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El Diente - Mt. Wilson Traverse
4th YDS 1 French 2 Ewbanks I UIAA 2 ZA M 1b British
Avg: 2.8 from 13
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Routes in El Diente Peak & Mount Wilson
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El Diente - Mt. Wilson Traverse T 4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b |
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El Diente via Kilpacker Basin T 3rd 1- 1 I 1 M 1a |
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Mt. Wilson — Southwest Slopes T 3rd 1- 1 I 1 M 1a Easy Snow PG13 |
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North Buttress - El Diente Peak T 4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b |
| Type: | Trad, Alpine, 500 ft (152 m), Grade III |
| GPS: | 37.83924, -108.00096 |
| FA: | unknown |
| Page Views: | 223 total · 11/month |
| Shared By: | Hogan Warlock on Sep 2, 2024 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Description
The El Diente - Mt. Wilson traverse is one of the 4 classic Colorado 14'er traverses (excluding Satan's Ridge on Capitol Peak). Linking the North Buttress of El Diente to this traverse to the 13'er Gladstone Peak to Wilson Peak is a pretty rewarding and stunning link-up!
There are several different approaches and routes to the summit of El Diente and Mt. Wilson. The traverse can be completed in either direction, but starting with El Diente is a little more satisfying. because Mt. Wilson is the highest point in the Wilson group and has a much more obvious summit than El Diente does.
The route doesn't stay exactly true to the ridge the whole time, but it does have a few cool towers with up to easy 5th/4th Class scrambling. As far as routefinding goes, this traverse is relatively straightforward. The rock, by and large, is quite garbage and alpine in nature.
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