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Climbing, Adventure, Gear & Choss
Independence Pass in the Fall
Climbing on Independence Pass this time of year is truly incredible. We got out to Lincoln Creek on Saturday and enjoyed a full day basking in the warm sun, climbing some excellent routes, and taking in the awesome scenery all around us. We marveled at the stunning line of Dean’s Day Off and struggled to comprehend how Henry Barber lead the first ascent barefoot! Most folks are plenty content to take a top rope up this incredible and demanding route.
Many of the aspens were already turning, and once you climbed above the trees, you looked down onto a glowing sea of gold. We had a large group and thoroughly enjoyed each other’s company, and the challenge of the routes at hand. Days like that are a blessing for which I am genuinely thankful.
Steve Smith takes a trip up Honest Abe, Lincoln Creek Cliff.
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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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It is always awesome to be able to climb and get above the treeline in the fall. The top of the bluffs at Devil’s Lake here in Wisconsin give you an incredible panoramice view of the sprawling hillsides as well as the lake. Definitely an awesome place to sit and belay from!