I reached Evans`s summit after bagging Bierstadt from Guanella Pass then scrambling the connecting sawtooth ridge. Descended via the steep gully then through the willow infested marshy terrain. This was a fun day that had started with a moose sighting near the Pass. This was peak #12 on day 9 of my 13 day trip.
jeffrawn - Aug 29, 2012 3:32 pm Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2011
2nd of 4
By way of Bierstadt and Sawtooth (fun but a workout). Descending the Gully to Scott Gomer Basin was a pretty good workout also! Overall a great day.
Hiked it with 19 other men from Christ Church Plano, most of whom summitted Bierstadt and 9 of whom bagged Evans. (2 had to hitch a ride down due to injury and lateness in the day.) Grays/Torreys two days later.
ColoradoBergfex - Aug 9, 2012 12:57 pm Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2012
Ascent from Guanella Pass
Began our climb at 7:30am on the crowded Bierstadt trail, cutting off at the first left pass the creek. After getting muddy in marshland, we came to a lovely secluded cliff waterfall and then hiked up the gully to the left of Sawtooth. At the top we climbed straight up over rugged boulders, seeing mountain goats. After eating lunch on a false summit at 11am, we cut down to a trail on the south side and met a bunch of tourists on the summit at noon, who asked us "real climbers" to pose for a picture on the rocks for them. Beautiful route with the false summit and top of Sawtooth exceeding the actual summit.
The short walk to the top from the parking lot was the best choice for our non-hiker in-laws from Texas.
ericd - Jun 7, 2012 3:57 pm Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2012
from mt Bierstadt
Good panoramic views from this peak, kinda surreal to be hiking all day on the Sawtooth ridge and come up, around mt Spalding, to a visitor's parking lot and summit walk up. We were still 3.5hrs from our car at Guenella pass trailhead and it's tempting to descend any number of trails or road here. (It would be like 50 miles away!) Had a way-late summit at 4pm but no t-storms and a nice long June evening with a venus transit in the sky! (fyi: 3% less brightness)
MissH - Jun 6, 2012 10:14 am Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2012
Evans, via Sawtooth
Ascended via Sawtooth and descended via West Gully to Guanella Pass with EricD. Windy most of the time, but that's to be expected. Rain clouds built up and then passed us. The sun and wildlife came out for our descent, and we made it back to trailhead just before sunset, about 3.5 hours descent with lots of MUD in the willows. Trail was easy to follow with limited route-finding as long as you know the general direction to go in. Fantastic views.
bgriffs - Jun 6, 2012 12:05 am Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2012
Great End to Our Colorado Tour
The drive up was white knuckle!
nickkarl - Jun 5, 2012 11:38 pm Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2012
Guanella
4th 14er this week. Awesome climb minus the marsh bogs.
Inday - Jun 4, 2012 4:35 pm Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2012
via N. Face Direct
Snow is getting thin. Def had to punch holes for about a 1/4 of it.
alpine345 - May 21, 2012 4:16 pm Date Climbed: Aug 15, 1993
with my dad
I let him drive to the top while I hiked the NE slopes
letourneau41 - May 8, 2012 1:54 pm Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2011
Hi Psyco Bill: Did you have to use any technical equipment or snowshoes when you did this about a month ago? There must have been a good amount of snow up there. Thanks.
Climbed via sawtooth after bierstadt for my first 2 14ers
DerekFreed - Mar 30, 2012 1:35 pm Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2007
Tour De Abyss
Fun scramble with almost zero approach. Favorite route on the mountain is still via Chicago Lakes Trail.
metalmountain - Dec 7, 2011 12:39 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2011
Tour De Abyss
Completed the tour, awesome day.
Ted Eliason - Oct 13, 2011 1:17 pm Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2007
Sawtooth Cirque
Bierstadt across the Sawtooth to Evans and down the East Ridge to a dicey creek jump and swamp walk across the willows. Great day. West Evans looks like a good ski route and I wonder what the technical opportunities are up the sawtooth from the base?
technicolorNH - Oct 6, 2011 2:35 am Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2011
Echo Lake trail
Beautiful day so despite a late start (728 AM) and a somewhat slow pace (just over 5 hours to the summit) the view from the top was stunning. A female marathoner recently moved from PA passed me on the way up like I was standing still but I managed to pass everyone else I met on the trail. On the way down two hikers shared a laugh with me about the four wheel drive road on the west slope of Blanca Peak. The road down Evans might wind and turn but it made for a nice descent back to Summit Lake for a change before descending down to Chicago Lakes. Great hike!
Ok so I rode up, but I did crutch up the last bit, and made the trip with my crutches strapped to my motorcycle.
JPBX924 - Aug 31, 2011 1:02 am Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2011
Yeah, I drove
Needed a break from school, so drove to the trailhead with a friend who also had the day off. First CO 14'er for me, albeit I wouldn't say I climbed it. 90 in Denver, 32 (windchill) at summit. Apparently car manufacturers take new model cars up to the parking lot at the summit to test how the brakes perform at altitude (they go as high as they can, I guess), so saw some test drives and unreleased cars. A nice trip, only took a few hours.
mstender - Aug 24, 2011 11:49 pm Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2011
Sawtooth!
Did Evans after crossing the Sawtooth ridge form Bierstadt. Also saw some mountain goats and only a couple fo people until we hit the zoo...I mean the summit. I am not sure I agree with people signing the summit register who drove it up.
pacojgarza - Sep 1, 2012 9:43 pm Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2012
Sawtooth tourI reached Evans`s summit after bagging Bierstadt from Guanella Pass then scrambling the connecting sawtooth ridge. Descended via the steep gully then through the willow infested marshy terrain. This was a fun day that had started with a moose sighting near the Pass. This was peak #12 on day 9 of my 13 day trip.
jeffrawn - Aug 29, 2012 3:32 pm Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2011
2nd of 4By way of Bierstadt and Sawtooth (fun but a workout). Descending the Gully to Scott Gomer Basin was a pretty good workout also! Overall a great day.
Hiked it with 19 other men from Christ Church Plano, most of whom summitted Bierstadt and 9 of whom bagged Evans. (2 had to hitch a ride down due to injury and lateness in the day.) Grays/Torreys two days later.
ColoradoBergfex - Aug 9, 2012 12:57 pm Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2012
Ascent from Guanella PassBegan our climb at 7:30am on the crowded Bierstadt trail, cutting off at the first left pass the creek. After getting muddy in marshland, we came to a lovely secluded cliff waterfall and then hiked up the gully to the left of Sawtooth. At the top we climbed straight up over rugged boulders, seeing mountain goats. After eating lunch on a false summit at 11am, we cut down to a trail on the south side and met a bunch of tourists on the summit at noon, who asked us "real climbers" to pose for a picture on the rocks for them. Beautiful route with the false summit and top of Sawtooth exceeding the actual summit.
Rocky Alps - Jul 19, 2012 12:23 pm Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2012
Mt. Evans RoadThe short walk to the top from the parking lot was the best choice for our non-hiker in-laws from Texas.
ericd - Jun 7, 2012 3:57 pm Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2012
from mt BierstadtGood panoramic views from this peak, kinda surreal to be hiking all day on the Sawtooth ridge and come up, around mt Spalding, to a visitor's parking lot and summit walk up. We were still 3.5hrs from our car at Guenella pass trailhead and it's tempting to descend any number of trails or road here. (It would be like 50 miles away!) Had a way-late summit at 4pm but no t-storms and a nice long June evening with a venus transit in the sky! (fyi: 3% less brightness)
MissH - Jun 6, 2012 10:14 am Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2012
Evans, via SawtoothAscended via Sawtooth and descended via West Gully to Guanella Pass with EricD. Windy most of the time, but that's to be expected. Rain clouds built up and then passed us. The sun and wildlife came out for our descent, and we made it back to trailhead just before sunset, about 3.5 hours descent with lots of MUD in the willows. Trail was easy to follow with limited route-finding as long as you know the general direction to go in. Fantastic views.
bgriffs - Jun 6, 2012 12:05 am Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2012
Great End to Our Colorado TourThe drive up was white knuckle!
nickkarl - Jun 5, 2012 11:38 pm Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2012
Guanella4th 14er this week. Awesome climb minus the marsh bogs.
Inday - Jun 4, 2012 4:35 pm Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2012
via N. Face DirectSnow is getting thin. Def had to punch holes for about a 1/4 of it.
alpine345 - May 21, 2012 4:16 pm Date Climbed: Aug 15, 1993
with my dadI let him drive to the top while I hiked the NE slopes
letourneau41 - May 8, 2012 1:54 pm Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2011
SawtoothGreat Class 3!
cdevenney84 - May 7, 2012 4:27 pm
Re: Via SawtoothHi Psyco Bill: Did you have to use any technical equipment or snowshoes when you did this about a month ago? There must have been a good amount of snow up there. Thanks.
psycobill - Apr 2, 2012 2:48 pm
Via SawtoothClimbed via sawtooth after bierstadt for my first 2 14ers
DerekFreed - Mar 30, 2012 1:35 pm Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2007
Tour De AbyssFun scramble with almost zero approach. Favorite route on the mountain is still via Chicago Lakes Trail.
metalmountain - Dec 7, 2011 12:39 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2011
Tour De AbyssCompleted the tour, awesome day.
Ted Eliason - Oct 13, 2011 1:17 pm Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2007
Sawtooth CirqueBierstadt across the Sawtooth to Evans and down the East Ridge to a dicey creek jump and swamp walk across the willows. Great day. West Evans looks like a good ski route and I wonder what the technical opportunities are up the sawtooth from the base?
technicolorNH - Oct 6, 2011 2:35 am Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2011
Echo Lake trailBeautiful day so despite a late start (728 AM) and a somewhat slow pace (just over 5 hours to the summit) the view from the top was stunning. A female marathoner recently moved from PA passed me on the way up like I was standing still but I managed to pass everyone else I met on the trail. On the way down two hikers shared a laugh with me about the four wheel drive road on the west slope of Blanca Peak. The road down Evans might wind and turn but it made for a nice descent back to Summit Lake for a change before descending down to Chicago Lakes. Great hike!
EndlessPat - Sep 25, 2011 7:29 pm Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2009
With a broken leg...Ok so I rode up, but I did crutch up the last bit, and made the trip with my crutches strapped to my motorcycle.
JPBX924 - Aug 31, 2011 1:02 am Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2011
Yeah, I droveNeeded a break from school, so drove to the trailhead with a friend who also had the day off. First CO 14'er for me, albeit I wouldn't say I climbed it. 90 in Denver, 32 (windchill) at summit. Apparently car manufacturers take new model cars up to the parking lot at the summit to test how the brakes perform at altitude (they go as high as they can, I guess), so saw some test drives and unreleased cars. A nice trip, only took a few hours.
mstender - Aug 24, 2011 11:49 pm Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2011
Sawtooth!Did Evans after crossing the Sawtooth ridge form Bierstadt. Also saw some mountain goats and only a couple fo people until we hit the zoo...I mean the summit. I am not sure I agree with people signing the summit register who drove it up.