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Climbing, Adventure, Gear & Choss
Merry Christmas!
We want to wish everybody a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We’re celebrating the holidays in Idaho, where we had hoped to escape the endless storm that has been hitting Colorado since mid December, but no such luck. It’s been snowier than usual up here as well, and the forecast calls for more of […]
Bouldering in Baja
Pretty mellow holiday week coming up. There should be some ice to climb any day now. If you’re stuck in front of a computer today, here’s a series of two short videos about bouldering in Baja by Chuck Fryberger, courtesy of Cloudveil’s new videos page. Enjoy!
How Much Does That Roadtrip Cost?
I’ve often wondered how much a road trip to our favorite climbing areas costs. You’ve got gas and food, and usually it’s more than you would think. I recently came across a cool site that helps you calculate how much you’ll pay for gas (round trip) based on your car and the cost of fuel […]
New Routes in Rifle
The good folks over at Wolverine Publishing have set up a page for new route updates in Rifle. I’ve reposted the info below with permission. Enjoy! Last revised on December 14, 2008 Numbers refer to the guidebook for each sector. RUCKMAN CAVE 0a. Wreaths of Wrath 12b/c ** Farthest left route on Ruckman Cave. Start […]
Consolation Prize – Liberty Cap
So at the last minute the trip to the Creek was called off, for various reasons, some lame and some legit. Still wanting to climb, and looking for the splitter variety, we decided to load up the car and headed down to the Colorado National Monument. Our goal was to check out the Liberty Cap, […]
Friday News
I just returned from a four day hut trip, but here’s some fun stuff that jumped out at me as I settled back into the web today. Kolin Powick at Black Diamond (QC with KP) has an interesting read about the effect of using a marker like a sharpie to mark the middle of your […]
Upper F-Pan Topo – The Outpost
Here it is, the first in what will hopefully be a series of topos to the routes at the Upper Frying Pan crags. There are over 50 routes up there, including many excellent trad pitches. The first crag you’ll encounter after hiking past the Chubby Pickle is the Outpost. There are seven routes here, one […]
DMM Offset Nuts Review
Buy the DMM Offset Nuts from Backcountry.com I’d always heard how awesome the old HB Offset nuts were, especially for flaring placements, but after the company went out of business, they were a lot harder to find. Occasionally I climbed with friends who had a set, and they always seemed to work really well. Sure […]
Winter Is Here
Last weekend I was climbing on sunny warm rocks, today I was stomping up the local ski hill in nearly knee deep snow. What a difference a week can make! I have talked to a friend who has already climbed ice somewhere in the Crystal Valley, so the game is on! As the snow continues […]
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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