7/23/23: Final Level 2 scramble of the ASC with the CMC. From Fourth of July TH we made good time to Arapaho Pass with a brief stop at the mine shaft. Upon reaching the north ridge we found the rock to be bomber easy Class 3 with a short Class 3+ and down climb until we reached the Dihedral. I had been given the lead but no one followed me up the crux except for the instructors (everyone else skirted around it to the left). After another 3+ down climb we ascended the final crux (easy C4) and the made our way to the summit. An absolutely beautiful and extremely aesthetic ridge scramble under perfect skies and temps! We continued down the south ridge and then cut east down the scree gully to a short glissade and then between the Neva Lakes. We would mostly contour back north to the Arapaho Pass Trl before heading back down-trail. All in all one of the most fun days in the Rockies!
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