Here it is, the first in what will hopefully be a series of topos to the routes at the Upper Frying Pan crags. There are over 50 routes up there, including many excellent trad pitches. The first crag you’ll encounter after hiking past the Chubby Pickle is the Outpost. There are seven routes here, one sport and six trad, all in the 5.9 to 5.10 range. It makes for a nice spot to get some quick pitches in, and the routes are quite different than most at the Skillet. Enjoy!
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 […]
Nice!
I’m curious to see the rest.
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