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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Gambit starts at this crooked tree

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

Jun 13, 2007

“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.

Gambit starts at this crooked tree

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?)

Mark Pierson on the final moves of Gambit.

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

The bottom half of Gambit.

The top half of Gambit.

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.

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.

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

Gambit is a great climb.

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

Mike Wysuph on the last few feet of the arete.

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

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

Shirt Tail Peak and Gambit.

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

Finishing the airy arete on the Joan variation.

Photo 12/31/02.

Nickie reaching the summit.

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.

Leading up p2, to the beautiful dihedral.

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

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

Joan about to top out on P2.

Iris lays back the bulge start on pitch 3.

April finishing up Gambit.

Great views.

Brenda works up the pitch 2 dihedral.

Joan leads P1 of Gambit.

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.

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

Brenda nears P3 belay after fun, steep 5.7 climbing.

Mark C. following P3.

Another example of the fine trail maintenance projects in Eldo.

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

Jesse following the 2nd to last pitch.

The start of pitch 2. Before the sweet dihedral.

A Gambit atop Gambit.

Just after the P3 crux.

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

Fun climbing in Eldorado.

Looking down the dihedral on P2.

Shirt Tail gully between Rincon and W Ridge.

The reason it's called Pigeon Ledge.

Shirt Tail Peak.

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

Looking down P3.

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

Joan enjoying the dihedral on P2.

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.

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