Vestal Peak Trip Report 09/09/2010

Peak(s):	Vestal Peak - 13,867 feet Arrow Peak - 13,817 feet Trinity Peak - 13,816 feet "West Trinity" - 13,765 feet "East Trinity" - 13,752 feet
Date Posted:	09/09/2010
Date Climbed:	09/05/2010
Author:	Kevin Baker

Wham of a Finish!
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Comments or Questions

JakeK	Impressive 9/9/2010 2:59pm I was in Chicago Basin over the same days, looking at those peaks and thinking ”THAT is the next trip to the San Juans.” Congrats on grabbing some great peaks.
kansas	Wham! 9/9/2010 3:11pm I never get tired of looking at that ridge, well done!
Presto	Very nice ... 9/9/2010 6:29pm I love these 5 summits ... would definitely enjoy getting back to that area again. Your photos are just stellar. 8) Thanks for posting. Happy trails!
tmathews	TP has many uses 9/9/2010 7:56pm Great photos and TR of an area I have yet to visit. How many miles from the trailhead did you pack in? I'll get out there one of these days!
Kevin Baker	Pack in 9/9/2010 11:22pm Hi, Terry: The pack in is about 8.2 miles according to my GPS track, but it feels longer because you lose 1700 feet descending to the Animas River. The CO and Elk Creek trails are smooth sailing, but the Vestal basin trail is pretty steep with a full pack on. It indeed is a special place. If those were 14ers it would be a madhouse in there.
d_baker	one Hoot of a finish! 9/10/2010 3:11pm Nice pictures Kevin, but that should go without saying... Your pictures of Wham make it look steeper than I remember. I'll need to revisit and climb it again...and again...and again....etc. (at least I hope I can get in there to climb it at least that many times more!)
kimo	Wham! 9/11/2010 3:03am So my girl just bought her own copy of Roach's 13ers book. So we're kicking back with the book last night, scheming future plans, and it just happens to open to the picture of Vestal. It grabs her attention just like your trip report did for me. I believe that Lone Eagle is the most aesthetic mountain I have laid eyes on (and it's not even a mountain) but when I finally get up into Vestal basin I have a feeling that the Trinities may steal my heart. Great report and photos. Thanks for posting.
Marmot72	Sweet! 9/11/2010 3:44pm Awesome report - I enjoyed your superb photos - I've got this basin on my list for next year. Thanks for the info and congrats on a truly awesome climb!
Johnson	Total Sweetness. 6/2/2011 2:57pm Sweet trip and great pictures.

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