A Colorado Springs man, James Flowers, fell to his death while descending Capitol Peak last Friday. The report from the Aspen Times: “Authorities believe Flowers fell at about 13,000 feet, on the east side of the ridge between K2 and Daly saddle. Flowers’ climbing partner, who was not identified in a sheriff’s office news release [...]
July 14th, 2009 | BJ Sbarra | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "Western Colorado Mountains"
Northwest Buttress of Capitol Peak – Route of the Month
Deep in the heart of the Elk Mountains lurks a route so fearsome, people only whisper its name in conversation: “I hear it’s a tottering pile of choss.” “I hear you don’t get any good gear for 1000 feet.” “I heard Michael Kennedy soloed it naked in mountain boots.” I can’t vouch for the last [...]
July 10th, 2009 | BJ Sbarra | 2 comments | Continued
Alpine Ice on Pyramid & Capitol Peak
In the spirit of the fall season, I’ve added some info to the Beta section of the site about alpine ice lines on Pyramid and Capitol. The info I have was taken from old Climbing magazines and second hand reports, so drop me a line if you have anything you’d like to add. Looks like [...]
October 12th, 2007 | BJ Sbarra | 0 comments | Continued
Fire & Ice
I’m off to the desert for a bachelor party weekend, looks a little warm but should be a good time. Going to the Creek and hopefully ride the Slickrock trail on Sunday, which I’ve never done. If you are going to be in Colorado this weekend, I’d say there’s a good chance the right Laundry [...]
September 29th, 2006 | BJ Sbarra | 0 comments | Continued
