One day. A very long hike. It was well worth it and amazing!
alpspitze - Aug 24, 2009 11:43 am Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2009
Crags Campground
Windy as heck, but still a nice hike.
slowpoke - Aug 22, 2009 10:21 pm Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2009
Barr Trail
Long hike, but well worth the experience
VermontMike - Aug 8, 2009 9:44 pm Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2009
Barr Trail
Day-hiked the Barr Trail. Great hike but what an ugly summit!
HokieJim - Aug 2, 2009 12:23 am Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2009
NW Slopes from Glen Cove
Celebrated my dad's 60th birthday by camping at Glen Cove, then ascending the bowl to join the NW Slopes route en route to the summit. He did great despite a few inches of fresh August snow above 13k'
odogg0824 - Jul 30, 2009 1:23 am Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2009
Barr Trail Up and Down
I live in the plains and my knees are a curse so I hike quite a bit slower than most at high altitude. Started at the Barr trailhead with my brother and sister at Midnight. Reached the summit at 11:30. Headed back down at 12:15 only to dodge a thunderstorm and duck into the A-Frame at treeline for about an hour. Continued down the Barr trail back to the trailhead by 7pm for a total hike time of roughly 19 hours. The most brutal yet memorable hike of my life!
Ascended right side of the bowl out of Glen Cove and traversed over to the NW Slopes route at Devils Playground. Nabbed Little Pikes on the way up and Devils Playground Peak on the way down. Didn't intend to summit Pikes but was too enticing from the top of Little Pikes. 10.6 miles and 3050' vertical for a fun day.
RMdaytripsgrl - May 31, 2009 3:41 pm Date Climbed: May 29, 2009
Y via overnight @ Barr
HUGE recent slide in the gully leading up to the Y. Looked like railroad had also recently slid. Interesting conditions in the Y, the right side was almost bare ice because it had slid. The left was wind loaded with a little bit of slab action. Had to stay on the left branch because a lot of slough off the right wall in the sun. A little sketch, but way fun, and a nice first summit of '09 a$$ kicker! Nice weather, NOBODY on top - until the train pulled in..:)
SarahThompson - May 4, 2009 4:41 pm Date Climbed: Feb 4, 2005
3x
2/4/05 - From Crags Campground. My first winter summit!
5/2/09 - Y Couloir with an overnight stay at Barr Camp. A long and physically demanding route, but worth it for a climb of this classic couloir. It rained in Colorado Springs the whole time but we had lovely weather above the clouds.
3/19/16 - From Crags Campground on a cold final day of calendar winter. Dom's winter 14er finisher!!!
shknbke - May 3, 2009 5:05 pm Date Climbed: May 2, 2009
Y Coulier "middle" branch
This was my 4th trip up the Y and we found the best conditions yet. A wet spring in the Front Range has brought prime conditions. Our goal was the elusive right branch, but it was too icy w/o a 2nd tool. We retreated and went up the middle branch, which was my third time up it.
mattpayne11 - Apr 27, 2009 1:06 am Date Climbed: Jul 15, 1995
Backpacked up to the A-frame
In retrospect, backpacking to the a-frame was insane. On the way down I slightly tore my achilles heel and then two weeks later I had two-a-day football practices... Good times!
Eric Holle - Oct 24, 2009 11:46 pm Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2009
Via CragsSolo climb right after the first big snowfall of the year. There was deeper snow than I was expecting, and ran into a few other solo hikers.
Incliner - Sep 28, 2009 4:47 pm
Devil's PlaygroundGreat day in July, even though it snowed and hailed for 5 minutes...
Pete Castricone - Sep 28, 2009 10:03 am Date Climbed: Sep 27, 2009
Via CragsBig group. Under a clear blue sky.
noahs213 - Sep 7, 2009 10:51 pm Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2009
Barr TrailOne day. A very long hike. It was well worth it and amazing!
alpspitze - Aug 24, 2009 11:43 am Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2009
Crags CampgroundWindy as heck, but still a nice hike.
slowpoke - Aug 22, 2009 10:21 pm Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2009
Barr TrailLong hike, but well worth the experience
VermontMike - Aug 8, 2009 9:44 pm Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2009
Barr TrailDay-hiked the Barr Trail. Great hike but what an ugly summit!
HokieJim - Aug 2, 2009 12:23 am Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2009
NW Slopes from Glen CoveCelebrated my dad's 60th birthday by camping at Glen Cove, then ascending the bowl to join the NW Slopes route en route to the summit. He did great despite a few inches of fresh August snow above 13k'
odogg0824 - Jul 30, 2009 1:23 am Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2009
Barr Trail Up and DownI live in the plains and my knees are a curse so I hike quite a bit slower than most at high altitude. Started at the Barr trailhead with my brother and sister at Midnight. Reached the summit at 11:30. Headed back down at 12:15 only to dodge a thunderstorm and duck into the A-Frame at treeline for about an hour. Continued down the Barr trail back to the trailhead by 7pm for a total hike time of roughly 19 hours. The most brutal yet memorable hike of my life!
LonePeakFreak - Jul 23, 2009 3:44 pm Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2009
Whoopee...Can't say I'm really proud of this one, but at least we did Longs Peak the right way the following day.
eric-griz - Jul 23, 2009 10:46 am Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2009
Long day hikeHiked up the Barr Trail with my brother. We started at 4:15 and made it to the summit at 10:15. The hike down the Manitou Incline was extreme.
cftbq - Jul 22, 2009 12:34 am Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2009
Crags routeAdded Sachett Mtn. and Devils Playground Pk. Made the summit in just over 4 hrs, and didn't see a single other hiker on the trail all day!
Dennis Poulin - Jul 15, 2009 12:45 pm Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2008
Drive UpBeautiful drive with my wife. Donuts and hot chocolate in the gift shop. Yummmmmm.
RC Cola - Jul 13, 2009 3:30 pm Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2003
the long wayQuite a long route, and it doesn't help your tiredness when people jump out of their car to greet you at the top!
HokieJim - Jul 11, 2009 8:28 pm Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2009
From Glen CoveAscended right side of the bowl out of Glen Cove and traversed over to the NW Slopes route at Devils Playground. Nabbed Little Pikes on the way up and Devils Playground Peak on the way down. Didn't intend to summit Pikes but was too enticing from the top of Little Pikes. 10.6 miles and 3050' vertical for a fun day.
Liba Kopeckova - Jul 8, 2009 4:27 am
PIMRan the Pikes Peak Marathon.
RMdaytripsgrl - May 31, 2009 3:41 pm Date Climbed: May 29, 2009
Y via overnight @ BarrHUGE recent slide in the gully leading up to the Y. Looked like railroad had also recently slid. Interesting conditions in the Y, the right side was almost bare ice because it had slid. The left was wind loaded with a little bit of slab action. Had to stay on the left branch because a lot of slough off the right wall in the sun. A little sketch, but way fun, and a nice first summit of '09 a$$ kicker! Nice weather, NOBODY on top - until the train pulled in..:)
SarahThompson - May 4, 2009 4:41 pm Date Climbed: Feb 4, 2005
3x2/4/05 - From Crags Campground. My first winter summit!
5/2/09 - Y Couloir with an overnight stay at Barr Camp. A long and physically demanding route, but worth it for a climb of this classic couloir. It rained in Colorado Springs the whole time but we had lovely weather above the clouds.
3/19/16 - From Crags Campground on a cold final day of calendar winter. Dom's winter 14er finisher!!!
shknbke - May 3, 2009 5:05 pm Date Climbed: May 2, 2009
Y Coulier "middle" branchThis was my 4th trip up the Y and we found the best conditions yet. A wet spring in the Front Range has brought prime conditions. Our goal was the elusive right branch, but it was too icy w/o a 2nd tool. We retreated and went up the middle branch, which was my third time up it.
mattpayne11 - Apr 27, 2009 1:06 am Date Climbed: Jul 15, 1995
Backpacked up to the A-frameIn retrospect, backpacking to the a-frame was insane. On the way down I slightly tore my achilles heel and then two weeks later I had two-a-day football practices... Good times!