Forbidden East ridge

On 2022/07/31, I climbed the East Ridge of Forbidden Peak with Andrew Bruss, David Greer, and Robert Wang. We completed a short traverse where we ascended the east ridge and descended the west ridge. All in all, a great outing, despite the traffic jam on the ridge descent that cost us at least 1h30. The day started with a bike ride up to the standard Forbidden Peak trailhead since the forest road was closed at the Eldorado lot. After that, a pleasant hike and short snow section (microspikes+ax) was all that remained to get us on the ridge. This video is just highlights I liked from the east ridge. Andrew and I simul-climbed the entire thing in 3 medium-length simul blocks. Unfortunately, at the end of the climb, I was too concerned about avoiding an extra rappel before the last gendarme and ended up skipping the regular 5.8 crux of the route in exchange for a grassy 3rd-class ledge. I'll go back some other time and actually climb this section. https://caltopo.com/t/T43MQ8PHH1