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Climbing, Adventure, Gear & Choss
Into the Frying Pan
A couple of us played hooky from work on Wednesday and headed up to the F-Pan crag. This area was featured in an article in the most recent Rock and Ice magazine, and for good reason. The stone is excellent, the climbing unique and the setting top notch. The lower crag, the Skillet, is in […]
The Ice Season Cometh
Or maybe it’s here for those who’d rather chase ephermeral drips than relish in the last beautiful days of sun before winter closes it’s icy claws about us. Looks like the folks in Crested Butte have found some stuff to play on. Also, down south it appears things are coming in around Ouray and Silverton. […]
What It Takes To Make a Crag
A big thanks to everyone who came out for the film on Wednesday night. We were able to raise over $1000 for the new Glenwood Climbing program! Today we’ve got a guest blog from Mike Schneiter on the highs and lows of finding and developing a new crag. Enjoy. Finding new crags in Glenwood Canyon […]
Reel Rock Tour in Glenwood TONIGHT!
Tonight’s the night! 7pm at the Glenwood High School Auditorium, $10 at the door, cash only. We’ve got a bunch of great films lined up, in addition to a silent auction and loads of free stuff to give away. And once again, all proceeds go to benefit the new Glenwood Climbing team. See you there! […]
Alpinist Goes Down
And only the clueless are shocked… It’s the talk of the climbing world right now. Everyone’s favorite super glossy mag Alpinist is calling it quits. A quick perusal of the announcement over on the site shows many people upset (and maybe surprised?) about this. And it is unfortunate, as I think the mag was excellent, […]
Some New Sites Worth Checking Out
Here’s a little something to pass the hours if you’re stuck inside on this beautiful Friday. Some of the more interesting new climbing sites I’ve come across recently. ClimbingVibe.com – A great place to stay up-to-date on news from around the climbing world. The site is user generated, and allows you to post and vote […]
Reel Rock Film Tour in Glenwood
Ok folks, here’s the deal. The Reel Rock Film Tour is coming at ya next Wednesday, October 22nd at 7:00 pm at Glenwood Springs High School. Doors open at 6pm. Tickets are $10, you can buy at the door (cash only) or purchase ahead of time by clicking the buy now button. We’ve got some […]
Choose Your Adventure Sweepstakes
The good folks over at the Gear Junkie have put together quite a contest, including a free trip and head to toe gear outfitting for the lucky winner. From the website: The sweepstakes will award a randomly-drawn winner their choice from one of five professionally-guided winter adventure-travel trips in early 2009. To sign up, the […]
The Quartzite Wasteland
Hot off the press is a topo to a new area in Glenwood Canyon called the Quartzite Wasteland. After we found good quartzite at the Dead Horse crag, Mike started looking around for other possibilities and came across this zone. There’s about half a dozen routes that make for a nice day of climbing. One […]
Multi-pitch Cragging in Mill Creek
I’m in Moab right now for a work trip, and we have the afternoon’s free to get some cragging in. Yesterday we hit up the roadside choss of Potash road. Kind of fun and different to have to blow sand off every hold… Today we upped the ante and got the tour of a mulitpitch […]
It Sure is Pretty…
But I am not ready for winter. We spent a wet and snowy weekend in Crested Butte celebrating our anniversary. No climbing, but a lot of fun chillin’ in town. Some more pics from the drive back over Kebler Pass:
The Time is Now
The rock feels rough against the backs of may hands, but the jams are so good I don’t care. I keep stuffing my hands into the crack, bound for the sky above. The landscape over my shoulder would make a cynic weep, with its red oaks and blazing gold aspens framed by maroon colored rock […]
Back in the Black Canyon
Last week I got to spend four incredible days climbing in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. We managed to put together a pretty good crew that trickled in over the course of several days, teaming up for various ascents along the way. This was my fifth visit to the canyon and perhaps one of […]
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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