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| seanpeckham | Day 5 of 6-day solo trip from Elk Park to Needleton  Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2011 | |
| I spent 4 incredible and wet days backpacking around solo with a tiny tarp and a bivy sac (at times hooking up with some great people I encountered, but at other times having whole drainages to myself) from Elk Park to Chicago Basin, climbed Eolus on day 5, and on day 6 did Sunlight and Windom and went down to the train, which was delayed indefinitely (but turned out to only be a couple hours) due to two rock/mudslides. Eolus intimidated me when I first saw it from Columbine Pass, partly because I had been sick and slept poorly on my trip, but that just made it worth travelling all that way to do it. I loved the climb, the scrambling and routefinding were a good match for my abilities or lack thereof. The views were some of the best I've ever had. | |
| Posted Aug 31, 2011 8:04 pm | ||
| catullus | standard route Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2011 | |
| Climbed with my dad. This was his first 14er. Catwalk great exposure. Ledges a bit loose and spooky, with too many cairns. All-and-all a great trip. Lots of mountain goats! | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2011 7:04 pm | ||
| Sarah Simon | Standard Chicago Basin Route Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2011 | |
| The approach up the upper basin after leaving Twin Lakes was a little messy (wet gravel, cruddy snow) but once we got above the initial ledges to the Catwalk...MAN, I love this mountain. From the Catwalk on, this peak is non-stop fun, views and beauty. One of our party celebrated his 54th Fourteener on this summit. We all hugged him and almost knocked him off the top! What a great day. | |
| Posted Jul 19, 2011 9:55 am | ||
| myrone | 3rd Peak of the Chicago Basin 4 Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2011 | |
| Started up from camp in the Chicago Basin with my friend Bob at 6:02AM. Reached an empty summit at 9:32 after joining a young couple (Eric & Whitney) near the "catwalk" with windy, foreboding skies moving-in. Stayed only briefly before heading over to N. Eolus Peak at 9:45. My 57th 14'er.........Sweet! | |
| Posted Jul 18, 2011 11:58 am | ||
| REM | From Chicago Basin Date Climbed: Aug 28, 1982 | |
| Bailed at the "Sidewalk in the Sky." | |
| Posted Jun 6, 2011 4:35 pm | ||
| Jeremy Hakes | A fav. Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2001 | |
| Not many better than this. | |
| Posted Jan 21, 2011 11:11 pm | ||
| Montana Matt | Eolus, Sunlight and Windom from Purgatory TH Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2008 | |
| 42 mile day from Purgatory TH with Eric Lee. Got all three 14ers (Eolus, Sunlight and Windom) and North Eolus. Great day! | |
| Posted Dec 11, 2010 1:33 pm | ||
| shanrickv | Close Call Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2010 | |
| Great climb with John Little and friends, but had a close call with a rock giving on me on the way down from the summit. Phil 4:13 | |
| Posted Nov 10, 2010 8:22 am | ||
| billscherz | Great Sunrise Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2006 | |
| Nice morning from a high camp in Chicago Basin. Catwalk was fun, after that it's loose. | |
| Posted Sep 27, 2010 11:40 pm | ||
| strudolyubov | N. Eolus-Eolus-Sunlight-Windom Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2010 | |
| Climbed Mount Eolus from the camp in the upper Chicago Basin. From the saddle, climbed directly to the summit staying on the NE ridge crest. Continued on to Sunlight and Windom Peaks. Gorgeous weather, fun scramble, great views! | |
| Posted Sep 20, 2010 12:02 pm | ||
| Ken Dammen | Last of the Day Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2010 | |
| Climbed after finishing Sunlight, Windom, North Eolus. Weather was not good. Low clouds, moist conditions made route finding a little difficult. Finally located the summit. All of the cairnes a little confusing. Lots of exposure makes this a little nerve racking especially when the conditions are damp. #33 of #58. | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2010 2:02 pm | ||
| Brad Snider | From Purgatory Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2010 | |
| Too many cairns. Good views of the remote San Juans. | |
| Posted Aug 29, 2010 8:19 pm | ||
| theREALCarpeDM | A favorite! Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2009 | |
| The catwalk and summit pitch were loads of fun! Had perfect weather in Chicago Basin! | |
| Posted Apr 8, 2010 6:43 pm | ||
| altitude14er | Route Climbed: All "4" in a long day! Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2009 | |
| Hiked in from the Purgatory Trailhead! Brutal but fun! Got Eolus, North Eolus, Sunlight & Windom in one summit push! | |
| Posted Sep 17, 2009 1:05 am | ||
| pyerger | Eolus Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2008 | |
| Great mountain.Some snow made for interesting climb. | |
| Posted Sep 9, 2009 9:56 am | ||
| davebobk47 | Fun scramble Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2009 | |
| Goats were actually on the catwalk. Once they moved the catwalk was a blast as well as the east face scrambling. | |
| Posted Aug 24, 2009 3:52 pm | ||
| Eric Holle | Spring snow Date Climbed: May 6, 2009 | |
| Climbed in spring snow conditions on a warm day. The snow was very unstable making the route past the catwalk stechy, so we stuck to the ridge making some 4th class moves in AT boots! Backtracked to N Eolus via the E Couloir for a ski descent, and then the same for Glacier Pt. | |
| Posted May 11, 2009 10:57 am | ||
| byates | Through the Clouds | |
| August 2007, We were going to get an Alpine start and do Windom and Sunlight that morning, did Windom in the clouds, as we went toward Sunlight the weather seemed to be getting worse so we decided to call it a day, when we got to the stream crossing below The Twin lakes the skies broke a bit and we decided to go for Eolus, it socked in while we climbed the summit but we did get a few breaks for occasional views. | |
| Posted Dec 4, 2008 10:36 am | ||
| cftbq | No, 3rd time's the charm! Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2008 | |
| After being stopped by hard snow 3 years earlier, and lost in the fog a month earlier, successfully climbed this awesome peak under gradkually clearing skies. Fourteener #40! | |
| Posted Sep 6, 2008 2:36 am | ||
| thebeave7 | Purgatory Dayhike Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2008 | |
| Dayhike run from the Purgatory trailhead. 42miles and 12000ft gain/loss over a beautiful route. Perfect weather and a great day out, though the trail was busy. | |
| Posted Aug 27, 2008 10:23 am | ||
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