Maroon Peak - East Face
Date: 4/30/20022
Partners: Jeremy Miller, Austin West
Route: Maroon Lake > Garbage Chute > Y Couloir > South Ridge > East Face > Bellcord
Distance: 7.5 Miles
Elevation Gain: 4700ft
Elapsed Time: 9.5hrs (two hours summit time)
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A steep and consequencial line in a world class setting
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7.5m - 4700ft - 9.5hrs
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Pyramid Sunrise from the Y Couloir
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Austin and Jeremy boot the Y
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Alex and Jeremy in the Y
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Jeremy
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Alex on the south ridge
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Southern Elks
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Jeremy summits
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Austin on the summit with North Maroon behind
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Views of Snowmass (L) and Capitol (R)
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Alex and Jeremy ready drop onto the intimidating east face
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Alex drops - The first turn around some rocks was relatively fast and puckery
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Maroon's summit, east face and traverse to bellcord from North Maroon
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North Maroon from the traverse to the Bellcord
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Alex and Austin in the Bellcord
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The Bellcord was in good condition and fairly chill compared to the east face
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Jeremy
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Alex
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Austin
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Jeremy on the apron with Pyramid front and center
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A corny apron with North Maroon behind
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Jeremy skis into the Garbage Chute
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Back across Crater Lake
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Looking back to Maroon's steep east face and the traverse to the Bellcord
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Stoked... possibly too stoked!
