Route Climbed: West Gully from Kite Lake Date Climbed: May 31, 2005
Climbed to 13,600 feet to the end of the snow for a ski descent. Great day with great views due to low hanging clouds. Skied back to the car on great corn.
Route Climbed: Mineral Park Mine/Dolly Varden Gulch Date Climbed: May 20, 2005
I climbed from the near the Mineral Park Mine site up Dolly Varden Gulch to the summit, then snowboarded back down to the car. Beautiful day with no one around.
Route Climbed: Kite Lake Date Climbed: July 19, 2004
An "odd" mountain I'd call it- watched 2 SUV's & 3 motor-cross bikes climb to the summit... which by the way, is the size of a football field- crazy! The rocky terrain seemed very different from the other 14ers I've climbed, and the "Scree-ski" to the bottom of it was fun! Enjoy!:-)
I love this hike! I've done it about five times and last spring I went at it as a post Rainier workout. I took my video camera and spent quite a bit time setting up shots, but still got my best time...4 hours 24 minutes Jeep to Jeep. Running between the summit of Cameron, Lincoln, and Bross is an energizing experience... rock on!
Route Climbed: Kite Lake, N Slopes Date Climbed: August 2002
This mountain was fun only because it was my first in this range. Normally I do not like taking a stairmaster up a mountain, I wish I had done this in the winter! :P
Route Climbed: Kite Lake standard Date Climbed: feb 19, 2005
Climbed with Summit Post group.....ROCKS!!!
Scott - Feb 19, 2005 9:13 pm Date Climbed: Feb 19, 2005
Bross
July 4 2009
Kimberly, Shaylee, Kimberly and I set off to climb Mount Democrat, Mount Cameron, and Mount Lincoln.
It was a rough night before and the evening of July 3 was very windy. The tent kept blowing down at Kite Lake which was above timberline. We had left our smaller low profile tents home because at the time we weren’t thinking of camping at Kite Lake and it was a last minute decision (and a not very good one). After several trial and error experiences keeping the tent from blowing away we finally got it anchored down good, but a big gust bent the poles and ripped the tent making it unusable. We spent a long night squished in the vehicles.
After waking up after a not-so-restful night we set off for the Cameron/Democrat Saddle. We climbed to the saddle and rested, making the trip in a fast (for a five year old) 1.5 hours. I let the kids decided if they wanted to climb Democrat or Lincoln first and they wanted to Lincoln first since it was the highest. We make the nice ridge over Cameron (which is only an “unofficial peak” because it doesn’t have enough rise over the connecting saddle to be a real peak) and over to Lincoln and reached the summit in about 3 hours from Kite Lake. It was still too early for lunch so we had a long snack.
It was somewhat cloudy to the west so we decided to forego Democrat and head down a secondary route near Mount Bross. We had at first planned to skip that summit (the opened section of the trail bypasses 100 feet below the summit), but I met a group of hikers returning from Mount Bross that explained that some of the owners of the mining claims were up there in vehicles (there is a private jeep road up there from the west side of Bross) and were granting hikers permission to summit the peak. I ran ahead to talk to them, but could see them heading back in their vehicles just before I reached the junction. We asked another of hikers if they had talked to the people in the vehicles and they said no. It was snowing lightly, but there was no sign or sound of thunder so we went over the summit of Bross and down the monotonous scree slope and back to Kite Lake. The round trip was a fast 5.5 hours Kite Lake to Kite Lake.
Lincoln was a nice climb and a pretty one, but my original thoughts on Bross remain (I had climbed the peak in February 2005). Bross is still a monotonous pile of scree with few redeeming traits. Lincoln was the highlight of the trip and other than the blown apart tent the night before, the climb was a good one.
February 19 2005
On February 18, I slept in car 3 miles from Kite Lake. It was a mild night at 19F. The climb was warm down low, cool and breezy up high and on the summit and the clouds obscured summit views.
This was an SP winter gathering and was great company and a nice trip even though the mountain is nothing but a big scree pile, at least from Kite Lake.
Route Climbed: Mining Roads from the SE Date Climbed: August 1996
Four of us drove a 1948 Willey's(tricked out) up there via the minning roads from the SE (had to rebuild the road in a few spots). The rig started having carb problems around 13500. Good thing we had plenty of beer and cigs. Great place to park on the summit, good views. Just to many people.
Route Climbed: Decalibron Date Climbed: August, 2002
Started at 4:00am under a full moon and completed the Decalibron: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln and Bross. What a great way to climb multiple peaks in one day!
Route Climbed: Democrat-Lincoln-Bross Date Climbed: July 7, 2001
Great day for all 3 peaks, but the wind really picked up on the way to Bross...the wind made it too miserable to stay and enjoy the views so, we headed down.
Route Climbed: Ridge from Lincoln Date Climbed: July 21, 1999
Drove up to Kite Lake and did the Decalibron route for Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln and Bross. The round trip time was about 6.5 hours. Got chased down Bross when the weather moved in, but all in all, it was a very good trip.
Route Climbed: From Lincoln Date Climbed: 10 Oct 2004
Last peak on the Decalibron - took about 40 min. from Lincoln. Hiked south to "South Bross" for some pictures then headed down the unpleasant west face trail.
eggheadsherpa - Jun 9, 2005 1:57 am
Route Climbed: Kite Lake Date Climbed: September 18, 2004Did the Bross-Lincoln-Democrat trifecta...pretty easy to knock out all three at once.
Ed F - Jun 5, 2005 4:01 pm
Route Climbed: West Gully from Kite Lake Date Climbed: May 31, 2005Climbed to 13,600 feet to the end of the snow for a ski descent. Great day with great views due to low hanging clouds. Skied back to the car on great corn.
Trip Report: West Gully Ski of Mt Bross
kjkrow - May 22, 2005 9:20 pm
Route Climbed: Mineral Park Mine/Dolly Varden Gulch Date Climbed: May 20, 2005I climbed from the near the Mineral Park Mine site up Dolly Varden Gulch to the summit, then snowboarded back down to the car. Beautiful day with no one around.
ktiffany22 - May 15, 2005 10:31 pm
Route Climbed: Kite Lake Date Climbed: July 19, 2004An "odd" mountain I'd call it- watched 2 SUV's & 3 motor-cross bikes climb to the summit... which by the way, is the size of a football field- crazy! The rocky terrain seemed very different from the other 14ers I've climbed, and the "Scree-ski" to the bottom of it was fun! Enjoy!:-)
Old Ickabod - Apr 15, 2005 12:25 am
Route Climbed: Decalibron Date Climbed: 6/2004I love this hike! I've done it about five times and last spring I went at it as a post Rainier workout. I took my video camera and spent quite a bit time setting up shots, but still got my best time...4 hours 24 minutes Jeep to Jeep. Running between the summit of Cameron, Lincoln, and Bross is an energizing experience... rock on!
Brian Kalet - Apr 7, 2005 5:26 pm
Route Climbed: The Decalibron Date Climbed: July 4, 2004We glissaded the West Gully from Kite Lake.
James C - Apr 4, 2005 7:19 pm
Route Climbed: Kite Lake Date Climbed: June 25, 2004Easy summit, last of all of them. Had to run down due to lightning
Asphazell - Mar 1, 2005 12:34 pm
Route Climbed: Kite Lake, N Slopes Date Climbed: August 2002This mountain was fun only because it was my first in this range. Normally I do not like taking a stairmaster up a mountain, I wish I had done this in the winter! :P
F Bomb - Feb 21, 2005 3:57 pm
Route Climbed: Standard (Kite Lake) Date Climbed: 2/19/05Started about 2.5 miles below Kite Lake. A nice cold windy day with 12 other SPer's. A lot of fun.
Kane - Feb 21, 2005 8:53 am
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: Feb 19 20052005 annual SP gathering.
ahaass - Feb 19, 2005 9:37 pm
Route Climbed: Kite Lake standard Date Climbed: feb 19, 2005Climbed with Summit Post group.....ROCKS!!!
Scott - Feb 19, 2005 9:13 pm Date Climbed: Feb 19, 2005
BrossJuly 4 2009
Kimberly, Shaylee, Kimberly and I set off to climb Mount Democrat, Mount Cameron, and Mount Lincoln.
It was a rough night before and the evening of July 3 was very windy. The tent kept blowing down at Kite Lake which was above timberline. We had left our smaller low profile tents home because at the time we weren’t thinking of camping at Kite Lake and it was a last minute decision (and a not very good one). After several trial and error experiences keeping the tent from blowing away we finally got it anchored down good, but a big gust bent the poles and ripped the tent making it unusable. We spent a long night squished in the vehicles.
After waking up after a not-so-restful night we set off for the Cameron/Democrat Saddle. We climbed to the saddle and rested, making the trip in a fast (for a five year old) 1.5 hours. I let the kids decided if they wanted to climb Democrat or Lincoln first and they wanted to Lincoln first since it was the highest. We make the nice ridge over Cameron (which is only an “unofficial peak” because it doesn’t have enough rise over the connecting saddle to be a real peak) and over to Lincoln and reached the summit in about 3 hours from Kite Lake. It was still too early for lunch so we had a long snack.
It was somewhat cloudy to the west so we decided to forego Democrat and head down a secondary route near Mount Bross. We had at first planned to skip that summit (the opened section of the trail bypasses 100 feet below the summit), but I met a group of hikers returning from Mount Bross that explained that some of the owners of the mining claims were up there in vehicles (there is a private jeep road up there from the west side of Bross) and were granting hikers permission to summit the peak. I ran ahead to talk to them, but could see them heading back in their vehicles just before I reached the junction. We asked another of hikers if they had talked to the people in the vehicles and they said no. It was snowing lightly, but there was no sign or sound of thunder so we went over the summit of Bross and down the monotonous scree slope and back to Kite Lake. The round trip was a fast 5.5 hours Kite Lake to Kite Lake.
Lincoln was a nice climb and a pretty one, but my original thoughts on Bross remain (I had climbed the peak in February 2005). Bross is still a monotonous pile of scree with few redeeming traits. Lincoln was the highlight of the trip and other than the blown apart tent the night before, the climb was a good one.
February 19 2005
On February 18, I slept in car 3 miles from Kite Lake. It was a mild night at 19F. The climb was warm down low, cool and breezy up high and on the summit and the clouds obscured summit views.
This was an SP winter gathering and was great company and a nice trip even though the mountain is nothing but a big scree pile, at least from Kite Lake.
Richrat - Jan 30, 2005 8:43 pm
Route Climbed: Kite Lake Trail Date Climbed: June 2001Climbed Lincoln, Bross, and Democrat.
onandupwards - Jan 29, 2005 3:51 pm
Date Climbed: August 1997Climbed as part of Lincoln, Democrat, Bross circuit
Paul Morrill - Jan 12, 2005 4:19 pm
Route Climbed: Mining Roads from the SE Date Climbed: August 1996Four of us drove a 1948 Willey's(tricked out) up there via the minning roads from the SE (had to rebuild the road in a few spots). The rig started having carb problems around 13500. Good thing we had plenty of beer and cigs. Great place to park on the summit, good views. Just to many people.
keeganyoung1 - Nov 23, 2004 9:58 am
Route Climbed: Decalibron Date Climbed: July 24, 2004This is a tough descent due to scree. There is a cool waterfall near the end.
csmcgranahan - Oct 31, 2004 6:07 pm
Route Climbed: Decalibron Date Climbed: August, 2002Started at 4:00am under a full moon and completed the Decalibron: Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln and Bross. What a great way to climb multiple peaks in one day!
Natasha - Oct 15, 2004 12:01 am
Route Climbed: Democrat-Lincoln-Bross Date Climbed: July 7, 2001Great day for all 3 peaks, but the wind really picked up on the way to Bross...the wind made it too miserable to stay and enjoy the views so, we headed down.
mr_g - Oct 12, 2004 10:51 am
Route Climbed: Ridge from Lincoln Date Climbed: July 21, 1999Drove up to Kite Lake and did the Decalibron route for Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln and Bross. The round trip time was about 6.5 hours. Got chased down Bross when the weather moved in, but all in all, it was a very good trip.
bc44caesar - Oct 11, 2004 8:37 pm
Route Climbed: From Lincoln Date Climbed: 10 Oct 2004Last peak on the Decalibron - took about 40 min. from Lincoln. Hiked south to "South Bross" for some pictures then headed down the unpleasant west face trail.