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shknbke - Jun 14, 2007 1:05 am Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2007
from Flattopup Dragon's Tail, then Hallett/Otis/Taylor/Powell. Great loop hike.
Scott Pierce - Jun 8, 2007 12:53 pm Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2007
Krishna CutoffWith Adam. Snow in the upper portion was sugary and insecure, so last pitch was mixed, using bits of firm snow and rock along the right edge of the couloir. Good belay stance on the right, about 200 feet from the summit. Fun day!
slowpoke - Jun 4, 2007 8:29 pm Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2007
Tyndall GlacierClimbed the southern most portion of the glacier...very exhilarating!
spannring29 - Feb 25, 2007 7:07 pm Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2005
Great HikeOne of my first in the park and still one of my favorites.
brandon - Jan 5, 2007 9:35 pm
Jackson/Johnsonwith Tasha, the classic routes were busy. Fun, but loose. 5.9 A0 on the crux pitch. Could use a little fixed gear manitenance.
boisedoc - Dec 19, 2006 5:26 am Date Climbed: Jun 25, 1988
great hikeAfter looking at this for years from the Y-camp, nice hike to the top from Flattop
Yeti - Dec 4, 2006 5:51 pm
Twice the easy wayThe second peak I'd ever bagged, by way of Flattop. Impressive veiws all around, especially down.
lindasyh - Nov 10, 2006 5:24 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2000
Good Hiking!Did a circuit up Andrews Glacier, Otis Peak, Hallett Peak, and Flattop with my husband and brother-in-law. Perfect conditions.
Michael Hoyt - Nov 9, 2006 1:27 am Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2000
Nice HikeDid a circuit up Andrews Glacier, Otis Peak, Hallett Peak, and Flattop with my wife and brother. Perfect weather.
swm88er - Sep 19, 2006 10:27 pm
The easy wayHiked with my parents from Flattop Mountain. Another great hike in RNMP!
thebeave7 - Sep 5, 2006 5:36 am Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2006
Flattop to Chiefs Head TraverseQuick hike up from Flattop, picked the wrong day as there were over 200 youth group members heading up. Eww, though that was the last I saw them.
Kiefer - Jul 22, 2006 8:40 am Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2006
Standard RouteSecond time on this summit. Winter is definately nicer though.
Alot of people down at Bear Lake but everyone cleared out the further up I went. Weather was OK, not great.
f360driver - Jul 10, 2006 3:05 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2006
North FaceClimbed the Great Dihedral and Magistrate. Fantastic Climbing.
pacojgarza - Jun 13, 2006 4:45 am Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2006
Standard routeSummited Hallett after traversing over Flattop mountain. The weather was unbelievably mild and allowed for some great views on the other RMNP peaks.
chicagotransplant - Jun 9, 2006 3:29 pm Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2002
via Flattop TrailThis was my first peak in Colorado. Climbed it on a vacation to Rocky Mtn Nat'l Park when I still lived in Chicago.
Haliku - Apr 24, 2006 6:15 pm Date Climbed: Apr 23, 2006
Route Climbed: Flattop Trail via the Dragon's Tail CouloirWe (rkymtn) had an enjoyable outing on what was a beautiful day. The climb to the top of Hallett was easy compared to the couloir to get there. The Tyndall Glacier was impressive (by Colorado standards) in my opinion.
rkymtn - Apr 24, 2006 4:19 pm Date Climbed: Apr 23, 2006
Route Climbed: Flattop Trail via the Dragon's Tail CouloirAfter topping out on the Dragon's Tail Couloir, Halku and I decided that we'd hit both Flattop's summit and Hallett's. The weather was great and this second summit was the icing on the cake. it was great to see Tyndall Glacier from Flattop and scope options for ascents in the future.
Mountain Jim - Mar 19, 2006 6:04 pm
Flattop Trail June 1966Total ascents to the summit = 3. First time via Flattop Trail, 2nd time from the Longs Peak Ranger Station on the Glacier Gorge Traverse, 3rd time via the East Ridge from the Lake Haiyaha Trail. I've also done the 2nd Buttress route a couple of times and Hallett Chimney, twice.
NanitaD - Mar 9, 2006 5:19 am Date Climbed: Sep 12, 1994
Via Flattop TrailI climbed Hallet, Otis, Flattop, and Ptarmigan Point solo and was jogging down the Flattop trail when I decide it was getting too rocky to keep jogging. As I changed pace, I tripped. I picked myself up, put a bandaid on my bleeding chin, wrapped an ace bandage on my right thigh where it was bruised, and rubbed my right wrist were it hurt. I hiked the rest of the way to the parking lot and drove my stick shift car home before I realized that my right arm was broken.
Rocky Alps - Mar 4, 2006 8:17 am Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2005
Via Flattop MountainThis was the first peak I climbed in Colorado since I wanted to start out on something with a little less elevation than a 14er. There was beautiful scenery all around of Rocky Mountain National Park, especially with all of the lakes in the area. Lots of snow on Flattop slowed our group down a bit. Upon reaching the summit I saw Longs Peak and made it my goal to climb that peak as well.