Mt. Bancroft  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  13,250' Lat, Long:  39.8375, -105.7002 Map Page Views:  12,513. Good page?    Administrators:  Ben Mottinger, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monomaniac, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  J. Fox on Feb 2, 2009 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

BETA PHOTO: Bancroft from the East showing the start (on left)...

Description 

Mt. Bancroft is a low 13er located just south of James Peak and NW of the town of Alice, CO.

There are several routes from easy class-2, the classic 4th class East Ridge, and some harder low to mid 5th class variations on the East Ridge. The north face of the East Ridge holds several steep couloirs that beg to be explored and would make fine spring alpine routes when combined with a finish of the East Ridge route.

The South-east ridge is mainly used as the descent route and is the class-2 ascent route I mentioned above.

Getting There 

Exit 240 from I-70, just a few miles west of Idaho Springs. Drive ~10 miles to the town of Alice, the hang a left on Alice Rd. (dirt) for ~1.5 miles. Park in a tiny pull out on the right by a trailhead sign. (see photo).

The Classics

Featured Route For Mt. Bancroft

East Ridge Direct 5.5 M2-3 Steep Snow R  CO : Alpine Rock : ... : Mt. Bancroft

The direct E. Ridge of Mt. Bancroft is accessed from just above Loch Lomond. The route is a sustained class 4 ridge scramble with a 60' rappel required in the middle, and several places of low 5th class climbing, especially out of the notch you rap into.There is a harder variation to this route which goes straight up the headwall of the NE buttress. In winter, the climbing on this variation is rather difficult, though low 5th class, due to the snow/ice on all the ledges and the lack of suitabl...[more]   Browse More Classics in CO