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Climbing, Adventure, Gear & Choss
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Solo Sessions in Vail
Guest blog by Rob Griz “I am the eagle, I live in high country In rocky cathedrals that reach to the sky I am the hawk and there’s blood on my feathers But time is still turning they soon will be dry And all of those who see me, all who believe in me Share [...]
The Talisman is One Bad Ass Ice Climb
Guest blog by Rob Griz. Talisman: (n) A small amulet or other object, often bearing magical symbols, worn for protection against evil spirits or the supernatural. (Wiktionary.org) The Talisman is no ‘small object’, more like a substantial objective. The route has to be, in my opinion, one of Colorado’s best ‘true’ mixed routes, magical if [...]
Relics, Grand View Spire, Colorado National Monument
I have to admit, this spring I haven’t really given much thought to climbing. Sure I’ll get out here and there as the days warm up, but mostly I am excited to keep backcountry skiing. This is the time of year when the snowpack starts to stabilize, and you can get out on the bigger [...]
Avocados Are A Girl’s Best Friend
By Tracy Wilson, who climbed Avocado Gully for the first time last week. BJ Sbarra on the huge second pitch. For many of the locals, Avocado Gully is part of their winter training routine. It’s 13 miles south of Carbondale, and is a true classic, offering three fun pitches only ten minutes from the road. [...]
The Choss Files, Retro-Edition – The Narrows
With the new Western Sloper guidebook coming out, I thought it would be fun to go back and revisit how some of the new crags were found. There’s nothing quite like the excitement of finding a new cliff and envisioning all the potential lines that can come of it. First up, the Narrows. It was [...]
The Longest Route in Redstone I’ve Never Climbed
This guest blog is brought to you by Ryan Jennings. It’s a bit long (in fact, maybe the longest post ever on this blog!), but come on, like you have anything better to do sitting in front of your computer on this snowy Monday… You can watch the video here. Well the dust, or should [...]
Disco Inferno – Feels Like the First Time, Part 2
Finally, part two of our first big wall adventure in Zion. If you missed part one, you can read it here. Early morning in camp. We woke up with the morning light and slowly got our day going. After a quick breakfast, I racked up to lead the next pitch, rated C1. It’d been awhile [...]
Winter Solstice – Cold Heaven
To celebrate the shortest day of the year, Mike Schneiter, Bob Cornez and I decided to drive out to Coal Creek to try to grab an ascent of the elusive Cold Heaven. This is one of the finer pitches in Redstone when it’s in condition, but it’s difficult to catch in good shape. It’s a [...]
Disco Inferno – Feels Like the First Time, Part 1
I’ve done a fair bit of most forms of climbing. I like trad, sport and bouldering, and get out on the ice as much as I can in the winter. The one area I haven’t had much experience with, however, is aid climbing/big walls. Other than a few practice pitches, the only aid route I’d [...]
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
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