Attempt on Vermilion in Winter

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Attempt on Vermilion in Winter

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Image Type(s): Alpine Climbing

Page By: BigRob

Created/Edited: Jan 17, 2010 / Jan 17, 2010

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In a stroke of luck, I was invited to join this trip about 10 hours before it started. I had climbed with Aaron before and had a lot of fun. Although I'd never met Jaimie and Jim before, I new they were good people. We started off at the winter parking beyond Trout Lake and headed up around 5:45.

The trip through the woods was bushwhacking at it's best. Upon reaching the upper basin, I was cramping up, and I threw in the towel. The rest of the party went on ahead of me. I have a few shots of them in the Couloir on Vermilion. I think I could have made the summit, but pain and time left in the day weighed in my decision.

Vermilion is a majestic summit sitting roughly between Lizard Head Pass and Silverton, CO. It now has strangely thwarted my attempts three times. I wanted it really bad, it just wasn't meant to be.

This is the hardest I've ever went for 13 hours and came away empty handed.

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San Juaneer

Great climb!

Hasn't voted

Had there not been so much snow, we'd have had a far greater chance... that was a hell of a lot of trailbreaking. Thanks for joining up at the last moment!

Posted Jan 18, 2010 1:21 pm


	BigRob	Re: Great climb!
	Hasn't voted	I'd do it again.
		Posted Jan 18, 2010 1:55 pm

EricChu

Good album!

Voted 10/10

I enjoyed your pictures!

Posted Jan 19, 2010 7:52 pm


	BigRob	Re: Good album!
	Hasn't voted	Thanks. The weather was great. I almost wished I'd have carried my SLR.
		Posted Jan 19, 2010 9:11 pm

Romuald Kosina

I appreciate...

Voted 10/10

I appreciate your album, info and pictures!!!
Romek

Posted Jan 20, 2010 10:33 am


	BigRob	Re: I appreciate...
	Hasn't voted	Thanks Romek. I feel very lucky to live in such a beautiful area.
		Posted Jan 20, 2010 12:35 pm

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