Vestal Peak Trip Report 06/28/2012

Peak(s):	Vestal Peak - 13,867 feet Arrow Peak - 13,817 feet
Date Posted:	06/28/2012
Date Climbed:	06/23/2012
Author:	maverick_manley
Additional Members:	sstratta

Too Cheap to take the Train
Climbed Vestal and Arrow from Molas Pass last weekend. Pics and writeup are here - Vestal and Arrow from Molas Pass if you're looking for conditions in the area... Thanks to Benners and Kevin Baker for the beta. No marmots were punted on this trip. Thumbnails for uploaded photos (click to open slideshow):

Comments or Questions

Kevin Baker	nice! 6/28/2012 1:42pm Thanks for the TR, Prakash. Looks like you guys had a sweet adventure! Glad the beta helped out. That smoked looked pretty thick!
benners	Nice Lookin' Trip 6/28/2012 2:07pm Great job up there Prakash, looks like you guys nailed it! From what I've seen there aren't many routes/peaks in Colorado that compete with Wham/Vestal, and it's in the middle of the Weminuche as the cherry on top. I'm glad the beta worked out for you (it looks like the section you roped up for was indeed the class 5 move we talked about) and I'm glad Vestal's Asshole treated you well . Cheers!
Monster5	Sick 6/28/2012 3:20pm Davenport would be proud of those turns. Congrats.
Presto	Beautiful ... 6/28/2012 3:33pm Great report. We've done that hike down (and back up) from Molas Pass a couple of times ... I agree that it is not as bad as people make it out to be (especially on the way out ... goes pretty quick). Thanks for posting. Happy trails!
Papillon	Rope 6/28/2012 4:14pm I was heckled (borderline ripped) for using a rope by some old-timers a few months ago. But what can you do? I won't name names though. I think Vestal's A-Hole is a lord helmutism. Good to see you wandering the hills again.
Chinook	Fantastic 6/28/2012 6:00pm That looked like an awesome trip. Wham ridge is really a great looking climb. NICE WORK!!!
lordhelmut	not too shabby prakash 6/28/2012 6:40pm 2 classic climbs, 90$ saved on the Gaper Gauge Railway, 6 hours to get from Vestal Basin to Molas, a nice feast to celebrate and tracks in the scree field of Vestal's Anus....priceless!!
Matt	Most excellent! 6/28/2012 7:03pm Thanks for a well-written TR with photos that say a lot about a climb I'm looking forward to.
maverick_manley	Thanks 6/28/2012 7:11pm again Kevin / Ben for the beta. The MP beta had me prepped for a solid several pitch trad climb. Glad I checked with you both. Monster 5 / Brian - Never thought to look back at tracks in the scree... that was interesting. It's a bit messy to scree ski with the barefoot shoes. Thanks Presto / Matt / Chinook. I'd say Wham is now in my top 5 favorite climbs to date. Good to see some papperson representation here. Keep me posted on your plans this year Kevin. I'll do the same.
sstratta	Gr8 report! 6/29/2012 2:31am Good thing we brought the kitchen sink and defibrillator huh? Came into good use. Next step - taking all that gear on Bierstadt and fixing ropes for the amateur climbers! I made a dropbox account and put my pictures (and one video) from the trip on it...not sure how to share them with you now, but if you search for ”sarahstrattan@gmail.com” you might be able to find them? Not really sure how that website works. Thanks for an awesome trip - I learned a lot and those were by far the coolest 13ers I've ever climbed! Look forward to getting out with you in the future!
sstratta	Gr8 Report! 6/29/2012 2:32am Good thing we brought the kitchen sink and defibrillator huh? Came into good use. Next step - taking all that gear on Bierstadt and fixing ropes for the amateur climbers! I made a dropbox account and put my pictures (and one video) from the trip on it...not sure how to share them with you now, but if you search for ”sarahstrattan@gmail.com” you might be able to find them? Not really sure how that website works. Thanks for an awesome trip - I learned a lot and those were by far the coolest 13ers I've ever climbed! Look forward to getting out with you in the future!
CarpeDM	Love it! 6/29/2012 1:06pm Thanks for the report and perspective on a trip that I'm very much looking forward to.
maverick_manley	Fun time 6/29/2012 7:22pm ...thanks for tagging along Sarah. You can drop your pics either into the folder I sent you or add my email address to your folder. Glad the report helps, CarpeDM.
Marmot72	Superb photos 7/19/2012 4:35am Thanks for posting...I've got this on my trip ticker for this summer after some bad weather last August, so here's hoping -- and your photos are very helpful for planning.

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