Trip
Ascending Hikes – Stanley Mountain
For Ascending Hikers, a Thru-Hike over Stanley Mountain to test ourselves climbing at altitude. If enough members are interested, and we get a long waiting list, we may do a key exchange.
Contacts
- Sat, Jul 20, 2024
- Ascending Hikes Section
- Hiking
- Adults
- Challenging
- Mileage: 7.5 mi
- Elevation Gain: 2,500 ft
- High Point Elevation: 12,500 ft
- Pace: 2.0
- FULL, 9 on waitlist (8 capacity)
- FULL (4 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
We will meet at Wooly Mammoth BB at 6:00am to transfer people and equipment, sort groups and then a prompt drive-away. We'll decide there about the shuttle/carpool arrangements.
The carpooling sharing cost is $25 per car to be split among the occupants including the driver.
We will drop cars up at Berthoud Pass then start the hike at the Jones Pass TH near Henderson Mine.
From the TH we will hike up 1.4 miles/837' to join the Continental Divide Trail and then head northeast on the CDT around and down the side of Vasquez Peak, then up, along the top, and back down Stanley, ending up at the Berthoud Pass Parking Lot. Total stats about 7.0 mi, +2100' gain, elevation range 10500' to 12500.'
If we do a key exchange, we will trade cars and keys at Wooly and the second group will do a reverse of the above.
We'll write a day or two ahead with updated weather information.
Required Equipment
10 essentials, clothing appropriate to the weather