jclements - Nov 2, 2020 8:33 am Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2019
Summit
The long way up.
jabfoster - Sep 7, 2020 8:08 am Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2020
Mount Elbert Summit
Beautiful day for a summit. Easy access and non-technical trail. Several other hikers. Nice mountain top views but really enjoyed the Aspen tree forest at the beginning of the hike.
jake_the_snake - Aug 23, 2020 9:49 am Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2020
Elbert Hike
Great hike - awesome views - super easy trail
Niederbayer - Aug 22, 2020 3:15 pm Date Climbed: Dec 8, 2019
Almost complete solitude
love climbing 14ers in winter - had a nice campfire for the night and only met one other climber on the way up
JesseSumrak - Jul 28, 2020 11:54 am Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2020
Tall Tall Mountain
Beautiful, dark morning to solo ascent up the mountain. First up and had the summit to myself for a while this morning. Windy. So awesome seeing all the mountains around. Maybe my legs were toasted from running La Plata the day before, but I didn't find Elbert as easy as other 14'ers. Not hard, but long, steep ascent.
Climbingwithewan - Jul 21, 2020 8:54 am Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2020
Mt. Elbert
Don’t be fooled by the people who say it is easy. The part in the forest is pretty easy, but then it is just steep and rocky for the rest of the way. I’m a TERRIBLE mountaineer and it took me almost 7 hours round trip. If you suck like me, then I would rate this climb, above tree line mostly class 2 and difficult due to the amount of vertical feet you gain in the last 2 miles and rocky terrain, which requires some scrambling. Also their are 3 false summits, so don’t think you’re too close until you see a 4th summit. I used the normal route on Halfmoon road. I think it was the northeast route.
Left Boulder at 2:20 am. and got going from the North trailhead at 5:00 am. Surprisingly, the lot was not full. Made it up to the peak around 8:30 am. The crowds at the summit were minimal. My friend who was moving from Georgia to California joined us on the hike. Though Elbert is the tallest CO 14er, it definitely is one of the easiest. 14er #18
pcrean - Apr 30, 2020 11:17 am Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2016
Drazhar - Jan 3, 2020 6:31 am Date Climbed: Mar 12, 2008
Winter Eblert Climb
this was a fun time to scale Elbert, full white out conditions, a good amount of wind and seeing others actually turn back.
cedarbend - Dec 3, 2019 1:00 pm Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2010
An accomplishment!
Although I grew up beneath Elbert & Massive, I had never thought of climbing them. My Minnesota husband came up with that idea and so we traveled back to Leadville, did a little bit of high-altitude conditioning and made it to the top. His latest idea is to climb Massive when he turns 70. Oy.
rocketsredglare - Oct 5, 2019 7:23 pm Date Climbed: Oct 5, 2019
Triple attempt complete
Last of my three summits in three states. This one you just needed to put one foot in front of the other. Stayed in a cool bed and breakfast in Leadville, Colorado Trail House, when the Delaware was sold out. Cool chick at the desk walked me out and down the alley to the house, cheap and dynamite accomos! Next day got a relaxed start after a good night's sleep, 9am, up and down by 1:30. Quite a few people to keep me company and a great summit! But f**k the steep downhill on the way out, yuck!!
cascadescrambler - Jul 25, 2019 4:56 pm Date Climbed: Aug 19, 1987
Mount Elbert
Part of a fourteeners week with my bro
Ryland - Jul 18, 2019 6:15 am Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2006
Black Cloud Trail
A nice day on the Black Cloud Trail when I was in my mid-teens - the route was chosen for its south-facing aspect where there was not any snow.
tyty5949 - Apr 25, 2019 9:48 pm Date Climbed: May 22, 2018
Up the north side from Emerald Lake on a pretty day. Not the most scenic mountain, but a very enjoyable hike nonetheless.
dmcm - Mar 21, 2019 6:46 pm Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2018
Beautiful day
Came from the east to hike a mountain and decided on this one. I stayed in Leadville for a day to get acclimated to the altitude (my home elevation is about 300 feet above sea level). It took me all day, but I consider it an accomplishment for a 70 year old.
tref95 - Mar 8, 2019 10:51 am Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2018
First 14er
Beautiful weather. Used the NorthEast Ridge Trail.
eli.boardman - Dec 27, 2018 10:26 am Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2018
Finished the 14ers
Final 14er on both the standard list of 58 named peaks and the unofficial list of 74 fourteeners; via Black Cloud Trail
Matt McCullough - Dec 2, 2018 8:36 am Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2018
Mt. Elbert and daydreaming of snowboarding
Nice hike to summit before noon on a beautiful cool and clear summer day. Was thinking about how the long moderate slopes along the northeastern approach trail would make for good snowboarding possibilities in the Winter. In order to get an early start I slept the night before in the back of my Prius a couple of miles below the trailhead at public campsite beside Halfmoon Road (C.R. 110).
jclements - Nov 2, 2020 8:33 am Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2019
SummitThe long way up.
jabfoster - Sep 7, 2020 8:08 am Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2020
Mount Elbert SummitBeautiful day for a summit. Easy access and non-technical trail. Several other hikers. Nice mountain top views but really enjoyed the Aspen tree forest at the beginning of the hike.
jake_the_snake - Aug 23, 2020 9:49 am Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2020
Elbert HikeGreat hike - awesome views - super easy trail
Niederbayer - Aug 22, 2020 3:15 pm Date Climbed: Dec 8, 2019
Almost complete solitudelove climbing 14ers in winter - had a nice campfire for the night and only met one other climber on the way up
JesseSumrak - Jul 28, 2020 11:54 am Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2020
Tall Tall MountainBeautiful, dark morning to solo ascent up the mountain. First up and had the summit to myself for a while this morning. Windy. So awesome seeing all the mountains around. Maybe my legs were toasted from running La Plata the day before, but I didn't find Elbert as easy as other 14'ers. Not hard, but long, steep ascent.
Climbingwithewan - Jul 21, 2020 8:54 am Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2020
Mt. ElbertDon’t be fooled by the people who say it is easy. The part in the forest is pretty easy, but then it is just steep and rocky for the rest of the way. I’m a TERRIBLE mountaineer and it took me almost 7 hours round trip. If you suck like me, then I would rate this climb, above tree line mostly class 2 and difficult due to the amount of vertical feet you gain in the last 2 miles and rocky terrain, which requires some scrambling. Also their are 3 false summits, so don’t think you’re too close until you see a 4th summit. I used the normal route on Halfmoon road. I think it was the northeast route.
BKiser90 - Jul 5, 2020 5:48 pm Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2020
Relatively Quiet Day on my 18th 14erLeft Boulder at 2:20 am. and got going from the North trailhead at 5:00 am. Surprisingly, the lot was not full. Made it up to the peak around 8:30 am. The crowds at the summit were minimal. My friend who was moving from Georgia to California joined us on the hike. Though Elbert is the tallest CO 14er, it definitely is one of the easiest. 14er #18
pcrean - Apr 30, 2020 11:17 am Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2016
Mount ElbertHappy early 4th
mickeyCs - Mar 27, 2020 7:15 pm
ct thru hike2014
Drazhar - Jan 3, 2020 6:31 am Date Climbed: Mar 12, 2008
Winter Eblert Climbthis was a fun time to scale Elbert, full white out conditions, a good amount of wind and seeing others actually turn back.
cedarbend - Dec 3, 2019 1:00 pm Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2010
An accomplishment!Although I grew up beneath Elbert & Massive, I had never thought of climbing them. My Minnesota husband came up with that idea and so we traveled back to Leadville, did a little bit of high-altitude conditioning and made it to the top. His latest idea is to climb Massive when he turns 70. Oy.
rocketsredglare - Oct 5, 2019 7:23 pm Date Climbed: Oct 5, 2019
Triple attempt completeLast of my three summits in three states. This one you just needed to put one foot in front of the other. Stayed in a cool bed and breakfast in Leadville, Colorado Trail House, when the Delaware was sold out. Cool chick at the desk walked me out and down the alley to the house, cheap and dynamite accomos! Next day got a relaxed start after a good night's sleep, 9am, up and down by 1:30. Quite a few people to keep me company and a great summit! But f**k the steep downhill on the way out, yuck!!
cascadescrambler - Jul 25, 2019 4:56 pm Date Climbed: Aug 19, 1987
Mount ElbertPart of a fourteeners week with my bro
Ryland - Jul 18, 2019 6:15 am Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2006
Black Cloud TrailA nice day on the Black Cloud Trail when I was in my mid-teens - the route was chosen for its south-facing aspect where there was not any snow.
tyty5949 - Apr 25, 2019 9:48 pm Date Climbed: May 22, 2018
Mt. Elbert East FaceClimbed via East Face.
theoglick - Apr 7, 2019 9:00 pm Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2018
Late season peakbaggingUp the north side from Emerald Lake on a pretty day. Not the most scenic mountain, but a very enjoyable hike nonetheless.
dmcm - Mar 21, 2019 6:46 pm Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2018
Beautiful dayCame from the east to hike a mountain and decided on this one. I stayed in Leadville for a day to get acclimated to the altitude (my home elevation is about 300 feet above sea level). It took me all day, but I consider it an accomplishment for a 70 year old.
tref95 - Mar 8, 2019 10:51 am Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2018
First 14erBeautiful weather. Used the NorthEast Ridge Trail.
eli.boardman - Dec 27, 2018 10:26 am Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2018
Finished the 14ersFinal 14er on both the standard list of 58 named peaks and the unofficial list of 74 fourteeners; via Black Cloud Trail
Matt McCullough - Dec 2, 2018 8:36 am Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2018
Mt. Elbert and daydreaming of snowboardingNice hike to summit before noon on a beautiful cool and clear summer day. Was thinking about how the long moderate slopes along the northeastern approach trail would make for good snowboarding possibilities in the Winter. In order to get an early start I slept the night before in the back of my Prius a couple of miles below the trailhead at public campsite beside Halfmoon Road (C.R. 110).