bross it is a scree field that isn't much fun to come down. Even my Golden Retriever didn't care for that. Otherwise it was a great day.

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