Herman's Gulch to Loveland Pass via the traverse
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mike offerman
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Re: Herman's Gulch to Loveland Pass via the traverse
There is a 5.4 climb on the North ridge of The Citadel that you will have to do.
Re: Herman's Gulch to Loveland Pass via the traverse
And if you didn't want to do the 5.4, you could drop down to Herman Lake after topping out on Pettingel and then go back up for The Citadel. I also seem to recall that someone posted an alternative to the 5.4 by going around to the climber's right (west) and looping back up The Citadel.
I take the mountain climber's approach to housekeeping - don't look down
Re: Herman's Gulch to Loveland Pass via the traverse
http://www.summitpost.org/the-citadel/785000" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
No, there is at least one Class 3 route on that peak. You can totally avoid any technical difficulties at all climbing that peak.
No, there is at least one Class 3 route on that peak. You can totally avoid any technical difficulties at all climbing that peak.
As if none of us have ever come back with a cool, quasi-epic story instead of being victim to tragic rockfall, a fatal stumble, a heart attack, an embolism, a lightning strike, a bear attack, collapsing cornice, some psycho with an axe, a falling tree, carbon monoxide, even falling asleep at the wheel getting to a mountain. If you can't accept the fact that sometimes "s**t happens", then you live with the illusion that your epic genius and profound wilderness intelligence has put you in total and complete control of yourself, your partners, and the mountain. How mystified you'll be when "s**t happens" to you! - FM
Re: Herman's Gulch to Loveland Pass via the traverse
Presto is right (as she always is!) I did a TR on The Citadel some time back and others have as well. The Class 3 route is pretty straight forward and would be your downclimb to go to Hagar if you choose to do the Pettingel/Citadel traverse which ends in that 5.4
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boudreaux
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Re: Herman's Gulch to Loveland Pass via the traverse
How big is that 5.4 climb on The Citadel?
Ragin Cajun
Re: Herman's Gulch to Loveland Pass via the traverse
Here are a couple TR's that show it...boudreaux wrote:How big is that 5.4 climb on The Citadel?
Going up...
http://14ers.com/php14ers/tripreport.php?trip=8814" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
And going down...
http://14ers.com/php14ers/tripreport.php?trip=4843" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I take the mountain climber's approach to housekeeping - don't look down
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Hungry Jack
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Re: Herman's Gulch to Loveland Pass via the traverse
OK. I'll say it.
It's Herman Gulch.
It's not Herman's Munster, right. It's Herman Munster.
Herman, as in PeeWee, Maier, and Miller.
It's Herman Gulch.
It's not Herman's Munster, right. It's Herman Munster.
Herman, as in PeeWee, Maier, and Miller.
please rotate your device
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Hungry Jack
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Re: Herman's Gulch to Loveland Pass via the traverse
I am here to serve.dcarpentgina wrote:Wow! That's really helpful!
please rotate your device
