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 30th, 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 [...]