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hollienickolls - Feb 18, 2015 9:34 pm
Lost Mine TrailClimbed this with my husband and 6 yo daughter. Took a total of about 3 hours. Moderately strenuous, with an amazing view from the top!
bugbee - Oct 17, 2013 8:43 pm
Well...Almost made it. Went the wrong way going up. Ate lunch in a little cave near the summit. Ran out of water while eating lunch and then got into a fight with an agave plant... I lost that one. Gonna try again on my next trip now that I know what I did wrong.
Fletch - Nov 30, 2012 5:22 pm Date Climbed: Jan 20, 2008
turned aroundbut did get engaged, so it wasn't a total loss.
Walkoutnow - Nov 21, 2012 2:45 pm Date Climbed: Nov 19, 2012
Great viewsPacked up that morning and climbed Lost Mine on way out. Great views all around. Good end to a fun trip.
robot one - Nov 14, 2008 2:01 pm
Lost Mine RouteVery nice, lonley summit
Matthew Holliman - Jul 11, 2007 12:53 am Date Climbed: Apr 5, 2007
From Lost Mine TrailHeaded over here with Nga after hiking up Casa Grande earlier in the day. A fairly rugged bushwhack (OK, "fairly" is an understatement... the brush got pretty ugly in places, but at least Nga was nice enough not to give me *too* hard a time about where I was taking us). The higher left spire was a short, fun scramble, although no harder than class 3 IMO. Unfortunately, there was no register to be found. But there were some pretty nice views to compensate.
easleygone - Jan 23, 2006 5:35 pm
Route Climbed: Lost Mine Trail Date Climbed: November 2002I thought I climbed it. I climbed the right, or east
spire twice in 2002, but since the page went up
I see that the left spire is supposed to be it. Oh
well, it was a tough little climb in the best kept secret,
Big Bend. Now I have a good excuse to go back!
Texjbq - Jan 16, 2006 9:16 pm
Date Climbed: January 7th, 2006Actually got 01ACRViper's sister on the summit.
01aCRViper - Jan 10, 2006 10:26 pm
Route Climbed: Lost Mine Trail Date Climbed: January 7th, 2006climbed again with a group of 7 other friends and got another group of people to love Big Bend. a careless move on the way down led to a severe sprain and a long hobble to the trailhead.
petersbike - Dec 27, 2005 8:46 pm
Route Climbed: Bushwhack from Lost Mine Trail Date Climbed: March 8,2004Solo trip to summit. Difficult bushwhack, with some mild 4th class climbing sections. Climbed Emory Peak the next day.
01aCRViper - Nov 29, 2005 12:36 am
Route Climbed: Lost Mine Trail Date Climbed: November 26, 2005One of my favorite hikes in Big Bend, Not too long, not too hard, not too steep, and great views. Still enough of a challenge to make it worth it. watch out for the glass summit register.