Mt. Lindsey

Route: Northwest Ridge
Posted On: 7/28/2014, By: LetsGoMets
Info: Updated TH conditions as well. Trail from the upper TH is in good shape. Managed the river crossing (on the way up) without getting wet. Took us about 2.5 hours to reach the saddle between Iron Nipple and Lindsey. No snow or obstacles to speak of on the way up. Stuck to the left of the head wall (mostly class 3 with a couple class 4 moves), rock was solid. Once on summit, storm rolled in FAST and dropped 2ish inches of hail blanketing the entire route to treeline making for challenging route finding / slippery conditions down and already awful gulley for a descent. Snow on the face probably will remain for a few days. 

Route: Northwest Ridge
Posted On: 7/21/2014, By: matthewbe
Info: Climbed the NW Ridge and descended the north face gully and both routes are completely free of snow. The only noteworthy item was that last week there was a landslide along the dirt road to the Lily Lake trailhead which has created a large mud pit that you must drive through. No problems in my jeep, but I could see that it could cause some issues for a car. 

Route: Northwest Ridge
Posted On: 6/15/2014, By: bbass11
Info: Still a little snow hanging on below treeline. We lost the trail once or twice and ended up just walking right beside the creek up into the high basin. We climbed the ridge route and came down the standard gully route. Virtually all snow is gone from the gully and the rock is rotten and unstable. I would recommend the ridge route over the standard route. It was much more enjoyable. 

Route: Northwest Ridge
Posted On: 6/13/2014, By: emiller6
Info: Snow banks still in the trees covering the trail. Not all that bad though as you can step in others' previous postholes. Deep in places, but never for more than ~10 feet. Saddle to peak via the ridge was windy/gusty, made the climb up interesting. Took the gully down, in the current conditions, avoiding the snow, was easily class III. 

Route: Northwest Gully
Posted On: 5/17/2014, By: freeinthehills
Info: No rideable snow on N side of Lindsey 

Route: Northwest Gully
Posted On: 4/28/2014, By: kedge
Info: Road is covered with snow about 3/4 mile to go, should be clear in 2 weeks even though the entire valley got new snow this weekend. The approach is deep with new snow and deep drifts so lots of snow shoeing still to be had. Up on the mountain the wind is blowing snow all over and North collier is covered, makes for a long and slow peak. Have a good time and I hope to see all you 14ers soon. 

Route: Northwest Ridge
Posted On: 10/13/2013, By: falcon568
Info: Climbed Mt Lindsey‘s Northwest Ridge today. Horrible weather, 50 mph winds at the ridge and about 30 feet of visability going up in the morning. 6-12 inches of snow on most of the route, pretty good trail stomped in up to the saddle. There‘s quite a bit of snow left on all the routes. The Northwest Ridge was pretty slick with a lot of the technical bits covered with a few inches of snow and most all of the gullies/couloirs have anywhere from knee to waist deep loose snow. 

Route: Northwest Gully
Posted On: 10/13/2013, By: alpinenut
Info: I climbed Huerfano yesterday and got a good look at Lindsey on my way down the S side of Huerfano. Looked like about 4 inches of snow along most of North Face Route. The NW ridge looked pretty clean but I never got up close. Saw a pair of climbers on the summit. I would wear spikes/pons on the North Face route. I took the std trail down. No spikes necessary. Some spots had 6-12 inches of snow. Snowshoes would have helped in spots but wouldn‘t be worth the weight in my opinion. 

Route: Northwest Gully
Posted On: 10/13/2013, By: alpinenut
Info: Picture of North Face from afternoon of 10/12 

Route: Northwest Gully
Posted On: 9/30/2013, By: smoove
Info: I went up to a little over 13,300‘ (maybe a third of the way up the first gully). There was snow on the entire route (at least 6 inches). There are some sketchy spots on the ridge between the saddle and the gully, mainly right before the gully. I would recommend microspikes for some additional traction. I took my axe and used it to help with balance, but I don‘t think one would be able to arrest in the shallow, powdery snow. My friend was able to summit but got a little off route and ran into some very dicey, snow-covered class 4 a couple hundred feet beneath the summit. He and two other guys who had ascended via the Northwest Ridge were able to descend the proper gully route, but told me it was pretty treacherous with the snow conditions. It‘s honestly probably not the best time to attempt either route. Might have to wait until late Spring for another try. 

Route: Northwest Ridge
Posted On: 9/22/2013, By: bigredmachine
Info: Ascended NW ridge which was completely snow free, descended the gully which had just a couple 5 ft sections of snow (avoidable). 

Route: Northwest Gully
Posted On: 7/30/2013, By: Brian Thomas
Info: With the recent monsoon rain, the creek crossing just after the Lily Lake trail junction was deep enough that I had to take off my shoes to wade across. And yes, it is very COLD. 

Route: Northwest Gully
Posted On: 7/3/2013, By: jimmtman
Info: No one on Lindsey today except my son and I. No snow on the North Face route. Someone has done a community service and marked the confusing part of the lower route with pink surveyor‘s tape. 

Route: Northwest Gully
Posted On: 6/22/2013, By: RyGuy
Info: The route is in great shape! Trail is very dry, no muddy areas. The creek crossing is a bit fun, I‘d go about 25 feet to the left of where the trail actually crosses, there are some nice big rocks to hop. On the peak itself, there are 3 small snowfields to cross in the gully above about 13,400. There are options for going around both above and below, just choose your comfort level! 

Route: Northwest Gully
Posted On: 6/22/2013, By: usfgal
Info: Virtually all of the snow is gone. Just 2 small patches (heading toward the crux of the climb) and they do not present a problem--no need for an axe or traction or anything. They will be gone soon.