ericd - Aug 11, 2021 1:26 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2021
...if good weather then make it a combo!
Standard route past Crater lake, steep climb (~4000'/4mi) to summit in 6hrs from parking lot. Light wind with only a few afternoon clouds was good enough for the combo, traversing solo 2hrs to North Maroon Peak. Class 5 moves were fair & satisfying, while route finding through loose rock was not. Decent (4500'/5mi) over cliff bands & talus fields finished the day at 12hrs. Scenic!
yadahzoemtn - Mar 15, 2020 9:59 am Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2019
Via the Bell Chord
With great mountaineering friends, Michael, Ling, and Larry. This was Ling's finisher!
Moogie737 - Jul 2, 2019 9:13 am Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2019
Via the Bell Cord
#1 06-26-19 With Larry K., Ling and Lana. Hard to believe the amount of snow still lingering at this date. The Bell Cord lives up to its reputation: long and steep and steeper. Getting from the top of the Bell Cord to the summit was no cake walk because of the snow, ice, loose rubble gullies and steep snow fields - again!
eli.boardman - Dec 27, 2018 11:45 am Date Climbed: May 18, 2018
Solo ascent of Bell Cord couloir
Wonderful route, good snow climbing; first Elk Range summit
Harvest - Aug 15, 2017 1:24 pm Date Climbed: Feb 3, 2017
Bell Cord Couloir
Solo ascent of the Bell Cord Couloir. Descent via Bell Ringer Couloir. 2-3-17
climber46 - Jun 20, 2017 9:20 am Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2012
Great climb, decent rock
I climbed Maroon Peak with my friends Mark and Don on a great thunderstorm-free day. Started at 3am, summited at 11am, and took another 6 hours to descend. The scree/grass slope descent was the toughest part. I thought the rock was better than it is reputed to be, then again, the scrambling on the Maroon standard route is not very difficult.
cmarks7clouds - May 17, 2016 9:31 pm Date Climbed: Jun 16, 1989
Maroon Bells
Left campsite at sunrise and stood atop by 10:00am. From there Ron and I did South Maroon which proved to be a breeze which may have set us up for an awakening. The North Maroon wasn't as easy and proved to be a stretch of potential dangers if not focused.
All in all it was great albeit the lake area and lower parts were crowded. I loved the snow up high!
Kiefer - Mar 6, 2016 8:47 pm Date Climbed: Mar 5, 2016
Winter Time (Bell Cord)
Great weather for a winter ascent!!!
boisedoc - Sep 15, 2015 11:45 am Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2013
grind
I did the standard South Ridge. It is quite a grind up to the ridge and then an intricate route to the summit. Never difficult climbing but a lot of loose rock and injury potential. Overall effort makes this one of the more difficult 14ers.
astroclimber - Aug 28, 2015 6:30 pm Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2015
By the Bell Cord
So much fun. Came up the Bell Cord with Pete Lardy
Ken Dammen - Sep 27, 2014 3:34 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2014
#56 Standard Route
Good weather on way up, snowed and rained on way down. Long day.
Amazing day in Colorado Rockies, beautiful weather, conditions were perfect. Fun mountain, it wasn't hard as some suggesting, fantastic views from the top.
HedUp - Aug 12, 2014 6:36 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2014
Cloudy, but fun!
Intended to do the traverse, but clouds socked in at decision making time. Of course, hallway down it turned into a beautiful blue day. Climbed it again the following day and successfully made the traverse.
JRaphaelson - Aug 6, 2014 12:01 pm Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2014
South-North Traverse
Couldn't have had better weather. Great climbing on the traverse, definitely sketchy at some points, but the views were astounding.
Alex Wood - Jul 14, 2014 2:01 pm Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2014
Bell Cord Couloir to Traverse
Camped at Crater Lake the night before, left at 5:30am and got to the top of the Bell Cord Couloir by 9am (its a long climb, especially with no warm up). We did South Maroon Peak first (very easy from the saddle) and then did North Maroon (not as easy). Most of it seemed class 3+ with a few in your face class 5 moves. Awesome traverse though! Going down North Maroon was interesting. That was probably the hardest part of the day and the most worrisome part as well. There was a bunch of snow on the standard route so finding our way down was a little interesting at times.
Kiefer - Jul 4, 2014 9:17 am Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2014
Cord to Bells Traverse
Climbed the Bell Cord to S. Maroon. Retrieved gear from the col and continued onto the traverse to N. Maroon. Descent off N. Maroon was precarious. Snow was REALLY BAD.
Traverse was exciting. One of the best ridge climbs I've done to date!!
ericd - Aug 11, 2021 1:26 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2021
...if good weather then make it a combo!Standard route past Crater lake, steep climb (~4000'/4mi) to summit in 6hrs from parking lot. Light wind with only a few afternoon clouds was good enough for the combo, traversing solo 2hrs to North Maroon Peak. Class 5 moves were fair & satisfying, while route finding through loose rock was not. Decent (4500'/5mi) over cliff bands & talus fields finished the day at 12hrs. Scenic!
yadahzoemtn - Mar 15, 2020 9:59 am Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2019
Via the Bell ChordWith great mountaineering friends, Michael, Ling, and Larry. This was Ling's finisher!
Moogie737 - Jul 2, 2019 9:13 am Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2019
Via the Bell Cord#1 06-26-19 With Larry K., Ling and Lana. Hard to believe the amount of snow still lingering at this date. The Bell Cord lives up to its reputation: long and steep and steeper. Getting from the top of the Bell Cord to the summit was no cake walk because of the snow, ice, loose rubble gullies and steep snow fields - again!
eli.boardman - Dec 27, 2018 11:45 am Date Climbed: May 18, 2018
Solo ascent of Bell Cord couloirWonderful route, good snow climbing; first Elk Range summit
Onager - Jul 14, 2018 7:22 pm Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2018
TraverseClimbed solo via standard route then traverse over to N. Maroon
ToTheHeights - Feb 13, 2018 8:18 pm
South Maroon07/15 w/Cory Martin
Harvest - Aug 15, 2017 1:24 pm Date Climbed: Feb 3, 2017
Bell Cord CouloirSolo ascent of the Bell Cord Couloir. Descent via Bell Ringer Couloir. 2-3-17
climber46 - Jun 20, 2017 9:20 am Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2012
Great climb, decent rockI climbed Maroon Peak with my friends Mark and Don on a great thunderstorm-free day. Started at 3am, summited at 11am, and took another 6 hours to descend. The scree/grass slope descent was the toughest part. I thought the rock was better than it is reputed to be, then again, the scrambling on the Maroon standard route is not very difficult.
cmarks7clouds - May 17, 2016 9:31 pm Date Climbed: Jun 16, 1989
Maroon BellsLeft campsite at sunrise and stood atop by 10:00am. From there Ron and I did South Maroon which proved to be a breeze which may have set us up for an awakening. The North Maroon wasn't as easy and proved to be a stretch of potential dangers if not focused.
All in all it was great albeit the lake area and lower parts were crowded. I loved the snow up high!
Kiefer - Mar 6, 2016 8:47 pm Date Climbed: Mar 5, 2016
Winter Time (Bell Cord)Great weather for a winter ascent!!!
boisedoc - Sep 15, 2015 11:45 am Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2013
grindI did the standard South Ridge. It is quite a grind up to the ridge and then an intricate route to the summit. Never difficult climbing but a lot of loose rock and injury potential. Overall effort makes this one of the more difficult 14ers.
astroclimber - Aug 28, 2015 6:30 pm Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2015
By the Bell CordSo much fun. Came up the Bell Cord with Pete Lardy
Ken Dammen - Sep 27, 2014 3:34 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2014
#56 Standard RouteGood weather on way up, snowed and rained on way down. Long day.
Senad Rizvanovic - Sep 21, 2014 9:19 pm Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2014
End of summerAmazing day in Colorado Rockies, beautiful weather, conditions were perfect. Fun mountain, it wasn't hard as some suggesting, fantastic views from the top.
HedUp - Aug 12, 2014 6:36 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2014
Cloudy, but fun!Intended to do the traverse, but clouds socked in at decision making time. Of course, hallway down it turned into a beautiful blue day. Climbed it again the following day and successfully made the traverse.
JRaphaelson - Aug 6, 2014 12:01 pm Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2014
South-North TraverseCouldn't have had better weather. Great climbing on the traverse, definitely sketchy at some points, but the views were astounding.
Alex Wood - Jul 14, 2014 2:01 pm Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2014
Bell Cord Couloir to TraverseCamped at Crater Lake the night before, left at 5:30am and got to the top of the Bell Cord Couloir by 9am (its a long climb, especially with no warm up). We did South Maroon Peak first (very easy from the saddle) and then did North Maroon (not as easy). Most of it seemed class 3+ with a few in your face class 5 moves. Awesome traverse though! Going down North Maroon was interesting. That was probably the hardest part of the day and the most worrisome part as well. There was a bunch of snow on the standard route so finding our way down was a little interesting at times.
Kiefer - Jul 4, 2014 9:17 am Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2014
Cord to Bells TraverseClimbed the Bell Cord to S. Maroon. Retrieved gear from the col and continued onto the traverse to N. Maroon. Descent off N. Maroon was precarious. Snow was REALLY BAD.
Traverse was exciting. One of the best ridge climbs I've done to date!!
MadGrad96 - Nov 1, 2013 8:14 am
Bells traverseMaroon Bells traverse (unofficial 14er finishers--all but Culebra)
alpineair - Oct 28, 2013 1:47 pm
Super!Via Bell Cord couloir.