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Climbing, Adventure, Gear & Choss
Independence Pass in the Fall
Climbing on Independence Pass this time of year is truly incredible. We got out to Lincoln Creek on Saturday and enjoyed a full day basking in the warm sun, climbing some excellent routes, and taking in the awesome scenery all around us. We marveled at the stunning line of Dean’s Day Off and struggled to […]
Grades are Dumb
This morning as I was sipping on some coffee, staring out at the new snow on Sopris, I got to talking with our roommate about climbing and grades, and how many people are drawn to routes simply based on the grade. I think this is lame on several levels, it’s much more important to me […]
The Pocatello Pump
Friday afternoon we hopped in the car and headed to Salt Lake, the drive went quick and we crashed at our friend Katie’s house for the night. An early wake up call, some coffee and bagels and we were off to Pocatello! We got to the event as the second heat was in progress, so […]
Off to the Pocatello Pump
We’re off to Idaho this weekend for the Pocatello Pump, one of the oldest climbing events in the country. It’s a competition with a super friendly vibe, and this will be my first year checking it out. Full report when we get back. In the meantime, here’s a little tidbit about climbing on chossy rock, […]
The Road Less Traveled
On Monday afternoon I was sitting on top of Capitol, staring at the ridge that runs from the summit over to Snowmass Peak. This tottering pile is one of the most challenging alpine ridges in the state, and has seen few ascents. It got me thinking to an article I read recently in the Vail […]
The Choss Files #3 – Perham Creek
Welcome to the third installment of the Choss Files. Last time we checked out a scrappy crag an hour from Boise, which turned out to be less than inspiring. This time, I turned my focus to some rock that is pretty close to town, only about a ten minute drive or so at the Perham […]
Climb Up So Kids Can Grow Up
I just came across a really cool event that I wish I had heard about earlier. It’s called Climb Up So Kids Can Grow Up, and the focus of the organization is to”bring awareness to the pediatric AIDS pandemic and to raise funds so the American Foundation for Children with AIDS can continue to send […]
La Plata Peak
After two months in Boise where we mostly studied and worked the whole time, we’ve been trying hard to take advantage of what is left of summer here in Colorado and get up high before winter settles in. Tracy had never been up a 14er, and we thought La Plata would be the perfect introduction. […]
Back to The Blog
Things have been busy recently. We just spent a week up in Jackson Hole, visiting the family. No climbing, but good hang time with some fishing and hiking. Having not spent much time up there in the summer, I couldn’t believe how bad traffic is from people visiting Grand Teton and Yellowstone Parks. I can […]
Bulldog Creek Dog Walk (IV WI 4+)
Hayden Carpenter and Tom Bohanon recently repeated an obscure ice climb on the south side of Mt Sopris. Given a brief mention in Jack Robert’s ice guide, Bulldog Creek Walk is described as being 100 meters of WI 4. What they found was seven pitches of ice in a remote setting that makes for one […]
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