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Mt. Elbert - Northeast Ridge |
We successfully made it to the top of Mt. Elbert this past Sunday. We got to the trailhead around 5:30 am (left Denver area around 3am) and then headed up by 6:00am. The weather started out pretty nice. The bridge across the creek was in shambles on our way up, but someone fixed it by the time we made it back down.
Note, I would recommend bug spray. The mosquitos loved to feast on us in the woods. They even bothered us a little above treeline.
Overall, the trail was in great shape. There were quite a few people on the trail that day. Once we reached the summit, we couldn't find the marker/plate like some of the other 14ers have. Is there one and we just couldn't find it? There was a box that had papers/pens to sign your name, so we did that.
The clouds started to get a little dark, so we booked it back down to treeline right before we heard thunder. When we got back down to the clearing we saw Mt. Massive had the dark clouds over it; hope nobody was stuck up there.
This was a great hike; no snow on the trail at all for the Northeast Ridge. There was some loose rock during the hardest/steepest part of the hike, when you are climbing the false summit towards the end of the route description. Although it was a little loose in places, it didn't pose any danger of seriously injuring yourself. Amazing views from the top!
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