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Climbing, Adventure, Gear & Choss
Western Colorado Mountains
Death on Capitol Peak
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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