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9/26/2015 830am train along the Animas. Durango to Needleton TH. Reach Chicago Basin about 3pm, set up camp. Headed up Jupiter via Columbine Pass, about five pm The ridge (went about class 2+ w/ one or two class 3 moves over a black fin)) Path of fading gold Hazel Lake to East Jupiter Summit scramble Jupiter Zen w/ Windom and Jagged behind me. San Juan Sunset. Supermoon and Eclipse tomorrow night. Pretty...pretty. 9/27/2015 Siskel and Ebert Pass. (13k) + Twin Lakes in Foreground - Way through is SW (left) of Twin Thumbs. Glacier Point and Sunlight Group Majestic as fluff. View west from N. Eolus to Needle ridge, Turret and Pigeon. Atop Mt. Eolus. Why am I standing like that? It's not normal. Needles Sunlight Spire and Windom An unavoidable selfie atop Sunlight Windom's Royal Family A look back at Sunlight and Spire Windom Pk. 57th 14er 9/28/2015 Unnamed Lake that feeds Ruby Creek + Needle Ridge A beautiful stillness of sight and sound. What happens when I try to look cool and use my camera timer. Pigeon Pk. then Turret Pk. Centennials 98 and 99, then camera died. Carried that axe and spikes and never needed them. Thanks, Murphy. 9/29/2015 Switching to phone... My rig before I hiked out. Found that flag. Hey, no goats in the kitchen! (Sad how habituated many are, please do not feed these special creatures and secure your consumables) See you in the sky.
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That area is such a breathtaking playground on the edge of life and rock. Definitely plan to return. I meant to summit Jupiter earlier, but I hiked to Columbine pass by accident and was able to follow the connecting ridge to the top of Jupiter.
How did you get to Pigeon and Turret? Looking into routes from the Chi Basin. Thanks
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