On Sunday, I met up with Chris and we climbed at Hawk-Eagle Ridge in Eldorado Canyon. This ridge is high above the canyon floor (around 700 feet above!).
It is quite the workout reaching the top of the ridge, and there is an eliminate crux about 2/3 the way up. I was a little nervous, in one spot in particular, as there are some simple class 5 moves with severe consequences. We took our time climbing the ridge, and finally, after about an hour, we were at the crag.
There was an ethereal mist swirling around us, and the sun was nowhere to be seen. The temperature was probably around freezing. Lucky for me, Chris is determined and he can handle the cold. It must have been his extensive background climbing at the Gunks…
Chris put up the following climbs, and I seconded (with my gloves on!). All day, I was climbing with my down jacket on, and it never really warmed up. We climbed during the warmest part of the day (11-3pm). We did four climbs at the very top of the ridge. Varied in ratings from 5.6 to 5.8.