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1 summit • 10.3 mi • 3,366 ft gain • 6 hr 19 min • Class 2
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"8/29/21: From Rainbow Lakes CG via Arapaho Glacier Trl and Overlook. The summer smoke haze started coming back down to the Front Range from WY and got progressively worse through the day. Still an amazing ridge hike up to and across Caribou Point. Double ridge hike? What does it mean?! The Arapaho Overlook is spectacular but 13K’ clouds crept in over the Divide Ridge by the time I got up Old Baldy. Lots of marmots, pika, and a troop of White Tail Ptarmigan on the way down! (12.7/3000)" — LoneWolf • Aug 29, 2021
"No one else wanted to join, so I climbed South Arapaho by myself. Added in Old Baldy as a bonus. Started kind of late; got stopped at Nederland High School around 11am due to parking at 4th of July being full, but was let through by 11:30. Beautiful weather (aside from the views of several wildfire smoke plumes) and barely saw anyone else on the trail after the turn-off to Diamond Lake. I was surprised there wasn't even a social trail up Old Baldy, but I was able to rock-hop most of the way to stay off the tundra. No summit marker either, so I wasn't exactly sure when I got to the top; it's a very flat and nondescript peak. Got back to the car just before dark, just over 6 hours total. If I were in better shape the time would have been faster; the final steep approach to South Arapaho took me almost an hour due to rest breaks.
I definitely want to go back for North Arapaho at some point." — wazoheat • Oct 10, 2020
"Beautiful day all the way from 4th of July TH to S. Arapahoe, then Old Baldy and back. Alpine wildflowers are kicking into summer gear but the snowfields are still extraordinary. Arapahoe Glacier, the largest glacier in Colorado, is a sight to behold. Special times on Ol’ Baldy as well!" — LGH-Dan • Jun 24, 2020