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Climbing, Adventure, Gear & Choss
King Lines Revisited
I got to watch the full version of King Lines on DVD the other day, and I stand by my previous review. This is one of the best climbing movies ever made. I think Parallelojams is the only other film I can think of on the same level. I’ve always admired films in other genres […]
Michael Kennedy Photo Galleries
Here’s one for all the climbing history buffs out there. These galleries have been up for a couple of months, but I just got around to getting the captions up. Michael Kennedy graciously allowed me to post the pictures and gave me the info about each one. The ice climbing gallery features some classic shots […]
Redstone Ice Conditions 11/28
Took a drive up the Crystal Valley on Tuesday. Most of the ice climbs in Redstone form via snow melt, and there is no snow, so it’s looking pretty dry out there. Tomato Chimney and the other routes in that vicinity are coming in, as they are fed by ground water that seeps all year […]
Disco Inferno – Feels Like the First Time, Part 1
I’ve done a fair bit of most forms of climbing. I like trad, sport and bouldering, and get out on the ice as much as I can in the winter. The one area I haven’t had much experience with, however, is aid climbing/big walls. Other than a few practice pitches, the only aid route I’d […]
A Safer Way to Climb Ice – Monday Morning Movie
Here’s a hilarious video about a new, safer method to climb ice. I’m sure this is bound to become popular this season… Courtesy of IceClimbingColorado.com.
Dead Horse Canyon Topo
Well, just in time for the winter weather which seems to have decided to show up, here’s a topo for the Dead Horse Crag (PDF). It’s a cool little wall in Glenwood Canyon, 5 minutes off the Hanging Lake trail. Given the fact that NOAA is predicting a dryer and warmer winter for Colorado, this […]
Three Days in the Dez
A week or so ago we got the crew motivated and headed down to the Creek. Derek and I were able to get out of town early Friday morning, and I suggested we climb Ancient Art on our way down, as he had never been up a desert tower before. We made it to Castle […]
Get Ready For Ice Climbing Season
Although we’ve been enjoying some fantastic late fall weather here in Colorado, ice season probably isn’t too far off. Usually by the first week in December there are some decent options for swinging the tools. I’ve already seen some ice in the shadier nooks, so it’s time to get the gear out of the closet […]
Off the Beaten Path – The Mudwall
Guest blog by Mike Schneiter. “So what exactly are we climbing today?” Bob asked in the parking lot of Safeway. I neglected to fully inform Bob what we were climbing today and last night some friends had a good chuckle when he told them we were climbing the Mudwall in Glenwood Canyon. “You know Mike […]
Lynn Hill & Katie Brown on the West Face of Leaning Tower
Time again for the Monday Morning Movie. Here’s a cool clip from Patagonia of Lynn Hill and Katie Brown on the West Face of Leaning Tower. In their words: “In the summer of 2005 Lynn Hill and Katie Brown made the first female “free” ascent of the West Face (V 5.13b/c A0), Leaning Tower, Yosemite. […]
Climbing Accident on Pyramid Peak
Apparently there was an accident up on Pyramid Peak over the weekend. Here’s a link to an article in the Aspen Times about it . Sounds like the guy pulled some loose rock off and took a sixty foot fall. He was Flight-for-Lifed out when rescuers got to him. The Aspen Daily news also has […]
New Momentum Video Magazine Site
The folks over at Momentum Video Magazine have their new site up. I tried to check it out, but the videos were super slow, and I noticed other glitches. They should have waited to send this thing live, and I’ll wait until the kinks get worked out to see how I like it. It does […]
Mountain Gear Catalog & Email Spam
Ok, time for a short rant, this is something that’s been bothering me for awhile now. Is anyone else sick of all the catalogs and emails that Mountain Gear sends out? I mean, I feel like we are getting almost one a week. In an industry that pretends to be as green as possible, this […]
Late Fall Climbing
I love climbing in the late fall. Once the leaves are gone, but the snow hasn’t come yet, I find beauty in the stark nakedness of the landscape. We’ve been getting some time in at the Narrows, which is nice because it’s only about 15 minutes from my house. I can head out at 3pm […]
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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