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Trip: eldorado peak - Inspiration Galcier Trip Date: 06/23/2018 Trip Report: We started 12 AM in the night to push for one day summit C2C . The starting of route was to cross the tree logs over the streams few of them in night it was quite a challenge but after that it was easy to navigate using headlamps. Boulders field were dry so we were easily able to cross them just following bearing We hit the snow around 4000ft and from there just straight up at this point mist started. We reached the base of summit 7600ft around 6:00 AM when weather changed quite a lot windy, cold and no visibility (this was not a forecast . We waited under rocks safe place 30 mins to get clear weather but it didn't change so we continue to tag the summit , we had no views we stand for 1 min on summit no one was there and then we started descending and reached cars around 1:30 pm. We saw 2 parties coming up on glacier and then on boulders filed more climbers were coming up for 2 day summit , we noticed it was not easy to assent/decent boulder field with heavy packs. Overall it was awesome climb. Gear Notes: standard glacier travel Approach Notes: wet boulders filed is a challenge

Trip: Colchuck Peak - Colchuck Glacier Trip Date: 06/17/2018 Trip Report: We started at 6:30 AM from Stuart Trail Head and reached to Lake Colchuck at 8 AM and then base of Colchuck Glacier . Snow was hard in the morning so we put the crampons on and started ascending the glacier. There were other parties mostly skiers were heading up for dragon tail . Weather was beautiful and little cold breeze over the upper portion. Going up we had one big rock passed us some how it was lose and dropped from the right side of ridges .We reached on the the pass from where we took off the crampon and start scrambling towards right Colchuck peak, it took another 30 mins to reach the summit . . Summit was short ledges but good enough to accommodate 8-10 climbers. We spent good amount on summit and took pictures. It took us 6:30 hours to reach summit views were beautiful we took our good time and stops along the way. Once we started heading down we see more ski parties heading up , we took the same Glacier route to go down . Snow was still hard on top but almost 1000ft down snow becomes more soft easy to do plunge steps. On way down skier and snow boarder we met on summit passed us . Over all beautiful day and trip . Gear Notes: Crampon, ice axe , helmet and light Sportiva Trango Boots Approach Notes: Trail was