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Desert Days
The nights are long and cold, but the days bring sunshine and ample warmth. It doesn’t take long for the rock to warm, even under the November sun’s feeble rays. A long night in the tent has us up at first light, and we move about in preparation for the day’s adventure. Perhaps a new wall, a new venue for our vertical pursuit. The approach gets the blood moving, and the sunny cliffs above invite us to enjoy their warmth. For the brown and black stone has been soaking rays since dawn, and now offers a friendly medium for us to play on. The time passes quickly, as the sun makes a speedy journey from one horizon to the next. And all too soon we are headed back to camp, to prepare dinner, spark up a fire, and fend off the night and the cold till we can no longer resist the pull of our sleeping bags. Drifting off with visions of the day’s fun in our heads, excited for what the next will bring.
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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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Looks like a great spot! Sounds like you take it all in, love reading about others that do the same as I do. This looks like southern Utah/Northern AZ, am I right? Thanks for the nice pics and reading…
Just a quick question about this photo… I’m assuming this is at Indian Creek. If so, what is the name of this particular area. We recently visited the Creek with sunlight fading fast and no idea of what we were climbing, but this picture is uncannily similar. Just hoping to figure out what crack we were on.
Hey Jonathan,
This is Dos Hermanos in Donnelly Canyon. It’s one of the first areas you come to when driving in. Hope that helps!