Climbed up to Cardiff Peak and then along the ridge to Superior/MC. Great views of the twin peaks and Lake Blanche. No mountain goats but a fun, short hike.
6/20/15 - saw 6 mountain goats on the return! whiskey in the summit register :)
yadahzoemtn - Jun 10, 2011 10:48 pm Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2021
Via Lake Blanche
06/15/06 So much fun going up the headwall in crampons. Thanks Jan for another great adventure in the mountains.
09/15/13 Another great trip different route. Went up from Alta. Met Brendan along the way and we hiked together.
06/23/17: Via Cowboy Ridge. With Brent, Dave and Michael
06/19/21: Lake Blanche to Superior Ridge Run with Brent, Michael, Broc and Jenny
Twice. First was scramble on East ridge. Stayed true to the ridge to make it more challenging than the trail that has developed. That turned it into a third class. Mountain Goats all over, from trailhead to summit. Second was done via South ridge of Superior. We stayed true to the ridge. Roped up about half way up and kept the rope on to the top, simul-climbing and with only two places of slung natural pro. Had deep snow last 1000 feet to summit. Descent via East ridge.
johnp79 - Feb 22, 2011 7:56 pm Date Climbed: Feb 12, 2011
East Ridge
8:30am start. Snowshoe'd up to Cardiff Pass and booted the ridge to Superior (great boot path already in place). Ridge to Monte Cristo was untraveled, so had to break trail a bit. Beautiful day and fantastic views. Wish I knew how to BC snowboard .... the decent blows when everyone else out there is skiing and boarding down. :)
7/04/10 Cottonwood Ridge Traverse
6/10/11 Had intentions of doing the Cottonwood Ridge Traverse but there was too much snow with gigantic Cornices
08/24/11 via Superior South Ridge solo in just under 2 hours
06/09/12 via South Ridge with Dallin. It was his first mountain. Time to the top was 2 hours 20 mins
02/08/13 via South Ridge in a Snow storm for Sam's B-day. Best B-Day party to date.
01/01/14 via East Ridge with Wayne
01/04/14 via East Ridge with Natasha in a Snow Storm the dropped 6 inches. Her first 11er and winter summit.
06/13/14 via South Ridge with Jason Larson. 1hr 59mins up and then went down via lake blanche
08/08/15 Via South Ridge with Quin @everchaninghorizon
TacoJockey - Jul 26, 2010 3:53 pm Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2010
Southern slopes from Alta
Made for a nice half-day outing from trailhead at Alta.
Pfeiffer75 - May 10, 2010 12:06 pm Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2009
From Alta
Climbed from Alta with friends
builttospill - Jan 27, 2010 3:43 pm Date Climbed: Jan 14, 2005
S Ridge
Jan 14, 2005: Climbed the S Ridge with PellucidWombat, Joseph Bullough and GlennMerrill. My first "alpine" climb.
September 24, 2005: Climbed from Cardiff Pass as part of the Cottonwood Ridge Traverse. I reversed the traverse less than halfway so I could make it to work on time, but I got to bag Monte Cristo this time at least.
February 2008: Attempted the S Ridge solo. Poor snow conditions made it a bit more interesting than I expected without crampons. Bailed at the notch and descended one of the chutes to the right (hooked up with Suicide Chute).
ZeeJay - Dec 1, 2009 7:04 pm Date Climbed: Dec 1, 2009
a bunch
12/01/09 With Michael, Christine, and Ryan.
11/30/09
09/27/07 Superior only via S ridge with Michael, Lana, and Christine
06/05/07 With Michael, Lana, and Christine
05/31/07, 8/18/06
09/09/05 With Zink
10/15/03, 07/25/00
09/??/87 With lesdubois, one of my first hikes in Utah
vidclimber - Nov 9, 2009 12:25 am Date Climbed: Nov 6, 2009
2nd time
The frist time was in March with a friend. The time Solo and much faster ( car to car 4 hours ). What a fantastic ridge.
Matthew Van Horn - Jul 20, 2009 2:36 pm Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2012
Super-duper
I've decided the descent from Superior's east ridge is no fun at all
06/07/2012 South Ridge
09/19/2009 Cottonwood Ridge Traverse fro Broad's Fork
07/17/2009 South Ridge
09/05/2008 South ridge Scramble with Scott Wesemann
07/19/2008 Cottonwood Ridge Traverse from Broad's Fork
09/18/2007 Cottonwood Ridge Traverse from Broad's Fork
09/08/2007 South Ridge scramble with J Anderson
05/28/2007 Memorial Day from Cardiff Pass with Gutloaf & others
dfrancom - Mar 6, 2009 5:09 pm Date Climbed: Feb 28, 2009
South Ridge
Very good day! Blue sky's and amazing climbing. a little scary on the way down.
justing - Mar 3, 2009 1:37 pm Date Climbed: Mar 1, 2009
South Ridge
What a great route and a fantastic day. Terrific mix of snow and rock.
Ted Eliason - Jan 16, 2009 6:41 pm Date Climbed: May 15, 1993
Kadee - Dec 12, 2008 12:46 pm Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2005
I can hike...?
Yet another one of my beginner hikes. Unfortunately I only did Mount Superior and was too tired (lazy) to do Monte Cristo. I hadn't really realized the concept of peak bagging yet.
runbyu1 - Oct 16, 2011 6:36 pm
Re: Quick Round TripAlso saw a lot of mountain goats and followed a group of 4 along the ridge from the summit of superior for a good 5 minutes.
sprosseda - Oct 6, 2011 12:55 pm Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2011
East ridgeUp Cardiff pass trail, over Superior to Monte Cristo. Very enjoyable half day on red rocks. Good views.
danielrfay - Sep 14, 2011 5:19 pm
Good for a quick climbMultiple climbs, always a great, quick peak to climb.
Wisemtn - Sep 4, 2011 8:47 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2011
From Cardiff PassClimbed up to Cardiff Peak and then along the ridge to Superior/MC. Great views of the twin peaks and Lake Blanche. No mountain goats but a fun, short hike.
6/20/15 - saw 6 mountain goats on the return! whiskey in the summit register :)
yadahzoemtn - Jun 10, 2011 10:48 pm Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2021
Via Lake Blanche06/15/06 So much fun going up the headwall in crampons. Thanks Jan for another great adventure in the mountains.
09/15/13 Another great trip different route. Went up from Alta. Met Brendan along the way and we hiked together.
06/23/17: Via Cowboy Ridge. With Brent, Dave and Michael
06/19/21: Lake Blanche to Superior Ridge Run with Brent, Michael, Broc and Jenny
americanswiss - Feb 24, 2011 3:56 am
Monte CristoTwice. First was scramble on East ridge. Stayed true to the ridge to make it more challenging than the trail that has developed. That turned it into a third class. Mountain Goats all over, from trailhead to summit. Second was done via South ridge of Superior. We stayed true to the ridge. Roped up about half way up and kept the rope on to the top, simul-climbing and with only two places of slung natural pro. Had deep snow last 1000 feet to summit. Descent via East ridge.
johnp79 - Feb 22, 2011 7:56 pm Date Climbed: Feb 12, 2011
East Ridge8:30am start. Snowshoe'd up to Cardiff Pass and booted the ridge to Superior (great boot path already in place). Ridge to Monte Cristo was untraveled, so had to break trail a bit. Beautiful day and fantastic views. Wish I knew how to BC snowboard .... the decent blows when everyone else out there is skiing and boarding down. :)
Mooner - Oct 29, 2010 3:53 am
Up I Go7/04/10 Cottonwood Ridge Traverse
6/10/11 Had intentions of doing the Cottonwood Ridge Traverse but there was too much snow with gigantic Cornices
08/24/11 via Superior South Ridge solo in just under 2 hours
06/09/12 via South Ridge with Dallin. It was his first mountain. Time to the top was 2 hours 20 mins
02/08/13 via South Ridge in a Snow storm for Sam's B-day. Best B-Day party to date.
01/01/14 via East Ridge with Wayne
01/04/14 via East Ridge with Natasha in a Snow Storm the dropped 6 inches. Her first 11er and winter summit.
06/13/14 via South Ridge with Jason Larson. 1hr 59mins up and then went down via lake blanche
08/08/15 Via South Ridge with Quin @everchaninghorizon
TacoJockey - Jul 26, 2010 3:53 pm Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2010
Southern slopes from AltaMade for a nice half-day outing from trailhead at Alta.
Pfeiffer75 - May 10, 2010 12:06 pm Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2009
From AltaClimbed from Alta with friends
builttospill - Jan 27, 2010 3:43 pm Date Climbed: Jan 14, 2005
S RidgeJan 14, 2005: Climbed the S Ridge with PellucidWombat, Joseph Bullough and GlennMerrill. My first "alpine" climb.
September 24, 2005: Climbed from Cardiff Pass as part of the Cottonwood Ridge Traverse. I reversed the traverse less than halfway so I could make it to work on time, but I got to bag Monte Cristo this time at least.
February 2008: Attempted the S Ridge solo. Poor snow conditions made it a bit more interesting than I expected without crampons. Bailed at the notch and descended one of the chutes to the right (hooked up with Suicide Chute).
ZeeJay - Dec 1, 2009 7:04 pm Date Climbed: Dec 1, 2009
a bunch12/01/09 With Michael, Christine, and Ryan.
11/30/09
09/27/07 Superior only via S ridge with Michael, Lana, and Christine
06/05/07 With Michael, Lana, and Christine
05/31/07, 8/18/06
09/09/05 With Zink
10/15/03, 07/25/00
09/??/87 With lesdubois, one of my first hikes in Utah
vidclimber - Nov 9, 2009 12:25 am Date Climbed: Nov 6, 2009
2nd timeThe frist time was in March with a friend. The time Solo and much faster ( car to car 4 hours ). What a fantastic ridge.
Matthew Van Horn - Jul 20, 2009 2:36 pm Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2012
Super-duperI've decided the descent from Superior's east ridge is no fun at all
06/07/2012 South Ridge
09/19/2009 Cottonwood Ridge Traverse fro Broad's Fork
07/17/2009 South Ridge
09/05/2008 South ridge Scramble with Scott Wesemann
07/19/2008 Cottonwood Ridge Traverse from Broad's Fork
09/18/2007 Cottonwood Ridge Traverse from Broad's Fork
09/08/2007 South Ridge scramble with J Anderson
05/28/2007 Memorial Day from Cardiff Pass with Gutloaf & others
dfrancom - Mar 6, 2009 5:09 pm Date Climbed: Feb 28, 2009
South RidgeVery good day! Blue sky's and amazing climbing. a little scary on the way down.
justing - Mar 3, 2009 1:37 pm Date Climbed: Mar 1, 2009
South RidgeWhat a great route and a fantastic day. Terrific mix of snow and rock.
Ted Eliason - Jan 16, 2009 6:41 pm Date Climbed: May 15, 1993
Who needs Alta?And the price was right
NoSubas - Dec 22, 2008 4:19 am
Skied into CardiacDay out skiing with Winslow
Kadee - Dec 12, 2008 12:46 pm Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2005
I can hike...?Yet another one of my beginner hikes. Unfortunately I only did Mount Superior and was too tired (lazy) to do Monte Cristo. I hadn't really realized the concept of peak bagging yet.
byates - Dec 2, 2008 12:11 pm
Mutiple routes and climbsUsually climb them while doing some type of traverse, last climb was on a Cottonwood Ridge Run July 2008.