Coal Creek Craggin’
As I’ve mentioned before, the ice cragging options in Redstone are generally pretty slim. But what if I told you there is a place that is exploding with new route potential, where you can walk from thirty seconds to five minutes to an incredible variety of climbs, from stout WI 5 pillars to M10 cave routes to roadside WI3? Well, that place exists and for years we’ve been walking by an incredible variety of mixed climbing without giving it much thought. All that is changing now, thanks to the efforts and hard work of a dedicated crew of locals who have quietly been turning Coal Creek into an excellent winter crag. One of the developers sent me a couple photo topos of the routes, which I’ve shared below. These climbs may not stick around a whole lot longer this year, as the sun gets higher in the sky and warm temps start to creep up into the valleys. Still, they are great fun and well worth checking out.
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[...] keeps a large percentage of the climbs untouched when they do come in. Now especially with the bolted lines at Coal Creek I suspect most folks will focus their attention there in the years to come. There are a lot of good [...]
[...] climbing is absolutely terrifying. I have a ton of respect for local guys like Duane Raleigh and Ryan Jennings who are solid and skillful on the ice. I’m constantly scared and just waiting [...]
[...] must say I’ve had a hard time this year seeing the Coal Creek lines get bolted that I’ve studied and waited for. Waited to have the conditions, the skill, the timing and [...]