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| Brian Kalet | South Face  Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2006 | |
| Trip Report | |
| Posted Aug 17, 2006 10:32 pm | ||
| roozers42 | Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2006 | |
| One of the best climbs yet! | |
| Posted Aug 14, 2006 11:10 pm | ||
| CODave | Standard Route Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2006 | |
| Amazing climb, one of my favorites!! | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2006 5:25 am | ||
| seth@LOKI | coll summit and ridge! Date Climbed: Sep 10, 1995 | |
| The Red Ridge if neat and the views of the range were great! | |
| Posted Jul 26, 2006 6:42 pm | ||
| Dan the Jones | Red Couloir Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2006 | |
| Dustiano and I got off to a late start leaving Chicago Basin at 9:15am. We were tired and sunburned by the time we got to the summit. A word of caution, once you leave the trees in Chicago Basin, there is no shade until you return. There wasn't a cloud in the sky and our late start was rewarded with endless views and perfect sunshine. | |
| Posted Jul 24, 2006 12:58 am | ||
| jrf | Standard Route Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2006 | |
| What a thrill! Summit move was a bit easier than I expected but still plenty exposed. I was able to reach across the gap with both hands and one foot and use my other foot to push myself across. The jump/hop back is far worse because the landing is tougher. Amazing views from the summit. We were the only group on Sunlight for the whole climb. There is one section where routefinding is tough at the very end. You have to find a crack which leads to a higher ledge and the alcove that Roach mentions. The crack is probably the hardest part of the climb. | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2006 9:11 pm | ||
| km_donovan | Route Climbed: South Slopes II Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2006 | |
| Loved the summit dot! | |
| Posted Jul 6, 2006 1:28 pm | ||
| ElliottDavis | Hubris (bzzzt!) | |
| My worst hiking mistake ever was not bailing on this mountain for another day. The summit rocks buzzed with electricity from the nearby storm; I'm frankly a bit ashamed to say I climbed it, given my stupidity. I'm grateful and lucky to be home safe and able to type this. | |
| Posted Jun 26, 2006 4:11 am | ||
| hasue | standard | |
| most fun and exhillerating summit ever!!! I really felt like I was on a airie mountain. we were the only ones to actually climb the summit rock that day. | |
| Posted Apr 14, 2006 11:05 pm | ||
| Mountain Jim | From Windom Date Climbed: Jul 11, 1967 | |
| Nice summit !!! | |
| Posted Mar 23, 2006 8:02 pm | ||
| markhyams | Standard Route Date Climbed: Aug 4, 1999 | |
| Snowed on the summit that day. After summitting, I hiked out to Purgatory, making for a 20-mile day. | |
| Posted Mar 3, 2006 1:02 am | ||
| LS | Route Climbed: standard Date Climbed: 03-sep-2005 | |
| See the trip-report here: http://distantpeak.com/web/mountains/n-america/mount_eolus | |
| Posted Dec 26, 2005 4:42 pm | ||
| doumall | Route Climbed: Standard from Chicago Basin Date Climbed: September 24th, 2005 | |
| Summit block gave me a semi :) Too much wind for my comfort to stand, next time. Not the hardest 14er in Colorado by any means... 57th 14er! | |
| Posted Nov 11, 2005 6:06 pm | ||
| SiberianSayan | Route Climbed: From Chicago Lakes Date Climbed: 1997? | |
| Hated the scree. Much preferred the previous day on Eolus, though the weather was beautiful. | |
| Posted Nov 6, 2005 4:16 pm | ||
| Hobbesgirl | Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: August 3, 2005 | |
| A challenging climb, but well worth it! | |
| Posted Oct 21, 2005 1:38 pm | ||
| POWERJL | Route Climbed: Red Coulior Date Climbed: August 26, 1998 | |
| Camped at Chicago basin first night, then made the climb to the upper basin for the second night just under Eolus. Summited Sunlight and Windom, leaving Eolus for the next day. Unfortunatly my girlfriend got a touch of Altitude sickness, and while she encouraged me to do Eulous without her, I was a good boyfriend and we hiked out. So, I'll have to go back! It's a wonderful hike, and the solitude is great! Watch out for Marmots! A funny story: (No This is NOT an Advert. for Marmot Mtn Works!) When we were approching our tent after summitting, we heard some rustling from within. As we got closer (Ice axes at the ready of course) a couple of large Marmots came scurrying out of the tent. Upon arriving at the tent and inspeting the damage, they had cut a hole in our Tent, (North Face), torn up a couple shirts (North Face), my girlfriend's sports-bra, (yep, you guessed it, also North Face), and tore a North Face jacket. What was not touched: Two Marmot Mtn Works down sleeping bags, a Marmot Mtn Wrks coat, and a Marmot Mtn works T-shit as well as some long underwear. I guess they [marmots] didn't like the competition! Anyway, its a beautiful climb, and I am looking forward to my return when I will complete Eolus! The train ride is really cool! Jeff Power Brenna Owen | ||
| Posted Aug 18, 2005 4:04 pm | ||
| jhansen007 | Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: August 7, 2005 | |
| One of the most enjoyable 14ers I've done to date. Lots of fun class 3 scrambling through big clunky blocks. The view when you pop outa the keyhole is amazing. The last few hops to the final summit block are kinda exposed. Didn't use a rope, but jumping down from the summit blocks made my palms all sweaty like a schoolgirl. Seemed to be multiple routes on the south slopes. There are cairns everywhere, routefinding is quite easy. | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2005 10:18 pm | ||
| mtnhiker13 | Route Climbed: red colouir and class 4 Date Climbed: August 7, 2005 | |
| We managed to get into the class 4 climbing near the summit and we loved it! The final jump to the summit rock was exilirating. Loved this mountain. | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2005 3:34 pm | ||
| Gareth | Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: August 3, 2005 | |
| Lots of fun! Be sure to look carefully for the route near the top. Defiantly the most thrilling summit to stand up on! | |
| Posted Aug 9, 2005 11:15 pm | ||
| jvoss | Route Climbed: Red couloir Date Climbed: July 21, 2005 | |
| Climbed in combo with Windom. Snow, snow, and more snow! Bring your Yaxtrax (crampons are overkill) gators, ice axe AND something to use for glissading. Crowded Chicago basin was lacking for available campsites and the mountain goats are downright agressive. Be sure to check out the old mine on the left side right after the main crossing of the stream. Climb on! | |
| Posted Aug 1, 2005 1:15 pm | ||
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