Mummy Traverse
Date: 08/09/2022
Partner: Kristi Henes
Start: Chapin Creek TH
Route: Clockwise with Shuttle
Summits:
- Mount Chapin (12er)
- Mount Chiquita
- Ypsilon Mountain
- Fairchild Moutain
- Hagues Peak
- Rowe Peak
- Rowe Mountain
- Mummy Mountain
End: Lawn Lake TH
Distance: 20 miles
Elevation Gain: 7050ft
Duration: 13hrs
A long walk in the park with great views of Longs Peak and friends. The day is mostly hiking with a touch of fun class 3 scrambling near the top of Hauges Peak's. Tag the unranked Rowe 13ers if you have the energy and time. While the Rowes aren't overly impressive its fun to get close to Rowe Glacier.
Although many have done this route without a shuttle... getting dusted by cars on the dull 8 mile section of Old Fall River Road at the end of the day would be both punishing and anit-climatic.
However if a car shuttle isn't possible consider the following options:
- Hike clockwise and have an e-bike waiting for you at the Lawn Lake TH
- Hike counter clockwise and have an aucoustic bike waiting for you at the Chapin Creek TH
Note: Old Fall River Road (groomed 2WD) is one way east to west, so option #2 requires extra driving. Reaching Lawn Lake TH from Chapin Creek in a car is done via Trail Ridge Road.
Friends, a shuttle and a clockwise route are the way to go on this one.
Chiquita 14ers.com Page
Ypsilson 14ers.com Page
Fairchild 14ers.com Page
Hagues 14ers.com Page
Rowe Peak 14ers.com Page
Rowe Mtn 14ers.com Page
Mummy 14ers.com Page
Clockwise: 20m - 7000ft - 13hrs
The Long's group to the south
Hitting all of the bumps along the way
Leaving Chapin
Park views
Ypsilon's Donner Ridge in the morning light
More southerly views
Coming off of Ypsilon. Brian Miller describes Desolation (front and center) as a 'solid scramble' and worth coming back for.
Descending Ypsilon was somewhat tedious
However climbing Fairchild was blocky and solid... not as bad as it looks
The view that dominated the day
Ypsilon and Bitzen Ridge from Fairchild
Hagues Peak and The Saddle from Fairchild
Hagues Peak has some fun class 3 scrambling up top. Stick to the ridge all the way.
From Hagues we did an extra credit out and back to the unranked Rowe 13ers
The Rowe peaks were less than impressive however Rowe Glacier Lake was pretty cool
The terrain to the base of Mummy (the last summit of the day) was tedious. However climbing Mummy was GTG
Mummy summit shot with Ypsilon in the background
Fairchild Mountain and Crystal Lake
Stonehengey on Mummy's southeast ridge
The relatively gentle descent of Mummy with Potts Puddle below