Jenny & I climbed a variation of Fandango (5.6) on the First Flatiron, near Boulder, CO. It was a beautiful, sunny, and clear day. We started climbing at 8:50am and finished at 2:40pm, 6.5 hours of excellent climbing for roughly 6 pitches. My average pitch time was ~40 minutes including anchor set-up, and Jenny was running around 25 minutes a pitch. Excellent, work!
The following is my beta for our variation on the Fandango climb: (more…)
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Rock Climbing – Fandango Variation (5.6)
Friday, June 18th, 2010Rock Climbing – Clear Creek Canyon, Little Eiger Crag
Monday, May 31st, 2010
Climbers: Jenny, Greg, Clare, Aika, and Barry
Time: 9am-2pm
Place: Little Eiger Crag
Pitches: 5 (*I only did 3 due to Cankle)
Climbs:
First Impressions*
Bush Administration*
Eiffel Tower*
Eiger Direct
Persistent Vegatative State
Witnessed a horrible accident caused by miscommunication between a climber & belayer. (more…)
Rock Climbing – Shelf Road, Canon City, CO
Sunday, May 30th, 2010
Climbers: Aika, Barry, Greg, and I
Place: Shelf Road out of Canon City, CO
Time: 9:30am to 8pm!
Pitches: 10…I only did 2 due to a bad cankle.
Climbs:
Red Eclipse 5.10b
Amiga 5.10 c/d
Politically Incorrect 5.10c
I Lean 5.11a
Don’t Be Messing w/ Ma Moves 5.10c/d
Whiteman’s Burden 5.11c
Chunky Monkey 5.10c/d
Raven 5.9
Funkdemental 5.11b
The Alignment 5.10c
Rock Climbing – Clear Creek Canyon, Canal Zone
Sunday, May 9th, 2010
On the coldest of the last 10 days, Jenny and I decided we were ready for some rock climbing outside. We naturally sought out the coldest possible crag…Canal Zone. In the parking lot, we felt the shady side of a boulder (as a sample of what the crag would be like) to see if climbing was possible. Off to the crag! (more…)
Rock Climbing – Clear Creek, High Wire
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
On Wednesday, Jenny & I took a midweek breather at High Wire Crag. Turns out there were 6 other people who did the same…for a warm spring day, I was not surprised!
We climbed Nickels and Dimes (5.8*), then Pony Up (5.8*), and finished the half day on Stone Cold Moderate (5.7**). Great day of climbing. Jenny learned how to clean anchors; a real accomplishment. It got really cold around 2pm, so we decided to leave.
Munching granny smiths on the way back to Denver I thought, “I can’t wait for summer!!!”. From the smile on Jenny’s face, I think she was feeling the same. Climbing on Real Rock is the Best!!!