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| lapotka | last of 3  Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2009 | |
| harder then Sunlight or Windom, we stayed on the ridge to the very top, very airy, not recommended for the feint of heart. | |
| Posted Apr 8, 2013 2:39 pm | ||
| shanahan96 | final san juan fourteener Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2012 | |
| cool route with a great summit. i spent 45 minutes lounging on the summit by myself, a great perch. better hussle to meet the guys for peak eleven! jamie | |
| Posted Mar 20, 2013 11:06 pm | ||
| Fletch | Solo Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2012 | |
| very special trip. I like Eolus the best... | |
| Posted Dec 28, 2012 5:08 pm | ||
| milan | Back on the horse back! Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2012 | |
| After shoulder surgeries and lots of physical therapies, another 14er. This was superior trip. I met with new friends, a great group of climbers from 14ers dot com, this was a peak that showed me I was able to start climbing more difficult fourteeners and a starting point of a great summer. I hiked from Purgatory and stayed 5 days in the most incredible wilderness ever. | ||
| Posted Oct 21, 2012 5:24 pm | ||
| Diggler | aesthetic peak, fun climb! Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2012 | |
| via direct NE ridge; Left our campsite (~10,900’) @ 6.35. Making fair time to Twin Lakes, Dad nonetheless wiped out from the undertaking & took a longer break. Rest helped & we resumed. Trail not to Dad’s liking, & by the time we got to Eolus-N Eolus saddle (~11.05), strain & looks of route ahead combined led to him opting to stay there & not continue. Too bad, esp. as the crux was right behind him :( Upon reaching start of Catwalk, ran into group coming down, 1 of which just finished his last 14er! Congratulated him & scampered to top via direct ridge (fun!). Summited @ 11.35. Standing on what seemed to be true summit bock dicey! Heard train whistle WAY down below from summit! Enjoyed CO Native lager & tremendous views before leaving @ 12.01 (“off by noon”- close enough!). Met up w/ Dad & retraced our steps back to campsite. Light rain on way down + thunder in distance- good timing! Back to campsite by 15.03. A little sad Dad didn’t make it to the summit, but fun climb other than that (Catwalk esp. + direct ridge cool!), & besides, TOMORROW IS THE BIG ONE!! Nice to do this one with ease (& it was FUN!) after being turned back so many years before. | |
| Posted Oct 1, 2012 8:38 pm | ||
| blueshade | Eolus Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2012 | |
| Bridge looks like it could be intimidating, but it's actually easy with minimal exposure. #25 of 31 on 10 day trip. | |
| Posted Sep 29, 2012 1:47 pm | ||
| Liba Kopeckova | fun peak Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2012 | |
| an interesting scramble, catwalk, steeper finish, then up North Eolus (somebody took my brother's hiking poles and we were running down to twin lakes to get those back and returned for the north Eolus). Lovely views. | |
| Posted Sep 3, 2012 11:47 pm | ||
| Matt Lemke | From Twin Thumbs Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2012 | |
| Packed over Twin Thumbs Pass and traversed over to Eolus and N Eolus before descending to Twin Lakes | |
| Posted Aug 30, 2012 2:14 am | ||
| miztflip | Fantastic Little Route Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2012 | |
| Climbed with Sunlight and Eolus enroute from Chicago Basin to Ruby Basin. Fun quality route. | |
| Posted Aug 28, 2012 9:45 pm | ||
| PhenomenalWoman | Don't take the train! Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2012 | |
| I was surprised that this was rated less difficult than its neighbor, Sunlight. Lots of fun scrambling, the catwalk, good weather, and an incredible view from the summit made this one of my favorite summits to date. Chicago Basin was simply breath taking! Almost made the disgusting train worth it - but I will definitely hike in if I ever return!! | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2012 5:42 pm | ||
| hhsilleck | 2nd to last 14er! Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2012 | |
| Beat the weather coming in ... fun scrambling on the standard route! 1 more 14er (Crestone) to go and I've completed the set! | |
| Posted Aug 2, 2012 3:37 pm | ||
| bighornmonkey | Part of a Quadrufer Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2012 | |
| 7th 14er this year. | |
| Posted Aug 2, 2012 11:48 am | ||
| Eleutheros | Wow Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2012 | |
| Beautiful summit. What a view! Scrambling was definitely easier than expected, but still some great exposure. Tripped on the catwalk... an exciting moment. | |
| Posted Jul 31, 2012 12:06 am | ||
| skorpeo | Fortnight of Fourteeners Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2012 | |
| What a great mountain! The catwalk and ledges were just good fun. Class III? Maybe if you are on route the whole time. | |
| Posted Jul 28, 2012 10:47 pm | ||
| Alex Wood | The Long Way Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2012 | |
| Hiked in via Pugatory Creek Trail and it rained the whole time in. We camped at the really nice shelter close to the river instead of hiking all the way into Chicago Basin. We missed our alarm the next morning and got a 2 hour late start. We ended up only doing Eulos and North Eulos. If you can afford and extra 2.5 hours, do the hike in! Its not that bad. | |
| Posted Jul 27, 2012 1:59 pm | ||
| seano | Standard route Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2012 | |
| It's a fun class 3-4 scramble if you stay near the ridge-crest. It was also my introduction to the nasty goats on a day-trip from Purgatory. Trip report. | |
| Posted Jul 20, 2012 9:07 pm | ||
| Hyadventure | Mostly Via the Ridge Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2012 | |
| I started on the regular route but joined the ridge about half the way up. Solid fun 3rd on the ridge. | |
| Posted Jul 13, 2012 7:18 pm | ||
| xpda | Eolus Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2008 | |
| with Tim, camped in Chicago Basin | |
| Posted Oct 29, 2011 12:59 pm | ||
| Ted Eliason | Suprisingly underated summit Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2010 | |
| Reminded me more of North Maroon than of the easy talus heap I was expecting. | |
| Posted Oct 13, 2011 10:18 pm | ||
| boisedoc | Exciting scramble Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2011 | |
| I thought the east face made for good scrambling. It required a fair amount of route finding to find the easiest route. As others have noted, there are too many cairns on the face that complicates things. Great views of pidgeon peak | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2011 12:56 pm | ||
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