Mt. Solitude

Skier's Point, Climber's Point, Solitude & Vista

Date: 7/12/2020
Partner: Kristi Henes
Trailhead: Pitkin TH
Summits: Skier's PT, Climber's PT, Mt. Solitude, Vista Peak
Distance: 13m
Elevation Gain: 5300ft
Difficlutly: Class 2+ (with some easy 3 if you want it)
Duration: 8.5hrs
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Mount Solitude 14ers.com Page
Climber's Point 14ers.com Page

From the TH we cruised in 3.6 miles before leaving the trail and crossing the creek. We chose to climb on loose rock beside a steep creek instead of the thick bushwhack up the first pitch. After that, the hike up the basin was enjoyable with grassy sections and stable talus.

Although it is not a 13er, we summitted Skier's Point first. How do you not summit a peak named Skier's Point!

From Skier's we traversed the ridge north to Climber's Point, then Mt. Solitude, then Vista Peak. The ridge goes at 2+ unless you want some easy class 3 scrambling (which we did).

From Vista we descended south and found a grassy gully that took us to the lower basin.

This was a great route with interesting terrain and amazing views. Go get it!