Thanks, Larry, I appreciate the vote and the comment. I feel a special connection with Trinchera, but it's not anything I can easily explain.
I'm rather puzzled though, because I get the sense that this peak is somewhat obscure and doesn't get 'visited' very often even from Colorado residents who have abundant hiking opportunities. But maybe I'm waaaay off-base about that.
I'm hoping to visit there sometime this summer to get more photos and info to add to the page, but with a busy schedule and a 520 mile one-way trip, I can only cross my fingers that it'll happen.
Thanks, I appreciate your vote and your comment. I was afraid some people might think I tried to 'personalize' the page and the peak too much. Considering the number of years I've been familiar with that area, it just seemed natural to transfer my personal experiences onto the page. Thanks, again.
Great page! I've climbed this one twice now. This past week and in 2006 when I took two new climbers up it for their first ever summit of any mountain. They're hooked now. This site was our only resource going in! I've thrown a couple of pics in but I really can't add anything new to an already great page!
Thanks for the comments, they are appreciated. I'm not intending to be confrontational and I know what you mean about lack of details but this is a pretty straight forward peak to climb. The annotated pics show the routes. There isn't really much more to it since it's not a technical climb.
It's just one of those obscure peaks most people never think of. I'm planning to do it myself next year...it's been quite a while for me and I have not done it since taking over this page. There have been a few who have done it in the past couple of years, but no one's contributed anything to climbing it.
At the risk of going out on a limb, I'd say this is one of the easy peaks to summit.
How far of a hike is it to the summit via the North Fork Trail #1309? This is my wife's first mountain hike and I only have one chance to get her hooked!
pkroden
djanecekhh15 - Sep 18, 2022 11:57 am - Hasn't voted
Forest Road 436
I was climbing the unnamed 13,203 peak on Sept 17, 2022 and was using same initial approach to Trinchera Peak. Forest Road 436 is presently completely impassable due to a massive blowdown event so to climb Trinchera you would have to route around this large area of downed trees and start where 436 leaves the main forest road. I tried to hike through the blowdown area and it took an hour to get through it. Its that bad.
Yes it is, or was, several weeks back. I heard from a couple of locals that there were a couple of hundred acres of trees blown down by winds around 100mph. The area looked like giant toothpicks. It was so bad the Forest Service completely closed the road from Blue to Bear Lake, the entrance road into Blue Lake Campground, and the Trinchera Peak road. That was around the Memorial Day weekend, and I've had no update from the area since then, so I have no idea regarding the current situation (Oct 2022).
billokc - Mar 16, 2005 5:58 pm - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentThanks, Larry, I appreciate the vote and the comment. I feel a special connection with Trinchera, but it's not anything I can easily explain.
I'm rather puzzled though, because I get the sense that this peak is somewhat obscure and doesn't get 'visited' very often even from Colorado residents who have abundant hiking opportunities. But maybe I'm waaaay off-base about that.
I'm hoping to visit there sometime this summer to get more photos and info to add to the page, but with a busy schedule and a 520 mile one-way trip, I can only cross my fingers that it'll happen.
Safe climbing, Bill.
bigwilly - Mar 18, 2005 3:06 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentGood information. I like all the non traditional sections you've added.
billokc - Mar 20, 2005 11:39 pm - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentThanks, I appreciate your vote and your comment. I was afraid some people might think I tried to 'personalize' the page and the peak too much. Considering the number of years I've been familiar with that area, it just seemed natural to transfer my personal experiences onto the page. Thanks, again.
billokc - May 21, 2005 2:26 pm - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentThanks for your vote.
Bill
billokc - Aug 2, 2005 1:26 am - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentThanks for your vote.
Jay Moon - Aug 20, 2007 11:17 pm - Hasn't voted
Great pageGreat page! I've climbed this one twice now. This past week and in 2006 when I took two new climbers up it for their first ever summit of any mountain. They're hooked now. This site was our only resource going in! I've thrown a couple of pics in but I really can't add anything new to an already great page!
hgrapid - Dec 4, 2007 11:17 pm - Voted 8/10
Route information?A lot of good data, but no real route information on how to climb the peak. Just a few sentences. We need more details than that.
billokc - Dec 5, 2007 12:21 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Route information?Thanks for the comments, they are appreciated. I'm not intending to be confrontational and I know what you mean about lack of details but this is a pretty straight forward peak to climb. The annotated pics show the routes. There isn't really much more to it since it's not a technical climb.
It's just one of those obscure peaks most people never think of. I'm planning to do it myself next year...it's been quite a while for me and I have not done it since taking over this page. There have been a few who have done it in the past couple of years, but no one's contributed anything to climbing it.
At the risk of going out on a limb, I'd say this is one of the easy peaks to summit.
Safe climbing!!
pkroden - Jun 15, 2008 8:50 pm - Hasn't voted
Are we there yet?How far of a hike is it to the summit via the North Fork Trail #1309? This is my wife's first mountain hike and I only have one chance to get her hooked!
pkroden
djanecekhh15 - Sep 18, 2022 11:57 am - Hasn't voted
Forest Road 436I was climbing the unnamed 13,203 peak on Sept 17, 2022 and was using same initial approach to Trinchera Peak. Forest Road 436 is presently completely impassable due to a massive blowdown event so to climb Trinchera you would have to route around this large area of downed trees and start where 436 leaves the main forest road. I tried to hike through the blowdown area and it took an hour to get through it. Its that bad.
billokc - Oct 2, 2022 10:52 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Forest Road 436Yes it is, or was, several weeks back. I heard from a couple of locals that there were a couple of hundred acres of trees blown down by winds around 100mph. The area looked like giant toothpicks. It was so bad the Forest Service completely closed the road from Blue to Bear Lake, the entrance road into Blue Lake Campground, and the Trinchera Peak road. That was around the Memorial Day weekend, and I've had no update from the area since then, so I have no idea regarding the current situation (Oct 2022).