Route Climbed: Last leg from Mts Democrat, Cameron, and Lincoln Date Climbed: Saturday September 18, 2004
Reached the summit about 10:10AM, very clear, blue skies, but very windy. Signed the summit log, stayed about 15 mins. Down a steep, scree-filled trail back to Kite Lake by 11:20AM. My 8th 14'er, and another beautiful morning!
The final leg of the Decalibron. There were jeeps and ATVs at the top and we were tempted to ask for a ride down. Going down the scree of Bross back to Kite Lake was both fun and a royal pain. Somehow we got sucked into a drainage and did a nice rock climb down the sides of a waterfall.
Route Climbed: Lincoln-Bross Traverse Date Climbed: Late '70's (wow!)
Lincoln's a nice mountain. I hate Bross--although to be fair it might have more than a little to do with Aaron and I coming down the wrong way, and having to do about 20 or 30 miles of bouldering.
It was funny, though--and memorable--that while crossing a snowfield on the way down, I fell through up to my waist, and was thrashing about more or less helplessly, when I heard a "click" behind me, followed by, "Wow, what a shot..."
Route Climbed: Cameron Basin Date Climbed: July 4, 2004
This was a fairly unspectacular mountain, but... it did provide a nice snow-filled gully that allowed rapid descent via glissade. Warning!! Snow up top was a little icy and it didnt take much sliding to realize I was out of control.. Great opportunity to practice self-arresting! Cheers!
Route Climbed: Decalibron from Kite Lake Date Climbed: July 17, 2004
After climbing Long's a few weeks ago...it seemed sick and wrong to sleep in late and bag 4 peaks with such minimal effort. Nice scenery and easy hiking don't make for solitude. Still a fun hike though.
Route Climbed: Decalibron from Lincoln Date Climbed: 11 July 2004
Descent to Kite Lake was hard on Spencer the Mountain Dog- he didn't care for the scree at all. Luckily there was stilll a fair amount of vertical feet of snow left in the gully.
Route Climbed: Kite Lake Date Climbed: July 8, 2004
Bross seems a little less exciting after Lincoln. Still, it's a good hike, probably the easiest of the three. There was even a cyclist doing this one! There was some confusion on where the actual summit was (I didn't see a marker anywhere), so I wandered around to the various rock shelters and cairns so I made sure I touched the actual summit (a method that is called "Lobdellizing"). Then it was on to Democrat.
Route Climbed: Mineral Park Mine Trailhead, 4x4 road Date Climbed: July 4, 2004
Ran Bross from Mineral Park to train for the Pikes Peak Ascent. A great running route from Mineral Park to almost 13,500. Above there, it's a little too rough to run. What a strange, big summit!
Route Climbed: Standard Decalibron Date Climbed: June 19, 2004
What an uninspiring summit! Very windy with threatening weather. The actual summit is somewhat hard to place and we choose the rock shelter as the most likely spot. Descent via the snow-filled east gully was definitely the most interesting part.
Route Climbed: From Cameron Date Climbed: June 12, 2004
I climbed Bross after Democrat and Lincoln from Kite Lake. It took me five hours car to car. The weather was cool and windy and a snow squall blew through on my way from Cameron to Bross.
Route Climbed: via Lincoln Date Climbed: June 2002
I think our biggest problem was determining what pile of rocks was the true summit. The scree-sliding on the way down to Kite Lake was a blast, though. Any quick descent is fine by me!
Route Climbed: DeCaLiBron Date Climbed: August 17, 2000
The fog was so thick that visibility was about 10-20 feet. simply amazing weather. The scree skiing off the summit is SUPER FUN! Not to be missed for its descent, not many mountains have that said about them.
Route Climbed: DeCaLiBron Date Climbed: June 5, 2002
I soloed the DeCaLiBron. I was very pleased that the road had been grated because otherwise, my Prizm wouldn't have made it to Kite Lake. A few inches of snow fell the night before, but it melted very quickly. I didn't like the descent off Bross, but fortunately I found some snow to take advantage of for some of it.
myrone - Sep 21, 2004 11:00 pm
Route Climbed: Last leg from Mts Democrat, Cameron, and Lincoln Date Climbed: Saturday September 18, 2004Reached the summit about 10:10AM, very clear, blue skies, but very windy. Signed the summit log, stayed about 15 mins. Down a steep, scree-filled trail back to Kite Lake by 11:20AM. My 8th 14'er, and another beautiful morning!
Brad Snider - Sep 21, 2004 9:22 pm
Route Climbed: Decalibron Date Climbed: May 8, 20044th fourteener; third of a full day. Talk about a broad summit! Reminded me of the surface of the moon or Mars (not that I've ever been there...)
shanrickv - Aug 15, 2004 9:42 pm
Route Climbed: Decalibron Date Climbed: 8/15/04The final leg of the Decalibron. There were jeeps and ATVs at the top and we were tempted to ask for a ride down. Going down the scree of Bross back to Kite Lake was both fun and a royal pain. Somehow we got sucked into a drainage and did a nice rock climb down the sides of a waterfall.
Saintgrizzly - Aug 10, 2004 7:55 pm
Route Climbed: Lincoln-Bross Traverse Date Climbed: Late '70's (wow!)Lincoln's a nice mountain. I hate Bross--although to be fair it might have more than a little to do with Aaron and I coming down the wrong way, and having to do about 20 or 30 miles of bouldering.
It was funny, though--and memorable--that while crossing a snowfield on the way down, I fell through up to my waist, and was thrashing about more or less helplessly, when I heard a "click" behind me, followed by, "Wow, what a shot..."
I'll probably never get over it.
Andrew McKenzie - Jul 19, 2004 2:24 am
Route Climbed: Cameron Basin Date Climbed: July 4, 2004This was a fairly unspectacular mountain, but... it did provide a nice snow-filled gully that allowed rapid descent via glissade. Warning!! Snow up top was a little icy and it didnt take much sliding to realize I was out of control.. Great opportunity to practice self-arresting! Cheers!
jhansen007 - Jul 17, 2004 9:10 pm
Route Climbed: Decalibron from Kite Lake Date Climbed: July 17, 2004After climbing Long's a few weeks ago...it seemed sick and wrong to sleep in late and bag 4 peaks with such minimal effort. Nice scenery and easy hiking don't make for solitude. Still a fun hike though.
Larry V - Jul 12, 2004 11:53 pm
Route Climbed: with Democrat and Lincoln Date Climbed: Labor Day, 1971Climbed with Mom, Dad, and little brother. Found a magnetite rock - magnets stick to it.
dp - Jul 12, 2004 4:04 pm
Route Climbed: Decalibron from Lincoln Date Climbed: 11 July 2004Descent to Kite Lake was hard on Spencer the Mountain Dog- he didn't care for the scree at all. Luckily there was stilll a fair amount of vertical feet of snow left in the gully.
belexes - Jul 9, 2004 3:16 pm
Route Climbed: Kite Lake Date Climbed: July 8, 2004Bross seems a little less exciting after Lincoln. Still, it's a good hike, probably the easiest of the three. There was even a cyclist doing this one! There was some confusion on where the actual summit was (I didn't see a marker anywhere), so I wandered around to the various rock shelters and cairns so I made sure I touched the actual summit (a method that is called "Lobdellizing"). Then it was on to Democrat.
awillson - Jul 8, 2004 10:03 am
Route Climbed: Kite Lake Date Climbed: August 3, 2003Climbed it along with Lincoln and Democrat. I was with my 2 brothers. Trails were quite crowded. Nice big summit on Bross.
Ed F - Jul 6, 2004 7:44 pm
Route Climbed: Mineral Park Mine Trailhead, 4x4 road Date Climbed: July 4, 2004Ran Bross from Mineral Park to train for the Pikes Peak Ascent. A great running route from Mineral Park to almost 13,500. Above there, it's a little too rough to run. What a strange, big summit!
Ratballs - Jun 22, 2004 9:03 pm
Route Climbed: From Kite Lake via Democrat, Cameron, and Lincoln Date Climbed: July 19, 1999A fun, solo day out up high.
Here's a (sorta) trip report.
CharlesD - Jun 22, 2004 11:00 am
Route Climbed: Standard Decalibron Date Climbed: June 19, 2004What an uninspiring summit! Very windy with threatening weather. The actual summit is somewhat hard to place and we choose the rock shelter as the most likely spot. Descent via the snow-filled east gully was definitely the most interesting part.
mountainmota - Jun 15, 2004 7:22 pm
Route Climbed: Decalibron Date Climbed: September 2003Nice easy 14er!
Andy - Jun 12, 2004 6:33 pm
Route Climbed: From Cameron Date Climbed: June 12, 2004I climbed Bross after Democrat and Lincoln from Kite Lake. It took me five hours car to car. The weather was cool and windy and a snow squall blew through on my way from Cameron to Bross.
lostman - Jun 9, 2004 3:09 pm
Route Climbed: Via Lincoln Date Climbed: July 19, 2001Great day!
sbkelley - May 12, 2004 3:14 pm
Route Climbed: via Lincoln Date Climbed: June 2002I think our biggest problem was determining what pile of rocks was the true summit. The scree-sliding on the way down to Kite Lake was a blast, though. Any quick descent is fine by me!
Ryan Kowalski - Apr 19, 2004 12:10 pm
Route Climbed: DeCaLiBron Date Climbed: August 17, 2000The fog was so thick that visibility was about 10-20 feet. simply amazing weather. The scree skiing off the summit is SUPER FUN! Not to be missed for its descent, not many mountains have that said about them.
coloradoiceclimber - Apr 10, 2004 4:14 pm
Route Climbed: From Kite Lake Via Democrat & Lincoln Date Climbed: June 16, 2001Great tripple tick!!
RyanS - Apr 9, 2004 4:48 pm
Route Climbed: DeCaLiBron Date Climbed: June 5, 2002I soloed the DeCaLiBron. I was very pleased that the road had been grated because otherwise, my Prizm wouldn't have made it to Kite Lake. A few inches of snow fell the night before, but it melted very quickly. I didn't like the descent off Bross, but fortunately I found some snow to take advantage of for some of it.