Finally, after a typical January dry spell, the snow is falling again. It was great to wake up to a fresh layer covering everything this morning. This will probably make the backcountry dangerous again, but should help with the ice climbs for sure. The standards in Redstone are looking pretty good, better get out there before the warmer days of March start sending it all on its way to the ocean.
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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