8/12/2023 Route: Iron Gates Posted On: 8/12/2023, By: sarahmariekirk Info: Climbed Meeker today via the Iron Gates and added on Longs via the Loft. Great day up high today despite kinda gnarly weather, and super fun (but quick) climb of Meeker. Ridge is easy and there is very minimal exposure. |
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6/25/2023 Route: Loft Couloir Posted On: 6/26/2023, By: jfm3 Info: I climbed "Southeast Longs" and Mt. Meeker via the Loft on June 25. I didn't go over to the true summit of Longs. Still a lot of snow up there. I put on crampons at Chasm Lake and didn't take them off until I was back at the lake on the descent. I saw two people who skied down Lamb's Slide. The snow on the Loft was cold and crunchy. The snow on the ledge that exits the couloir was fairly icy, due to the water ice that is thawing and flowing off the cliffs above. It was more like climbing on a glacier than a snowfield. There is a good track but it's steep and some places are harder to kick steps than others. The snow on the north side of Mt. Meeker is still cold and supportive. There wasn't any ice on the rocks on the summit ridge. |
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6/20/2023 Route: Dreamweaver Posted On: 6/21/2023, By: desertdog Info: Perfect conditions, Snow plus two short sections of ice. We were surprised given the warm up, but we had clear skies the night before then a cloudy morning, so it was quite cold. We descended the Loft which was snow covered with a trench. |
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5/7/2023 Route: Dragon’s Egg Couloir Posted On: 5/7/2023, By: Wildernessjane Info: Hauled skis about 2-1/2 miles in. Made it up to the Dragons Egg and turned around due to poor visibility and thin coverage higher up. If weather had been better we probably would have continued, though the skiing would have been subpar. |
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9/14/2022 Route: Loft Posted On: 9/15/2022, By: bsiegs Info: Similar to most recent CR. Still summer conditions the whole way |
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9/7/2022 Route: Loft Posted On: 9/9/2022, By: supranihilest Info: The loft route is in great shape. Trail to the Chasm Lake area is easy to follow, even in the dark. The couloir isn't as steep as it looks from a distance. Lots of loose rock all the way up it, make sure not to kick rocks down. Basically a river running down the center of the couloir. All water is avoidable though. Plenty of Class 2+ up the couloir, a small amount of Class 3. Final pitch up Meeker from the Loft is about the same. |
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7/17/2022 Route: Southwest Ridge Posted On: 7/18/2022, By: bkcheck Info: Summer conditions the whole way up. The climbers trail mentioned by others does span the entire stretch between Sandbeach Lake trail and Meeker Meadows, but it disappears often. Try looking for fallen trees that have had sections of branches cleared off. A few marshy sections by the meadow but they could be avoided with some creativity. |
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6/25/2022 Route: Meeker Ridge Posted On: 6/25/2022, By: dpage Info: Summer conditions from Meeker Ridge across the knife edge to the summit. |
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6/20/2022 Route: Southwest Ridge Posted On: 6/22/2022, By: jfm3 Info: I climbed Apache Peak on June 20 and got a good look at the south side of Mt. Meeker. There appears to be some snow at the bottom of the Dragon Egg Couloir. Otherwise, it looks mostly dry up to the top. |
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6/16/2022 Route: East Ridge Posted On: 6/16/2022, By: Christensenje Info: From Longs trailhead: Snow almost fully gone up the summit. Just after the knife edge however, on the final scramble, a little work around on the final section was needed due to some snow still hanging on. Turned it more into class 4 to 5.2 climbing. Can't imagine that little bit of snow will hold on much longer but it was enough to cause a detour when only having trail runners and a vest. Wanted to descend the loft, but will need crampons/ice axe a little longer for that guy. |
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5/10/2022 Route: Dragon Egg Couloir Posted On: 5/11/2022, By: macg91 Info: The south face of Meeker is pretty bare of snow. First couple photos show the Dragon Egg Couloir taken from near the Dragon Egg itself. As far as skiing goes, the looker's right branch is completely out; there's enough snow that one could link some turns lookers' left, but would have to down-climb some of the rockier sections. We did get to enjoy about 1500' of great corn skiing from the Dragon Egg itself back down to the trail. However the surface freeze was only a few inches thick and below that was wet, unconsolidated snow. With warmer temps the next few days, I doubt it'll last long. Sandbeach Lake Trail is dry for the first 1.5 miles, followed by patchy snow and then continuous snow. The snow was fairly supportive in the early morning but flotation was definitely needed by afternoon. |
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5/7/2022 Route: Dreamweaver Posted On: 5/9/2022, By: ReggieBop Info: Lots of snow to begin the coulior. Snow conditions are lovely on the first section, until the rock "step" Mixed climbing required, but no ice to climb. Dry tooling required clearing off a couple inches of sugary snow to find safe ice tool holds. 50mph winds weren't necessarily pleasant, but a super fun route. Take care when on the descent, traverse the rock band until you reach the mid/lower portion of the loft for a wonderful long glissade. My partner and I both soloed the route, had a lovely day |
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2/27/2022 Route: SE Ridge/Horse Creek Posted On: 2/27/2022, By: colin j Info: Great weather today on Meeker, practically no wind. Knife edge was holding some sugar snow and I bailed after reaching Meeker Ridge. To those who have crossed this in winter conditions you are much braver than I. Most of the ridge is wind scoured above treeline, though the last 500' or so to Meeker Ridge holds lots of sugar snow and was very slow going; I did underestimate how long this would take. Otherwise good skin track to near Lookout-Meeker saddle and trench is in to treeline. If you plan to use the Horse Creek/Lookout trailhead Boulder County 113N is decently travelled about 0.4 miles from the highway to a port-a-potty and a pullout with room for 3 or 4 vehicles; do not attempt to drive further unless you like getting stuck. |
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11/29/2021 Route: IRON GATES Posted On: 11/30/2021, By: Slawson405 Info: Very dry. Wind forecast was wildly off, but that's kind of expected for the area. |
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9/26/2021 Route: Iron Gates Posted On: 9/27/2021, By: wintersage Info: Windy day but the route is still dry. No need for traction yet |
