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.
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: August 6, 2005
What an amazing climb! This was the most fun (and probably toughest of this class) class 2 scramble I've done! The views at the top were amazing as usual:-) The only major bummer is that as we were headed back over to Sunlight (10am), RAIN, sleet, and thunder rolled in... so of course we were unable to bag Sunlight:-( This whole trip was full of rain! No need to worry about snow anymore.... though we did do a great glassade down Windom (didn't need our ice axes)!
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: July 21, 2005
Lots and lots of snow. Glad I brought my Yaxtrax, but wish I would have had gators along. Summited about 9:30am then bailed off the main trail for an extended glissade to the snowfield between Windom and Sunlight. Be sure to bring your axe! Went on to climb Sunlight.
Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: August 2001
Being as far into the backcountry as Windom is and running into as many people as I did is precisely the reason I call MT home now. Nonetheless, the Chicago basin is a spectacular area. I can't wait to head into the Needles/Grenadiers someday for an extended trip.
Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: 11 Sep 2004
After descending Sunlight's South Face I walked across the basin and up to Windom's West Ridge. There was quite a bit of snow but it didn't impede progress much. The summit wasn't particularly spectacular and after doing Sunlight's West Ridge the route wasn't very exciting, but still a good time thanks to the great weather! Last San Juan 14er that I hadn't climbed as well!
Route Climbed: West ridge Date Climbed: June 26, 2004
32 mile day hike: left Purgatory at 12:51 AM, summited at 9:14 AM, returned to car at 6:19 PM. A storm later foiled my attempt at Sunlight and Eolus. Photos
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.
ktiffany22 - Aug 8, 2005 4:01 pm
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: August 6, 2005What an amazing climb! This was the most fun (and probably toughest of this class) class 2 scramble I've done! The views at the top were amazing as usual:-) The only major bummer is that as we were headed back over to Sunlight (10am), RAIN, sleet, and thunder rolled in... so of course we were unable to bag Sunlight:-( This whole trip was full of rain! No need to worry about snow anymore.... though we did do a great glassade down Windom (didn't need our ice axes)!
jvoss - Aug 1, 2005 1:04 pm
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: July 21, 2005Lots and lots of snow. Glad I brought my Yaxtrax, but wish I would have had gators along. Summited about 9:30am then bailed off the main trail for an extended glissade to the snowfield between Windom and Sunlight. Be sure to bring your axe! Went on to climb Sunlight.
Climb On!
pjenson05 - Jul 19, 2005 12:19 pm
Route Climbed: Up through Chicago Basin Date Climbed: July 20, 2001Looking to go back.
Larry V - Feb 7, 2005 12:11 am
Route Climbed: west ridge, from Sunlight Peak Date Climbed: July 1995climbed with Aaron, easiest of the three fourteeners in this area. The enormous summit blocks are quite impressive.
bakcast - Nov 17, 2004 10:00 pm
Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: August 2001Being as far into the backcountry as Windom is and running into as many people as I did is precisely the reason I call MT home now. Nonetheless, the Chicago basin is a spectacular area. I can't wait to head into the Needles/Grenadiers someday for an extended trip.
bc44caesar - Sep 15, 2004 8:56 am
Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: 11 Sep 2004After descending Sunlight's South Face I walked across the basin and up to Windom's West Ridge. There was quite a bit of snow but it didn't impede progress much. The summit wasn't particularly spectacular and after doing Sunlight's West Ridge the route wasn't very exciting, but still a good time thanks to the great weather! Last San Juan 14er that I hadn't climbed as well!
Matt Mahoney - Aug 26, 2004 8:10 pm
Route Climbed: West ridge Date Climbed: June 26, 200432 mile day hike: left Purgatory at 12:51 AM, summited at 9:14 AM, returned to car at 6:19 PM. A storm later foiled my attempt at Sunlight and Eolus. Photos
DaveC - May 21, 2004 9:49 pm
Route Climbed: w ridge up, n face down Date Climbed: sept 99part of 4 days in chicago basin, and oneof the nicer corners of colorado. up and over to sunlight.
f360driver - Apr 14, 2004 6:54 pm
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: August/03Great Climb. Unpredictable wheather.
coloradoiceclimber - Apr 10, 2004 5:39 pm
Route Climbed: West Ridge & From Sunlight Peak Date Climbed: September 2, 2001An awesome finish to a great weekend of climbing!!