Ode to Eagle Bluff
"Trail extremely steep and rough beyond this point". Signage to Eagle Bluff. Photo by Ivan Yastrebov.
“I’ve just ascended straight up the side of a mountain, climbing over scree, talus fields, and giant boulders. At no time did I see anything that even remotely resembled an actual trail. Perhaps there was a trail there once… Before it got buried under several tons of rock by an avalanche (Note: one US ton equals about 907 kilos for all you metric fans). For comparison, this climb was by far, much harder than anything I encountered at Hardrock.” ….John Burton, 2015 Knee Knacker race report
From the Start line (Nelson Canyon Park) to Eagle Bluff viewpoint, the elevation gain is 1080m (3550ft) in 6.19kms (3.84miles).
