Peak Eighteen
Date: 09/12/2024
Partner: Solo
Trailhead: Chicago Basin Camp
Distance: 3.8 miles
Elevation Gain: 2265ft
Duration: 3hrs 15min
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Eighteen is a great quick hit from camp with incredible 360 views. The last pitch to the summit is blocky solid class 3 fun.
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3.8 miles - 2265ft - 3hrs 15min
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Peak Eighteen(L) from camp - Windom towering above on the right
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Peak Eighteen from the trail to Twin Lakes
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Twin Thumbs from Twin Lakes
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Needle Ridge (center) - Sunlight (right) from Twin Lakes
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Needle Ridge looking sharp
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Peak Eighteen's north face
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I climbed this short loose gully to the Windom/Eighteen saddle
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Eighteen's steep solid and blocky northeast ridge - class 3
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Sunlight(L) and Sunlight Spire(R) from Eighteen
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South Windom's nasty west face from Eighteen - I would climb this two days later
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Twin Lakes from Eighteen - Monitor and Animas through the pass
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L2R: Eolus, North Eolus, Monitor/Animas all above Twin Lakes - Eighteen has incredible views
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Needle Ridge with Vestal behind - We climbed Needle Ridge the next day
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Heading back down Eighteen's northeast ridge - Sunlight, Sunlight Spire and Windom making for good views
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Another view of South Windom
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When I reached the Eighteen/Windom saddle I decided to loop it up and head back to camp via the Eighteen/Windom basin
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It wasn't too hard to find a weakness in the cliffs
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Looking back to Eighteen on descent
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L2R: Eighteen, Windom and Jupiter in the evening light
