Peak Condition Update | Mt. Bierstadt

Peak:	Mt. Bierstadt
Route:	West Slopes
Range:	Front
Posted By:	Sunshineof1985
Date of Info:	6/24/2015
Date Posted:	6/24/2015

Details
*Items to bring: Yack Tracks, hiking boots (no keens), lightweight hat, lightweight gloves, long-sleeve shirt, wind-guard, and lightweight puffer jacket, and bandanna for your nose and mouth and sunglasses through the willows- the bugs are AWFUL (but not for too long). Wish everyone posted like this... I forgot my Yack tracks, hat, and gloves and they would have been nice to have had because it was COLD up top! The route is CLEAR of most snow. Only a little at about 13,000 feet for a little while and yack tracks would be helpful. Start early to avoid it turning into slippery mush- which it started to by 11 am. Took me 4 hours and I consider myself in decent shape! It was hard! 14ers are no joke! *1/2 mile in, the trail is covered by a rushing stream. There are good enough social trails to get you around it though. Look for the two newly carved logs placed across the stream and go OVER the large rock instead of jumping around the nearby islands to avoid accidental plumage! you can read my blog for more details on this peak and others as I attempt to climb all the 14ers this summer. Read at sunshineof1985.com.

Details

***Items to bring: Yack Tracks, hiking boots (no keens), lightweight hat, lightweight gloves, long-sleeve shirt, wind-guard, and lightweight puffer jacket, and bandanna for your nose and mouth and sunglasses through the willows- the bugs are AWFUL (but not for too long).
Wish everyone posted like this... I forgot my Yack tracks, hat, and gloves and they would have been nice to have had because it was COLD up top! The route is CLEAR of most snow. Only a little at about 13,000 feet for a little while and yack tracks would be helpful. Start early to avoid it turning into slippery mush- which it started to by 11 am. Took me 4 hours and I consider myself in decent shape! It was hard! 14ers are no joke!
***1/2 mile in, the trail is covered by a rushing stream. There are good enough social trails to get you around it though. Look for the two newly carved logs placed across the stream and go OVER the large rock instead of jumping around the nearby islands to avoid accidental plumage!
you can read my blog for more details on this peak and others as I attempt to climb all the 14ers this summer. Read at sunshineof1985.com.

Comments or Questions

ceimbert	Snow ... 6/24/2015 9:24pm How avoidable is the snow up top? I was planning on heading to Bierstadt tomorrow.
thatguy	Stream crossing 6/25/2015 7:07am Is the log crossing up stream of where the trail would normally cross the stream?
Sunshineof1985	To answer questions 6/25/2015 5:24pm Snow is pretty much avoidable. The log crossing is further upstream than the normal crossing. Although I saw plenty of people on the way down just take off their socks and shoes and walk across it. You’ll save almost a mile off of your trek by doing so.

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