Hello climbers!
Can anyone tell me if Mt. Bross is still closed to public access?
Thank you
TravelinJOE
Mt. Bross Closure
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Jim Davies
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Re: Mt. Bross Closure
The summit is still closed, officially. In reality, hundreds of people visited it every weekend last summer.
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Re: Mt. Bross Closure
Colorado 14ers Initiative (CFI) and Volunteers of Colorado (VOC) are working this summer to reconstruct the trail to the summit of Mt Bross in hopes that it can be re-opened to the public this fall. The link below gives more information on this project.
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AnyaByers
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Re: Mt. Bross Closure
CFI, VOC and Wildlands Restoration Volunteers (WRV) are working to repair a section of trail (on Forest Service property) near a stream crossing on the lower approach to Mt. Bross in summer 2010. The process of gaining legal access across private property on the summit of Mt. Bross is completely separate. Although access is being pursued, the organizations involved cannot guarantee that it will be successful by a certain date. In the mean time, hikers are asked to stay on the legal trail, which allows them to summit Mts. Democrat, Cameron and Lincoln, and stay on the "Bross Bypass" route that skirts below the Bross summit before descending to Kite Lake. Hikers that choose to summit Mt. Bross illegally (intentionally ignoring the signs, and disregarding the hard work that has been required to re-open access to the rest of the route) jeopardize legal access in the future for all of us. It's worth pointing that out to other hikers you encounter up there. And, of course, it's still worth volunteering for those trail work projects!
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spack225
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Re: Mt. Bross Closure
does this closure affect the combo four route, and what i mean by that is, can you still get back to the trail head going that way, even it it means not submitting Mt. Bross
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Doctor No
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Re: Mt. Bross Closure
You can return to Kite Lake (on trail) without trespassing. See the site's route description for details.
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Re: Mt. Bross Closure
+100AnyaByers wrote:CFI, VOC and Wildlands Restoration Volunteers (WRV) are working to repair a section of trail (on Forest Service property) near a stream crossing on the lower approach to Mt. Bross in summer 2010. The process of gaining legal access across private property on the summit of Mt. Bross is completely separate. Although access is being pursued, the organizations involved cannot guarantee that it will be successful by a certain date. In the mean time, hikers are asked to stay on the legal trail, which allows them to summit Mts. Democrat, Cameron and Lincoln, and stay on the "Bross Bypass" route that skirts below the Bross summit before descending to Kite Lake. Hikers that choose to summit Mt. Bross illegally (intentionally ignoring the signs, and disregarding the hard work that has been required to re-open access to the rest of the route) jeopardize legal access in the future for all of us. It's worth pointing that out to other hikers you encounter up there. And, of course, it's still worth volunteering for those trail work projects!
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MUni Rider
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Re: Mt. Bross Closure
Bross? Closed? Whaaaat? When the hell did this happen!!?? I guess I'll have to repeat Shavano and Tabeguache tomorrow instead.
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ChrisRoberts
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Re: Mt. Bross Closure
I know I'm being an a**hole by saying this, but even if they couldn't secure legal access to Bross, who cares?! People are climbing it now without much trouble, so yeah its a nice gesture to work diligently with landowners to open the summit, but whats the rush? I climbed Specimen Mountain in RMNP which is closed to the public last weekend all paranoid that I would get caught by the imaginary summit police and the sheep researchers that dont exist. No one is watching.
I climb private peaks all the time. Dont trash the summits, LNT, be respectful of the fact that it isn't a public peak...but for gods sake dont let the law hold you back. You're not committing murder, and if the landowners don't see you, would they ever know/care?
And if you're a good honest little little climber (who would never dare step behind the signs) about to chastise me, yes, you are better than me.
I climb private peaks all the time. Dont trash the summits, LNT, be respectful of the fact that it isn't a public peak...but for gods sake dont let the law hold you back. You're not committing murder, and if the landowners don't see you, would they ever know/care?
And if you're a good honest little little climber (who would never dare step behind the signs) about to chastise me, yes, you are better than me.
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ClimbandMine
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Re: Mt. Bross Closure
Its a good thing I climbed Bross before the entire mountain was in danger of collapsing from adits that have been there over a hundred years.
I don't care that you Tele.
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edhaman
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Re: Mt. Bross Closure
I've been hearing for nearly a decade about how progress is being made and the "negotiators" hope to have Bross open "this fall," "this spring," "this summer." I would imagine that at least some who have been staying away out of respect for private property, and not wanting to jeopardize getting it open, have decided they are just getting too old to wait any longer.
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MarkVB
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Re: Mt. Bross Closure
TravelinJoe: Here is a link to info about Mt. Bross on the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative website: http://14ers.org/cfi/peaks_mosquito_bross.php
I know I was asking about Mt. Bross earlier this week since I am going with a group of guys to hike Mt. Democrat, Mt. Lincoln and Mt. Cameron. Was told it was still closed even though many people seem to ignore the signs and go to the summit anyway. There may be guys in our group who go to the summit, but I think I will abide by the rules and go around it.
I know I was asking about Mt. Bross earlier this week since I am going with a group of guys to hike Mt. Democrat, Mt. Lincoln and Mt. Cameron. Was told it was still closed even though many people seem to ignore the signs and go to the summit anyway. There may be guys in our group who go to the summit, but I think I will abide by the rules and go around it.
