Mountain Jim - Mar 23, 2006 8:00 pm Date Climbed: Jul 11, 1967
West Ridge
Up the West ridge, then down the north and over to Sunlight.
markhyams - Mar 3, 2006 1:00 am Date Climbed: Aug 4, 1999
Standard Route
After this one, I climbed Sunlight, and then hiked out all the way to Purgatory, making at 20-mile day.
e-doc - Dec 31, 2005 12:56 am Date Climbed: Sep 13, 1998
Route Climbed: Chicago Basin Date Climbed: Sept 1998
Great trip with old friends. Outstanding views from summit. Yes, four people can huddle under a makeshift poncho tarp in a hail storm, cook, and eat dinner.
Route Climbed: West Face via Sunlight Date Climbed: September 24th, 2005
Final Colorado 14er! Yahoo. Took me 16 months to do them all. Great feeling. Came back the next day on a different route to get 3000' as this was a combo with Sunlight. #58!!!!
Route Climbed: Standard -- West Ridge Date Climbed: August 6, 2005
Started out the hike in the rain, but it cleared up as we went higher. Turned out to be one of the more decent mornings weatherwise. the entire weekend was rainy -- never been in this much rain before. Fun little hike to the top -- a few spots with a little exposure. Views from the top are incredible -- the Needle Mountains have some impressively sheer faces. Met Tiffany and her crew on the way up (see below). Rained coming down so we post-poned Sunlight til the next day.
Route Climbed: Standard from Sunlight Date Climbed: August 7, 2005
We climbed this mountain after Sunlight. Fun rock scrambling and airy summit with very nice views (especially of Sunlight and Jupiter). Great day as it didn't rain until we were off the mountain.
Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: August 3, 2005
We should have turned around! After tagging the summit and signing the register, we proceeded to race down the mountain in an effort to outrun a San Juan monsoon thunderstorm. It caught us. Two different times I heard the ice axes humming, twice we had to try and shelter under overhanging rocks to get some protection from the marble-sized hail and to avoid and any lightning bolts. We were glad that we had left our climbing helmets on as they protected our heads. That hail hurt! I crouched with a rock across my knees to deflect some of the hail. Finally, pummeled, soaked, and cold, I ran up a little ways to retrieve our packs, poles, and axes and we were soon quickly on our way down to the relative safety of Chicago Basin.
snowhiker - Feb 28, 2007 8:46 pm
Chicago Basinnuttylos (carlos) and i summited and i love the Chicago Basin one of the best ares in Coloardo some killer views
shknbke - Sep 5, 2006 4:04 am Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2006
west ridgeWindom was summit #5 on the day for me as the weather held, so the scrambling on the west ridge really wore me out.
Brian Kalet - Aug 17, 2006 10:33 pm Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2006
West RidgeTrip Report
roozers42 - Aug 14, 2006 11:12 pm Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2006
Route Climbed: West ridgeBeautiful views and a great summit.
CODave - Aug 12, 2006 5:26 am Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2006
West ridge from SunlightWent up from Sunlight. Weather rolling in as soon as we summited so we couldn't enjoy the views
seth@LOKI - Jul 21, 2006 12:47 am
24 hrs from train to traintoo fast to enjoy...
km_donovan - Jul 6, 2006 1:26 pm Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2006
Route Climbed: Northwest Face IIGood snow, could not pass it up.
Kessler - Jul 6, 2006 1:56 am Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2006
Climbed itClimbed it with my dad at age 4.
ElliottDavis - Jun 26, 2006 4:08 am
W RidgeIf I were a goat, perhaps I would live there.
Mountain Jim - Mar 23, 2006 8:00 pm Date Climbed: Jul 11, 1967
West RidgeUp the West ridge, then down the north and over to Sunlight.
markhyams - Mar 3, 2006 1:00 am Date Climbed: Aug 4, 1999
Standard RouteAfter this one, I climbed Sunlight, and then hiked out all the way to Purgatory, making at 20-mile day.
e-doc - Dec 31, 2005 12:56 am Date Climbed: Sep 13, 1998
Route Climbed: Chicago Basin Date Climbed: Sept 1998Great trip with old friends. Outstanding views from summit. Yes, four people can huddle under a makeshift poncho tarp in a hail storm, cook, and eat dinner.
LS - Dec 26, 2005 4:44 pm
Route Climbed: standard Date Climbed: 03-sep-2005See the trip-report here: http://distantpeak.com/web/mountains/n-america/mount_eolus
LS - Dec 26, 2005 4:44 pm
Route Climbed: standard Date Climbed: 03-sep-2005Thunderstorms on Windom
doumall - Nov 11, 2005 6:04 pm
Route Climbed: West Face via Sunlight Date Climbed: September 24th, 2005Final Colorado 14er! Yahoo. Took me 16 months to do them all. Great feeling. Came back the next day on a different route to get 3000' as this was a combo with Sunlight. #58!!!!
Hobbesgirl - Oct 21, 2005 1:36 pm
Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: August 3, 2005Almost didn't make it back down the mountain due to hail, lightening, and bad weather. However, it was worth it in the end!
nmmi9100 - Aug 30, 2005 4:20 pm
Route Climbed: Standard Class 2+ Route Date Climbed: 6 July 2001First 14er! Took the standard route from Chicago Basin. Beautiful climb, lots of mountain goats, very enjoyable trainride. Altogether, a 10!
jhansen007 - Aug 13, 2005 8:45 pm
Route Climbed: Standard -- West Ridge Date Climbed: August 6, 2005Started out the hike in the rain, but it cleared up as we went higher. Turned out to be one of the more decent mornings weatherwise. the entire weekend was rainy -- never been in this much rain before. Fun little hike to the top -- a few spots with a little exposure. Views from the top are incredible -- the Needle Mountains have some impressively sheer faces. Met Tiffany and her crew on the way up (see below). Rained coming down so we post-poned Sunlight til the next day.
mtnhiker13 - Aug 12, 2005 3:36 pm
Route Climbed: Standard from Sunlight Date Climbed: August 7, 2005We climbed this mountain after Sunlight. Fun rock scrambling and airy summit with very nice views (especially of Sunlight and Jupiter). Great day as it didn't rain until we were off the mountain.
Gareth - Aug 9, 2005 11:26 pm
Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: August 3, 2005We should have turned around! After tagging the summit and signing the register, we proceeded to race down the mountain in an effort to outrun a San Juan monsoon thunderstorm. It caught us. Two different times I heard the ice axes humming, twice we had to try and shelter under overhanging rocks to get some protection from the marble-sized hail and to avoid and any lightning bolts. We were glad that we had left our climbing helmets on as they protected our heads. That hail hurt! I crouched with a rock across my knees to deflect some of the hail. Finally, pummeled, soaked, and cold, I ran up a little ways to retrieve our packs, poles, and axes and we were soon quickly on our way down to the relative safety of Chicago Basin.