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1st Flatiron with Greg

Greg and I got out on this most gorgeous fall day in Boulder for a cruise up the 1st Flatiron. Temps were beautiful, almost hot, and we climbed the route in about 2 hours. It was fun to compare this to the last time Greg and I climbed this 6 or 7 years ago where … Continue reading »

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Casual Route – Black Canyon

We wrapped up our 2nd day of climbing in the Black Canyon by climbing the Casual Route, a nice 6 pitch 5.8 with a bit of scrambling/bushwhacking at the the end to top out. The weather was much better on day 2 so we were able to concentrate on getting some decent footage for the … Continue reading »

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Black Canyon – Maiden Voyage

This Memorial Day weekend I was able to finally do a couple routes in the awesome Black Canyon on the Gunnison.  On Saturday we climbed Maiden Voyage, a great intro 4 pitch 5.9 route.  The video from this route can be seen below.  If you are on a broadband connection and want to see a … Continue reading »

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Climbing Devils Tower

Last month I had the opportunity to fulfill a longstanding goal as a Wyoming native, climb the impenetrable black fortress known as Devils Tower. Devils Tower dominates the windswept prairies of northeast Wyoming like a sinister overlord, standing guard over the Powder River Basin. The Tower’s flanks are well guarded from all sides, there is … Continue reading »

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Climbing at Vedauwoo

A few weeks ago Greg and I headed up to Vedauwoo, Wyoming for some tooth-and-nail thrashing on the cheese grater granite, if you’ve ever climbed there you know exactly what I’m talking about.  We were delighted to see we were the first party to arrive at the base of the classic Edward’s Crack, a nice … Continue reading »

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