sorenjt - Jun 15, 2021 7:36 am Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2021
An excellent route
So long as you don’t hate choss and are good with easy scrambling and considerable exposure (and if you’re climbing in the Rockies and hate choss, you should probably move?) you will have a blast on this route. Please do not say that this route is class 4 just because you didn’t stay class 3 the whole time. With patience and attention to detail you don’t have to make any difficult class 3 or class 4 moves.
myrone - Jul 13, 2013 11:33 am Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2013
West Ridge via Mayflower Gulch
From Mayflower Gulch road, across Mayflower Creek and up Pacific Creek bush-whacking through the willows. Found the ridge to be a fine challenge with some class 4 moves along the way, broken/loose rock is a constant.
MattK - May 31, 2013 12:40 pm Date Climbed: Mar 25, 2012
Fun ridge, some loose rock detracts from the quality of the route a little, but this is a great quick way to get up Pacific from the west and offers some patches of quality scrambling along the way.
rockrat2 - Apr 15, 2012 3:38 pm Date Climbed: Mar 31, 2012
Fun climb
I've climbed this three times now and have never found a 3rd class route up this ridge. Maybe I'm missing something but it is a very fun 4th class climb. Also, I'm not so sure about the "solid" rock as most stuff we pulled on seemed to move with little resistance. Lots of rock fall. It is still one of my favorite scrambles.
strudolyubov - Mar 19, 2012 11:04 pm Date Climbed: Mar 17, 2012
West Ridge
Nice winter route, some snow and wind made it interesting.
benners - Aug 25, 2011 9:37 am Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2011
Good Bang for the Buck
A fun, short scramble route up a Centennial. I liked it.
this was a fun route, but i definitely found the suggested 3rd class route impossible to find. We wound up making a very exposed 4th class face climb on the second tower. The ridge proper is fine after that except maybe at the summit Notch. There again go high and climb the 4th class gully. Lower is totally rotten with loose down climbing. I found this hike significantly tougher than the little Pawnee Traverse and Mt. Neva route in "Colorado Scrambles"
Throw in some snow, low visibility, wind, fun rock/snow scrambling, and lots of route finding and you get a great day out with Timothy P.
Timothy Pearl - Apr 18, 2010 5:56 am Date Climbed: Apr 17, 2010
Ugly day, good fun
With MikeyB. Snowy day with about 2 inches of accumulation. Low visibility most of the ascent (blind). Stuck to the ridge direct minus first tower and one other vertical section. Lots of fun scrambling, snow climbing, and route finding. Wind picked up as we gained summit which helped clear the visibility. Descended SW face by down-climbing some loose crud then down a curved snow gully to a nice glissade.
DharmaBum1984 - Sep 9, 2008 12:01 am Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2007
west ridge
Have done this one a few times now--one of my favorites in the Tenmile, it's been different each time. The crux seems to be crossing over a steep, rotten gully to the right of the second tower about halfway up the ridge- test those holds!
JJ - May 13, 2007 2:06 pm Date Climbed: Feb 5, 2005
West Ridge
Very fun route with mixed terrain and some 4th class. Lots of snow with whipping winds on the ridges between Pacific and Atlantic.
shanahan96 - Feb 6, 2007 12:21 am Date Climbed: Jan 26, 2007
winter west ridge
interesting winter climb, snow/ice combos forced me into alot of class four terrain and a sketchy low class five crux. hair raising experience, but fun.
sorenjt - Jun 15, 2021 7:36 am Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2021
An excellent routeSo long as you don’t hate choss and are good with easy scrambling and considerable exposure (and if you’re climbing in the Rockies and hate choss, you should probably move?) you will have a blast on this route. Please do not say that this route is class 4 just because you didn’t stay class 3 the whole time. With patience and attention to detail you don’t have to make any difficult class 3 or class 4 moves.
myrone - Jul 13, 2013 11:33 am Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2013
West Ridge via Mayflower GulchFrom Mayflower Gulch road, across Mayflower Creek and up Pacific Creek bush-whacking through the willows. Found the ridge to be a fine challenge with some class 4 moves along the way, broken/loose rock is a constant.
MattK - May 31, 2013 12:40 pm Date Climbed: Mar 25, 2012
Good times...until the descentSome fun climbing.
chicagotransplant - Jul 8, 2012 4:41 pm Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2012
Fun RidgeFun ridge, some loose rock detracts from the quality of the route a little, but this is a great quick way to get up Pacific from the west and offers some patches of quality scrambling along the way.
rockrat2 - Apr 15, 2012 3:38 pm Date Climbed: Mar 31, 2012
Fun climbI've climbed this three times now and have never found a 3rd class route up this ridge. Maybe I'm missing something but it is a very fun 4th class climb. Also, I'm not so sure about the "solid" rock as most stuff we pulled on seemed to move with little resistance. Lots of rock fall. It is still one of my favorite scrambles.
strudolyubov - Mar 19, 2012 11:04 pm Date Climbed: Mar 17, 2012
West RidgeNice winter route, some snow and wind made it interesting.
benners - Aug 25, 2011 9:37 am Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2011
Good Bang for the BuckA fun, short scramble route up a Centennial. I liked it.
schmitie - Jul 6, 2010 8:19 pm Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2010
3rd class?this was a fun route, but i definitely found the suggested 3rd class route impossible to find. We wound up making a very exposed 4th class face climb on the second tower. The ridge proper is fine after that except maybe at the summit Notch. There again go high and climb the 4th class gully. Lower is totally rotten with loose down climbing. I found this hike significantly tougher than the little Pawnee Traverse and Mt. Neva route in "Colorado Scrambles"
MikeyB - Apr 18, 2010 10:42 pm Date Climbed: Apr 17, 2010
Great 3-4th class ridgeThrow in some snow, low visibility, wind, fun rock/snow scrambling, and lots of route finding and you get a great day out with Timothy P.
Timothy Pearl - Apr 18, 2010 5:56 am Date Climbed: Apr 17, 2010
Ugly day, good funWith MikeyB. Snowy day with about 2 inches of accumulation. Low visibility most of the ascent (blind). Stuck to the ridge direct minus first tower and one other vertical section. Lots of fun scrambling, snow climbing, and route finding. Wind picked up as we gained summit which helped clear the visibility. Descended SW face by down-climbing some loose crud then down a curved snow gully to a nice glissade.
DharmaBum1984 - Sep 9, 2008 12:01 am Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2007
west ridgeHave done this one a few times now--one of my favorites in the Tenmile, it's been different each time. The crux seems to be crossing over a steep, rotten gully to the right of the second tower about halfway up the ridge- test those holds!
JJ - May 13, 2007 2:06 pm Date Climbed: Feb 5, 2005
West RidgeVery fun route with mixed terrain and some 4th class. Lots of snow with whipping winds on the ridges between Pacific and Atlantic.
shanahan96 - Feb 6, 2007 12:21 am Date Climbed: Jan 26, 2007
winter west ridgeinteresting winter climb, snow/ice combos forced me into alot of class four terrain and a sketchy low class five crux. hair raising experience, but fun.
jamie