MikeyB - Jun 9, 2014 10:40 am Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2014
Box Couloirs
Had the Box Couloirs all to myself with the snow in great shape for climbing! I had perhaps the wackiest weather day out with a bit of everything (tornado touched down in Fairplay that day)
atomiccows1 - May 5, 2014 7:46 pm Date Climbed: May 3, 2014
Spring has Sprung
My second 14er, and first solo. WOOO!
bobkalanick - Apr 13, 2014 12:40 am Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2013
Mt. Elbert
Awesome morning hike with my brother and his wife...my first 14er! Leadville is awesome too!
IdahoScott - Apr 9, 2014 11:08 am Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2010
Highpoint #25
Planned a long "layover" through Denver on the way back from a project. Climbed Elbert and then proceeded to Crested Butte for a weekend of mountain biking. Camped under the stars and bathed in rivers. A great trip.
Started @ 6:30 am reached top - 11:30 pm
Back to base 6pm Did very slow descend
Scott - Mar 18, 2014 12:14 am Date Climbed: Mar 9, 2014
Elbert
March 9 2014
I did the climb of Mount Elbert with several 14ers.com members. The climb was supposed to be on Saturday, but bad weather caused the postponement of the trip.
After a late start the night before, I arrived very late at the trailhead and didn't sleep. It was -2F in the morning, but the weather was clear.
The group was pretty spread out and I left at 7 am. I took 10 hours 15 minutes round trip, but several other people were faster.
The climb was straightforward, but long and it was windier and colder than the weather forecast had predicted.
Unfortunately, I had forgotten my sunscreen, but I was able to borrow some early on. I still could have used more as I got burned in places. It was a very sunny day and the sun was intense!
November 28-29 2003
We (Jeff, George, and myself) set out to do a "faux winter" climb of Mt. Elbert on November 28. Jeff lives in Denver and George flew in from Chicago. The astronomical winter is December 22-March 21, but the climatological winter is November 22-Feb 21 (coldest 1/3 of the year), so it would be fair to say that it was a "winter conditions" climb.
We left the South Elbert Trailhead at 1:30 PM and made 11,200 feet 3 hours later. We set up camp at this spot.
The morning was very warm, a near tropical 14F (-10C). Not bad for this high. I had carried a 70lb pack expecting much harsher conditions.
Snowshoes helped in the ascent, but an ice axe and crampons were not required. We had carried them anyway.
Jeff was the quickest of the bunch and reached the summit, back to camp, and to the trailhead in well under 7 hours. I took about 7 hours. George had to turn back at 13,900 feet because he wasn't acclimatized, he being from Chicago. Had he had more time for acclimatization, he certainly would have made it. He'll try again soon. It was pretty cold and windy on top, but not too bad. We were the only ones to sign the summit register in a month. Certainly others must have reached the summit within a month, and hadn't signed the register?
regolithe - Mar 15, 2014 10:18 pm Date Climbed: Mar 14, 2014
Perfect Day on the East Ridge
There's a great view from the summit. This was my first (real) Colorado 14er, and it was a fun winter climb. Long, but fun.
JBR1969 - Mar 10, 2014 4:17 pm Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2007
Nope
Up the Black Cloud trail. My partner was slow and we got turned around by an afternoon thunderstorm.
East ridge on a beautiful winter day - warm, calm and sunny - for Sarah's winter 14er finisher. Congrats again Sarah!
iamrwood - Jan 14, 2014 2:54 am Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2013
Black Cloud Trail
Took the Black Cloud Trail up to Mount Elbert with Pocket Rocks
Cambot - Jan 13, 2014 11:29 am Date Climbed: Jan 11, 2014
first black toenail
Brief windy weather window between storms and only one other climber on the mountain. Deep snow below treeline and lovely snowfields for glissading on the ridge. Unfortunately wore new boots!
Kevintheclimber - Dec 27, 2013 9:19 pm Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2012
A walk up
Didn't even stop once on the ascent, drank two beers on summit. Awesome day.
RaymondShevsky - Dec 19, 2013 5:49 pm Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2010
Class 1 trail
Crowded, popular summit with incredible views over the Rockies.
Judd97 - Dec 11, 2013 11:47 pm Date Climbed: Nov 29, 2013
HP #22
Wore snowshoes to the summit and back. Perfect Black Friday conditions, sunny and warm, no wind!
Woodswalker - Nov 24, 2013 8:43 am Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2005
AFmountaineer - Oct 23, 2013 7:21 pm Date Climbed: Oct 12, 2013
Top of the world
Hiked through at times maybe a couple feet of snow and it was certainly quite cold but the views were amazing, definitely felt like i was on top of the world.
jamesglaze - Oct 18, 2013 12:33 am Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2013
HP No. 23
Summited with my two daughters (No. 11) and a long time friend and fellow ExxonMobil annuitant. We also had the company of a good 150 others and a dozen dogs on this great day for climbing. We started about 4:15 a.m., summited 9:15, back down 1:15, just ahead of a rain/hail storm. Hiked via the northeast ridge route, which is very steep (the girls feel it is tougher than Whitney) with four false summits. This is one I have targeted for many years so was very happy to bag it. The pizza in Leadville afterward was very good as well. Mt. Elbert was number 3 on a 5 state highpoint trip.
bruno baschung - Oct 8, 2013 12:48 am Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2013
north east route
A very enjoyable hike on Colorado's highest and contiguous US highest N°2 on a very windy day (it was gusting up there at 45/50 mph), and there was some snow above 13500 ft or so, whihc make the summit quite intresting to reach on that day (several hikers didn't push all the way to main top).
But at least there was no issue of thunderstorms. The landscape was very beautiful (nice colours of early autumn, nice view as well). The NE route is easy and quite rapid to go donw as well, which is also enjoyable. Though reaching the top late (3pm), going down slowly it took me only 3h20 to reach trail head.
MikeyB - Jun 9, 2014 10:40 am Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2014
Box CouloirsHad the Box Couloirs all to myself with the snow in great shape for climbing! I had perhaps the wackiest weather day out with a bit of everything (tornado touched down in Fairplay that day)
atomiccows1 - May 5, 2014 7:46 pm Date Climbed: May 3, 2014
Spring has SprungMy second 14er, and first solo. WOOO!
bobkalanick - Apr 13, 2014 12:40 am Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2013
Mt. ElbertAwesome morning hike with my brother and his wife...my first 14er! Leadville is awesome too!
IdahoScott - Apr 9, 2014 11:08 am Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2010
Highpoint #25Planned a long "layover" through Denver on the way back from a project. Climbed Elbert and then proceeded to Crested Butte for a weekend of mountain biking. Camped under the stars and bathed in rivers. A great trip.
Vinodmahadik - Apr 7, 2014 1:48 pm Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2006
VinodmahadikStarted @ 6:30 am reached top - 11:30 pm
Back to base 6pm Did very slow descend
Scott - Mar 18, 2014 12:14 am Date Climbed: Mar 9, 2014
ElbertMarch 9 2014
I did the climb of Mount Elbert with several 14ers.com members. The climb was supposed to be on Saturday, but bad weather caused the postponement of the trip.
After a late start the night before, I arrived very late at the trailhead and didn't sleep. It was -2F in the morning, but the weather was clear.
The group was pretty spread out and I left at 7 am. I took 10 hours 15 minutes round trip, but several other people were faster.
The climb was straightforward, but long and it was windier and colder than the weather forecast had predicted.
Unfortunately, I had forgotten my sunscreen, but I was able to borrow some early on. I still could have used more as I got burned in places. It was a very sunny day and the sun was intense!
November 28-29 2003
We (Jeff, George, and myself) set out to do a "faux winter" climb of Mt. Elbert on November 28. Jeff lives in Denver and George flew in from Chicago. The astronomical winter is December 22-March 21, but the climatological winter is November 22-Feb 21 (coldest 1/3 of the year), so it would be fair to say that it was a "winter conditions" climb.
We left the South Elbert Trailhead at 1:30 PM and made 11,200 feet 3 hours later. We set up camp at this spot.
The morning was very warm, a near tropical 14F (-10C). Not bad for this high. I had carried a 70lb pack expecting much harsher conditions.
Snowshoes helped in the ascent, but an ice axe and crampons were not required. We had carried them anyway.
Jeff was the quickest of the bunch and reached the summit, back to camp, and to the trailhead in well under 7 hours. I took about 7 hours. George had to turn back at 13,900 feet because he wasn't acclimatized, he being from Chicago. Had he had more time for acclimatization, he certainly would have made it. He'll try again soon. It was pretty cold and windy on top, but not too bad. We were the only ones to sign the summit register in a month. Certainly others must have reached the summit within a month, and hadn't signed the register?
regolithe - Mar 15, 2014 10:18 pm Date Climbed: Mar 14, 2014
Perfect Day on the East RidgeThere's a great view from the summit. This was my first (real) Colorado 14er, and it was a fun winter climb. Long, but fun.
JBR1969 - Mar 10, 2014 4:17 pm Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2007
NopeUp the Black Cloud trail. My partner was slow and we got turned around by an afternoon thunderstorm.
chicagotransplant - Jan 19, 2014 9:24 pm Date Climbed: Jan 18, 2014
East RidgeEast ridge on a beautiful winter day - warm, calm and sunny - for Sarah's winter 14er finisher. Congrats again Sarah!
iamrwood - Jan 14, 2014 2:54 am Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2013
Black Cloud TrailTook the Black Cloud Trail up to Mount Elbert with Pocket Rocks
Cambot - Jan 13, 2014 11:29 am Date Climbed: Jan 11, 2014
first black toenailBrief windy weather window between storms and only one other climber on the mountain. Deep snow below treeline and lovely snowfields for glissading on the ridge. Unfortunately wore new boots!
Kevintheclimber - Dec 27, 2013 9:19 pm Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2012
A walk upDidn't even stop once on the ascent, drank two beers on summit. Awesome day.
RaymondShevsky - Dec 19, 2013 5:49 pm Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2010
Class 1 trailCrowded, popular summit with incredible views over the Rockies.
Judd97 - Dec 11, 2013 11:47 pm Date Climbed: Nov 29, 2013
HP #22Wore snowshoes to the summit and back. Perfect Black Friday conditions, sunny and warm, no wind!
Woodswalker - Nov 24, 2013 8:43 am Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2005
Mount ElbertLove Colorado mountains!
MadGrad96 - Nov 1, 2013 7:41 am
ElbertStandard route
alpineair - Oct 28, 2013 9:55 am
ElbertNo crowds in winter.
AFmountaineer - Oct 23, 2013 7:21 pm Date Climbed: Oct 12, 2013
Top of the worldHiked through at times maybe a couple feet of snow and it was certainly quite cold but the views were amazing, definitely felt like i was on top of the world.
jamesglaze - Oct 18, 2013 12:33 am Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2013
HP No. 23Summited with my two daughters (No. 11) and a long time friend and fellow ExxonMobil annuitant. We also had the company of a good 150 others and a dozen dogs on this great day for climbing. We started about 4:15 a.m., summited 9:15, back down 1:15, just ahead of a rain/hail storm. Hiked via the northeast ridge route, which is very steep (the girls feel it is tougher than Whitney) with four false summits. This is one I have targeted for many years so was very happy to bag it. The pizza in Leadville afterward was very good as well. Mt. Elbert was number 3 on a 5 state highpoint trip.
bruno baschung - Oct 8, 2013 12:48 am Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2013
north east routeA very enjoyable hike on Colorado's highest and contiguous US highest N°2 on a very windy day (it was gusting up there at 45/50 mph), and there was some snow above 13500 ft or so, whihc make the summit quite intresting to reach on that day (several hikers didn't push all the way to main top).
But at least there was no issue of thunderstorms. The landscape was very beautiful (nice colours of early autumn, nice view as well). The NE route is easy and quite rapid to go donw as well, which is also enjoyable. Though reaching the top late (3pm), going down slowly it took me only 3h20 to reach trail head.
Bruno Baschung