lanagordon - Jul 22, 2008 12:05 am Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2008
Knee burner
Great hike. Not crazy about the last 1,000 feet.
mdavenport2 - Jun 14, 2008 8:51 am Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2007
Radio Towers
You get great cell phone reception at the radio towers. Great place to park in case you have car trouble or get stuck after the climb.
peakrat76 - Jun 6, 2008 3:24 pm Date Climbed: Aug 12, 1987
East Ridge
Solo with a full moon. Arrived on the summit just at sunrise.
Kenneth.alone - Mar 27, 2008 1:59 pm Date Climbed: Jul 18, 1999
Long for a kid
hiked this thing alone from Frontier at age 14! whew! i was tired but proud as ever!
heather14 - Mar 9, 2008 12:19 pm Date Climbed: Mar 8, 2008
An Epic
This turned out to be an epic winter climb!
MountainHikerCO - Feb 10, 2008 2:21 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2004
Third time
This was my third time climbing Princeton. We again hiked the road.
MountainHikerCO - Feb 10, 2008 2:19 pm Date Climbed: Jul 13, 1991
Hiked the road
This was my first climb of Princeton. I hiked the road from Young Life Youth Camp parking lot.
tomlauren - Jan 29, 2008 10:47 pm Date Climbed: May 27, 2006
Southwest Ridge
Hiked the Southwest Ridge from Grouse Canyon Trailhead. It was very cold and windy - the batteries in my camera died. I couldn't see clearly for several hours after this hike due to the wind. This was my second time on Princeton's summit. The first was via the Mount Princeton Road from the radio towers a year earlier with my sister-in-law Kristy and father-in-law Steve.
chobbs - Nov 30, 2007 4:16 am Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2007
Young Life Chalet
Spent the night in the chalet that Young Life runs at the end of the 4WD road. Awesome amenity.
Drove up there just to spend the night on a cross country drive. We had to hit the road early the next morning and didn't have time to summit, but on a morning walk I came face to face with a mountain goat in the fog. Awesome experience, but I gotta get back there to actually summit it!
alpspitze - Sep 27, 2007 9:01 am Date Climbed: Aug 15, 1991
Normal Route
Made it to the radio towers with my rental compact and Started from there.
Perfect Weather.
Climbed this with Mike Mills in August 2000. We were staying nearby and had a few hours to kill. We drove up to 11,000 ft. and hoofed to the top and back in no time at all. The weather was perfect!
Got out to Mt Princeton kind of late, had to go back to the little town store to grab some sunblock. Went up alone, ran back down when I saw on the summit that some dark clouds were coming in. Probably the fastest 5300ft I've ever lost while on foot! Started raining once I started up the car, talk about luck.
We drove up to the radio towers and hiked from there. There were gliders all over the place and one flew so close that those of us on the summit could see the pilot sitting in the cockpit. Frightening but amazing. Great views.
ouray19 - Aug 19, 2007 12:03 pm Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2005
Princeton
The first time I tried this mountain I followed a group of people up the wrong trail and ended up having a "learning experience." The second time I tried, found the right trail and succeeded!
pittbrownie - Aug 12, 2007 7:50 pm Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007
via the Radio Towers
Not a bad hike. If you're going, might as well follow the dirt road to the end and summit Tigger Peak on the way.
jeffrawn - Aug 10, 2007 1:32 pm Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2007
Standard Route from Radio Towers
Least favorite 14er so far - carrying a camera was almost a waste, except to get shots of my fellow hikers. Trail (and road) to around 12,700' is good. Lots of talus and scree from that point to the summit. Threatened rain all day (7AM-2PM), but held off till we got in the car!
utes - Aug 1, 2007 7:08 pm Date Climbed: Jul 3, 1998
rocky top
least favorite part was all the rocks at the top- tricky when wet
I like it on top - Aug 1, 2007 2:27 pm Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2005
Soutwest Ridge
Steep climb up through the canyon, but fun popping out at treeline. Friends first 14'er. Weather held off for us to summit.
lanagordon - Jul 22, 2008 12:05 am Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2008
Knee burnerGreat hike. Not crazy about the last 1,000 feet.
mdavenport2 - Jun 14, 2008 8:51 am Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2007
Radio TowersYou get great cell phone reception at the radio towers. Great place to park in case you have car trouble or get stuck after the climb.
peakrat76 - Jun 6, 2008 3:24 pm Date Climbed: Aug 12, 1987
East RidgeSolo with a full moon. Arrived on the summit just at sunrise.
Kenneth.alone - Mar 27, 2008 1:59 pm Date Climbed: Jul 18, 1999
Long for a kidhiked this thing alone from Frontier at age 14! whew! i was tired but proud as ever!
heather14 - Mar 9, 2008 12:19 pm Date Climbed: Mar 8, 2008
An EpicThis turned out to be an epic winter climb!
MountainHikerCO - Feb 10, 2008 2:21 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2004
Third timeThis was my third time climbing Princeton. We again hiked the road.
MountainHikerCO - Feb 10, 2008 2:19 pm Date Climbed: Jul 13, 1991
Hiked the roadThis was my first climb of Princeton. I hiked the road from Young Life Youth Camp parking lot.
tomlauren - Jan 29, 2008 10:47 pm Date Climbed: May 27, 2006
Southwest RidgeHiked the Southwest Ridge from Grouse Canyon Trailhead. It was very cold and windy - the batteries in my camera died. I couldn't see clearly for several hours after this hike due to the wind. This was my second time on Princeton's summit. The first was via the Mount Princeton Road from the radio towers a year earlier with my sister-in-law Kristy and father-in-law Steve.
chobbs - Nov 30, 2007 4:16 am Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2007
Young Life ChaletSpent the night in the chalet that Young Life runs at the end of the 4WD road. Awesome amenity.
Drove up there just to spend the night on a cross country drive. We had to hit the road early the next morning and didn't have time to summit, but on a morning walk I came face to face with a mountain goat in the fog. Awesome experience, but I gotta get back there to actually summit it!
alpspitze - Sep 27, 2007 9:01 am Date Climbed: Aug 15, 1991
Normal RouteMade it to the radio towers with my rental compact and Started from there.
Perfect Weather.
hans.schenk - Sep 23, 2007 4:13 pm
My 3rd 14erClimbed this with Mike Mills in August 2000. We were staying nearby and had a few hours to kill. We drove up to 11,000 ft. and hoofed to the top and back in no time at all. The weather was perfect!
mnichols - Sep 23, 2007 3:55 pm Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2006
Late day hikeGot out to Mt Princeton kind of late, had to go back to the little town store to grab some sunblock. Went up alone, ran back down when I saw on the summit that some dark clouds were coming in. Probably the fastest 5300ft I've ever lost while on foot! Started raining once I started up the car, talk about luck.
wlstone - Sep 8, 2007 10:11 pm Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2007
Lonely timesEnjoyed a lonely summit for a lonnnng time today....and left right before the gaggle showed up
HylianHero - Sep 4, 2007 4:21 pm Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2007
#25We drove up to the radio towers and hiked from there. There were gliders all over the place and one flew so close that those of us on the summit could see the pilot sitting in the cockpit. Frightening but amazing. Great views.
ouray19 - Aug 19, 2007 12:03 pm Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2005
PrincetonThe first time I tried this mountain I followed a group of people up the wrong trail and ended up having a "learning experience." The second time I tried, found the right trail and succeeded!
pittbrownie - Aug 12, 2007 7:50 pm Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007
via the Radio TowersNot a bad hike. If you're going, might as well follow the dirt road to the end and summit Tigger Peak on the way.
jeffrawn - Aug 10, 2007 1:32 pm Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2007
Standard Route from Radio TowersLeast favorite 14er so far - carrying a camera was almost a waste, except to get shots of my fellow hikers. Trail (and road) to around 12,700' is good. Lots of talus and scree from that point to the summit. Threatened rain all day (7AM-2PM), but held off till we got in the car!
utes - Aug 1, 2007 7:08 pm Date Climbed: Jul 3, 1998
rocky topleast favorite part was all the rocks at the top- tricky when wet
I like it on top - Aug 1, 2007 2:27 pm Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2005
Soutwest RidgeSteep climb up through the canyon, but fun popping out at treeline. Friends first 14'er. Weather held off for us to summit.
Stauffer - Jul 27, 2007 6:25 pm Date Climbed: Jul 3, 1998
Standard RouteFirst 14er for me. Enjoyed the abundant talus.