Trip
Scramble – Spearhead via Northeast Ramp
The Spearhead is an imposing triangular rock ridge in Rocky Mountain National Park Glacier Gorge located just east of Frozen Lake. We scramble to the summit using class 2 and 3 routes evaluating the final class 4 summit push. We will likely utilize a NW ramp route rather than the NE ridge as noted in the R/P description.
Contacts
- Sat, Jul 19, 2025
- Northern Colorado
- Scrambling
- Adults
- Moderate
- Mileage: 12.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 3,400 ft
- High Point Elevation: 12,575 ft
- Pace: 1.5 mph
- 4 (4 capacity)
- 2 (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Students of the Northern Colorado Alpine Scrambling Course (ASC) will be given priority to join this trip. Once the students have been given an opportunity to sign up, other CMC members may join the trip by contacting the leader All participants must have training and/or experience in alpine scrambling techniques as taught in the NoCo ASC.
We will meet at the Estes Park visitors center and carpool to the Glacier Gorge parking lot in Rocky Mountain National Park . Note that this is is accessed via the Bear Lake corridor so we must pass through the gate BEFORE 5AM to avoid the timed entry permitting system for this part of the park.
Required Equipment
10 essentials, harness, prusiking and rappelling means, helmet, ice axe, microspikes.
The leader will bring a rope and gear to set fixed lines where needed.