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Lang Daly
Aug 16, 2023
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A lot of people downplaying the choss just because they happened to not find any.... Felt the same way unti…
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Adam Miller
Oct 18, 2021
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So cool!
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Christopher Smith
Sep 11, 2021
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This is easily one of the most entertaining route descriptions on all of MP. Great job!
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Fisher Martin
Jun 8, 2021
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Curious as to how this route lands at Grade II instead of III - it certainly seems to closely match the def…
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mike d
Sep 14, 2020
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Wrong name. Should be "Megamoronal" as originally conceived. I know it's hard to distinguish from "Megamaro…
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Jack Singer
Feb 20, 2019
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This route and its description continue to give me hope and inspire me to chase something moronic. Never ha…
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Thomas Horner
Jun 11, 2018
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Needless to say with all the beta and hype out there we were a little psyched out trying to start this rout…
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Martin le Roux
Jul 2, 2017
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There is now a well-constructed approach trail, thanks to the Colorado 14ers Initiative. Here's a revis…
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AOSR
Sep 20, 2016
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It seems more than a few people go N to S, rappel the class 5 section, and then call it a 4. I suppose it i…
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Ben Bruestle
May 9, 2016
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This climb was possibly first done by Albert Ellingwood in 1919, surmised from "Scholar of Summits" by Jeff…
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Fisher Martin
Apr 25, 2016
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Beautiful area, terrible rock. The crux is a V0/V-easy problem in boots at 13,800. Not bad on the way up, e…
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Eric Klammer
Jul 4, 2014
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Soloed this route the mid/late June 2014. Went up Bell Cord, across to South Maroon, and then traversed the…
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YDPL8S
Jun 24, 2013
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Yeah, when climbing that stuff, you either need to be right together or way apart.
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Benjamin Chapman
Jun 24, 2013
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Way to go, guys. That looks like typical Maroon Bells rubble.
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Benjamin Chapman
Jun 24, 2013
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Great shot, Camster. Those goats are amazing.
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Canon
Dec 14, 2012
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Did it in Sept. 2010 a couple days after a snow. Went south to north. Used a rope once on the way between…
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Matthias Holladay
Aug 7, 2011
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Yes, don't feed them AND don't urinate near them in gravel or flora; they will chew of the rocks (ruining t…
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Turnbuckle
Aug 7, 2011
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A buddy of mine did the Bells traverse last weekend. We both thought that the climbing was easy, but the lo…
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YDPL8S
Jun 29, 2011
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This photo really captures it, wish it was bigger.
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Rick Blair
Jun 29, 2011
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In this huge snow year, this was a loooong climb. We brought 2 axes, and I was glad to have them. We were…
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Rick Blair
Jun 29, 2011
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I think 5.4 is fair. We hit 3 cruxes, the first 5.2, second 5.4 and we did a 5.7 roof by choice simply bec…
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YDPL8S
Aug 4, 2009
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Great geology pic!
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Monomaniac
Aug 4, 2009
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These peaks are typically accessed from the Maroon Creek Road. During the summer weekends, this road is cl…
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Rob Schichtel
Mar 19, 2009
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Good stuff.
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Stuart Paul
Aug 10, 2008
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Climbing The Bells is 80% climbing and descending a steep trail. It's 20% upclimbing and downclimbing on cl…
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Camster (Rhymes with Hamster)
Feb 3, 2008
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Hi, I guided the Bells and Pyramid for Dick Jackson's Aspen Expeditions throughout the summer of 2000 (and…
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Andy Leach
Nov 21, 2007
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I've done this twice - both times south-to-north. The first time I ascended the standard route on South Ma…
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Daniel Trugman
Nov 7, 2007
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On the crux dihedral, there occasionally is a fixed rope, but don't trust it until you check its anchor. I…
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YDPL8S
Jul 6, 2007
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I did the North Face in the 70s. Basically a scramble up very large, very loose rocks. There were times w…
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Andy Leach
Jun 25, 2007
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I climbed Bell Cord and did the traverse June 23, 2007. Conditions were ideal - the Cord was in nicely but…
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Brian Story
May 4, 2007
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This route can be skied in big snow years.
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Cory Cleveland
Jun 14, 2006
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Climbed the Bell Cord and the traverse from S. Maroon to N. Maroon on 6/11/06. Conditions were ideal for t…
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Jeff Lord
Sep 22, 2005
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My wife and I did this route on 6-19-05 and I would say that overall, this is an excellent climb. Be carefu…
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Doug Redosh
Sep 11, 2005
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We tried this last weekend from north to south. We turned back due to weather. What was confusing was fin…
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Doug Redosh
Sep 11, 2005
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The route, as of last weekend, was well cairned all the way to the summit. The only place we went wrong wa…
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Anonymous Coward
Dec 23, 2003
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Bell Cord - great climb with some tricky route finding from the upper col. Do this route early as it become…
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