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| seanpeckham | final day of 6-day solo trip from Elk Park  Date Climbed: Aug 29, 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. This was the only day of my trip that wasn't clear in the morning; it wasn't too clear what the clouds were going to do, but I saved Windom for last because it'd be easier to bail off of than Sunlight, and things even cleared up a bit on the way up, but the clouds were thickening on the top (and it was only 9-9:30) so I hurried back down (only to find it clearing up again on and off and not actually raining until I was back at camp). Windom was much more fun than I thought it would be (assumed it was just talus slopes the whole way), thanks to staying on the ridge (easy class 3, I'd call it) instead of following the trail out onto the face (why does it do that anyway??) | |
| Posted Aug 31, 2011 8:56 pm | ||
| Sarah Simon | Standard Chicago Basin route from Sunlight Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2011 | |
| This summit ridge was more fun than I anticipated! I enjoyed the wide-open summit block area, perfect for sitting and snacking. It was a bit crowded at the summit, but this is a lovely peak. Descended to camp to be harassed by goats. | |
| Posted Jul 19, 2011 10:06 am | ||
| myrone | 2nd peak of the Chicago Basin 4 Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2011 | |
| Headed over with my friend Bob at 11:02AM from Sunlight Peak. Crossed some snow coming over to the saddle/ridge approach then up to the solitary "block" summit at 1:17PM. Lots of people out on this glorious day. Short glissade on perfect snow on the way down and back to camp in Chicago Basin at 3:58. My 56th 14'er on this fine day...........Sweet! | |
| Posted Jul 18, 2011 11:47 am | ||
| Hyadventure | Fun Scramble! Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2011 | |
| This was a very fun scramble up the ridge. | |
| Posted Jul 5, 2011 7:36 pm | ||
| REM | From Chicago Basin Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2004 | |
| Unfinished business... | |
| Posted Jun 6, 2011 11:46 pm | ||
| cftbq | Std. combo w/ Sunlight--west ridge Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2008 | |
| Don't know how I neglected to note this one. A fabulous climb to an eerie summit, especially in the fog! | |
| Posted Apr 7, 2011 7:40 pm | ||
| Jeremy Hakes | Great! Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2001 | |
| Hard to beat this place. | |
| Posted Jan 21, 2011 11:12 pm | ||
| centrifuge | an awesome area Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2008 | |
| to climb in! | |
| Posted Jan 12, 2011 11:07 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 | ||
| billscherz | Nice scramble Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2006 | |
| Nice blocky scramble. | |
| Posted Sep 27, 2010 11:46 pm | ||
| strudolyubov | N. Eolus-Eolus-Sunlight-Windom Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2010 | |
| Fourth 14er summit of the day. Ascended the standard West Ridge route after climbing Sunlight. Cool-looking summit block, beautiful weather, incredible views! | |
| Posted Sep 20, 2010 2:40 pm | ||
| punchline | Great weather Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2010 | |
| Managed to sneak in a few days of exploring from the Chicago Basin area without a lot of rain. Watched the trail restoration team hard at work across the way on Sunlight. | |
| Posted Sep 6, 2010 3:59 am | ||
| Ken Dammen | Windom Standard Route Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2010 | |
| Climbed after reaching Sunlights summit block. Sinlight was my first class 4 rated 14er. Windom was #31 of my Colorado 14er project. | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2010 1:53 pm | ||
| Brad Snider | From Purgatory Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2010 | |
| My favorite summit in the San Juans to-date. | |
| Posted Aug 29, 2010 8:14 pm | ||
| photo61guy | With Great Friends Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2010 | |
| Met with friends from 30 years ago and had a great time in Chicago Basin. | ||
| Posted Aug 27, 2010 10:54 pm | ||
| ErikaRN | Rain Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2010 | |
| A lot of rain on our trip yet beautiful and rugged nonetheless | |
| Posted Aug 26, 2010 10:55 am | ||
| Wiktoria Plawska | Yes Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2010 | |
| Kind of easy but fun, great views from the top, new friends. After this did sunlight in a day. | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2010 5:42 pm | ||
| theREALCarpeDM | Perfect Weather! Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2009 | |
| Chicago Basin is awesome! | |
| Posted Apr 8, 2010 6:44 pm | ||
| Darren9 | winning on Windom | |
| Winning on Windom, was winsome. If only I had done it in winter. | |
| Posted Nov 7, 2009 12:46 am | ||
| altitude14er | Route Climbd: 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 1:07 am | ||
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