Well, it sure took it’s sweet time this year, but it appears that summer has finally come to Colorado. After the rainiest late spring/early summer I can remember, the days are now warm and dry (for the most part) and it’s a great time to be out in the mountains. Sunday was one of those classic climbing days, the kind you wished never ended. We climbed ’till we thought we were done, and then climbed some more. Afterwards, we sat on the lawn at Dos Gringos, eating a burrito and listening to some great music from the impromtu jam session that happens every Sunday night. Sitting in the warm evening, looking around at the mountains as the music floated through the air, I couldn’t help but think how beautiufl it all was, and how sad that it passes so quickly in the mountains. Get out and enjoy it while you can!
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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