Though seemingly very close, it took us around 50 minutes to traverse. The only practical way to get there during snow-climbing season is to climb over a high shoulder of Mt. The distance is about 17 miles with 8,500' elevation gain. Paiute is a complicated peak with several high-points. The traverse west over to Paiute—the first peak actually on the Divide—went well and I tagged its summit with lots of energy and excitement to get to the north ridge of Mt. Mt. Enjoy the view in all directions and contemplate your place in the universe. This is not an easy thing to do. It's been done in under 7 hours, but most people will take much longer. Continental Divide, between Milner Pass and Berthoud Pass. Remarque: pour accéder à cet itinéraire, vous devez traverser la zone de loisirs du lac Brainard. This is a traverse of Audubon and all the named peaks on the continental divide between Paiute and South Arapaho Peak. I was surprised to find in my research that there hasn’t been a recorded report of anyone traversing this section of ridge proper by foot. July 2010 - Low quality as this was my still picture camera on the video function. From Audubon, the way west to Paiute is straightforward, with a loss of I’d estimate 500 feet in between to make it feel longer than I expected. Audubon November 9, 2008 - Mt. 1. There's lots of Class 3 scrambling, some Class 4, and one or two short 5.0-5.4 sections. Paiute is 0.85 miles one-way from the summit of Audubon and if you want to make a full loop of Paiute/Toll/Pawnee, descend via Pawnee Pass to Long Lake Trailhead and walk back on the road to the Beaver Creek Trailhead (roughly 13 miles round trip). ... After about a half an hour on top of Paiute the weather became an issue and it was time to head down - in a hurry. ... a traverse about 100 yards! A pretty moderate and well-traveled trail to the summit of Mt. Return via the traverse to sit smugly among the tourists on Audubon or choose another route. Of note on the route are getting around the downclimb on Audubon's ridge and just as a comment, I would not do the descent we did from Paiute without snow.We spent about eight and a half hours including bike time. For route info, it was about 5 round-trip miles of biking on road, 13 miles of foot travel, and about 4,000' of gain. Paiute’s slimmer, more alpine-feeling summit. Toll, definitely one of the scrambling highlights of this outing. Vlog #2: Audubon, Paiute, Sawtooth – The Indian Peaks Wilderness Long Ranger » Training Journal » Vlog #2: Audubon, Paiute, Sawtooth – The Indian Peaks Wilderness Long Ranger » Training Journal » Vlog #2: Audubon, Paiute, Sawtooth – The Indian Peaks Wilderness I'd thought about a Paiute Peak traverse, but I was a bit tired, the day was growing long, and the scattered clouds were starting to take on dark undersides in preparation for the 30% chance of snow called for that day. Audubon (or its summit), descend into the Coney Lakes basin, and then traverse to the base of Paiute. I originally intended to do the IPW traverse, but the wind was so incredibly overwhelming that I could barely stand up on Mt. I believe the western one (across a small notch) is the highest. Audubon, a great Colorado 13er with views toward the other peaks in the Indian Peaks Wilderness and Longs Peak in the distance. Summitpost.org has a nice write on the Audubon – Pawnee Pass Traverse. Hiking in Colorado - Mount Audubon and Paiute Peak - Colorado mountain hiking and trail photos. This seems extremely hard to believe, as the concentration of runners, backpackers, mountaineers, and world-class climbers in the area is very high, and the line itself is obvious.

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