zoroastr Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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