"Got tight last night on absinthe and did knife tricks. Great success shooting the knife into the piano. The woodworms are so bad and eat hell out of all furniture that you can always claim the woodworms did it."
--Ernest Hemingway
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Brian Kalet - Jan 15, 2018 8:21 pm Date Climbed: Nov 12, 2016
From FR 7937.78 miles, 3807', 5:53 roundtrip
displacedchzhead - Oct 5, 2013 1:23 am Date Climbed: Sep 30, 2013
Not quiteUsed up half my water before I made the E ridge, so I turned back. Good thing I did, cause I made a mistake retracing my steps, and had some additional bushwhacking back to the trailhead. Kebler/Ohio Pass area had awesome color!
ktimm - Sep 28, 2007 10:52 pm Date Climbed: Sep 27, 2007
awesomeUnique and Amazing. Game trails going in were fine. Finding them on the decent was tedious with a lot of bushwhacking. Steep
jensenl - Sep 20, 2007 11:09 pm Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2007
PanoramicThe initial climb up the steep couloir is a tad tedious but the fun begins once you reach the ridge, and the views of course are amazing. Finding the talus slide at the base is a bit of a challenge because it's so narrow and the brush is so thick, but otherwise, it's pretty straightforward (at least with GPS).
My Photos & Trip Report
jfrishmanIII - Jun 20, 2007 1:51 am Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2007
Long, Amazing DayVery challenging but very rewarding climb. Bushwacking to the base was easy once we found a network of excellent game trails. We scrambled up a spectacular granite bowl to the left of the main route. My partner was fairly sketched by the unrelenting steep terrain, so we were a bit too slow. I reached the last false summit, but had to make the hard decision to turn around, since a cloud was blowing in and thunder was rolling around the Beckwiths. Still, an amazing day on a stunning mountain!
Colonelpyat - Oct 1, 2004 2:11 am
Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: September 26, 2004Hiked this one with Kane in the afternoon. Explosive Fall colors all around. Pictures and words won't ever do it justice.
Kane - Sep 30, 2004 1:21 am
Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: 9-26-2004Great weather, great company and perfect views made this trip to the West Elks a memorable one. Beware of Cows.