Route Climbed: Four Mile Creek Date Climbed: July 24,2004
My son Troy, his wife Heather, Kolton & Kassidy, my grandkids, myself, Troy's friend Tom and his son Duston climbed today. It was first 14er for everyone but Tom, Troy & me. The day was cloudy and Sherman had a dusting of snow but the weather held pretty well. When we came down the ridge it got pretty cold with the wind and snow. The snow & cold only lasted about 10 minutes though. All in all, it was a good climb.
Route Climbed: Fairplay Side Date Climbed: July 11, 2004
A fairly easy hike with the exception of the numerous roads and trails around the mines in the basin. This one was my first solo although there were quite a few people on the mountain.
Route Climbed: Fourmile Creek Date Climbed: July 16, 2004
The hike started out fine, until I reached the Sherman-Sheridan saddle, where it became cloudy and very windy. The wind seemed to die down at the summit, where the views are very nice. Pretty easy despite the wind. Then from there, I hiked on over to the Gemini peaks.
Route Climbed: Sacramento Gulch Date Climbed: 07/11/04
Neat route. I'm getting more comfortable with the more obscure routes now that I know the mountains and understand topos better. Saw a lot of neat flora and fauna and no people til the summit. That was pretty neat. Bryan hit some quicksand like stuff on the way down that I thought was kind of funny...he didn't seem to share in the amusement!
Route Climbed: Sacremento Creek-3,000' Date Climbed: 7/11/04
This route is not traveled very often, but is a nice way up Sherman. Bush whacked for about .25 miles and then found the gulley to start heading up. Gained the ridge and could see Gemini and what we thought was Sherman. Headed towards Sherman and realized that we were headed towards a false summit. Traversed to the west and then headed to the summit. Nice day, lots of people on top, and then headed toward Gemini.
Route Climbed: Iowa Gulch Date Climbed: July 5th 2004
Short hike but really brutal winds once on the ridge.
Sherman may be regarded as easy but it's still 14000ft and still needs a lot of respect.
Started the hike from the Leadville side (Iowa Gulch). Plenty of easy parking. The trail up to the col between Sheridan and Sherman was windy and was fairly uninteresting. Coming up to the col from the other side i.e. the traditional, slightly longer route past the deserted mines, would have been more sheltered and more interesting.
Winds were gale force on the ridge but it was possible, with a couple of wind-blasted exceptions, to stay sheltered on the leeward side of the ridge. The first summit is false (but its hard to tell that). A short 5 minute flat stretch puts you on the real summit with the summit register. We saw one couple go down after reaching the false summit. Some snow and hail on the top so even in July it can be rough up there!
Route Climbed: Iowa Gulch Date Climbed: June 9, 2004
First fourteener for me in a few years. After sitting in front of the computer all winter and a good portion of spring, gaining an inordinate amount of weight, this "easiest fourteener" wore me out! After reading about the flat, expansive summit, I found the relatively narrow south ridge from the Sherman/Sheridan saddle to be surprisingly interesting and lots of fun.
Summitted under atrocious whether conditions: freezing temperatures, howling wind, and lots of snow. In hindsight it probably would have been smarter to abort the attempt and turn around, but with a little bit of dogged determination, some stupidity, and quite a quite a bit of luck we made it (and back down) safely. Click here for a trip report.
Route Climbed: four mile creek Date Climbed: August 2003
Real good 1st fourteener. Trail is ok until you reach the hilltop mine. Kinda confusing. Look for cairns. Once you reach the saddle separating Sherman and Sheridan the hike is real clean from there. Forgot my camera!
Route Climbed: over Horseshoe and Sheridan Date Climbed: May 31, 2002
You know what? I didn't like this mountain. I don't think I've said that very often, but this mountain just doesn't do it for me. The multiple criss-crossed climbers trails, the boring ugly summit. Blech. Maybe I'm too picky??
Route Climbed: Standard along with Gemini Peak Date Climbed: June 2, 2001
A mellow fourteener that makes a nice training hike. The giant summit region stands out in my mind as the most impressive thing about Sherman. The views of Mount Elbert and Massive are pretty nice too.
Route Climbed: Iowa Gulch and Fourmile Creek Date Climbed: Winter 2001 and 10/26/03
The first time we got this one it was from the Iowa Gulch side and it was some of the worst weather I have ever been out in. We literally could not see more that 10 feet in front of us due to the snow and the wind from the north that was really cranked up. The only way we knew we were on the summit ridge was the shelters that we could barely make out in front of us. The second time was also VERY windy, probably the strongest sustained wind I have been in. For such a tame looking peak, Sherman has a way of making you think twice about summiting it.
Saintgrizzly - Aug 10, 2004 8:28 pm
Route Climbed: From the west. Date Climbed: Late '70'sOne of Aaron's and I first 14-ers, so at the time it was nice. It's overshadowed, now, by others. I agree with Aaron--west route is better.
wayneaflick - Jul 26, 2004 11:28 pm
Route Climbed: Four Mile Creek Date Climbed: July 24,2004My son Troy, his wife Heather, Kolton & Kassidy, my grandkids, myself, Troy's friend Tom and his son Duston climbed today. It was first 14er for everyone but Tom, Troy & me. The day was cloudy and Sherman had a dusting of snow but the weather held pretty well. When we came down the ridge it got pretty cold with the wind and snow. The snow & cold only lasted about 10 minutes though. All in all, it was a good climb.
DukeJH - Jul 20, 2004 1:38 pm
Route Climbed: Fairplay Side Date Climbed: July 11, 2004A fairly easy hike with the exception of the numerous roads and trails around the mines in the basin. This one was my first solo although there were quite a few people on the mountain.
belexes - Jul 17, 2004 7:42 am
Route Climbed: Fourmile Creek Date Climbed: July 16, 2004The hike started out fine, until I reached the Sherman-Sheridan saddle, where it became cloudy and very windy. The wind seemed to die down at the summit, where the views are very nice. Pretty easy despite the wind. Then from there, I hiked on over to the Gemini peaks.
Speedy - Jul 16, 2004 8:39 pm
Route Climbed: Sacramento Gulch Date Climbed: 07/11/04Neat route. I'm getting more comfortable with the more obscure routes now that I know the mountains and understand topos better. Saw a lot of neat flora and fauna and no people til the summit. That was pretty neat. Bryan hit some quicksand like stuff on the way down that I thought was kind of funny...he didn't seem to share in the amusement!
Bryan W - Jul 13, 2004 12:33 pm
Route Climbed: Sacremento Creek-3,000' Date Climbed: 7/11/04This route is not traveled very often, but is a nice way up Sherman. Bush whacked for about .25 miles and then found the gulley to start heading up. Gained the ridge and could see Gemini and what we thought was Sherman. Headed towards Sherman and realized that we were headed towards a false summit. Traversed to the west and then headed to the summit. Nice day, lots of people on top, and then headed toward Gemini.
Larry V - Jul 13, 2004 12:00 am
Route Climbed: Fourmile Creek Date Climbed: July 1972Short climb to a flat summit. According to notes made by my father on that trip, one couple up there had a 6-week old baby with them! Not wise.
Steve Moulding - Jul 10, 2004 1:47 pm
Route Climbed: Iowa Gulch Date Climbed: July 5th 2004Short hike but really brutal winds once on the ridge.
Sherman may be regarded as easy but it's still 14000ft and still needs a lot of respect.
Started the hike from the Leadville side (Iowa Gulch). Plenty of easy parking. The trail up to the col between Sheridan and Sherman was windy and was fairly uninteresting. Coming up to the col from the other side i.e. the traditional, slightly longer route past the deserted mines, would have been more sheltered and more interesting.
Winds were gale force on the ridge but it was possible, with a couple of wind-blasted exceptions, to stay sheltered on the leeward side of the ridge. The first summit is false (but its hard to tell that). A short 5 minute flat stretch puts you on the real summit with the summit register. We saw one couple go down after reaching the false summit. Some snow and hail on the top so even in July it can be rough up there!
Todd Caudle - Jun 9, 2004 10:56 pm
Route Climbed: Iowa Gulch Date Climbed: June 9, 2004First fourteener for me in a few years. After sitting in front of the computer all winter and a good portion of spring, gaining an inordinate amount of weight, this "easiest fourteener" wore me out! After reading about the flat, expansive summit, I found the relatively narrow south ridge from the Sherman/Sheridan saddle to be surprisingly interesting and lots of fun.
Andy - May 31, 2004 7:18 pm
Route Climbed: Date Climbed: May 30, 2004Summitted under atrocious whether conditions: freezing temperatures, howling wind, and lots of snow. In hindsight it probably would have been smarter to abort the attempt and turn around, but with a little bit of dogged determination, some stupidity, and quite a quite a bit of luck we made it (and back down) safely. Click here for a trip report.
DaveC - May 21, 2004 9:26 pm
Route Climbed: from the mine to the south Date Climbed: jul 963rd 14er. easy. windy. crowded.
Jessicahiker - May 17, 2004 6:03 pm
Route Climbed: four mile creek Date Climbed: August 2003Real good 1st fourteener. Trail is ok until you reach the hilltop mine. Kinda confusing. Look for cairns. Once you reach the saddle separating Sherman and Sheridan the hike is real clean from there. Forgot my camera!
Ryan Kowalski - Apr 19, 2004 3:55 pm
Route Climbed: over Horseshoe and Sheridan Date Climbed: May 31, 2002You know what? I didn't like this mountain. I don't think I've said that very often, but this mountain just doesn't do it for me. The multiple criss-crossed climbers trails, the boring ugly summit. Blech. Maybe I'm too picky??
RyanS - Apr 12, 2004 11:54 am
Route Climbed: West Slopes Date Climbed: July 29, 2002We summitted Mount Sheridan before Sherman on an easy day from Iowa Gulch. A trip report is available here.
JonBradford - Mar 29, 2004 7:42 pm
Route Climbed: Standard along with Gemini Peak Date Climbed: June 2, 2001A mellow fourteener that makes a nice training hike. The giant summit region stands out in my mind as the most impressive thing about Sherman. The views of Mount Elbert and Massive are pretty nice too.
Jon
flybigsky - Feb 8, 2004 9:21 pm
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: 1976I was 5 years old when I first climbed this mountain. Made it to the top before my dad!
xskier77 - Feb 2, 2004 12:52 am
Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: August 23, 2003Easy for sure and great 14er to take someone on that hasn't done one yet.
hhsilleck - Jan 10, 2004 7:28 pm
Route Climbed: Iowa Gulch Date Climbed: June 2001Easy, good for a first 14er.
bdewoody - Dec 3, 2003 6:43 pm
Route Climbed: Iowa Gulch Date Climbed: June 2002Really, really windy.
jeffgun - Nov 15, 2003 1:49 pm
Route Climbed: Iowa Gulch and Fourmile Creek Date Climbed: Winter 2001 and 10/26/03The first time we got this one it was from the Iowa Gulch side and it was some of the worst weather I have ever been out in. We literally could not see more that 10 feet in front of us due to the snow and the wind from the north that was really cranked up. The only way we knew we were on the summit ridge was the shelters that we could barely make out in front of us. The second time was also VERY windy, probably the strongest sustained wind I have been in. For such a tame looking peak, Sherman has a way of making you think twice about summiting it.