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St. Vrain Canyon – Piz Badille
It’s overcast with rain in the forecast, but we’re so in the mood to climb, we pick up Sean and head for Boulder Canyon anyway. Alas, it’s raining hard when we arrive. Rather than turn right around, we continue up to Nederland and over to the South St. Vrain Canyon to descend. Surprisingly it’s dry…
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Vedauwoo – Nautilus
None of us are feeling too motivated today, but Sean, Ann, and I rally ourselves to take advantage of one more sunny Saturday at Vedauwoo. There’s a ripping Wyoming wind on the drive up, but the Nautilus formation provides a pleasant sheltered spot at Friday’s Recess. I enjoy leading a couple of 5.8 trad pitches…
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Mantis Belay at Golden Cliffs
It seems to be the season of the Praying Mantis at Golden Cliffs. They’ve turned Golden, like the scrubby hillside weeds. Ann met one along the trail, then another came up to watch us climb and kindly offered to belay Sean. Climbs of the day: Big Dihedral 5.8 (A very fun trad lead!), Deck Chairs…
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Vedauwoo – Fall Wall earns its name
We figured it would be a cold, short day, perhaps the last of the season at Vedauwoo. We end up climbing under a hot sun, of course. We bring our friend Sean to the Fall Wall area to indroduce him to slab climbing on our favorites, Easy Friction 5.4, Easy Lieback 5.5, Cold Fingers 5.7,…
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Arthur’s Rock
Meeting up with friends has been difficult lately, it seems like we’re all plugged completely into our own separate worlds. Arthur’s Rock provides the perfect break to get away from it all in a few hours with our friends Jason & Sarada, who we haven’t seen since their wedding. The rose hips are finally starting…
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Lost Creek
Our search for some for fall color is rewarded! Dad and I have a blissful hike around Lost Creek, west of Evergreen. Once we’re a couple of miles in there are surprisingly few people, the trails are nice, and the scenery gorgeous. I took a bunch of pictures. More Photos
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Vedauwoo – Walt’s Wall
We rise early and set off bravely through the fog to Vedauwoo, where the frosty weather inspires us to take a nap in the car. We’re woken pleasantly by the sun, and we pack off happily towards Walt’s Wall. In the pay-parking area four climbers dart off as soon as they see us without so…
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Arthur’s Rock
Not many people were out hiking today, perhaps due to some clouds earlier, so we have this temperate, sunny afternoon on Arthur’s Rock to ourselves. It’s the perfect hike for the day, the grass is long and yellow, the leaves are starting to turn, there isn’t a breath of wind, and the trail climbs just…
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Medicine Bow Peak
Dave, Lisa, and Dyson join us for this classic hike from my Laramie days. Despite the familiar territory I miss the turn to the Lake Lewis trailhead. Soon I recall that I always started from the dirt road a little further east to avoid the $5 parking fee at Lake Lewis. It’s a bit windy,…
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Ann’s first onsight in Poudre Canyon
A lazy, disorganized start to the day gets me to the crag without my climbing shoes. By the time I find the Ra area we don’t have much time left anyway. Ann steps up to the plate and leads the first pitch of Warm Beer and Cold Women, 5.8. It requires the placement of a…