Mount Democrat Climber's Log

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awillson

awillson - Jul 8, 2004 10:07 am

Route Climbed: Kite Lake Date Climbed: August 3, 2002  Sucess!

My brothers and I decided to try speed climbing from Kite Lake. Brent 0:58, Andrew 1:02, Eric 1:05. Nice view of Climax Mine from the summit.

Ratballs

Ratballs - Jun 22, 2004 9:10 pm

Route Climbed: From Kite Lake Date Climbed: July 19, 1999  Sucess!

A fun, solo day out up high.



Here's a (sorta) trip report.

CharlesD

CharlesD - Jun 22, 2004 11:05 am

Route Climbed: Southeast snowfields and talus Date Climbed: June 19, 2004  Sucess!

Definitely the most interesting summit on the Decalibron loop. Climbed about 600' of moderate snow south of the main trail up to the steep talus pile. Thence to the summit by the shortest available route. Nice place, but crowded. Summer 14ers are definitely a different breed of mountain than what I've become used to.

mountainmota

mountainmota - Jun 15, 2004 7:28 pm

Route Climbed: Decalibron Date Climbed: September 2003  Sucess!

Nice easy 14er!

xskier77

xskier77 - Jun 13, 2004 8:40 pm

Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: May 2, 2004  Sucess!

Was unable to drive all the way to Kite lake so we managed to get a legal 3000 ft gain hike of Democrat. There was plenty of snow and snowshoes probably would have been helpfull. We wound up postholing quite a bit but got a great glissade from the summit almost all the way back to Kite Lake.

Andy

Andy - Jun 12, 2004 6:27 pm

Route Climbed: Standard Route Date Climbed: June 12, 2004  Sucess!

I climbed Democrat along with Lincoln and Bross. It took me five hours car to car. The weather was cool and windy and a snow squall blew through on my way from Cameron to Bross.

lostman

lostman - Jun 9, 2004 3:10 pm

Route Climbed: Via Lincoln Date Climbed: July 19, 2001  Sucess!

Great day!

bps - Jun 9, 2004 4:42 am

Route Climbed: Standard route from Kite Lake Date Climbed: October 2002  Sucess!

Had to spend 4 months at sea level and upon arriving back home in Colorado I went straight here to kick my butt back into altitude-shape!

esugi

esugi - May 27, 2004 11:40 am

Route Climbed: From Kite Lake Date Climbed: September 2002  Sucess!

Flew in from Seattle, rented a car, drove to the trailhead, and did the Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln circa all in one day! Was feeling the affects of altitude quite a bit. We descended down from Lincoln in the dark, got in the car, and drove off to the trailhead of Mount Elbert. Very fun but long trip.

DaveC

DaveC - May 20, 2004 9:31 pm

Route Climbed: standard loop Date Climbed: june 96  Sucess!

first of an easy triple-bagger from kite lake with a dozen tourists and the dog.

sbkelley

sbkelley - May 12, 2004 3:11 pm

Route Climbed: south slopes Date Climbed: June 2002  Sucess!

Alex, Richard, Tim and I just kind of found our own route up to the top. We saw the inviting ridge on the south face of the mountain when viewed from Kite Lake and just followed it up to the top - a nice way to spice the climb up a little bit.

Ryan Kowalski

Ryan Kowalski - Apr 19, 2004 12:04 pm

Route Climbed: Southeast Ridge Date Climbed: August 17, 2000  Sucess!

Did the Decalibron which in retrospect is not that huge a feat, but at the time: being on top of three 14ers in one day was incredible to me. The summit of Democrat was absolutely thick with fog, it was neat climbing into the clouds

f360driver

f360driver - Apr 14, 2004 6:39 pm

Route Climbed: Unknown Date Climbed: 7/04  Sucess!

Easy scramble. Fun climb.

coloradoiceclimber

coloradoiceclimber - Apr 10, 2004 3:58 pm

Route Climbed: From Kite Lake Date Climbed: June 16, 2001  Sucess!

Great tripple tick with Nate Lowery. It took 1.5 hrs to the summit from the lot!

RyanS

RyanS - Apr 9, 2004 5:05 pm

Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: September 2, 2002  Sucess!

Starting at Montgomery Reservoir, Erin and I hiked up to the headwaters of the Middle Fork of the South Platte. We were out early enough to not have to deal with 4WD vehicles attempting this challenging road. We hiked into a small amphitheatre below Traver Peak to gain Democrat's North Ridge above its saddle w/ Traver. The ridge gets very interesting at a notch that you can inspect while on your approach. To stay on or near the ridge crest would be fifth-class of a difficulty unknown to me, but it looked doable. We weren't up to the challenge, though, and traversed out onto the west-facing slopes to evade some of the difficulties. People are very surprised when they see you arrive at Democrat's summit from the north. We descended into Platte Gulch from the Democrat-Cameron saddle. I would not recommend our descent route for an ascent, because it's rather loose. Many 4WD vehicles were on the road to Wheeler Lake along our return trip.

RyanS

RyanS - Apr 9, 2004 4:48 pm

Route Climbed: DeCaLiBron Date Climbed: June 5, 2002  Sucess!

I soloed the DeCaLiBron. I was very pleased that the road had been grated because otherwise, my Prizm wouldn't have made it to Kite Lake. A few inches of snow fell the night before, but it melted very quickly.

pphlux

pphlux - Mar 19, 2004 11:22 pm

Route Climbed: North Face (Platte Gulch Approach) Date Climbed: May 2002  Sucess!

Good route. Snow was very thin in platte gulch for this early in the

season. 4x4 road was clear to about 12,000'.



Snow was not consolidated, and was easy to kick steps into, but

looking back, was probably not safe from avalanche yet.



This route was absolutely amazing, and I really do suggest it.

With a high camp in Platte Gulch, all three(four) of the lincoln

group can be climbed in a single day. Descend the saddle between

lincoln and democrat.



Also, watch out, the marmots will eat your stuff.

granddeity - Feb 12, 2004 4:01 am

Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: August 2003  Sucess!

Summitted, and was most of the way up Cameron when the lightning started heading in, so decended without summiting the other mountains in the group.

neoday

neoday - Feb 3, 2004 12:18 pm

Route Climbed: Roughly standard route Date Climbed: December 31, 2003  Sucess!

Beautiful mountain, great camp site, wonderfully fun hike.

scvanm

scvanm - Jan 19, 2004 10:05 pm

Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: July 12, 2003

Father /Son trip with my 12 year old. He is better than me. (cj) did all three)

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