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Location: CO : Morrison/Evergreen : Deer Creek Crag : Unknown aka The Pump and Th... (5.12b)
By: Mike Lane When: Nov 9, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Care about what? The anchors being in a shitty spot? That's an obtuse statement. Are they yours? Refresh my memory: are they some of the anchors that have been there since before 1987, when I first climbed there? Or are they part of this new "development"?
Regardless, they might as well be in the most effective location. So, since you guys have decided to bolt that which many, many bolters before you have climbed on repeatedly and chose to pass by (back when you were in grade school, btw), it m... more >>
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Location: CO : Denver South : Castlewood Canyon SP : The Juggernaut Area : Pipe Dreams (5.10) : Photo (Copy)
By: Mike Lane When: Nov 2, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: ?????
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Location: CO : Morrison/Evergreen : Deer Creek Crag : Unknown aka The Pump and Th... (5.12b)
By: Mike Lane When: Oct 29, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Who cares? It's a funny little rock alongside the road. It had been a top rope crag for dozens and dozens of years before being bolted. If the anchor situation needs updating, then just do it. It's not like you are altering some heavily ascended, famous or epic route.
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Location: Dan S. : Personal : Photo
By: Mike Lane When: Oct 25, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Gnarly
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Location: International : North America : Mexico : Southern Mexico : Tulum
By: Mike Lane When: Oct 13, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: There is a nice 15' arete that overhangs around 20 degrees that is about 60 feet past the stairs in a alcove, goes at about V-4 and is fun. If you are doing a Yucatan trip, bring your shoes and chalk bag and spend a day at Tulum. The beach has larger waves than most of the resort beaches too. But beware the humidity (80%) and the temps (90-95).
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Location: International : North America : Mexico : Southern Mexico : Tulum : Photo
By: Mike Lane When: Oct 13, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Its like bouldering in a Corona ad.
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Location: International : North America : Mexico : Southern Mexico : Tulum : Photo
By: Mike Lane When: Oct 13, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Topping out is problematic as first you need to deal with razor-sharp points and daggers up high, then up top are Iguana-filled bushes, and then you'll probably have to deal with angry security; which might be Mexican Army or National Police.
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Location: CO : Denver South : Castlewood Canyon SP : C-Section : Beta Slave (5.10c) : Photo
By: Mike Lane When: Sep 20, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Tom -
What I do there is get up directly under the shut using the 3 finger slot and high step left foot where her right hand is, grab the hidden edges and rock over onto that foot. It is a welded shut and takes a lot of falls. This winter I'll add some chain on the anchors and a real hanger.
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Location: DFrench : Personal Photos : Photo
By: Mike Lane When: Aug 24, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: That's a very clever idea.
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Location: CO : Denver South : Castlewood Canyon SP : C-Section : Beta Slave (5.10c) : Photo
By: Mike Lane When: Jul 29, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: That's not how I do it ;)
This also reminds me to change out that shut with a hanger.
Nice shot Keen
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Location: CO : Golden : North Table Mountain/Golden... : Winterfest Wall : Whole Lot of Drunk (5.11b/c)
By: Mike Lane When: Jul 18, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: RW wrote:
"In the creation of a new route the climbers involved contribute many things without which the route would not exist, including gear, time, cleaning, bolting if that is required, belaying etc. These provide material support for the route but do not imply any ownership of the route. The gear we leave behind is considered abondoned property and the route, the crag, and the associated land belong to someone else. Nonetheless, there is a key element in the process of route development tha... more >>
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Location: CO : Boulder : Flatirons : Central : The Hand : ... : Photo
By: Mike Lane When: Jul 11, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Lets see..
Big guy, not necessarily young, follically challenged, and on a .12C.
I have no excuses now.
Inspiration!
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Location: CO : San Luis Valley : Penitente Canyon : Penitente - Entrance Area : Cassandra (5.13a) : Photo
By: Mike Lane When: May 23, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: The chokecherries make it look like he's a couple pitches up.
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Location: CA : Photo
By: Mike Lane When: May 21, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Location: CO : Golden : North Table Mountain/Golden... : Industrial Buttress : Industrial Disease (5.11c)
By: Mike Lane When: Apr 12, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: I have always wondered where the alternative name that Richard Berk notes came from.
Dave Fields put the bolts in back during the initial frenzy, Tod got the first send. I remember seeing the "moonies" name in an early guide and wondering "WTF?"
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Location: CO : Denver South : Castlewood Canyon SP : C-Section : Heavy Duty Judy (5.10c) : Photo
By: Mike Lane When: Mar 30, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Falling off my own route. Must've been the hair.
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Location: CO : Denver South : Castlewood Canyon SP : Sea World a.k.a. Hanson's W... : Subterfuge (5.11d)
By: Mike Lane When: Mar 23, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Subterfuge is an 30* overhanging blunt arete. 35-40 feet long, you lower off about 15 feet out from the start. Every move is at least .10+, with the very last move (reaching for the horn next to the anchors) being the stoutest.
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Location: CO : Denver South : Castlewood Canyon SP : The Shakespearean Theatre &... : Lives of Quiet Desperation (5.8 C2 R) : Photo
By: Mike Lane When: Mar 2, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: No. Those are Cliff Swallow's nests. They're gone for the winter.
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Location: CO : Colorado Springs : Red Rock Canyon Open Space : Whale's Tail : Pockets a' Plenty (5.9)
By: Mike Lane When: Mar 1, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Nice route, the crux pockets are fun. The cactus is positioned right where you make a blind reach, it got me. The 2 nostril pockets for your feet while you thread the anchor are an added bonus.
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Location: CO : Denver South : Castlewood Canyon SP : Falls Wall : Swinging Sirloin (5.11c)
By: Mike Lane When: Feb 26, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: I can't believe it took 20 years to connect that pun, good job Tom! And yes, once again I was swinging all over it and nearly pulled Brian off his belay deck, fortunately he weighs more than Richard did.
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Location: CO : Denver South : Castlewood Canyon SP : Falls Wall : Swinging Sirloin (5.11c)
By: Mike Lane When: Feb 24, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Wow, that was weird, Chris. We posted within a minute of each other. Wonder if anyone else will ever read this.
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Location: CO : Denver South : Castlewood Canyon SP : Falls Wall : Swinging Sirloin (5.11c)
By: Mike Lane When: Feb 24, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Just revisited this route today (with Mr. Cavallaro) after about 18 years. Forgot how fun it was. There's like 4 or 5 .11A moves in a row, culminating with one solid .11 move to a cobble; then 3-4 .10 moves to the anchors.
Those anchors need to be reset; we were under the influence of some goofy idea from Climbing Mag at the time regarding offsetting the anchors to better equalize the forces.
If you visit this wall to work on Rim Job or Bones, don't miss this. Doesn't lo... more >>
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Location: CO : Denver South : Castlewood Canyon SP : The Shakespearean Theatre &... : Butterfly McQueens' Birthda... (5.9+)
By: Mike Lane When: Feb 11, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Fun boulder-problem move on upper headwall reaching from a protruding lip to a hueco.
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Location: CO : Denver South : Castlewood Canyon SP : Photo
By: Mike Lane When: Jan 21, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Andy, it's true that the bastards are everywhere. However, the zones I flagged are some of the places where you simply should not even go during snake season. If someone told me "hey, I want to see some rattlesnakes", this is where I'd take them.
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Location: UT : Photo
By: Mike Lane When: Dec 13, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: That is a cool frikkin pic!
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