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