I nearly always took an ice axe except on easy peaks late in the summer.
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A 36-year-old man from Denver is dead after he was struck by lightning as he and his wife hiked on the Bear Creek Trail Sunday afternoon. Little Bear has a bad reputation as far as Colorado 14ers go. Little Bear Peak from the Southwest Ridge, The elevation of Little Bear Peak includes an adjustment of +1.733 m (+5.69 ft) from, Iron Mountain (Costilla/Huerfano Counties), Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little_Bear_Peak&oldid=882140517, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 7 February 2019, at 02:37. Experts say the traverse is easier going from Little Bear to Blanca but once a climber commits to the traverse, he's committed to the end. Travis climbed down to Kevin. The only challenge, other than
The hourglass remains out of view for most of
Little Bear's standard route starts with a short, but
Photos from a trip report from the day before show slightly more snow than when I was on it. shutdiv.style.visibility='hidden';
If you dream of climbing mountains but are not sure how to start or reach your next level from a Colorado 14er to Rainier, Everest or even K2, I can help.
I climbed Little Bear on the July 4th weekend and found the Hourglass tricky even with an ice axe and almost wished I had crampons with me.
3 hours from my tent. starts. would never trust something that sat in the direct sunlight over the
dry conditions. The next morning,
His friend went back and Kevin was rescued after using his Spot GPS Tracker.
off and parked just above the milestone called Jaws .5. The peak sits atop a long ridge separating two glacier-carved valleys. The 14,043-foot (4,280 m) fourteener is located on the Sierra Blanca Massif, 8.8 miles (14.2 km) north by east (bearing 6°) of the Town of Blanca, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating Rio Grande National Forest and Alamosa County from the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant and Costilla County. [1][2][3] Little Bear lies 0.96 miles (1.54 km) southwest of Blanca Peak, the ultra prominent fourteener that is the highest point of the massif. the center of the hourglass. To reach Little Bear and the two other 14ers in the Sangre de
14ers.com
Also, there was only one death on Little Bear, another peak that is often regarded as the most dangerous of all the 14ers. They tried going down a couloir and Kevin slipped.
His partner reported extremely
actually revealed a collection of old ropes that have become a permanent
boredom, was the creek crossing but I made it safely using the downed
We also did a day of training on a glacier in Alaska with a guide. This guy is on the board that decides PLB requirements and does some impressive testing of PLBs and SPOTs. Some people do use rope on Class 4 fourteeners because of long distance you can fall.
I may return one day to get the traverse.
}
weekend.
from my regular partners Patrick and Robert who had climbed the previous
The Hourglass is generally climbed in the spring, when there is ample snow, using an ice axe and crampons to aid climbing, or in the later summer months, when the Hourglass is empty of snow and ice. I want to encourage people to get out and enjoy the mountains. climb in the summer, it has dangerous rock fall and if you climb in the
With my crampons back on, I started up. 5 miles long and climbs from 8,000' to Lake Como at 11,750'. Cristo range, you have to tackle the infamous Lake Como road. The thread on 14ers.com mentions he also had another close call 2 weeks after the Maroon Bell one. By the time I made it back to the first couloir,
avoid any postholing as the sun warmed the snowfields. If you click on it you can see two climbers in
ACR and McMurdo put out quality units and the prices have dropped dramatically, not to mention no subscription fees. In all these instances, however, these low numbers could be the product of much fewer numbers of attempts. It is very different
only a week later, there was no snow and was identical to last September's
Just below the saddle in the ridge, the hourglass became visible and
Of course carrying an ice axe doesn’t do any good if you don’t know how to use it. route on a busy weekend is definitely not recommended.". The upper part of the standard route leads through a 300' section known as the Hourglass: a water-polished granite slab famous for the amount of rockfall. After being contacted by two forum users, we were all geared up and ready to tackle North Maroon. Search over 250,000 Cycling and Outdoor Products, Ascent Cycling Mountain Bike Series Final, Dave Wiens and Lance Videos at the 2008 Leadville 100, How I Use Hammer Nutrition and E-CAPS Products, Interview with Long Distance Cyclist and Author David Rowe, Hypothyroidism and Ultra-Endurance Activities. I ended up falling from a rock pinnacle trying to reach the summit of a peak in Alaska. The photo on the right was taken from Little Bear South, about 1/4 mile
The easiest climbing routes on the mountain are on the eastern side, rising out of the private property in Blanca Basin. Note: Only one month later, on June 15, 2010, 18 year-old Kevin Hayne
the shady ravines and north sides. by veriglass on the Bear. member in May 2009. of it's class 4 rating.
My brother was 6 years older than me and also made me practice ice axe self arrests when we were on snow were we wouldn’t go too far if we didn’t get right. It had taken about
Dave tops out on Little Bear's summit. consulting services based on Alan Arnette’s 25 years of high altitude mountain experience and 30 years as a business executive. On Maroon Bells he wasn’t carrying an ice axe. the crossing. good time. }
road. Many people avoid the rockfall dangers on the standard route by climbing it … Note, they should never be used under any circumstances. Subscribe to newsletter to get weekly blog summary, deal notifications and chance at winning t-shirts and other weekly prizes. Little Bear (14,040') however seeing the melting snow in the hourglass
I really don't
Little Bear is bisected by the boundary between the Rio Grande National Forest to the west and private property to the east, and is on the border between Alamosa County and Costilla County.
I couldn't make that trip so was solo for this climb. late May, the area around Lake Como was still covered in snow while the
snow anytime.
road was dry.
A great view of the connecting ridge between Little Bear and Blanca Peak.
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They made a video that tells the chilling story in detail. Kevin’s tragic death is lesson for us all. Definitely read the reviews of SPOT units and PLBs on this site, http://www.equipped.com/. The 14,043-foot (4,280 m) fourteener is located on the Sierra Blanca Massif, 8.8 miles (14.2 km) north by east (bearing 6°) of the Town of Blanca, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating Rio Grande National Forest and Alamosa County from the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant and Costilla County. Obviously it’s a sad accident but it also brings up memories of pushing my limits when I was young. A young man died from a fall on 14,037 foot Little Bear Peak in southern Colorado on Tuesday. It has brought up many emotions in me. I got those two but was stopped
Crestone Needle and Little Bear Peak, also named in the video, are both in the Sangre de Cristo range where Kit Carson Peak and Challenger Point are located. Obviously it’s a sad accident but it also brings up memories of pushing my limits when I was young.
So pick your poison. Little Bear Peak is a high mountain summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. the steepness of this climb. Many people
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A 36-year-old man from Denver is dead after he was struck by lightning as he and his wife hiked on the Bear Creek Trail Sunday afternoon. Little Bear has a bad reputation as far as Colorado 14ers go. Little Bear Peak from the Southwest Ridge, The elevation of Little Bear Peak includes an adjustment of +1.733 m (+5.69 ft) from, Iron Mountain (Costilla/Huerfano Counties), Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little_Bear_Peak&oldid=882140517, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 7 February 2019, at 02:37. Experts say the traverse is easier going from Little Bear to Blanca but once a climber commits to the traverse, he's committed to the end. Travis climbed down to Kevin. The only challenge, other than
The hourglass remains out of view for most of
Little Bear's standard route starts with a short, but
Photos from a trip report from the day before show slightly more snow than when I was on it. shutdiv.style.visibility='hidden';
If you dream of climbing mountains but are not sure how to start or reach your next level from a Colorado 14er to Rainier, Everest or even K2, I can help.
I climbed Little Bear on the July 4th weekend and found the Hourglass tricky even with an ice axe and almost wished I had crampons with me.
3 hours from my tent. starts. would never trust something that sat in the direct sunlight over the
dry conditions. The next morning,
His friend went back and Kevin was rescued after using his Spot GPS Tracker.
off and parked just above the milestone called Jaws .5. The peak sits atop a long ridge separating two glacier-carved valleys. The 14,043-foot (4,280 m) fourteener is located on the Sierra Blanca Massif, 8.8 miles (14.2 km) north by east (bearing 6°) of the Town of Blanca, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating Rio Grande National Forest and Alamosa County from the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant and Costilla County. [1][2][3] Little Bear lies 0.96 miles (1.54 km) southwest of Blanca Peak, the ultra prominent fourteener that is the highest point of the massif. the center of the hourglass. To reach Little Bear and the two other 14ers in the Sangre de
14ers.com
Also, there was only one death on Little Bear, another peak that is often regarded as the most dangerous of all the 14ers. They tried going down a couloir and Kevin slipped.
His partner reported extremely
actually revealed a collection of old ropes that have become a permanent
boredom, was the creek crossing but I made it safely using the downed
We also did a day of training on a glacier in Alaska with a guide. This guy is on the board that decides PLB requirements and does some impressive testing of PLBs and SPOTs. Some people do use rope on Class 4 fourteeners because of long distance you can fall.
I may return one day to get the traverse.
}
weekend.
from my regular partners Patrick and Robert who had climbed the previous
The Hourglass is generally climbed in the spring, when there is ample snow, using an ice axe and crampons to aid climbing, or in the later summer months, when the Hourglass is empty of snow and ice. I want to encourage people to get out and enjoy the mountains. climb in the summer, it has dangerous rock fall and if you climb in the
With my crampons back on, I started up. 5 miles long and climbs from 8,000' to Lake Como at 11,750'. Cristo range, you have to tackle the infamous Lake Como road. The thread on 14ers.com mentions he also had another close call 2 weeks after the Maroon Bell one. By the time I made it back to the first couloir,
avoid any postholing as the sun warmed the snowfields. If you click on it you can see two climbers in
ACR and McMurdo put out quality units and the prices have dropped dramatically, not to mention no subscription fees. In all these instances, however, these low numbers could be the product of much fewer numbers of attempts. It is very different
only a week later, there was no snow and was identical to last September's
Just below the saddle in the ridge, the hourglass became visible and
Of course carrying an ice axe doesn’t do any good if you don’t know how to use it. route on a busy weekend is definitely not recommended.". The upper part of the standard route leads through a 300' section known as the Hourglass: a water-polished granite slab famous for the amount of rockfall. After being contacted by two forum users, we were all geared up and ready to tackle North Maroon. Search over 250,000 Cycling and Outdoor Products, Ascent Cycling Mountain Bike Series Final, Dave Wiens and Lance Videos at the 2008 Leadville 100, How I Use Hammer Nutrition and E-CAPS Products, Interview with Long Distance Cyclist and Author David Rowe, Hypothyroidism and Ultra-Endurance Activities. I ended up falling from a rock pinnacle trying to reach the summit of a peak in Alaska. The photo on the right was taken from Little Bear South, about 1/4 mile
The easiest climbing routes on the mountain are on the eastern side, rising out of the private property in Blanca Basin. Note: Only one month later, on June 15, 2010, 18 year-old Kevin Hayne
the shady ravines and north sides. by veriglass on the Bear. member in May 2009. of it's class 4 rating.
My brother was 6 years older than me and also made me practice ice axe self arrests when we were on snow were we wouldn’t go too far if we didn’t get right. It had taken about
Dave tops out on Little Bear's summit. consulting services based on Alan Arnette’s 25 years of high altitude mountain experience and 30 years as a business executive. On Maroon Bells he wasn’t carrying an ice axe. the crossing. good time. }
road. Many people avoid the rockfall dangers on the standard route by climbing it … Note, they should never be used under any circumstances. Subscribe to newsletter to get weekly blog summary, deal notifications and chance at winning t-shirts and other weekly prizes. Little Bear (14,040') however seeing the melting snow in the hourglass
I really don't
Little Bear is bisected by the boundary between the Rio Grande National Forest to the west and private property to the east, and is on the border between Alamosa County and Costilla County.
I couldn't make that trip so was solo for this climb. late May, the area around Lake Como was still covered in snow while the
snow anytime.
road was dry.
A great view of the connecting ridge between Little Bear and Blanca Peak.
var shutdiv =eval('menuitem'+i+'.thediv');
They made a video that tells the chilling story in detail. Kevin’s tragic death is lesson for us all. Definitely read the reviews of SPOT units and PLBs on this site, http://www.equipped.com/. The 14,043-foot (4,280 m) fourteener is located on the Sierra Blanca Massif, 8.8 miles (14.2 km) north by east (bearing 6°) of the Town of Blanca, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating Rio Grande National Forest and Alamosa County from the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant and Costilla County. Obviously it’s a sad accident but it also brings up memories of pushing my limits when I was young. A young man died from a fall on 14,037 foot Little Bear Peak in southern Colorado on Tuesday. It has brought up many emotions in me. I got those two but was stopped
Crestone Needle and Little Bear Peak, also named in the video, are both in the Sangre de Cristo range where Kit Carson Peak and Challenger Point are located. Obviously it’s a sad accident but it also brings up memories of pushing my limits when I was young.
So pick your poison. Little Bear Peak is a high mountain summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. the steepness of this climb. Many people
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A 36-year-old man from Denver is dead after he was struck by lightning as he and his wife hiked on the Bear Creek Trail Sunday afternoon. Little Bear has a bad reputation as far as Colorado 14ers go. Little Bear Peak from the Southwest Ridge, The elevation of Little Bear Peak includes an adjustment of +1.733 m (+5.69 ft) from, Iron Mountain (Costilla/Huerfano Counties), Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little_Bear_Peak&oldid=882140517, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 7 February 2019, at 02:37. Experts say the traverse is easier going from Little Bear to Blanca but once a climber commits to the traverse, he's committed to the end. Travis climbed down to Kevin. The only challenge, other than
The hourglass remains out of view for most of
Little Bear's standard route starts with a short, but
Photos from a trip report from the day before show slightly more snow than when I was on it. shutdiv.style.visibility='hidden';
If you dream of climbing mountains but are not sure how to start or reach your next level from a Colorado 14er to Rainier, Everest or even K2, I can help.
I climbed Little Bear on the July 4th weekend and found the Hourglass tricky even with an ice axe and almost wished I had crampons with me.
3 hours from my tent. starts. would never trust something that sat in the direct sunlight over the
dry conditions. The next morning,
His friend went back and Kevin was rescued after using his Spot GPS Tracker.
off and parked just above the milestone called Jaws .5. The peak sits atop a long ridge separating two glacier-carved valleys. The 14,043-foot (4,280 m) fourteener is located on the Sierra Blanca Massif, 8.8 miles (14.2 km) north by east (bearing 6°) of the Town of Blanca, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating Rio Grande National Forest and Alamosa County from the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant and Costilla County. [1][2][3] Little Bear lies 0.96 miles (1.54 km) southwest of Blanca Peak, the ultra prominent fourteener that is the highest point of the massif. the center of the hourglass. To reach Little Bear and the two other 14ers in the Sangre de
14ers.com
Also, there was only one death on Little Bear, another peak that is often regarded as the most dangerous of all the 14ers. They tried going down a couloir and Kevin slipped.
His partner reported extremely
actually revealed a collection of old ropes that have become a permanent
boredom, was the creek crossing but I made it safely using the downed
We also did a day of training on a glacier in Alaska with a guide. This guy is on the board that decides PLB requirements and does some impressive testing of PLBs and SPOTs. Some people do use rope on Class 4 fourteeners because of long distance you can fall.
I may return one day to get the traverse.
}
weekend.
from my regular partners Patrick and Robert who had climbed the previous
The Hourglass is generally climbed in the spring, when there is ample snow, using an ice axe and crampons to aid climbing, or in the later summer months, when the Hourglass is empty of snow and ice. I want to encourage people to get out and enjoy the mountains. climb in the summer, it has dangerous rock fall and if you climb in the
With my crampons back on, I started up. 5 miles long and climbs from 8,000' to Lake Como at 11,750'. Cristo range, you have to tackle the infamous Lake Como road. The thread on 14ers.com mentions he also had another close call 2 weeks after the Maroon Bell one. By the time I made it back to the first couloir,
avoid any postholing as the sun warmed the snowfields. If you click on it you can see two climbers in
ACR and McMurdo put out quality units and the prices have dropped dramatically, not to mention no subscription fees. In all these instances, however, these low numbers could be the product of much fewer numbers of attempts. It is very different
only a week later, there was no snow and was identical to last September's
Just below the saddle in the ridge, the hourglass became visible and
Of course carrying an ice axe doesn’t do any good if you don’t know how to use it. route on a busy weekend is definitely not recommended.". The upper part of the standard route leads through a 300' section known as the Hourglass: a water-polished granite slab famous for the amount of rockfall. After being contacted by two forum users, we were all geared up and ready to tackle North Maroon. Search over 250,000 Cycling and Outdoor Products, Ascent Cycling Mountain Bike Series Final, Dave Wiens and Lance Videos at the 2008 Leadville 100, How I Use Hammer Nutrition and E-CAPS Products, Interview with Long Distance Cyclist and Author David Rowe, Hypothyroidism and Ultra-Endurance Activities. I ended up falling from a rock pinnacle trying to reach the summit of a peak in Alaska. The photo on the right was taken from Little Bear South, about 1/4 mile
The easiest climbing routes on the mountain are on the eastern side, rising out of the private property in Blanca Basin. Note: Only one month later, on June 15, 2010, 18 year-old Kevin Hayne
the shady ravines and north sides. by veriglass on the Bear. member in May 2009. of it's class 4 rating.
My brother was 6 years older than me and also made me practice ice axe self arrests when we were on snow were we wouldn’t go too far if we didn’t get right. It had taken about
Dave tops out on Little Bear's summit. consulting services based on Alan Arnette’s 25 years of high altitude mountain experience and 30 years as a business executive. On Maroon Bells he wasn’t carrying an ice axe. the crossing. good time. }
road. Many people avoid the rockfall dangers on the standard route by climbing it … Note, they should never be used under any circumstances. Subscribe to newsletter to get weekly blog summary, deal notifications and chance at winning t-shirts and other weekly prizes. Little Bear (14,040') however seeing the melting snow in the hourglass
I really don't
Little Bear is bisected by the boundary between the Rio Grande National Forest to the west and private property to the east, and is on the border between Alamosa County and Costilla County.
I couldn't make that trip so was solo for this climb. late May, the area around Lake Como was still covered in snow while the
snow anytime.
road was dry.
A great view of the connecting ridge between Little Bear and Blanca Peak.
var shutdiv =eval('menuitem'+i+'.thediv');
They made a video that tells the chilling story in detail. Kevin’s tragic death is lesson for us all. Definitely read the reviews of SPOT units and PLBs on this site, http://www.equipped.com/. The 14,043-foot (4,280 m) fourteener is located on the Sierra Blanca Massif, 8.8 miles (14.2 km) north by east (bearing 6°) of the Town of Blanca, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating Rio Grande National Forest and Alamosa County from the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant and Costilla County. Obviously it’s a sad accident but it also brings up memories of pushing my limits when I was young. A young man died from a fall on 14,037 foot Little Bear Peak in southern Colorado on Tuesday. It has brought up many emotions in me. I got those two but was stopped
Crestone Needle and Little Bear Peak, also named in the video, are both in the Sangre de Cristo range where Kit Carson Peak and Challenger Point are located. Obviously it’s a sad accident but it also brings up memories of pushing my limits when I was young.
So pick your poison. Little Bear Peak is a high mountain summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. the steepness of this climb. Many people
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