Jerome Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 Anyone climbed Eldorado in a day around this time of the year? Any thoughts, advice, great bits of wisdom? - J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerome Posted June 27, 2003 Author Share Posted June 27, 2003 Nevermind. Just found C's TR. - J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt.Caveman Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 Yeah travel really light. It's not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 If you mean the E Arete, yes, its quite easy to do in about 10 hours car-to-car if you go the std approach (whats that called, Roush Creek? Eldorado Creek?). Pre-scouting the first 1/2 mile in daylight will help you in the dark in the moring. Start super early so you can do most of the approach (about 4-5 hours if you are light and fast) while its still cool. Poles help at times, but the trail is steep enough especially through the talus that they dont help other times. Take crampons and an axe. The glacier is real, but typically an easy fairly benign route can be found if you are solo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 ditto what those guys said. I would say it's very much preferable to do it in a day with a lightpack than haul overnight gear up the approach. It really isn't that bad if you are light, it makes boulder hoping and that steet forest about 100x less terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleblebleb Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 Me, too. Agree with them I mean Humping bivi gear up the slope is not a hoot. I met a couple of guys up there last summer who I think left the car 3 am and were coming through the boulder field at 10 am, after climbing the couloir on the backside. Leave the stuff at home and fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned_Flanders Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 yeah, i was just there with a 3-day pack and skis and I probably could have been up the approach in half the time without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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