Black Canyon

Despite the funky weather over the weekend we managed to get a good bit of climbing in. Worked on some new routes on Saturday, got snowed on, good times. Saturday night drove down to the Black and got a little sleep before heading down the Cruise gully to climb Journey Home. This was my first time on the route and I had a blast. Truly an awesome climb in a spectacular setting. Every pitch had good rock climbing, making for a very enjoyable fall day. On the drive back to Carbondale, the scenery was great, with the colors starting to change and quite a lot of snow covering the high peaks. Glad that fall is finally here, if only it would stop raining on the weekends!

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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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