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tomlauren - Jan 29, 2008 8:01 pm Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2004
Southwest SlopesHiked the Southwest Slopes from Denny Creek Trailhead. Jogged most of the way back to the trailhead. Why? I was reading about the Mighty Mountain Mega Marathon and was trying to "get a good time." I've grown up since then.
GroundControl - Jan 13, 2008 10:07 am
Mount Yale, Summer 2003Wow, a great physical challenge on a beautiful summer day...
wlstone - Nov 5, 2007 11:27 pm Date Climbed: Nov 2, 2007
West SlopesSummited on an unseasonably pleasant day. Incredible views.
mnichols - Sep 23, 2007 4:05 pm Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2007
Denny Creek RouteWent with a friend while there was still a bit of snow on top of Yale. Wanted to see how I could handle another 14er after Bierstadt-Sawtooth-Evans the day before. Felt pretty good, especially with the glissade/plunge-stepping for about 800-1000ft of elevation loss on the way down.
HylianHero - Sep 17, 2007 9:19 pm Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2003
#17Climbed with my Dad. One of the best maintained trails I've ever seen. It was a highway climbing up and down though, but still good views of the rest of the Sawatch.
GeorgeJames - Sep 2, 2007 8:23 pm Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2007
Southwest SlopeLeft the Denny Creek Trailhead near 3am, gained the summit ridge right at daybreak. Perfect timing, but brr! Should have dressed warmer! Pretty steep trail, really fun summit ridge, and great views.
ouray19 - Aug 19, 2007 12:09 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2007
YaleMy first 14'er for 2007. Could not have been a more perfect day!
The Lower Marmot - Aug 15, 2007 11:13 am Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2007
Denny CreekNice climb, i found the summit ridge pretty enjoyable.
leftfield - Aug 9, 2007 9:47 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007
Visiting the 14ersWe were in the area intending to climb Quandary Peak but the logistics didn't work out. Mount Yale looked accessible and doable...so we did. Is it less crowded not on a weekend?
I like it on top - Aug 1, 2007 3:15 pm Date Climbed: Nov 28, 2006
Denny CreekGood winter climb. Windy and cold above treeline. Awesome views from the summit.
slowbutsteady - Jul 26, 2007 11:13 pm Date Climbed: Aug 23, 1996
Summit boulders scaryLeft Denny creek TR at 6:15am. Lite snow covered switchbacks on trail to summit ridge. It is nice to be able to follow a more experienced climber who passes you! Right side of summit ridge gets my vote. Summit 11:35AM
taw6644 - Jul 19, 2007 8:01 pm Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2007
Finishing the JobTried this mountain last year, but weather kicked us off. Not this time. Complete opposite weather compared to last year. Clear skies forever. We could see Pikes and Snowmass from up top. Im so pumped that we finally did it.
Midlife Mountaineer - Jul 8, 2007 4:28 pm Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2007
AwesomeBeautiful day, more difficult than I anticipated.
Scott Rogers - Jun 25, 2007 8:28 pm
WoohooMy first backpacking adventure when I was 11
heather14 - Jun 17, 2007 10:27 pm Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2007
Perfect Day on YaleCould not have asked for a better day! A little breezy on the summit ridge, but still great!
Mots010 - Jun 11, 2007 5:53 pm Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2007
YaleOne of the shorter Sawatch range 14'ers hikes, but one of the most impressive looking. Some snow on the ascent, but most could be avoided. A nice combo of plunge-stepping and glissading from about 13,700 to 13,000 eased the descent a bit. Snow did not soften much so ice axe recommended. Runout was rocky in places.
ppergande - May 1, 2007 9:50 am Date Climbed: Apr 30, 2007
Snow & ThunderFirst 14er of the year. I ascended the Southwest Slopes for Denny Creek. The trail was hard to follow on account of all the snow. Especially above tree line, but it was easy to make your own route. I made a direct shot for the summit @ approximately 13,000' up a small couloir (with crampons & axe). At the summit the weather was great except for the building thunder storms (10:30am). They built faster than I expected and I had to hall ass off the summit. A great one day spring hike!!!
Sarah Simon - Apr 19, 2007 7:35 pm Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2001
So, how 'bout that summit blockCreepy final summit block.
Anya Jingle - Jan 23, 2007 6:28 am Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2003
Via Southwest SlopesA pleasant hike to an impressive looking peak. We managed to descend below the treeline before it started to rain and thunder. To my surprise, many people were still heading up at that time. The slideshow from our day up there is here: Mount Yale via southwest Slopes
boisedoc - Dec 17, 2006 4:41 pm Date Climbed: Aug 5, 1990
steepThe older route was very steep hiking