Trip
Mountaineering – Wheeler Mountain
Trailblazers group Snow climb & scramble up Wheeler mountain, just south of Breckenridge and Hoosier pass
Contacts
- Sat, Apr 11, 2026
- Trailblazers (age 21-40 social/hiking section)
- Mountaineering
- Intermediate Alpine Climb
- Adults
- Challenging
- Mileage: 9.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 2,900 ft
- High Point Elevation: 13,690 ft
- Pace: >2mph while on trail
- FULL, 1 on waitlist (7 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
This is climb #12 on Dave Cooper's Colorado Snow Climbs guide book. This trip will include a moderate snow climb followed by a scramble on a ridge to reach the summit. Participants are expected to be proficient with wearing crampons on rocks. To be able to sign up on this trip, participants are expected to have prior steep snow (crampons/ice axe) climbing experience as well as screened and approved by the trip leader.
We'll start from the montgomery reservoir trailhead. We'll plan on a early morning alpine start for snow safety, Tentative start time- 4am.
Required Equipment
10 essentials, mountaineering boots, crampons, ice axe, helmet, eye protection, alpine harness & snowshoes.