Despite the funky weather over the weekend we managed to get a good bit of climbing in. Worked on some new routes on Saturday, got snowed on, good times. Saturday night drove down to the Black and got a little sleep before heading down the Cruise gully to climb Journey Home. This was my first time on the route and I had a blast. Truly an awesome climb in a spectacular setting. Every pitch had good rock climbing, making for a very enjoyable fall day. On the drive back to Carbondale, the scenery was great, with the colors starting to change and quite a lot of snow covering the high peaks. Glad that fall is finally here, if only it would stop raining on the weekends!
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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