Many climbers know of the Drool as the best pillar route in Redstone (aside from the Pencil which pretty much never comes in). Of lesser renown is the second pitch, which is a worthy outing in it’s own right. Typically steep and thin early season, it rests in a fairly shady alcove where it grows all season until it’s fat in the spring. Here Josh Streblow takes a lap in fairly typical, steep early season conditions.
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 […]
Climbed that beautiful second pitch today, great picture!