Contoured above the mines and took a loose slope up to the summit ridge, almost deposited me right on the summit. Very windy day. Descended more of the west ridge route to avoid the loose rock from my ascent.
kavak - Aug 28, 2008 10:06 am Date Climbed: Aug 2, 1998
SE Ridge
For some reason the appeal of this peak was that it was only 6 feet above the magic 13,000 foot status. Lots of mining activity and it seemed that I had the whole mountain to myself. Most of the hike for me was cross country because I had no beta on the route.
Following a ski descent of Mt Evans B, I made a creative skin of the W Ridge and SW face, with one 100ft bootpack just below the summit plateau. From there, creative patch-hopping allowed me to skin to just short of the summit. The ski back down required me to carry my skis twice, but actually yielded a few good turns dropping off the summit plateau.
SarahThompson - Mar 28, 2008 11:16 pm Date Climbed: Jan 21, 2007
West Ridge on a nasty winter day
Climbed Pennsylvania and Evans on a bitter cold winter day.
mtnhiker13 - Jul 20, 2007 6:56 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2007
Southeast Ridge
Great get in shape hike. We had an interesting experience on this mountain. One of our hikers who has been recovering from a bike crash - ended up breaking a bone in his ankle on some snow we went down on the descent. Luckily we ran into some graduate students who had a cart for their peat moss and we were able to wheel him down the rest of the mountain in the cart. What an adventure!! The first injury of any significance we have had in the mountains.
Ryan Kowalski - Oct 2, 2006 3:03 am Date Climbed: Sep 26, 2006
West Ridge
Quite a long hike due to the private property skirting I attempted. Snow conditions were funky, and the wind was brutal up high, but I still had a great time.
Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: December 13, 2004
Good trip with Brad who was nice enough not to bitch about a very poor route of my choosing. I think we managed to hit every pocket of hip deep faceted snow in South Mosquito Creek.
chicagotransplant - May 4, 2009 9:52 am Date Climbed: May 3, 2009
NW SlopesContoured above the mines and took a loose slope up to the summit ridge, almost deposited me right on the summit. Very windy day. Descended more of the west ridge route to avoid the loose rock from my ascent.
kavak - Aug 28, 2008 10:06 am Date Climbed: Aug 2, 1998
SE RidgeFor some reason the appeal of this peak was that it was only 6 feet above the magic 13,000 foot status. Lots of mining activity and it seemed that I had the whole mountain to myself. Most of the hike for me was cross country because I had no beta on the route.
Gahugafuga - Apr 13, 2008 9:57 pm Date Climbed: Apr 13, 2008
W Ridge Ski DescentFollowing a ski descent of Mt Evans B, I made a creative skin of the W Ridge and SW face, with one 100ft bootpack just below the summit plateau. From there, creative patch-hopping allowed me to skin to just short of the summit. The ski back down required me to carry my skis twice, but actually yielded a few good turns dropping off the summit plateau.
SarahThompson - Mar 28, 2008 11:16 pm Date Climbed: Jan 21, 2007
West Ridge on a nasty winter dayClimbed Pennsylvania and Evans on a bitter cold winter day.
mtnhiker13 - Jul 20, 2007 6:56 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2007
Southeast RidgeGreat get in shape hike. We had an interesting experience on this mountain. One of our hikers who has been recovering from a bike crash - ended up breaking a bone in his ankle on some snow we went down on the descent. Luckily we ran into some graduate students who had a cart for their peat moss and we were able to wheel him down the rest of the mountain in the cart. What an adventure!! The first injury of any significance we have had in the mountains.
Ryan Kowalski - Oct 2, 2006 3:03 am Date Climbed: Sep 26, 2006
West RidgeQuite a long hike due to the private property skirting I attempted. Snow conditions were funky, and the wind was brutal up high, but I still had a great time.
Colonelpyat - Dec 14, 2004 11:03 pm
Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: December 13, 2004Good trip with Brad who was nice enough not to bitch about a very poor route of my choosing. I think we managed to hit every pocket of hip deep faceted snow in South Mosquito Creek.