Lincoln was the coolest of the 4 summits. By now (9am) the sun was very bright and warming up the mountain. It felt very nice. Only about 15 minutes from Cameron.
From Kite Lake campground.
TH 5:15, Democrat summit 6:22, Demo-Cam Saddle 7:43, Cameron 8:30, Lincoln 8:50, Bross 9:49, Kite lake 11:15.
Beat the huge crowds by leaving at 5 a.m. on the busy Labor day Sunday. Was funny watching from the top of Lincoln as the herd was heading up Democrat. Nice folks, great weather and some idiot has a nice Toyota Tundra buried to the axles on the side of Bross's hiking trail, ouch!
seano - Sep 7, 2009 9:27 am Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2009
from Cameron
High-altitude, four-peak stroll.
Ingman - Aug 29, 2009 8:45 pm Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2009
Brandon Fuller - Aug 25, 2009 11:03 pm Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2009
The Decalibron
3 hours
VermontMike - Aug 24, 2009 9:18 pm Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2009
Decalibron
nice easy jaunt up Lincoln from Cameron!
omahiker - Aug 19, 2009 10:38 pm Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2009
From Quartzville Trailhead
Beautiful hike up with very little traffic. My friend's first 14er.
MattK - Aug 13, 2009 8:39 am Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2009
Lincoln
Wife, dog and I. From Bross completed the loop to Cameron. Decided to bail as I needed to get home a replace the muffler that had parted company from our car and required us to park waaaayy down the road.
Ken Dammen - Aug 11, 2009 9:35 pm Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2009
Decalibron
#3 of 4 for the Day. Fun little class 2 section.
JoeyBagoDonuts - Aug 8, 2009 9:54 am Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2009
Decalibron
cruisin...
bruceg - Jul 31, 2009 3:05 pm Date Climbed: Aug 27, 1989
Democrat-Lincoln-Bross
Colorado! Where else can an "average" hiker climb 3 Fourteeners in a day? A great day.
Made it to Lincoln about an hour and a half after leaving the summit of Democrat. Lincoln was my fave mountain of the four featuring a fun little final pitch to the summit and some intense drop-offs from the ridge. More enjoyabl and scenic than I expected!
I climbed the peak with my mom, dad and sister on July 4 2009. See the 2009 Trip Log for details.
Scott - Jul 5, 2009 10:34 pm Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2009
Lincoln
Kimberly, Shaylee, Kimberly and I set off to climb Mount Democrat, Mount Cameron, and Mount Lincoln.
It was a rough night before and the evening of July 3 was very windy. The tent kept blowing down at Kite Lake which was above timberline. We had left our smaller low profile tents home because at the time we weren’t thinking of camping at Kite Lake and it was a last minute decision (and a not very good one). After several trial and error experiences keeping the tent from blowing away we finally got it anchored down good, but a big gust bent the poles and ripped the tent making it unusable. We spent a long night squished in the vehicles.
After waking up after a not-so-restful night we set off for the Cameron/Democrat Saddle. We climbed to the saddle and rested, making the trip in a fast (for a five year old) 1.5 hours. I let the kids decided if they wanted to climb Democrat or Lincoln first and they wanted to Lincoln first since it was the highest. We make the nice ridge over Cameron (which is only an “unofficial peak” because it doesn’t have enough rise over the connecting saddle to be a real peak) and over to Lincoln and reached the summit in about 3 hours from Kite Lake. It was still too early for lunch so we had a long snack.
It was somewhat cloudy to the west so we decided to forego Democrat and head down a secondary route near Mount Bross. We had at first planned to skip that summit (the opened section of the trail bypasses 100 feet below the summit), but I met a group of hikers returning from Mount Bross that explained that some of the owners of the mining claims were up there in vehicles (there is a private jeep road up there from the west side of Bross) and were granting hikers permission to summit the peak. I ran ahead to talk to them, but could see them heading back in their vehicles just before I reached the junction. We asked another of hikers if they had talked to the people in the vehicles and they said no. It was snowing lightly, but there was no sign or sound of thunder so we went over the summit of Bross and down the monotonous scree slope and back to Kite Lake. The round trip was a fast 5.5 hours Kite Lake to Kite Lake.
Lincoln was a nice climb and a pretty one, but my original thoughts on Bross remain (I had climbed the peak in February 2005). Bross is still a monotonous pile of scree with few redeeming traits. Lincoln was the highlight of the trip and other than the blown apart tent the night before, the climb was a good one.
metal4lyf - Oct 4, 2009 6:15 pm Date Climbed: Oct 3, 2009
Nice hikeGorgeous day for a combo with Democrat, Cameron, and Bross
iditarod81 - Sep 15, 2009 1:15 pm Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2009
Beat the weather.Summited with Democrat, Cameron and Bross from Kite Lake.
McCannster - Sep 7, 2009 6:06 pm Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2009
DecalibronLincoln was the coolest of the 4 summits. By now (9am) the sun was very bright and warming up the mountain. It felt very nice. Only about 15 minutes from Cameron.
sevenvii - Sep 7, 2009 5:33 pm Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2009
DecalibronFrom Kite Lake campground.
TH 5:15, Democrat summit 6:22, Demo-Cam Saddle 7:43, Cameron 8:30, Lincoln 8:50, Bross 9:49, Kite lake 11:15.
Beat the huge crowds by leaving at 5 a.m. on the busy Labor day Sunday. Was funny watching from the top of Lincoln as the herd was heading up Democrat. Nice folks, great weather and some idiot has a nice Toyota Tundra buried to the axles on the side of Bross's hiking trail, ouch!
seano - Sep 7, 2009 9:27 am Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2009
from CameronHigh-altitude, four-peak stroll.
Ingman - Aug 29, 2009 8:45 pm Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2009
Decalibronw/ B. Gibbs
TH 8:30am, Democrat 10:00am, Cameron 11:15am,
Lincoln 11:45am, Bross 12:15pm, TH 1:00pm
Struck by lightning on Bross.
Brandon Fuller - Aug 25, 2009 11:03 pm Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2009
The Decalibron3 hours
VermontMike - Aug 24, 2009 9:18 pm Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2009
Decalibronnice easy jaunt up Lincoln from Cameron!
omahiker - Aug 19, 2009 10:38 pm Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2009
From Quartzville TrailheadBeautiful hike up with very little traffic. My friend's first 14er.
MattK - Aug 13, 2009 8:39 am Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2009
LincolnWife, dog and I. From Bross completed the loop to Cameron. Decided to bail as I needed to get home a replace the muffler that had parted company from our car and required us to park waaaayy down the road.
Ken Dammen - Aug 11, 2009 9:35 pm Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2009
Decalibron#3 of 4 for the Day. Fun little class 2 section.
JoeyBagoDonuts - Aug 8, 2009 9:54 am Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2009
Decalibroncruisin...
bruceg - Jul 31, 2009 3:05 pm Date Climbed: Aug 27, 1989
Democrat-Lincoln-BrossColorado! Where else can an "average" hiker climb 3 Fourteeners in a day? A great day.
mountainloverCO - Jul 19, 2009 9:22 pm Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2009
Windy day on the DecalibronMade it to Lincoln about an hour and a half after leaving the summit of Democrat. Lincoln was my fave mountain of the four featuring a fun little final pitch to the summit and some intense drop-offs from the ridge. More enjoyabl and scenic than I expected!
lloyd - Jul 19, 2009 6:00 pm
Lincoln-DemocratLincoln and Democrat in a day. Tired feet. Found a pick-axe!
Alex Wood - Jul 19, 2009 2:31 pm Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2009
The fourDid Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, and Bross from Kite Lake. Pretty crowed all around. Then we went and did Quandary afterward. Great day
Liba Kopeckova - Jul 8, 2009 4:28 am
from Kite's Lakedone together with Bross, Democrat, and Cameron.
Shaylee - Jul 5, 2009 11:06 pm Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2009
LincolnI climbed the peak with my mom, dad and brother on July 4 2009. See the 2009 Trip Log for details.
Kessler - Jul 5, 2009 10:54 pm Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2009
LincolnI climbed the peak with my mom, dad and sister on July 4 2009. See the 2009 Trip Log for details.
Scott - Jul 5, 2009 10:34 pm Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2009
LincolnKimberly, Shaylee, Kimberly and I set off to climb Mount Democrat, Mount Cameron, and Mount Lincoln.
It was a rough night before and the evening of July 3 was very windy. The tent kept blowing down at Kite Lake which was above timberline. We had left our smaller low profile tents home because at the time we weren’t thinking of camping at Kite Lake and it was a last minute decision (and a not very good one). After several trial and error experiences keeping the tent from blowing away we finally got it anchored down good, but a big gust bent the poles and ripped the tent making it unusable. We spent a long night squished in the vehicles.
After waking up after a not-so-restful night we set off for the Cameron/Democrat Saddle. We climbed to the saddle and rested, making the trip in a fast (for a five year old) 1.5 hours. I let the kids decided if they wanted to climb Democrat or Lincoln first and they wanted to Lincoln first since it was the highest. We make the nice ridge over Cameron (which is only an “unofficial peak” because it doesn’t have enough rise over the connecting saddle to be a real peak) and over to Lincoln and reached the summit in about 3 hours from Kite Lake. It was still too early for lunch so we had a long snack.
It was somewhat cloudy to the west so we decided to forego Democrat and head down a secondary route near Mount Bross. We had at first planned to skip that summit (the opened section of the trail bypasses 100 feet below the summit), but I met a group of hikers returning from Mount Bross that explained that some of the owners of the mining claims were up there in vehicles (there is a private jeep road up there from the west side of Bross) and were granting hikers permission to summit the peak. I ran ahead to talk to them, but could see them heading back in their vehicles just before I reached the junction. We asked another of hikers if they had talked to the people in the vehicles and they said no. It was snowing lightly, but there was no sign or sound of thunder so we went over the summit of Bross and down the monotonous scree slope and back to Kite Lake. The round trip was a fast 5.5 hours Kite Lake to Kite Lake.
Lincoln was a nice climb and a pretty one, but my original thoughts on Bross remain (I had climbed the peak in February 2005). Bross is still a monotonous pile of scree with few redeeming traits. Lincoln was the highlight of the trip and other than the blown apart tent the night before, the climb was a good one.