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Peak(s):  North Arapaho Peak  -  13,513 feet
South Arapaho Peak  -  13,408 feet
Date Posted:  06/16/2013
Date Climbed:   06/15/2013
Author:  Kevin Baker
 Skywalker & Arapaho Peaks Traverse   

Skywalker couloir is a classic steep snow climb on the south face of South Arapaho Peak in the majestic Indian Peaks Wilderness. I did it back in 2007 and got an invite from Ryan to repeat. This time conditions were great to do the direct finish. Conditions should be good for another week or so, but the snow is melting fast. We then did the traverse between the north and south summits, which makes for a great day of snow climbing and scrambling. For the Star Wars fans out there, I put together a slide show to the Star Wars theme.




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Comments or Questions
aliciaf
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Thanks!
6/16/2013 4:05pm
Thanks for the TR! Looking to do this next weekend so it was very helpful to see the current conditions. Awesome photos!


Kevin Baker
User
enjoy
6/16/2013 7:02pm
Awesome, Alicia. I hope you have good conditions too for an enjoyable climb! Just as a heads up, the route gets late sun and will be bullet proof early. We were on the apron around 7:50am and still had plenty of time before it got too soft. Some of the people who started earlier than us probably wished for a bit softer snow!



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