North Eolus & Mt Eolus are a pair of 14ers located in southern Colorado. Part of the Weminuche Wilderness, these two peaks require a long approach via the Chicago Basin. Both peaks are Class 3, but I would say that Eolus Peak is slightly more technical than North Eolus. The two mountains are connected…
Sunlight Peak & Windom Peak are a pair of 14ers located in the Chicago Basin of the San Juan Mountains of southern Colorado. Part of the Weminuche Wilderness, these two peaks require a long approach via the Chicago Basin. Sunlight Peak is a Class 4 hike with a solid amount of exposure to reach its…
The Purgatory Creek trail is the shortest and most common way to access the Chicago Basin if you do not want to or are not able to take the Silverton/Durango train. During the summer of 2018, train access to the Chicago Basin was stopped due to a controversy around the Durango Fire, so the…
