Mount Evans Climber's Log

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jpvt

jpvt - Sep 16, 2010 12:08 am

Mt. Evans  Sucess!

summit lake > spaulding > evans

ericnoel

ericnoel - Sep 12, 2010 2:06 pm Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2010

Evans  Sucess!

Nice views before sunset.

catullus

catullus - Aug 31, 2010 11:29 pm Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2010

biked  Sucess!

Biked up from Idaho Springs. Whoosh -- really took it out of me -- a lot harder than I anticipated.

Kapelmuur

Kapelmuur - Aug 15, 2010 9:27 pm Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2010

West Ridge from Bierstadt/Sawtooth  Sucess!

Awesome day with no threat of storms. This route has a bit of everything. Descent back to Guanella took way longer than I thought it would.

PapaBanucci

PapaBanucci - Aug 15, 2010 6:48 pm Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2010

Hike and a bit of running  Sucess!

From Echo Lake, Chicago Lakes, Mt. Spalding route with my oldest son. Ran most of the way up to Chicago Lakes. On the way down five emergency vehicles were driving up, with sirens on. I wonder what would have happened.

bblack99

bblack99 - Aug 11, 2010 10:27 am Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2010

Northeast Face and Windchill in August  Sucess!

Did the "easy" northeast face from Summit Lake after camping at Echo Lake the night before. Fitful sleep at high altitude seemed like it was going to be a problem, but it helped a ton early on in the hike. Topped out from the steep route at about 10am, but scrapped plans to loop over West Evans and Spalding due to the gusty winds. Other than gusts and cold(!), it was a gorgeous day with great views in all directions!

TJ311

TJ311 - Aug 9, 2010 10:41 am Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2010

Acclimatization  Sucess!

I just did a drive up on this peak so that I could get some acclimatization for my hikes next week. A beautiful peak. And the best part.... we saw a huge herd of mountain goats along the way down.

Alana - Aug 8, 2010 4:37 pm Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2010

My First Fourteener  Sucess!

Looped from Summit Lake to Spalding to Evans. Very foggy, but I'm glad I didn't turn back!

Hostilejim

Hostilejim - Jul 31, 2010 10:23 am

Over Spalding  Sucess!

climbed from Summit Lake, over spalding to he summit.

strudolyubov

strudolyubov - Jul 11, 2010 3:15 pm Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2010

From Bierstadt via Sawtooth  Sucess!

Traversed from Bierstadt via Sawtooth: nice solid rock, lots of exposure if you trying to stay on the ridge proper. Scrambled along Mt. Evans West Ridge over a couple of false summits before arriving on the crowded summit. Nice scrambling, good weather, stunning views!

DayHikerJr - Jul 5, 2010 5:32 pm Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2010

Evans  Sucess!

I hiked up the trail a bit, but nap time and high elevation made me sleepy, so Daddy carried me the rest of the way to the top.

Day Hiker

Day Hiker - Jul 5, 2010 5:27 pm Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2010

Evans  Sucess!

Hey, when you guys summit Mount Shasta, do you start at the Pacific coast, at sea level? Do you start closer to the mountain, at 3500 feet, in the town of Mount Shasta? Or do you DRIVE UP AS FAR AS YOU CAN, to Bunny Flat (or whatever trailhead), and start from there?

How about Mount Whitney? Do you start hiking in Lone Pine, at 3700 feet? Or do you DRIVE UP AS FAR AS YOU CAN and then start hiking from there?

How about Longs Peak? From Estes Park? From Loveland? From the Atlantic Ocean? Or how about DRIVING UP AS FAR AS YOU CAN and then start hiking from there?

So the same goes for Mount Evans.

The exercise one gets from starting at a lower point is worthwhile for sure, and obviously if you started at the lower point, your summit achievement is more of an accomplishment than that of someone who hiked from a higher trailhead. But if I'm going to get exercise from a mountain-wilderness-hiking experience, I would prefer to get it on a trail that doesn't take you to a parking lot full of cars and people who drove up. If you can drive up, I would prefer to do it that way, because it seems rather unsatisfying to hike to a place you can drive a car.

So here are my Evans summits, from the 14150-foot trailhead, of course:
13 July 1997.
03 July 2010: With DayHikerJr, who hiked up part of the way before I had to carry him. I guess unacclimatized 2-year-olds can get sleepy at 14000 feet, especially around midday nap time. We were on a cross-country trip, returning to Nevada after spending a couple of weeks below 1000 feet in Michigan.

kteichert

kteichert - Jun 27, 2010 6:25 pm Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2010

First 14er  Sucess!

The air is THIN up there!! This is the highest I've ever been and my 11,000' pace is not the same as my 14,000' pace. Especially after you eat Frosted Mini Wheats for breakfast. And keeping up with the last 2 posts..... Ugh.

seano

seano - Jun 10, 2010 6:51 pm Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2010

Sawtooth from Bierstadt  Sucess!

Some guy on the summit asked his friend if the register canister was a time capsule. Ugh. Trip report

theREALCarpeDM

theREALCarpeDM - Apr 8, 2010 5:59 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2006

Guanella Pass  Sucess!

Slogged through the willows on this one. Ugh!

utclimber - Mar 28, 2010 4:16 pm

From Guanella Pass  Sucess!

From Guanella Pass TH, I hiked up Gray Wolf Peak, then traversed over to Spalding, and then on to Evans. Lots of willows.

stinkycheezman33

stinkycheezman33 - Feb 23, 2010 10:21 am Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2009

First taste of 14,000'  Sucess!

First day in Colorado headed up this guy...almost killed me for lack of oxygen, but it was great!

Alika

Alika - Jan 23, 2010 2:04 am Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2009

Sawtooth at Night!  Sucess!

Left Guanella Pass at 9:35 PM, got to the summit at 11:30 PM. The moon was so bright that we kept the headlamps in the packs. Tried to catch some Z's on the summit, but it was kinda chilly, so we continued to Evans via Sawtooth. Back at the TH at 6:35 am. Looong trip, especially with no sleep!

JB99

JB99 - Dec 9, 2009 4:40 pm

Better with family  Sucess!

Climbed it with my Pops. All the people up top and the road tend to ruin it a little for me otherwise.

Senad Rizvanovic

Senad Rizvanovic - Nov 23, 2009 11:51 pm Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2009

Guanella pas  Sucess!

1st time August 18, 2009
2nd time May 26, 2013
3rd time May 24, 2014

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