Ascent of Mount Columbia on 1983-08-14| Others in Party: | Dad | | Date: | Sunday, August 14, 1983 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Mount Columbia | | Location: | USA-Colorado | | Elevation: | 14073 ft / 4289 m |
Ascent Trip ReportAfter climbing Mount Harvard, Dad and I dropped down the east side of the ridge connecting Harvard and Columbia, but not far enough. We tried to contour at a high elevation and ran into difficult terrain. We wasted a lot of time, compared to dropping down further and walking over to Columbia. I lost a jacket and gloves, part of which were Dad's. We got to the summit pretty late, and by the time we got down off the moutain, it was getting dark. Ron was quite worried about us and came up the train to find us. He was very relieved when he finally found us coming down.
Compounding the misery, the weather turned cold and wet on the way down. We were a cold and miserable bunch when we got back to the car. A warm spaghetti supper in Buena Vista made us feel much better.
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| Summary Total Data | | Elevation Gain: | 1547 ft / 471 m | | Elevation Loss: | 5373 ft / 1637 m | | Distance: | 7.5 mi / 12.1 km | | Grade/Class: | 3 | | Quality: | 2 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail, Exposed Scramble | | Weather: | Raining
cold and wet | | Ascent Statistics | | Elevation Gain: | 1547 ft / 471 m | | Extra Loss: | 1200 ft / 365 m | | Distance: | 2 mi / 3.2 km | | Trailhead: | Mount Harvard 14420 ft / 4395 m | | Descent Statistics | | Elevation Loss: | 4173 ft / 1272 m | | Distance: | 5.5 mi / 8.9 km | | Trailhead: | 9900 ft / 3017 m | Ascent Part of Trip: Harvard, Columbia (0 nights total away from roads)
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