Mount Princeton/Tigger Peak

Mount Princeton/Tigger Peak
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Statistics:
- Date Hiked: September 24, 2004
- Miles Hiked: 6.2
- Elevation Gain: 3,497'
- Hiking Partner(s): None
Description:
- After being on both the Como Lake and South Colony Lake roads, I felt like I was on an interstate driving up the Mount Princeton Road. I drove up late Thursday night after hiking Culebra Peak and Red Mountain earlier in the day. I was a bit worn out from the day and wasn't at all interested in an alpine start. I actually chose to hike Mount Princeton because of its ease. If I am afforded the opportunity to go on a large group hike like that again, I will certainly change my approach. Rather than going fast to see how I compare to other hikers (and hike alone for the most part), I will hang with the group and carry my camcorder to more fully enjoy the hike and company.
- Anyway, I took the standard route starting at the 4WD parking lot at 11,000'. Despite being tired, I made descent time and gained 1,700' in an hour and twenty minutes. I finished climbing to the summit which I had to myself for a half an hour. Since it was only another 300' to bag Tigger Peak also, I felt "pot committed" and made the ridge traverse over to Tigger. Continuing on the ridge, I dropped back down to the Mount Princeton Road and jogged back to my vehicle. I stopped off at Casa Del Sol (highly recommended) in Buena Vista for lunch before heading back to Denver.

Leg	Description	Start	End	G (L)	Grade	Miles
1.	Trailhead - Saddle 13000	11,000'	13,000'	2,000'	16.5%	2.3
2.	Saddle 13000 - Mount Princeton	13,000'	14,197'	1,197'	32.4%	0.7
3.	Mount Princeton - Saddle 13000	14,197'	13,000'	(1,197')		0.7
4.	Saddle 13000 - Tigger Peak	13,000'	13,300'	300'	18.9%	0.3
5.	Tigger Peak - Trailhead	13,300'	11,000'	(2,300')		2.2
	Cumulative Elevation Gain/Grade/Miles			3,497'	21.4%	6.2