Traverse from South to North Maroon Bell free solo. Very fun climbing!!! Monstrous peaks with the elevation rise. Amazing views of them from the lake, too.
Meet running Jesus as he descended the standard route.
mtneering - Mar 20, 2013 5:34 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2012
scramble
and exposed my favorite
Fletch - Dec 28, 2012 5:04 pm Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2012
building trails
ran up this afterwards...
MarkDidier - Oct 24, 2012 8:48 pm Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2012
A Long Time Coming
Had wanted to give this peak a try for several years. This year it finally worked out. We had great weather, and only two other people on the mountain.
milan - Oct 21, 2012 5:42 pm Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2012
First Class 4
Great trip, it was fun all the way up and the chimney was great.
Scott - Aug 19, 2012 10:49 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2012
North Maroon
I climbed the traverse North Maroon to South Maroon with my 10 year old son.
Kessler - Aug 19, 2012 10:42 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2012
North Maroon
Climbed the traverse between North Maroon and South Maroon with my dad.
Matt Lemke - Jul 11, 2012 11:00 pm Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2012
Nice climb
With Josh...Fun scramble with great views.
Josh Lewis - Jul 11, 2012 3:36 am Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2012
Standard Route
A decent scramble. Sleeping Sexton later that day made the trip a lot more of a challenge.
Diggler - Jun 30, 2012 10:49 pm Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2012
Last of the Elk 14ers
Started out from the TH @ 5.16 with Faith & Rich. The closer one gets the more reasonable the route (SE ridge; standard) looks. Summited 11.31; :58 from the traverse/bottom of the 2nd gully to the summit. Summited @ 11.31. Clouds all over but none too threatening. Left summit @ 12.33. Down by 17.31. Tremendous views, esp. of Maroon (duh), & Capitol & Snowmass. Loved the way the route went from hiking to steep hiking to scrambling to the steepest climbing on the ridge crest to the summit- classic! Wonderful day on an extremely enjoyable route on a classic peak. Missed you at the summit, bro- there will be others!
Kristin5berry - Jun 13, 2012 6:04 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2012
5/31/12 via Bells Cord with the Traverse to and from Maroon Peak
xpda - Oct 29, 2011 1:09 pm Date Climbed: Aug 8, 1996
North Maroon
with Serge
Ted Eliason - Oct 13, 2011 7:19 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2009
Favorite 14er
A great day with goat escort from base to summit. Good to return after getting snowed off in late September.
cftbq - Aug 29, 2011 6:50 pm Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2011
Standard NE route
A long and very difficult climb! Ranked or not, this is a challenging climb worthy of any serious mountaineer. We waited out a passing storm, making a 14-hour day. No route description can do justice to the complexity of this mountain.
Pete Castricone - Aug 23, 2011 2:15 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2011
via traverse
Another traverse with Goldielocks.
ripper333 - Aug 22, 2011 12:10 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2011
traverse S to N
beautiful day in the elks.. climbed with pete.. surprising escaped weather most of day but moved quickly nonetheless..
I think n maroon has the hardest standard route of any CO 14er. little bear capitol blah blah, n maroon has many more class 4 sections. did the traverse unroped but every other party climbing only the N peak brought a rope. the traverse is definitely classic, with a lot of options...(a far) second only to blanca traverse in quality
MadGrad96 - Nov 1, 2013 8:16 am
Bells traverseMaroon Bells traverse (unofficial 14er finishers--all but Culebra)
Daria - Jul 29, 2013 2:20 pm Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2013
Maroon Bells traverse-south to northTraverse from South to North Maroon Bell free solo. Very fun climbing!!! Monstrous peaks with the elevation rise. Amazing views of them from the lake, too.
Hyadventure - Jul 11, 2013 4:10 pm Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2013
Second of 7Meet running Jesus as he descended the standard route.
mtneering - Mar 20, 2013 5:34 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2012
scrambleand exposed my favorite
Fletch - Dec 28, 2012 5:04 pm Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2012
building trailsran up this afterwards...
MarkDidier - Oct 24, 2012 8:48 pm Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2012
A Long Time ComingHad wanted to give this peak a try for several years. This year it finally worked out. We had great weather, and only two other people on the mountain.
milan - Oct 21, 2012 5:42 pm Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2012
First Class 4Great trip, it was fun all the way up and the chimney was great.
Scott - Aug 19, 2012 10:49 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2012
North MaroonI climbed the traverse North Maroon to South Maroon with my 10 year old son.
A full trip report is below:
Trip Report
Kessler - Aug 19, 2012 10:42 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2012
North MaroonClimbed the traverse between North Maroon and South Maroon with my dad.
Matt Lemke - Jul 11, 2012 11:00 pm Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2012
Nice climbWith Josh...Fun scramble with great views.
Josh Lewis - Jul 11, 2012 3:36 am Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2012
Standard RouteA decent scramble. Sleeping Sexton later that day made the trip a lot more of a challenge.
Diggler - Jun 30, 2012 10:49 pm Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2012
Last of the Elk 14ersStarted out from the TH @ 5.16 with Faith & Rich. The closer one gets the more reasonable the route (SE ridge; standard) looks. Summited 11.31; :58 from the traverse/bottom of the 2nd gully to the summit. Summited @ 11.31. Clouds all over but none too threatening. Left summit @ 12.33. Down by 17.31. Tremendous views, esp. of Maroon (duh), & Capitol & Snowmass. Loved the way the route went from hiking to steep hiking to scrambling to the steepest climbing on the ridge crest to the summit- classic! Wonderful day on an extremely enjoyable route on a classic peak. Missed you at the summit, bro- there will be others!
Kristin5berry - Jun 13, 2012 6:04 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2012
There's only one North MaroonWow, that was as exposed as they say!
Mooner - Jun 1, 2012 6:48 pm
Up I go5/31/12 via Bells Cord with the Traverse to and from Maroon Peak
xpda - Oct 29, 2011 1:09 pm Date Climbed: Aug 8, 1996
North Maroonwith Serge
Ted Eliason - Oct 13, 2011 7:19 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2009
Favorite 14erA great day with goat escort from base to summit. Good to return after getting snowed off in late September.
cftbq - Aug 29, 2011 6:50 pm Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2011
Standard NE routeA long and very difficult climb! Ranked or not, this is a challenging climb worthy of any serious mountaineer. We waited out a passing storm, making a 14-hour day. No route description can do justice to the complexity of this mountain.
Pete Castricone - Aug 23, 2011 2:15 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2011
via traverseAnother traverse with Goldielocks.
ripper333 - Aug 22, 2011 12:10 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2011
traverse S to Nbeautiful day in the elks.. climbed with pete.. surprising escaped weather most of day but moved quickly nonetheless..
zoomloco - Jul 16, 2011 4:50 pm
4th classic traverseI think n maroon has the hardest standard route of any CO 14er. little bear capitol blah blah, n maroon has many more class 4 sections. did the traverse unroped but every other party climbing only the N peak brought a rope. the traverse is definitely classic, with a lot of options...(a far) second only to blanca traverse in quality