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Location: CO : South Platte : Elevenmile Canyon : Arch Rock : Zendance (5.7)
By: Kris Carter When: May 10, 2004 | view comment >> |
Comments: I agree that the crux seemed to be down low & that is a nasty landing. Really fun route - definitely some room between the bolts & I did actually place 1 nut - but as I have said before I am a wuss. Next time I think we'll go ahead & climb the 2nd pitch to the top. Do Village idiot once you get to the anchors - also a great climb,much easier on TR.
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Location: CO : Denver South : Castlewood Canyon : The Grotto
By: Kris Carter When: May 10, 2004 | view comment >> |
Comments: We set up TR on this one & the harder one to the left - fun climb, thought it might be a bit more than the 7 rating at least on the semi-reachy move the get into the crack down low, my buddies had more trouble getting into the crack - after that it should be a cake walk. Worth doing, & you'll probably have the place all to yourself. Try the route to the left of this one - it was a bit beyond my capabilities, but fun just the same. There are supposed to be 4 or 5 routes in the grotto, we'll be ba... more >>
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Location: CO : Colorado Springs : Garden of the Gods : Kindergarten Rock : Bob's Buttress Crack (5.9-)
By: Kris Carter When: Apr 1, 2004 | view comment >> |
Comments: Sustained would be a very accurate route description - this made it seem harder in my mind. Not for the new trad leader - I ended up making it some kind of weenie aid climb after running out of strength. Also managed to give my #6 fat cam a good lead fall - my first woo hoo! This climb furthers my opinion that I am a wuss. Just the same worth doing if you are ok with trad & have the stamina - I'll be back eventually to do it the right way.
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Location: CO : Colorado Springs : Garden of the Gods : Kindergarten Rock : Beginning of the End a/k/a ... (5.9+)
By: Kris Carter When: Apr 1, 2004 | view comment >> |
Comments: This would be a great one to rebolt - I took the easy way - on TR after doing Bob's Butt Crack. Lots of fun moves - it must be less than the 5.9+ if you just go to the BBC anchors. Worth the time, but can't say enough that this one seems like it could be a great sport climb if anyone wanted to be that cool.
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Location: CO : South Platte : Elevenmile Canyon : Elevenmile Dome : Moby Grape (5.7)
By: Kris Carter When: Mar 30, 2004 | view comment >> |
Comments: Great route, don't just do pitch 1 & 2 then walk off, head up the easy crack above pitch 2 anchors to the top! Fun little step from pitch 1 anchors to get around the roof. Wasn't up for the direct over the roof, but it looked doable. I stopped short of the pitch 2 anchors and put a long sling around a big boulder so I could see my 2nd come up. Another fun route at 11mile.
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Location: CO : South Platte : Elevenmile Canyon : Arch Rock : Hollow Flake (5.6)
By: Kris Carter When: Mar 25, 2004 | view comment >> |
Comments: Great climb - maybe its just that I'm a wuss, but this sure seemed like 5.7 or possibly more to me. About 3/4 of the way up there is a nut that didn't want to come home with us - it is hard to see, but the #@#%$ thing is in there a few inches into the crack. Maybe I just did the "direct" start, but at more than one place the route had me doing some "contemplating". Very worth doing if you are in 11mile.
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Location: CO : Colorado Springs : Garden of the Gods : Twin Spires
By: Kris Carter When: Feb 26, 2004 | view comment >> |
Comments: I wouldn't ever want to lead this (but then I am a wuss). I climbed this one in the dark a few summers ago & have had a thing for the route ever since. This is a route that anyone who climbs white spire should do at least once - one of these days I'll have to get up the north face.
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