It's an exciting thing to be able to click the "successful" box on this one. An absolutely perfect day. Not too hot, not cold, just a very slight cool breeze at the top, and stunning, perfect views in all directions. My first Fourteener since Shasta in 1996.
plenty of people, but a fun hike. Pretty easy depending on what route you take. Not very cloudy.
shmyers21 - Jul 1, 2013 12:59 pm Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2013
South Trail- Steeper than it looks
I was looking forward to this summit, because everywhere you read, it looks like it's one of the easier state highpoints. It was much steeper than I had anticipated. I should have conditioned before attempting. None the less, good peak, great feeling, knowing that we climbed up past 14K feet. Great view from the top. Highpoint #4 for me!
MaverickMerk - Jun 12, 2013 8:58 pm Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2012
Mt. Elbert
A nice walk with great views at the top.
apachedino - Jun 5, 2013 7:36 pm Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2013
Box Creek Coulior
Ascended the East ridge and then cut over ~12,600 feet to the small lake and decided to take the steepest and furthest north coulior. It was pretty fun and felt like over 50 degrees in steepness towards the top. Then continued to slog in by then softening snow to the top. Clear day with an excellent glissade back to the lake on one of the shallower couliors.
JRaphaelson - Jun 2, 2013 8:18 pm Date Climbed: May 30, 2013
Route: South Elbert
Views were great but snow slog and subzero wind chill made the hike less enjoyable than it should have been.
jfulcher - May 15, 2013 7:50 am Date Climbed: May 20, 2012
Climbed this on a quick trip home to Colorado after being marooned in Greenland's snow and ice for 6 months. This left me way out of shape and the trek to the top was exhausting. My friends Dave and EJ kept berating me to keep up. Made it to the crowded summit and came down in record time.
jainman09 - Feb 25, 2013 3:07 am Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2005
Straight Up!
It was a little fun (nervous!) driving the river crossing at night, but glad we did given the altitude and hike it took off the climb.
cdevenney84 - Jan 21, 2013 7:09 pm Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2012
Awesome
Great Hike
xbaghat - Jan 20, 2013 1:45 am Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2006
astroclimber - Jul 6, 2013 9:34 pm
Fun fall climbGreat fall day climbing with my son
Snidely Whiplash - Jul 6, 2013 8:50 pm Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2013
South TrailIt's an exciting thing to be able to click the "successful" box on this one. An absolutely perfect day. Not too hot, not cold, just a very slight cool breeze at the top, and stunning, perfect views in all directions. My first Fourteener since Shasta in 1996.
Hotoven - Jul 6, 2013 6:33 pm Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2013
nice day hikeplenty of people, but a fun hike. Pretty easy depending on what route you take. Not very cloudy.
shmyers21 - Jul 1, 2013 12:59 pm Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2013
South Trail- Steeper than it looksI was looking forward to this summit, because everywhere you read, it looks like it's one of the easier state highpoints. It was much steeper than I had anticipated. I should have conditioned before attempting. None the less, good peak, great feeling, knowing that we climbed up past 14K feet. Great view from the top. Highpoint #4 for me!
MaverickMerk - Jun 12, 2013 8:58 pm Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2012
Mt. ElbertA nice walk with great views at the top.
apachedino - Jun 5, 2013 7:36 pm Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2013
Box Creek CouliorAscended the East ridge and then cut over ~12,600 feet to the small lake and decided to take the steepest and furthest north coulior. It was pretty fun and felt like over 50 degrees in steepness towards the top. Then continued to slog in by then softening snow to the top. Clear day with an excellent glissade back to the lake on one of the shallower couliors.
JRaphaelson - Jun 2, 2013 8:18 pm Date Climbed: May 30, 2013
Route: South ElbertViews were great but snow slog and subzero wind chill made the hike less enjoyable than it should have been.
jfulcher - May 15, 2013 7:50 am Date Climbed: May 20, 2012
Standard rtuneventful hike.
lapotka - Apr 23, 2013 4:45 pm
sologreat trail
tjbst47 - Apr 11, 2013 9:10 pm Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2012
summitIt was nice.
DrPowercat - Apr 11, 2013 12:57 am Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2012
DrPowercatclimbed for the second time on a beautiful summer day with my 10 year old son and three friends, first climbed in back in September of 1996
plawski - Apr 9, 2013 12:46 pm
Easy summer hikelittle tedious but nice
Gmetzel - Mar 18, 2013 4:44 am Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2008
YuP!Made iT!
UAmatt89 - Mar 1, 2013 3:40 pm
Flatlander diseaseClimbed this on a quick trip home to Colorado after being marooned in Greenland's snow and ice for 6 months. This left me way out of shape and the trek to the top was exhausting. My friends Dave and EJ kept berating me to keep up. Made it to the crowded summit and came down in record time.
jainman09 - Feb 25, 2013 3:07 am Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2005
Straight Up!It was a little fun (nervous!) driving the river crossing at night, but glad we did given the altitude and hike it took off the climb.
cdevenney84 - Jan 21, 2013 7:09 pm Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2012
AwesomeGreat Hike
xbaghat - Jan 20, 2013 1:45 am Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2006
thirteen...
crazyp43 - Jan 14, 2013 12:43 pm
elbert highpointingstandard route no problems the climbing gets better up on the summit cone
Fletch - Dec 28, 2012 1:20 pm Date Climbed: Nov 27, 2010
couple timesBackside trip was a wash. Met Vince on that one. Good guy.
awhite28 - Dec 25, 2012 1:50 pm
ElbertSolo with hundreds of other people :/