What began as 4...
Eagle Cliff Part 1
There was a story of a lovely lady who was bringing up 3 very lovely girls...but that is not how my story here begins. This is a story of 4 friends who tempted fate and defied all odds to climb the highest cliffs and mountains. Our story begins in lovely Estes Park Colorado where for friends; Mark, Steve, Matt and Kevin met up for a celebratory stay in a couple of cabins to bring in the new year of 2005. We ate, drank and were of course merry! As we celebrated we began the discussion of a gentle afternoon hike the afternoon after celebrating. What we didn't know was that our little gentle hike was going to require oxygen bottles to reach the top and the near death experience we all felt.
Pictured here at right is the emphasis 'Eagle Cliff'. This was the challenge that lay before us that first year. We met up with an experience woodsman who looked us over and informed us that we looked to be a group of guys who could handle just about anything, so he told us that it was strait to the top, no path, no trail, just us the rocks, trees and wind. We began on a calm afternoon the trail or non-existent path as we took started off smooth and level and then shot straight up. We strapped on our packs, opened the valves on our O2 bottles and began to climb the climb of all climbs. One after the other we climbed we defied all odds. Rocks were coming loose beneath our feet and before we 
knew it we left the trees behind and found ourselves climbing amidst the clouds. The view was great when I got far enough behind that I no longer was looking at the rear of the person in front of me. After what seemed like hours we reached the summit of Eagle Cliff. The views are documented below...We made sure to take plenty of pictures to prove our families at home that yes, we almost did peril, but it was worth every step that we took.
There was a story of a lovely lady who was bringing up 3 very lovely girls...but that is not how my story here begins. This is a story of 4 friends who tempted fate and defied all odds to climb the highest cliffs and mountains. Our story begins in lovely Estes Park Colorado where for friends; Mark, Steve, Matt and Kevin met up for a celebratory stay in a couple of cabins to bring in the new year of 2005. We ate, drank and were of course merry! As we celebrated we began the discussion of a gentle afternoon hike the afternoon after celebrating. What we didn't know was that our little gentle hike was going to require oxygen bottles to reach the top and the near death experience we all felt.
Pictured here at right is the emphasis 'Eagle Cliff'. This was the challenge that lay before us that first year. We met up with an experience woodsman who looked us over and informed us that we looked to be a group of guys who could handle just about anything, so he told us that it was strait to the top, no path, no trail, just us the rocks, trees and wind. We began on a calm afternoon the trail or non-existent path as we took started off smooth and level and then shot straight up. We strapped on our packs, opened the valves on our O2 bottles and began to climb the climb of all climbs. One after the other we climbed we defied all odds. Rocks were coming loose beneath our feet and before we 
knew it we left the trees behind and found ourselves climbing amidst the clouds. The view was great when I got far enough behind that I no longer was looking at the rear of the person in front of me. After what seemed like hours we reached the summit of Eagle Cliff. The views are documented below...We made sure to take plenty of pictures to prove our families at home that yes, we almost did peril, but it was worth every step that we took.
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