Topo for Gambit. Follow the big dihedral and then turn onto the sweet face. Try to move over to the arete 50-100 ft. from the summit. Stupendous!

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Topo for Gambit. Follow the big dihedral and then turn onto the sweet face. Try to move over to the arete 50-100 ft. from the summit. Stupendous!

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Classic summit photo on the highest point in Eldorado Canyon State Park....

A party of two making the final moves on the last pitch of Gambit. Taken on a beautiful April afternoon from the top of Giuoco Piano Arete.<br>
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(Stitched two photos, rotated to straighten horizon line, cropped and slightly Photoshopped, can you tell?)

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Luis Barandiaran

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“Topo for Gambit. Follow the big dihedral and then turn onto the sweet face. Try to move over to the arete 50-100 ft. from the summit. Stupendous!”

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Last pitch, Nov. 14, 2009. Adam Sinner trying to train for alpine climbing. I had to convince him to not fill the haul bag with cinder blocks.

Classic summit photo on the highest point in Eldorado Canyon State Park....

Topo for Gambit. Follow the big dihedral and then turn onto the sweet face. Try to move over to the arete 50-100 ft. from the summit. Stupendous!

A party of two making the final moves on the last pitch of Gambit. Taken on a beautiful April afternoon from the top of Giuoco Piano Arete.<br>
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(Stitched two photos, rotated to straighten horizon line, cropped and slightly Photoshopped, can you tell?)

Gambit starts at this crooked tree

If you're following the guidebook rap line, each of the 3 trees is marked with slings & rings. They're hard to see from above, but the the next station will always be somewhere about 10-15' to your right. So keep a lookout. Also definitely tie your ends.

First rap station with Shirt Tail Peak in the background. You have to climb down 5 or 10 ft. to this station.

Mark Pierson on the final moves of Gambit.

Amy Simper starting up the angling crack on the last pitch.

Hello, I'd like a large cheese.... Yeah, I'm at Shirttail Peak.... No, no, it's in Eldorado Canyon....<br>
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Yeah, I was on the sharp end at this moment in time about a hundred feet above.

Gambit is a great climb.

Moving out to the Arete for the last pitch. A much better finish IMO.

Suwei Wu at the big flake near the top of the third pitch.

Shirt Tail Peak and Gambit.

The final pitch on Gambit, Aug. 2022.

Finishing the airy arete on the Joan variation.

Austin taking full advantage of the perfect ledge atop P4 of Gambit.

Photo 12/31/02.

Mike Wysuph on the last few feet of the arete.

Thanks to whomever put in the new bench at the base of Gambit.

Gotta love that Colorado sun. Snow on the ground, but Eddie's going shirtless. Note the headlamp for extra preparedness.

Nickie reaching the summit.

Leading up p2, to the beautiful dihedral.

Daniel leads the alternate "Sorenson's Crack" 5.8 start just left of the regular 1st pitch.

A Gambit atop Gambit.

Joan leads P1 of Gambit.

Another example of the fine trail maintenance projects in Eldo.

Joan about to top out on P2.

April finishing up Gambit.

Great views.

Brenda works up the pitch 2 dihedral.

Joan enjoying the dihedral on P2.

Mark completing the crux on the third pitch. Palm down with the left hand and step the left foot onto the lip of the overhang.

Second of a party of three moving up Gambit's 1st pitch.

Mark C. following P3.

Amy Simper just below the roof at the top of the second pitch.

Brenda nears P3 belay after fun, steep 5.7 climbing.

Iris lays back the bulge start on pitch 3.

Chris Parks seconding Gambit. Not sure which pitch as this was a few years ago.

Jesse following the 2nd to last pitch.

The start of pitch 2. Before the sweet dihedral.

Just after the P3 crux.

Avoiding the crux on a snowy day. Nov. 14, 2009.<br>
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Photo by Adam Sinner.

Looking down the dihedral on P2.

Shirt Tail Peak.

Fun climbing in Eldorado.

The reason it's called Pigeon Ledge.

Mark laybacking the offwidth at the start of the third pitch.

Shirt Tail gully between Rincon and W Ridge.

Looking down P3.

Right before the lieback/roof crux on this awesome climb.

At the summit.

Beautiful views heading up to the summit.

Second rap station was hard to see from above, but it's just right of large tree. After the second rap is complete, walk down the westward angling ramp about 30ft. and downclimb 5.0 for 15ft. to base of gully.