From the parking area, start up the trail and cross a footbridge -
1. Walk 2.5 miles up the old South Colony Lakes (Approach) road to reach a junction, near 11,100' -
2. Turn right, leave the road, and continue west through the forest -
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4. After 0.6 mile on the trail, cross a rocky area -
5. Near 11,600', the trail passes some camping spots off to the left -
6. After nearly a mile on this trail, exit the trees and continue through willows to the north of the creek and Lower South Colony Lake -
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Taken from Crestone Needle,
8 is a look at the remaining route. Follow the trail northwest up the hillside and locate a trail junction
above the upper lake -
9. Turn right and continue toward a slope below the west ridge -
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11 is another broad look at the route from Crestone Needle. Switchback north toward the saddle between Unnamed Point 13,290' and Humboldt. After about 700 feet of gain, reach the 12,850-foot saddle
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From the saddle, Humboldt's west ridge rises to the east -
14. Start up the ridge by following the trail on or slightly left of the ridge crest -
15. Above 13,700', there are some areas where it's easy to lose the trail, so stay near the ridge and look for small cairns and trail segments -
16. Keep hiking until you reach a bit more difficult terrain below a false summit. Traverse right for a short distance (
17) before zig-zagging up through the rocks to reach the west end of the summit ridge. As you approach the top of the ridge, the summit comes into view -
18. Walk 0.25 mile east and climb the right side of the final pitch (
19) to reach the summit -
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