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Climbing, Adventure, Gear & Choss
Redstone Ice Conditions 1.6.12
Despite the lack of snow, the ice in Redstone is actually pretty good right now. Nothing hard is in, but the approaches are easy without any snow, and it’s a great time to hit some of those longer routes you’ve always looked up at and said “someday…” Nothing that gets sun is in, including the Redstone Slabs, False Drool, Crystal Visions, Cold Heaven, etc. However, there’s still plenty to climb on:
Avocado Gully – We’ve gotten spoiled the last couple of years, as it’s come in big and fat. Not so this year, back to it’s somewhat thin shape, with an exciting section on the second pitch.
Dancing in the Moonlight – Reported to be in great shape, thin start.
Three Sisters (Tomato Chimney) – Lots of ice in this zone, worth a trip. The second pitch of Tomato is said to be rotten.
Redstone Pillar – Big and hacked out.
The Drool – Second pitch is fat, first pitch is trying to form again after falling down.
Hays Creek – Sun damaged but holding together, good sno cone fun.
Marble Falls – In.
Curtain Call – Getting close.
Single Parenting – Huge. And somewhat wet.
Glenwood Falls – Somehow is getting climbed despite all the sunshine.
Have fun out there!
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New Western Slope Guidebooks in the Works
I wanted to get the word out that there are new guidebooks currently in the works for the Western Slope. Yes, that’s books, plural, because it’s going to be a two part volume. Rifle will have it’s own book (volume 1), and then the rest of the crags in the area will have their own. [...]
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9/29/12
A Festive Fall Weekend
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7/11/2012
The 2012 International Climbers’ Festival
Save the ice! Ride a bike!
This may be stale information, but we climbed Marble Falls on 12-23-2011.
http://www.justhiking.com/hikes/2011/12-23marble/marble01.jpg
Right on James, it probably hasn’t changed, doesn’t get any sun back there.
Marble looked thin at the top a week ago when I walked in to check it out. Too thin for me, anyway!
DId Dancing in the Moonlight on Wednesday 1/4/2012. Very good. Crux was the 5.7 dirt climbing!
Thank you for the update, it’s time to take the tools for a walk
What about Hidden Falls? Any reports? I’m guessing it’s fat but I haven’t taken a look at it from the road in a while.
I think that thing is always in midwinter, along with Mystery Falls. Also, Glenwood Falls is out, drove by yesterday and it’s a sun baked mess.
hidden falls is in. steep steep at bottom. thought it was silent parenting not single??? could be wrong