08/29/2018 By Lizzycash
Great view! TFTC
06/30/2018 By Path Pacer
I'm going to try for Longs Peak later this summer, but since I've never hiked a 14er, I thought I'd better test it out first. After getting a heads up that I needed to be at the trailhead by 7 am, we left the house early and got there just before. There must have been well over 100 cars there already! As we were heading up, we met a few people coming back down again; one of them told us she'd started out at 4 am.
It took me 3.5 hrs to get to the summit and about 2 hrs to get back down again. Fortunately, today was beautiful, with temps only in the 60s, unlike yesterday and the forecast for tomorrow. We picked just the right day for it (along with several hundred other people).
Thanks for putting a cache here (which is in great shape, btw). It made the climb much more fun! Definitely gets a favorite.
06/04/2018 By jsarche
So here's a lesson in dealing with Whereigo caches. Read the instructions! I took the day off work and decided it was time to finally hike Bierstadt. Last night, I did all the usual prep work - read weather forecasts, gathered my gear and made sure the cartridge and some caches were downloaded into my phone. This morning, I left my car at the parking lot and found myself at the summit a little while later after having enjoyed the gorgeous weather and views to the top. Then, I found the benchmark and tried to start the cartridge. No go - turns out, you have to start it at the parking lot. Luckily, the CO took pity on me after a humble confession by text (luckily, I had service in the area). I sent him a photo proving I hit the summit and explained what I did wrong. A short time later, I had the final coords in hand and found the cache quickly after the hike. A beautiful day for it, and I honestly wouldn't have minded not finding the cache, so it was a nice bonus. Everything's in good shape, and thanks a million to the CO for placing this cache and helping me resolve my boneheaded mistake!
09/02/2017 By Pale Raven
After climbing Longs a couple of days earlier, we made our way to Bierstadt, which was supposed to be much easier. Well, it definitely was! We made it to the top for sunrise and enjoyed the quick trip back down. The mobs of people were not ideal, but what do you expect from a holiday weekend?! When we got down to the trailhead, there was a mountain rescue team there surveying climbers and giving advice. TFTC!
09/01/2017 By scraftn
Thanks!
08/13/2017 By Pixel Magic
Yes we were part of the group who hiked to the summit and played the cartridge after the event early on Sunday morning. I had a problem loading the cartridge to my IPhone so I got the help of others who were with us. Thanks for getting us a cache in this creative way.
I Need 500cc of Cold Beer, STAT!
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