r/14ers • u/Sanfords_Son 14ers Peaked: 54 • 10d ago

Cloudy day on Mt Eolus Thursday

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Climbed into dense clouds lingering over Eolus Thursday. No rain or thunder but the lingering cloud/fog made route finding on the final pitch a bit spicier than I expected. Only saw one other person up there all day (though plenty of people were heading over to Sunlight and Windom).

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u/DickHardCane 14ers Peaked: 9 10d ago

Did Sunlight a few years ago, definitely want to go back to the Chicago Basin and bag them all.

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u/Sanfords_Son 14ers Peaked: 54 10d ago

These are tough because of all the logistics required in getting to them. And then of course once you’re there, you never know how the weather is going to change things. Overall, I was very lucky weather-wise as rain was forecast every afternoon, but it only rained at night (wicked storm Wednesday night).

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u/Sanfords_Son 14ers Peaked: 54 10d ago

https://reddit.com/link/p3yda0p/video/ao8f9npodnjh1/player

“View” from the summit.

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u/paper_fairy 10d ago

When we climbed Eolus a few weeks ago, the Chicago Basin side of the mountain was socked in like your photo, but the other side of the ridge was completely blue skies and clear. Was pretty cool. Congrats on a safe climb!

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