North Maroon Peak

Route: view from the hills
Posted On: 3/30/2026, By: WillRobnett
Info: Bells are starting to show consolidations and wet slides up high already.

Y Couloir left chute: 2025 went up one of the last days it was still connected, July 12th.
Y Couloir right chute: disconnected on July 12th 2025 and recently consolidated.
Bell Cord: recently consolidated down to the apron snow field below. Climbed it a few times in 2025, last climbed July 19th.
Maroon Bells Standard Routes: after the lake, looks like there's still a good amount of approach snow.
The North Face of North Maroon: climbed the face 4x times last year. Spring conditions held to July 5th. 

Route: Gunsight Couloir from Snowmass Creek TH
Posted On: 2/12/2026, By: jacolc
Info: Changed my plan from Snowmass to NMaroon after seeing avy/weather forecast (green, low wind). I trenched alone to Camp at 11000' for 8 miles above trail split. Next day no alpine start, so reaching Gunsight Couloir (2miles 2k') in soft snow take me 5h. Above Notch to summit and back to notch, 4h. Down to camp 2h. One short section bypassing Gunsight Tower was almost snow free and really NO Fall, front pointing on moss with no real handholds.
Hope I generate my first TR soon 

Route: Northeast Ridge
Posted On: 12/25/2025, By: paulbarish
Info: After summiting Maroon and returning back to the top of the bell cord I started the traverse. I was nervous having never done it before but conditions were spectacular with actually usable snow and all 3 of the cruxes were dry. Overall I was feeling a lot stronger than expected but I thought crux 2 was the trickiest and gave me some pause to figure it out. The exposure was magnificent and getting to the summit was the realization of a climb I had wanted to do since I was 15! The summit was glorious but I didn’t stay long. I didn’t bring any ropes or anything so I could be lighter and the downclimbing went well, maybe easier than the way up. Once back in the bell cord, I plunge stepped and glissaded back to my camp. Round trip from camp was 10 hours flat. When I got down I made some delicious ramen with chicken in it and had a good laugh when I realized I was cooking where I had been peeing out of my tent. I didn’t care at all lol I was so unbelievably excited and proud! By far my favorite winter solo of this project for me! 

Route: The North Face
Posted On: 10/21/2025, By: WillRobnett
Info: Light snow covers the rock glacier and as it's beginning to fill in Bergschrund gaps at head of the snowfields. Freeze thaw surface goes to about 13k on the north aspect. There's about a half foot of fresh snow throughout the north face with deeper sections along in the snow bands near the summit, 1-2 feet. No signs of sugar or hoar however there was a lot of windblown surfaces in the week since the storm. Most of the Water Ice above 13k is getting constant spindrift and sluff right now. Water Ice sections at 12,500ft to 13k were in better condition than above 13k. 

Route: Scouting Below Sleeping Sexton
Posted On: 10/5/2025, By: WillRobnett
Info: Last few weeks the north face of North Maroon keeps holding snow, even with a lot of sunny days. Went up the standard route to the main creek crossing, from there up the first gulley under Sleeping Sexton and into the amphitheater below Sleeping Sexton. 11,500ft had free flowing water, no signs of ice. A little snow up there from the day. 

Route: Northeast Ridge
Posted On: 9/29/2025, By: maylemay1
Info: Sadly what was going to be my finisher ends up being the first 14er that I had to turn around on. There was a lot of snow after climbing out of the 2nd gully. We put on spikes to ascend to the chimney but were only able to make it halfway up the chimney. The snow and ice made it too tricky. We might've been able to make it up if we pushed it, but the downclimb would've been pretty bad. Still a great day out and the aspens are incredible right now. 

Route: Bells Traverse
Posted On: 9/28/2025, By: andy_schlichting
Info: After the summer conditions heading up Maroon Peak, the conditions immediately changed on the descent down to the saddle between Maroon and North Maroon. The north side of Maroon is full of snow and this would be very difficult without traction. Microspikes worked for us. The lower class 3 part was dry, fortunately.

From the saddle, most of the route up North Maroon was in the sun and dry. There were a few spots that were north facing that spikes helped, but this was all easy terrain. All of the class 5 spots were in great shape. I also forgot how challenging and exposed the second spire was with both of its climbing sections. Super fun day!

The top part of the descent off North Maroon was full of snow, just like the descent off Maroon. The class 4 crux and the class 3 bypass were both completely full of snow. I fortunately had a rope to belay my friend and sister up the class 5 sections on the traverse and this really came in handy here. I lowered them and then rappelled down from an anchor that someone recently set around a boulder at the top of the chimney. This would be a really dangerous downclimb right now with the snow and ice in the chimney so I can't stress enough the importance of having a rope to descend the class 4 chimney on North Maroon with the current conditions.

Once into the gullies, they were completely dry. 

Route: Northeast Ridge
Posted On: 9/28/2025, By: Bear_Barky
Info: Gullies are clear of snow. However, once you gain the ridge there is quite a bit of snow which makes summiting unsafe unless you are well adept at mixed climbing. Beautiful time to climb the gullies just for a view of the valley though. 

Route: The North Face
Posted On: 9/22/2025, By: WillRobnett
Info: Alpine Ice started on North Aspects above 13,000ft! Quite a few walls and gullies on the north face saw recent freezing and thawing, which is great to begin these incredible ice formations, in September! Found a few water-ice slab sections that kicked well with mono-points. No water to filter at the Rock Glacier, last chance to filter water is the main stream crossing and plenty of snow to melt at the summit. 

Route: Northeast Ridge
Posted On: 9/8/2025, By: sean23
Info: I climbed N Maroon today and have some photos of the chimney to share. One of the rocks in the chimney is now gone, removing a nice foothold. I ended up going to climbers’ left and climbed the face. It felt like a tricky move, but I’m not sure if it’d be class 5. The chimney descent was much easier. Even with the rock gone, I was able to shimmy down and just barely touch my foot to the ledge (for reference I’m 5’9”).

See photo 26 in the route description for the before chimney 

Route: Northeast Ridge
Posted On: 9/5/2025, By: enoki
Info: There were a number of reports on various FB 14er groups yesterday that one of the key rocks in the N Maroon chimney is now gone.

Can't confirm this personally - just a heads up since I hadn't seen anything here yet! 

Route: North Face
Posted On: 9/1/2025, By: WillRobnett
Info: North Maroon’s glacial corner holding on! 

Route: West Maroon Creek Basin
Posted On: 8/18/2025, By: WillRobnett
Info: First signs of Fall! A few Aspens at higher elevations starting early!! 

Route: North aspects from Sleeping Sexton
Posted On: 8/12/2025, By: WillRobnett
Info: Snowfield above rock glacier holding on, barely. The North Face in full summer condition. 

Route: Northeast Ridge
Posted On: 7/28/2025, By: WillRobnett
Info: Standard route best place to filter water was at the main creek crossing near 10,800ft (Standard Route Photo #5). A small flow passes through the trail at 11,500ft however might not be there in a dry week this late in the season. I topped off water at 10,800ft and again at 11,500ft so glad to find it still there!