Mount Eolus (14,087 feet) is a class 3 14er in the Chicago Basin group. The scramble to the summit is straightforward, but there is some real exposure on the traverse.

The "Catwalk" is the name for the most narrow section on this ridge. Mostly all of the traverse is long stretches of class 2 (including this tight section). There are a handful of class 3 sections as you approach the very top.

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November 20, 2023

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1. Mount Eolus & North Eolus — Weminuche Wilderness

29.5km

13:05

1,730m

Wilderness trek via historic railroad to twin 14ers with mountain goats on the dramatic Catwalk ridge.

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2. Chicago Basin 14er Grand Slam (Mount Eolus, North Eolus, Sunlight Peak, & Windom Peak) — Weminuche Wilderness

34.4km

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2,260m

Train-accessed wilderness trek to Chicago Basin's three fourteeners and pristine Twin Lakes.

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1. Mount Eolus & North Eolus — Weminuche Wilderness

2. Chicago Basin 14er Grand Slam (Mount Eolus, North Eolus, Sunlight Peak, & Windom Peak) — Weminuche Wilderness

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