Trip
Scramble – RMNP - Glacier Gorge TH - Arrowhead via South Ramp
This is a great tour of Glacier Gorge. We will hike up the south ramp of Arrowhead and down the northwest face. This is an elective scramble trip for the 2025 Northern Colorado Group ASC. Students from the course can pre-register until June 30 after that other CMC members may register. Please email the co-leader at lbark3@earthlink.net before registering.
Contacts
- Mon, Jul 14, 2025
- Northern Colorado
- Scrambling
- Adults
- Difficult
- Mileage: 10.5 mi
- Elevation Gain: 3,500 ft
- High Point Elevation: 12,640 ft
- FULL, 3 on waitlist (5 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Arrowhead is a beautiful rock rampart that towers above Black Lake in RMNP. It is the end of a ridge that runs northeast to McHenry Peak and makes a very worthy goal. From the Glacier Gorge Trailhead we’ll hike the trail to Black Lake. From there we will head west off-trail with some moderate scrambling up to the beginning of the South Ramp. The start of the South Ramp has about 100 feet of class 4 scrambling where we’ll set up a fixed line. Then we have about 800 more feet of class 2-3 scrambling to the summit. The descent will be via the Northwest Face (class 3+) to Solitude Lake and back to the Glacier Gorge trail.
Note: Students from the 2025 Northern Colorado Group ASC can pre-register until June 30 after that other CMC members may register. Please email the co-leader at lbark3@earthlink.net before registering.
Carpool location in Fort Collins. Drive to Glacier Gorge Trailhead. Details emailed to participants a few days before the trip. Plan for an early start.
Required Equipment
In addition to the 10 essentials bring a harness, helmet, prusiks, and carabiners.