Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: July 17, 2005
Great trip with Annaleen, Mike, and Marella. Camped Saturday on the meadow below the south ridge dropping from Bear Lake and climbed Sunday morning. Excellent trip, despite some discomfort with the altitude.
Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: July 11, 2005
A crystal clear day, we could make out Pike's Peak to the east, Snowmass and the Maroon Bells to the west, Uncompahgre to the southwest, and Grays & Torreys to the northeast. What an amazing summit! From south slopes, the final summit pitch is scrambling (class 2+ or 3), don't let Gerry Roach fool you...
Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: June 19 2003
This was a great trail. Encountered some electricity on the summit. Scared the crap out of me. Got down very quickly. Thunder rocked the valley the entire way down.
Route Climbed: South Slopes traverse to Columbia Date Climbed: July 2003
I was able to summit both of these peaks in a day. The hike toward bear lake was gorgeous and I did see a bearprint on the trail. The traverse to Columbia is much farther than it looks. However, it is a lot of fun! The scrambling up to Columbia's Summit was boulder-riffic!
Route Climbed: Rabbit Ridge from Mount Columbia Date Climbed: July, 2002
This was fun--running the rotten Rabbits from Columbia. I stayed on the ridge crest for as long as possible, until I was stymied by the ears (I think). Not prepared to solo even low-5th class, I detoured under the ears down some slabs into the basin to the west. Atop Harvard, I met a friendly gentleman on top who was cresting middle-age into senior-dom, and who was wearing sneakers, cotton shorts, cotton T-shirt, and floppy canvas bookbag. Turns out he had decided at 4am in Boulder to run up Harvard, and was using the climb as part of his training for Kangchenjunga. Appearances, schmearances--I'm just glad I kept my initial impressions to myself.
Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: September 5, 1981
On a quick break from college, a friend and I drove from eastern Kansas and ended up backpacking into a camp east of Bear Lake. We summited the next morning, broke camp and headed back out. Another 500+ mile drive and we were back at school.
I climbed Mount Harvard with a couple of friends in High School, we climbed several other 14'ers that year but it remains a blur to me. My friend had to remind me and even produced pictures before I became convinced that I had climbed it.
Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: September 5, 2004
We started at the North Cottonwood Creek TH in light snow at 5:15AM and summited in near white out conditions with really strong winds. It was pretty frustrating to watch the late groups enjoy the weather that the early crowd usually earns. Bill, Sharisa, Kara and I summited with our Samoyeds Denali and Yukon.
Route Climbed: Horn Fork Basin Date Climbed: July 26th 2003
Hiked Harvard the morning after hiking Yale. A full day (especially on sore knees). Didn't make the traverse to Columbia due to our lack of energy and the weather that came in. Very pretty hike.
Route Climbed: East ridge Date Climbed: August 14, 2004
Summited Mount Columbia and then descended to 12,800 ft before heading back up Harvard's east ridge. While I lost a lot of elevation doing this, it was much quicker than taking the ridge between Columbia and Harvard.
Route Climbed: Horn Fork Date Climbed: August, 199?; July, 1997
I've done this mountain twice, the first time with Aaron Johnson, the second time with Elizabeth. On the ascent with Aaron, not far from the summit we were hit by a bad hail/snow-storm, and spent 30 or 45 minutes huddled under a rock the size of a small house, eating lunch and being thankful we always drag enough clothing along with us to keep warm! We then continued to the summit through a few inches of icy slush, but under a rapidly clearing sky.
Elizabeth and I took the same route, and had an "interesting" experience when she banged her head on a large rock outcropping hard enough to make it bleed, and it wouldn't stop. Amazingly enough, a hiker immediately behind us was a doctor, took a look at the problem, and we completed the last short bit to the summit without further incident--but believe me, it was a substantial relief to hear those words, "I'm a doctor..."!
Harvard's still one of my favorite Colorado Peaks!
Route Climbed: from horn fork Date Climbed: june 99
CFI was out building monster cairns, but also doing nice rock work on the trail. one steep bit at the very top, but otherwise easy for the 3rd highest with a rep. tiny summit.
Route Climbed: traverse from Columbia Date Climbed: August 2002
All was going well and good until that thunderstorm decided to greet us on top and the entire mountain started buzzing...but other than that, the Horn Fork basin below the mountain would make for some really good camping.
pksander - Jul 18, 2005 10:31 am
Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: July 17, 2005Great trip with Annaleen, Mike, and Marella. Camped Saturday on the meadow below the south ridge dropping from Bear Lake and climbed Sunday morning. Excellent trip, despite some discomfort with the altitude.
CWFry - Jul 15, 2005 4:49 pm
Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: September 2004Cold and snowy day! We got weathered out of Columbia. Next time.
doumall - Jul 13, 2005 2:32 pm
Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: July, 21 200425th 14er!
djilk - Jul 12, 2005 9:16 pm
Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: July 11, 2005A crystal clear day, we could make out Pike's Peak to the east, Snowmass and the Maroon Bells to the west, Uncompahgre to the southwest, and Grays & Torreys to the northeast. What an amazing summit! From south slopes, the final summit pitch is scrambling (class 2+ or 3), don't let Gerry Roach fool you...
Brian Kalet - Apr 6, 2005 5:48 pm
Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: October 10, 2004Beautiful weather!
alpine master - Apr 3, 2005 11:10 pm
Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: June 19 2003This was a great trail. Encountered some electricity on the summit. Scared the crap out of me. Got down very quickly. Thunder rocked the valley the entire way down.
Old Ickabod - Mar 28, 2005 8:48 pm
Route Climbed: South Slopes traverse to Columbia Date Climbed: July 2003I was able to summit both of these peaks in a day. The hike toward bear lake was gorgeous and I did see a bearprint on the trail. The traverse to Columbia is much farther than it looks. However, it is a lot of fun! The scrambling up to Columbia's Summit was boulder-riffic!
Ratballs - Feb 21, 2005 9:17 pm
Route Climbed: Rabbit Ridge from Mount Columbia Date Climbed: July, 2002This was fun--running the rotten Rabbits from Columbia. I stayed on the ridge crest for as long as possible, until I was stymied by the ears (I think). Not prepared to solo even low-5th class, I detoured under the ears down some slabs into the basin to the west. Atop Harvard, I met a friendly gentleman on top who was cresting middle-age into senior-dom, and who was wearing sneakers, cotton shorts, cotton T-shirt, and floppy canvas bookbag. Turns out he had decided at 4am in Boulder to run up Harvard, and was using the climb as part of his training for Kangchenjunga. Appearances, schmearances--I'm just glad I kept my initial impressions to myself.
ColoradoScott - Feb 1, 2005 11:37 am
Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: September 5, 1981On a quick break from college, a friend and I drove from eastern Kansas and ended up backpacking into a camp east of Bear Lake. We summited the next morning, broke camp and headed back out. Another 500+ mile drive and we were back at school.
CBakwin - Jan 2, 2005 8:03 pm
Date Climbed: 1975I climbed Mount Harvard with a couple of friends in High School, we climbed several other 14'ers that year but it remains a blur to me. My friend had to remind me and even produced pictures before I became convinced that I had climbed it.
Andinistaloco - Sep 25, 2004 5:24 pm
Route Climbed: close to the normal route as we could figure Date Climbed: winter/spring '97Great snow climb! If you've got a couple of days, that is. Nice campsites along Columbia; glissade down Harvard was one of the best I've experienced.
coloradoiceclimber - Sep 5, 2004 10:40 pm
Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: September 5, 2004We started at the North Cottonwood Creek TH in light snow at 5:15AM and summited in near white out conditions with really strong winds. It was pretty frustrating to watch the late groups enjoy the weather that the early crowd usually earns. Bill, Sharisa, Kara and I summited with our Samoyeds Denali and Yukon.
KChiker - Aug 23, 2004 4:31 pm
Route Climbed: Horn Fork Basin Date Climbed: July 26th 2003Hiked Harvard the morning after hiking Yale. A full day (especially on sore knees). Didn't make the traverse to Columbia due to our lack of energy and the weather that came in. Very pretty hike.
bdewoody - Aug 21, 2004 12:30 am
Route Climbed: East ridge Date Climbed: August 14, 2004Summited Mount Columbia and then descended to 12,800 ft before heading back up Harvard's east ridge. While I lost a lot of elevation doing this, it was much quicker than taking the ridge between Columbia and Harvard.
Larry V - Aug 14, 2004 6:43 pm
Route Climbed: Horn Fork Basin, Harvard-Columbia combination Date Climbed: Aug 1983, July 1998This is a beautiful climb, even on a cloudy day. Climbed with Dad in 1983, one of only three mountains I climbed in the 80's (living in Texas then).
Saintgrizzly - Aug 4, 2004 3:48 pm
Route Climbed: Horn Fork Date Climbed: August, 199?; July, 1997I've done this mountain twice, the first time with Aaron Johnson, the second time with Elizabeth. On the ascent with Aaron, not far from the summit we were hit by a bad hail/snow-storm, and spent 30 or 45 minutes huddled under a rock the size of a small house, eating lunch and being thankful we always drag enough clothing along with us to keep warm! We then continued to the summit through a few inches of icy slush, but under a rapidly clearing sky.
Elizabeth and I took the same route, and had an "interesting" experience when she banged her head on a large rock outcropping hard enough to make it bleed, and it wouldn't stop. Amazingly enough, a hiker immediately behind us was a doctor, took a look at the problem, and we completed the last short bit to the summit without further incident--but believe me, it was a substantial relief to hear those words, "I'm a doctor..."!
Harvard's still one of my favorite Colorado Peaks!
awillson - Jun 29, 2004 9:37 am
Route Climbed: Horn Fork Basin Date Climbed: June 17, 2004Snow still covered significant parts of the trail. The view from the top was amazing. I was in awe at the splendor of God's creation!
DaveC - May 20, 2004 9:48 pm
Route Climbed: from horn fork Date Climbed: june 99CFI was out building monster cairns, but also doing nice rock work on the trail. one steep bit at the very top, but otherwise easy for the 3rd highest with a rep. tiny summit.
sbkelley - May 12, 2004 3:38 pm
Route Climbed: traverse from Columbia Date Climbed: August 2002All was going well and good until that thunderstorm decided to greet us on top and the entire mountain started buzzing...but other than that, the Horn Fork basin below the mountain would make for some really good camping.
Ryan Kowalski - Apr 19, 2004 4:57 pm
Route Climbed: Horn Fork Basin Date Climbed: June 21, 2003The Horn Fork Basin was beautiful. A regal peak. An unfortunately windy day but bright beautiful blue skies helped out.