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Eldorado Peak – E. Ridge, 7/24-25/04

Eleven of us set out to climb Eldorado peak. We broke trail at 9 am but it was already a hot one. Temperatures in the low lands would reach the mid 90's that day. We took a refreshing break at a waterfall atop the boulder field. Then, we continued on to our camp site on the snow at 6,700 feet right below the Glacier. We had refreshing temperatures and got to bed early. Our plan was to leave at 3:30 am for the summit however a technical glitch occurred (user error???) with the alarm and we woke up at 3:30. By the time we started moving it was 4:30. Oh, but that extra hour of sleep was nice.

We reached the Eldorado plateau just as the sun was coming up. What a beautiful site. As we made our way up the Inspiration Glacier the sun heated everyone up. The route to the top was well defined. The final part of the ridge was a knife-edge ridge about 2 rope lengths long. Most people experience a heightened state of focus. We enjoyed the views from the summit and returned to camp. After a leisurely stroll back to the trailhead we enjoyed burgers at Good Food restaurant. I want to thank everyone on the climb for helping to create a great outing.

Following are pictures in order taken.

Brady on a mission	Traversing the boulder (not talus) field	Johannesburg Peak	Our Mission: To Summit Eldorado Peak
Arriving at Camp	Sunrise on Eldorado Glacier	Looks like it's picture time	Chris ready for the ridge
Beggining the Inspiration Glacier climb	Boston Basin in the Distance	Looking up the Glacier	The final push up to the summit ridge
Ridgebound	Getting on to the knifeedge ridge	Chris, Rob and Peter on the ridge	The ridge can make you want to get closer to your feet
Top line of the ridge over to the summit rocks	Laneya on the Highpoint	Brady makes the summit - way to go	Team on the summit - Rope 1 John, Michelle and Greg, Rope 2 Darren and Drew, Rope 3 Chris, Rob and Peter, Rope 4 not pictured - Doug, Laneya and Brady
Brady and Laneya on the Summit Rocks	Greg, Drew and Laneya chilling after the climb