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
3 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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