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Location: CO : CO Ice & Mixed : Vail Ice : Spiral Staircase area : Svengali (M9) : Photo
By: kevin fox When: Nov 4, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Dude! Who is that belayer? He has awesome form.
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Location: CO : Golden : The Quarry Wall : The Short Tour (5.10-)
By: kevin fox When: Sep 6, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Pretty fun..brought the weed wacker for the vegetation mid way.
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Location: Leah Miller : yup yea uh huh : Photo
By: kevin fox When: Aug 25, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: do you have a little captain in you?
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Location: CO : South Platte : Devil's Head : The Headstone : Alienist (5.10b)
By: kevin fox When: Jul 25, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: fun route but felt harder than 10b.
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Location: CO : Gunnison : Black Canyon : North Rim Routes : Russian Arete (5.9+) : Photo
By: kevin fox When: Jul 16, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Great pic...and Wyatt has a helmet on?
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Castle Valley : Castleton Tower : Discrete Start to Black Sun (5.9+ R)
By: kevin fox When: May 26, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: congrats wyatt and Ken. looks like a cool start.
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Location: CO : CO Ice & Mixed : Glenwood Canyon Ice : Hidden Falls (WI4-5)
By: kevin fox When: Jan 11, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Route was good...long approach for a little ice. Minimal trail and lots of wallowing in deep snow. 2 hours for the approach. Whew!
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Location: CO : CO Ice & Mixed : Colorado Springs & vicinity : North Cheyenne Canyon : Hully Gully (WI3+)
By: kevin fox When: Dec 3, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: You know I was born and raised in Colorado Springs and to give off the vibe that it shouldn't be told or talked about is kinda silly. And the accident that occurred there I believe was because the climber didn't have his crampons on when approaching from the top.... Ice climbing is inherently dangerous. I've taken head shots with the hammer numerous times from my tools as well as in my early years an adze to the forehead. Phil, you also speak of over crowding, get up early and beat the crowds... more >>
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Location: CO : Golden : North Table Mountain/Golden... : Winter Warmer Area : Ugly Stick (5.10-)
By: kevin fox When: Nov 15, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Kirk,
The route was great. Definitely interesting at the top. I think it was you, Mark R and your significant others that were doing Stick It To The Man today. Able and your other dog kept my dog entertained today. Thanks for putting up such a good route.
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Location: WY : Ferris Mountains : The Great Divide (5.12c) : Photo
By: kevin fox When: Nov 2, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Awesome photo!
looks like an amazing line
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Castle Valley : The Rectory : Fine Jade (5.11a) : Photo
By: kevin fox When: Oct 23, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: my favorite part are the blocks that you get to climb up before the traverse left....deeep
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Location: clmbrchick : Moab : Photo
By: kevin fox When: Oct 20, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: wow! aren't labs great. they'll let anyone dress them up. great photo.great dog.
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Location: CO : Colorado Springs : Red Rock Canyon Open Space : Ripple Wall : High H20 (5.10a/b)
By: kevin fox When: Sep 13, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: I agree with Steve, this has an .11a start. I didn't stick clip the first bolt that spins and popped off the first moves numerous times. I think that Stewart's guidebook says, "must do" which really means "sandbagged".
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Location: CO : South Platte : Cathedral Spires Area : Poe Buttress : Mississippi Half-Step (5.11d)
By: kevin fox When: Sep 9, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: I know that the ac that put this route in the mp forum calls the top part of the second pitch a handcrack, but there aren't that many places that you get a good hand jam (#2 cam). More like off fingers or that #1 or 0.75 cam. Still a cool route.
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Location: WY : Vedauwoo : Reynolds Hill
By: kevin fox When: Sep 2, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Great route. Had an interesting experience with some Euros (the wife more so). They started out on the trail before we did, but ended up passing them on the trek out to Reynolds Hill. It was a family of four (no big deal), the plan was to go do Climb and Punishment. As I was a quarter of the way up the route I heard the women's voice from behind me. Sounded from her conversation with my belayer that they had planned on getting on the route. Oh well, should have started earlier. Anyway, as I wa... more >>
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Location: MN : Grand Marais Area Ice Climb... : Nightfall (WI4)
By: kevin fox When: Aug 4, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: 180 feet and 2 pitches. wouldn't it be easier to just climb it in one pitch?
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Location: CO : Estes Park Valley : Lumpy Ridge : The Bookmark : Photo
By: kevin fox When: Jul 13, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: What routes is this that is the predominant crack that goes from lower right to upper left on the edge of the Bookmark?
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Location: CO : Estes Park Valley : Lumpy Ridge : The Bookend : Hot Licks (5.9)
By: kevin fox When: Jul 12, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: I second that...if you own a #6 camalot or a #6 wild country bring it. the number five tipped out as i got a green alien in a small fissure. I walked the cam as far as i could. with a 70 meter rope you can make this into 2 pitches.
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Location: CO : South Platte : Turkey Rocks : Turkey Tail : Quivering Quill (5.10c)
By: kevin fox When: Jul 6, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: looks like someone at least added chains to these anchors for the rap.
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Location: CO : South Platte : Big Rock Candy Mountain : Fields of Dreams Growing Wi... (5.11+ R)
By: kevin fox When: Jun 8, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Did Fields of Dreams yesterday. Great route and definitely glad to see the new ASCA bolts (Thanks Kevin Stricker). Coming off of the offwidth pitch onto the face seemed like the crux. Crappy flaking rock. Amazing place. Not a soul around (climbing that is).
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Location: CO : CO Ice & Mixed : Colorado Springs & vicinity : North Cheyenne Canyon : Hully Gully (WI3+)
By: kevin fox When: Jun 7, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Phil,
I don't think that you have to much to worry about. The route is okay if you are in the area. By no means is it a destination climbing area like Vail, Ouray, Cody. I was in the neighborhood, and a friend in the springs wanted to swing some tools. The springers are safe from having there two ice climbing areas over run by hordes of people swinging picks into the little ice that is in and around C/S.
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Location: CO : CO Ice & Mixed : Vail Ice
By: kevin fox When: Mar 19, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Spent yesterday up in the amphitheatre. Dragon's Tooth has fallen and the ice slid all the way down to the large boulder where you traverse the small ice flow on the trail. It has been a few weeks since I've been up to the amphitheatre, and wow the ice is looking rough. Definitely it is coming to an end. The Designator has a fracture that runs across at the roof, and then three quarters of the way down there is another fracture. The Staircase is the widest I have seen it. Sucks that the season... more >>
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Location: CO : CO Ice & Mixed : Colorado Springs & vicinity : North Cheyenne Canyon : Hully Gully (WI3+)
By: kevin fox When: Mar 1, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: I didn't post mileage for that specific reason, but it is not a secret as to where this climb lies. When I was down climbing Hully Gully on Tuesday, there was a cat who rapped in and rope soloed the left side as we were climbing on the right. The route is cool but not to make the trip on a weekly basis to the Springs. It would be One thing if there were multiple lines, but this is not the case. There are access issues at other climbing areas as well. It's funny how climbers can be. If this w... more >>
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Location: CO : CO Ice & Mixed : Vail Ice : Rigid Designator Amphitheat... : The Fang (WI5)
By: kevin fox When: Jan 28, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: It is touching, but the whole thing is hollow on the inside. A week maybe two and it'll be prime condition. Was in the amphitheatre on Saturday.
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Location: CO : CO Ice & Mixed : Ouray (Ice/Mixed) : Camp Bird Road : Cavegina (M8+)
By: kevin fox When: Jan 23, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: The first few bolts and hangers are spinners.
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