Ascent of Mount Columbia on 2006-08-26| Date: | Saturday, August 26, 2006 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Motorized Transport to Trailhead: | Carpool | | Peak: | Mount Columbia | | Location: | USA-Colorado | | Elevation: | 14073 ft / 4289 m |
Ascent Trip ReportHoo Boy. Lots of character-building on this one. The weather was lousy pretty much all day long, and I was not prepared for it. We had a few episodes of steady rain on the way up, but then a storm rolled in as we were coming down. The wind really picked up, and we had some graupel. That was not pleasant at all. There were a few crashes of very loud thunder as well. The sky did clear up as we arrived back at treeline. I climbed Columbia with my sister and Kate. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 4147 ft / 1264 m | | Grade/Class: | 2 | | Quality: | 4 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail | | Gear Used: | Ski Poles | | Weather: | Thunderstorm, Cool, Breezy, Overcast | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 4147 ft / 1264 m | | Route: | North Cottonwood Trail | | Start Trailhead: | North Cottonwood Trailhead 9926 ft / 3025 m | | Descent Statistics |
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