Pitch one: I leave the ground without my camera and luckily have remembered the radios today. There’s no rope-tug communication for “root around in my pack and find my camera, bring it up with you”. Pitch two: Tara is still screaming at me for making her wake up early, and gives me penalty rope-drag. She [...]
Archive for May, 2011
Wind Ridge
Posted in climbing, tagged Eldorado Canyon, Wind Ridge on May 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Parachute Rock
Posted in climbing, tagged Flake Route, Miss Bliss, Parachute Rock, Pete 'n' Ben's on May 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
After another night of camping near Turkey Rocks we decided to head somewhere new for the both of us, Parachute Rock off the Rampart Range Road. The wind at camp discouraged another pancake breakfast in the woods, so we drove into Woodland Park for a big meal then caught Rampart Range Road and eventually found [...]
Nighttime Madness
Posted in climbing, tagged Honky Jam Ass Crack, Nighttime Madness, Turkey Perch, Turkey Rock on May 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The roads into Turkey Rocks are crowded on Friday night of a three day holiday. Luckily, not everyone is here to climb rock and Jeremy and I locate a camping site along the access road to Turkey Rocks. As the sun goes down we have a little long-exposure fun with a glowing frisbee. The night [...]
Tough: Pass It On
Posted in climbing, tagged Breezy, Eldorado Canyon, rock climbing, Wind Ridge, Wind Tower on May 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Nine months ago Teresa suffered a broken leg in a backcountry accident in Wyoming. It may have slowed her down, but it hasn’t stopped her. Case in point: it’s not even 5 months into the year and she’s already climbed over 100 peaks. She’s been out rock climbing a few times in the last couple [...]
Flatiron Scrambles
Posted in climbing, Scrambling, tagged Amoeboid, Anomaly, El Camino Royale, Flatirons, Royal Arch, scrambling, The Regency on May 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Lightly loaded and partner-less, I left the Chautauqua trailhead a bit before 8am and followed the Mesa Trail south until I stopped following the Mesa Trail. The trail kept going, but I needed to head uphill and west to reach the base of The Regency, and the El Camino Royale route. The third class rating [...]
The Rapture
Posted in climbing, tagged Eldorado Canyon, Five Eight Crack, Five Ten Crack, May 21st, Rincon, rock climbing, The Rapture on May 21, 2011 | 2 Comments »
If the Rapture was coming on Saturday, I figured I’d rather meet it out in the woods. With that thought in mind, I drove out 285 after work on Friday and connected with the Colorado Trail a little south of Bailey. A short hike through falling snow and I found a nice spot off the [...]
Tigger
Posted in climbing, tagged Eldorado Canyon, Tigger, West Overhang, Wind Tower on May 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Back in Colorado and time to get back into regular sessions of rock climbing. Gary and I head to Wind Tower where I hope to lead Reggae (5.8), even through it’s been weeks since I’ve rock climbed. Gary starts up The first pitch of The Bomb (5.5) to get us in position. Unfortunately, two groups [...]
Excuse Caboose
Posted in skiing, tagged Hidden Valley, Rocky Mountain National Park, skiing on May 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I was happy to be back home, even if it was raining and washing out plans to go rock climbing on sun-warmed granite. As Jeremy later said: “You have to do enough sports that you can pick the one that’s right for the day.” Today definitely wasn’t a rock day. It may be May, but [...]
Blue Diamond Trail
Posted in hiking, tagged Bloomington Hikers, Blue Diamond Trail, Deam Wilderness on May 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
While back in the Mid-Wet for a couple weeks I had the chance to a recent urge to hike in the region’s diverse hardwood forests. For hiking partners I had the Bloomington Hikers group to join for a 13+ mile loop around the Deam Wilderness. Our route would follow a few current trails like the [...]
Dark Lord Day
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Dark Lord Day, Three Floyds Brewing on May 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Dark Lord Day marks the once-a-year release of Three Floyds Brewing’s release of their famous stout. Tickets sell out in minutes. The event needs no additional commentary. Complete photo album
