[TR] Eldorado- Parade Route 5/14/2006

[zoroastr]

Climb: Eldorado-Parade Route

 

Date of Climb: 5/14/2006

 

Trip Report:

Managed to talk Erick Johnson out of doing his hardcore, scary climber routes long enough to resume our much more serious and meaningful enterprise: car-to-car peakbagging sprints! Snagged a perfectly in-shape Eldorado on Sunday. The final arete was in great condition--soft, foot-wide, and with a nice set of buckets, courtesy of a an enormous guided party that had moved through earlier in the day. Brought gear, never used it; a stick and good boots sufficed.

We left the car at 9:30 a.m., were on summit at 2:30, back in car just minutes before 5:00 p.m. Gas station chow at Marbelmount, real food in Mt. Vernon, feet up, TV on, beer in hand by 8:30 p.m.--a perfect day in the hills.

 

Forbidden from Eldo. Two previous day trips took in the West and East [direct] ridges.

 

...and some other shots...

 

...close to top....

 

Gear Notes:

If you do it now, you'll only need an axe and maybe crampons for psychological comfort.

 

...oh and the PopTarts were Strawberry Milkshake flavor--a perrenial fave!

Edited May 22, 2006 by zoroastr