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Climbing, Adventure, Gear & Choss
Thompson Creek in the Aspen Daily News
There’s an article in today’s edition of the Aspen Daily News about Thompson Creek and the agreement made between the Roaring Fork Climber’s Coalition and the BLM. I think the article does a good job of explaining the situation and where all the involved parties are coming from. Kudos to David Frey for a job well done.
“The raw beauty of the rocky fins that tower over Thompson Creek is part of what has made the area a recent magnet for rock climbers.
Those same stunning spires prompted the Bureau of Land Management to set aside the land as a spot for solitary visitors and prompted environmentalists to seek to protect it as wilderness. ”
Read the rest on the Aspen Daily News site.
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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