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Climbing, Adventure, Gear & Choss
Late Season Cragging
The snow freaks are starting to get nervous, but for the climbers, the weather has been perfect for late season cragging here in the Roaring Fork Valley. We got out this past weekend for some trad climbing at the upper F-Pan crag on Saturday. Couldn’t have asked for a finer day, and the routes were […]
Crystal River Valley Ice Report
Well, it’s been warm lately, but pretty darn cold at night for a couple weeks now, so I thought I’d drive up to Redstone and see how the ice was looking, or if there was any at all. The usual early season suspects had some ice on them, but generally it appeared to be wet […]
Moonlight Buttress
This past weekend, we got a small crew together and headed down to Zion. Mike and I had made plans to climb an obscure but worthy looking aid line together with our friend Lynn, for whom it would be his first wall climb (and my second). Unfortunately, Mike’s been a little overworked recently and his […]
Bits and Pieces
After doing some anchor replacement work last weekend in the Creek, several of us have decided it’s time to look at our own backyard and get things up to speed. Mostly we’ll be focusing on the Puoux and No Name, as most of the other crags in the area are new and the anchors are […]
Desert Days
The nights are long and cold, but the days bring sunshine and ample warmth. It doesn’t take long for the rock to warm, even under the November sun’s feeble rays. A long night in the tent has us up at first light, and we move about in preparation for the day’s adventure. Perhaps a new […]
It’s Creek Time
Ah, that magical time of year. When the snow starts swirling in the mountains, and the ski freaks look for ways to hurt themselves before the season even starts early season turns. And then there are those that know this is the best time of year to be in the desert. You are as fit […]
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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