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Location: CO : Alpine Rock : RMNP - Rock : Hallett Peak : Love at First Sight (5.10b R)
By: Ken Duncan When: Sep 4, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Just talked to Topher and he did guide a client up this and the left-facing dihedral above calling it Bold is Love.
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Castle Valley : The Nuns : Holier Than Thou (5.11c)
By: Ken Duncan When: Apr 8, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: Great route climbing what appears to be a candle wax covered wall. First pitch keeps your attention. Second pitch is somewhat contrived but still excellent climbing. Third pitch OK. Highly recommended.
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Castle Valley : Castleton Tower : Sacred Ground (5.12b)
By: Ken Duncan When: Apr 8, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: The best route in Castle Valley. Excellent first pitch - 11d and incredible last pitch. Definately a route to shoot for.
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Location: UT : Moab Area : River Road : Big Bend Butte : Infrared (5.12-)
By: Ken Duncan When: Apr 8, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: Awesome route. The last pitch is one of the most spectacular in the desert. 11a, 10+, 10+, 11c.
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Location: CO : Boulder : Eldorado Canyon SP : The Bastille : The Bastille - N Face : Interceptor (5.11b R)
By: Ken Duncan When: Apr 18, 2005 | view comment >> |
Comments: I think that this is one of the better pitches in Eldo. Deserves 3 stars.
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Location: CO : Boulder : Eldorado Canyon SP : Redgarden Wall : Redgarden - Tower One : Doub-Griffith (5.11c)
By: Ken Duncan When: Sep 15, 2004 | view comment >> |
Comments: The third pitch is my favorite Eldo pitch of all time.
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Location: CO : Boulder : Eldorado Canyon SP : Rincon : Rincon - Center Route & R : Raccoon Soup aka Thunderbol... (5.11+)
By: Ken Duncan When: Aug 27, 2004 | view comment >> |
Comments: My understanding is that Alec Sharp actually gave this route the name Raccoon Soup after he did it in the early eighties (?1981). I climbed with both Chris Peisker and his partner Coral Bowman when they were here in the '70s and hadn't heard that Chris had done this route but he certainly may have. Both Chris and Coral were excellent climbers and neat people who were a major part of the climbing community while they were here. Ultimately who did a route first really doesn't make a big differe... more >>
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Location: CO : Boulder : Eldorado Canyon SP : Redgarden Wall : Redgarden - Tower Two : Lene's Dream (5.11b/c R)
By: Ken Duncan When: Jul 6, 2004 | view comment >> |
Comments: If you are going to do Jules Verne this is definitely a better way to finish than traversing left and following the regular ho hum finish.
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