Mt. Evans Summit Aprons Conditions

Hey all,

Me and my girlfriend are considering climbing a route up the Evan's Aprons this weekend. It will be her first alpine climb and I was wondering what the conditions up there are like. We were in the Park this past weekend and things seemed to be drying out nicely but I'm not sure what the story is up there. Just don't want to get into any water fall horror shows her first time out. Thanks in advance for any info.

They looked sweet last weekend, have fun.

I can see Evans and the Aprons from my house. Looks like it should be plenty dry. There might be a bit of snow near the base, but that is typical. Fun route and my wife's first alpine climb as well.

I was up on the 2nd Apron on Saturday, and there's a section of snow to cross that's about 100 feet long heading up to the start of 2nd Apron Right Side.

The 2nd Apron is right in the middle of this photo, and you can see the smiley-face of snow right at the base. Aside from that, the route was dry as can be.

Cool, thanks for the replies cant wait to get up there.

be wary if it rained or precipitated the day before. we went up and did the aprons last year on a gorgeous day, but it had rained late in the previous day. the whole thing was slick with wet moss/lichen and quite terrifying. Still a fun day, but a bit more than I was expecting at the time. Also managed to booty an entire rap set up that was just sitting on top of a pillar about 3/4 the way up. 2 big nuts, a cordalette, and a pair of rap rings all rigged together but just sitting loose not connected to the rock at all...very strange.