The Glenwood Post Independent has been running a series of articles about climbing at Rifle Mountain Park in the last couple of days. The articles focus on different aspects, from a general overview of the climbing, to one on a local climber who is obsessed with the place, one on a climber who lives there during the summer, the city’s take on having a world class area in their backyard, and of course one from a crusty guy who thinks it’s too crowded. It’s cool to see a local newspaper offer such in-depth coverage of a local crag.
I wanted to get the word out that there are new guidebooks currently in the works for the Western Slope. Yes, that’s books, plural, because it’s going to be a two part volume. Rifle will have it’s own book (volume 1), and then the rest of the crags in the area will have their own. [...]
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