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The (Ice Climbing) Thrill is Gone (Or Is It?)
Ice climbing seems to have a major impact your first time around, and it certainly has its appeal. It’s a fun activity you can pursue in the winter, when most crags are sitting under a couple feet of snow, and the climbs are beautiful, like crystal castles you get to explore.
Sam Elias in Rifle & Redstone
Keeping with the local ice theme this week, here’s a great video of Sam Elias on the steep stuff at Rifle and Redstone.
Top 5 Redstone Ice Climbs
The Redstone Winterfest is right around the corner, and ice climbing conditions in the Crystal River Valley are looking really good. With so many climbs to choose from, here’s our pick for the best pure ice lines in Redstone.
Redstone Ice Climbing Conditions
Well, it’s hard to believe it’s come and gone, but this will probably be the last ice conditions update for the season. Warmer weather is predicted for this week, and things could start falling down soon. That being said, it can be a nice time to get out, as the ice is plastic and you […]
Black Diamond Enforcer Glove Review
The Black Diamond Enforcer Gloves are designed for ice climbers and mountaineers who need gloves that not only keep their hands warm but also protect their precious fingers from the painful beatings that so often occur when rubber arm sets in, and bad technique causes your knuckles to hit the ice before the pick makes […]
Ice Climbing in the Ghost
The American Alpine Club recently ran a video contest, and this was the first place winner. It’s a compilation of footage from a helmet cam of climbing some sweet looking pillars in the Ghost River Valley in Canada. You can find out more about the video here.
Will Gadd’s Ice Tips
Will Gadd is in the middle of one of his biggest season’s of pure ice ever, and as such, has offered up some handy tips over on his blog. Here’s a couple that really stood out with my thoughts on each. “If you get a stuck tool regularly you’re likely placing them both at the […]
The Drool – Route of the Month
For a long time the Drool was one of those local secrets that, like Fight Club, you just didn’t talk about (due to sensitive access.) Thankfully that all changed a couple years ago when Pitkin County Open Space bought the property the climb sits on, and you no longer have to hike in looking over […]
Winterfest Fun in Redstone
This past weekend marked the first Redstone Winterfest, a celebration of winter that included ice climbing demos and clinics. My friend Ya and I decided to check it out, and we met up Saturday morning at a casual 10:30am, thanks in no small part to the groovy disco beats of Sparkle Motion in Carbondale the […]
Redstone Winterfest – The Local’s Lowdown
Your picks are sharp, your bags are packed, and you’re ready to come check out the newest ice climbing festival in Colorado, the Redstone Winterfest. But hold on there stranger, it’s a littler more wild out here than say, Vail, and there’s a few things you should probably know before venturing to Redstone this coming […]
The Pencil Area
Welcome to the first of many new regular monthly features here on SplitterChoss.com. My recent bout with the flu gave me some time to line up an editorial calendar of sorts for the year, and one of things I have in store is a featured crag each month. Enjoy! When it comes to ice climbing […]
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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