North Maroon Peak Trip Report 08/20/2013

Report Type	Mini
Peak(s)	North Maroon Peak - 14,022 feet Maroon Peak - 14,163 feet Pyramid Peak - 14,029 feet
Date Posted	08/20/2013
Modified	08/21/2013
Date Climbed	08/17/2013
Author	Muldstar

Bells Traverse: North > South
I did the Bells traverse the other day with my wife and took way too many photos. This should give a good idea of the current conditions, which couldn't be better, and I've put together a description and report of our experience. The shear beauty and grandeur of these mountains never ceases to amaze me. I've been thinking about doing this route for the last year and had a ton of fun and recommend the the N > S option. Here is the link to my report. http://www.mountaindock.org/maroon-bells-traverse/ Also, added a trip report of Pyramid which we did the next day. http://www.mountaindock.org/pyramid-peak/ ~David

Bells Traverse: North > South

I did the Bells traverse the other day with my wife and took way too many photos. This should give a good idea of the current conditions, which couldn't be better, and I've put together a description and report of our experience. The shear beauty and grandeur of these mountains never ceases to amaze me. I've been thinking about doing this route for the last year and had a ton of fun and recommend the the N > S option. Here is the link to my report.

http://www.mountaindock.org/maroon-bells-traverse/

Also, added a trip report of Pyramid which we did the next day.

http://www.mountaindock.org/pyramid-peak/

~David

Comments or Questions

goingup	Excellent Job!!! 8/21/2013 2:26pm and awesome trip report. I can definitely see this one helping me out in the future!
cftbq	Great pictures 8/21/2013 5:18pm Very helpful. Glad to see the weather has finally cleared up.(It nixed our attempt at the Crestones traverse just the week before.) Yeah; that descent off of Maroon seems to go on forever...
Muldstar	Glad 8/22/2013 3:26pm you enjoyed the pics. We also were going to try this a week earlier and it is nice the monsoon is finally letting up. Of course the weather seems to be pushed back a month or two this year, so hopefully Sept. will be awesome...I told by friend I would do the traverse again with him if he could magically transport me down Maroon.
GraceU2DSummit	Sweet!!! 8/26/2013 11:41pm Thanks for the trip report. Planning to head up there this week. Thanks for posting. The pics are helpful for sure!
Muldstar	Good luck 8/28/2013 3:27am Hope you have a fun and safe climb. I'm hoping to get the Crestones knocked out this weekend but my wife is putting the kabosh on the traverse since I'll probably be solo...
broncotw	GREAT PICTURES! 3/17/2014 1:12pm These are some of the best pictures I have seen of this traverse and Pyramid..... Thanks for sharing......
zinj	Enjoyable and useful review 6/2/2014 4:08pm So, you found 30m to be sufficient/appropriate for the two rappels you chose to make? Would it have also been the right length for the third rapellable pitch you decided to just descend untethered? Also, how many slings/biners would you have needed if none of what you found were in useable condition?
Muldstar	30m 6/2/2014 11:40pm should be more than sufficient for all three rappels. Would suggest bringing 30'-40' of webbing and 2 or 3 rap rings so you can replace old frayed ones if need be. Maybe slightly more if all are in bad shape.
zinj	Danke schon! 6/17/2014 9:41pm helpful info. I think N to S is the way to go! (hopefully this summer)

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