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Chaffee County

Mount Columbia switchbacks

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Mount Columbia switchbacks

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Mount Columbia switchbacks

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This Highlight goes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Collegiate Peaks Wilderness

This segment may be dangerous

Parts of this Highlight comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

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    1. Mount Columbia via Horn Fork Basin Trail — Collegiate Peaks Wilderness

    18.8km

    08:37

    1,230m

    1,230m

    Challenging scramble through boulder fields and talus to Mount Columbia's summit ridge.

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    Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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    July 10, 2023

    The switchbacks on the southwest ridge of Mount Columbia are steep, rocky, and sandy. Going up usually isn't an issue besides being steep and tiring, but his can be a quad busting decent. Trekking poles can be helpful on these unrelenting steeps. On a positive side, the switchbacks near the bottom of the mountain are not nearly as steep, and there are wide open views of Bear Lake and Mount Harvard nearly the entire climb.

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      Distance 1.72 km

      Uphill 20 m

      Downhill 400 m

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      Location: Chaffee County, Colorado, United States

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