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| Photo | CO : Denver South : ... : Project X Wall | | May 5, 2003 |
| Timmy cranks hard to get this serious pinkpoint. | CO : Denver South : ... : Noodlers Nightmare (5.5) | | Dec 11, 2002 |
| Luke warms up on the west face before pulling some sweet routes at Wendel Spire. Most important, Luke learned the "Climb More, Talk Less" principle the day this was shot. It's now his new | CO : Denver South : ... : Phallic Rock West Face (V2) | | Dec 9, 2002 |
| Photo | CO : Denver South : ... : Professor Plum (5.12a/b) | | Nov 21, 2002 |
| Photo | CO : Denver South : ... : Professor Plum (5.12a/b) | | Nov 21, 2002 |
| Photo | CO : Denver South : ... : No Wimp Situation (5.11c) | | Nov 15, 2002 |
| Jarrod pulls into the final crux. | CO : Denver South : ... : Phalloid Void (5.10b/c) | | Nov 12, 2002 |
| Just around the corner to the right of Professor Plum are these two routes... | CO : Denver South : ... : No Wimp Situation (5.11c) | | Nov 12, 2002 |
| Luke finally gets some quality bouldering time after being dragged up multiple Playground routes by a damn roped climber. | CO : Denver South : ... : Phallic Rock (V1-2) | | Nov 11, 2002 |
| Boulderer Luke at the anchors of Emerald Epitah. I had no idea this kid could climb something higher than 10 feet. | CO : Denver South : ... : Emerald Epitaph (5.10b) | | Nov 11, 2002 |
| First ascentionist Luc cranking the first crux of the wild and crazy Little Devil.Spotted by Sean Hall. | CO : Denver South : ... : Little Devil (V11 X) | 23 people | Nov 8, 2002 |
| A view of Seem to Seam... | CO : Denver South : ... : Seem to Seam (5.12a) | | Nov 7, 2002 |
| Tim finishes the route with his patented "Spread Eagle Mormon" move.Photographer: Luc Gruenther | CO : Denver South : ... : Phalloid Void (5.10b/c) | | Oct 24, 2002 |
| Alex toproping one of his first sport climbs ever. | CO : Denver South : ... : Phalloid Void (5.10b/c) | | Oct 24, 2002 |
| Entering the crux... | CO : Denver South : ... : Patrick Hedgeclipper (5.11c) | | Oct 23, 2002 |
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Location: CO : Denver South : Castlewood Canyon : Project X Wall
By: Luc Gruenther When: May 5, 2003 | view comment >> | Comments: I was in shock when I hiked up to the Project X Wall a few days ago and found that someone had used spray paint to graffiti the main wall, just below Nuclear Blue and Project X routes. It is a terrible eyesore on the previously-asthetic face. I know this was not done by climbers, and I also know that any climber in his right mind would put a climbing rope noose around the graffiti "artist's" neck if he could. It's very disappointing to see one of our local crags defaced this way. I've attach... more >>
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Location: CO : South Platte : Elevenmile Canyon : Arch Rock : Waiting for Staircase 1-3 (5.8-)
By: Luc Gruenther When: Apr 28, 2003 | view comment >> | Comments: With regard to Thompson's post:
Actually, the two rightmost routes (of the three bolted slab routes immediately right of Staircase and immediately left of Hollow Flake) can be done as "sport climbs" with a 60m rope. I've climbed them both several times this way. In fact, I just had an outing with a bunch of beginners and we set up a toprope on the two rightmost routes. They share the same set of anchors, whereas the leftmost bolted route (3-pitch 5.9), goes to a different set of anchors tha... more >>
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Location: CO : South Platte : Turkey Rocks : Turkey Rock
By: Luc Gruenther When: Apr 22, 2003 | view comment >> | Comments: I just talked to Pete Gallager at the Forest Service yesterday (April 22, 2003) and he said that there will most likely be a limited reopening of the Hayman burn areas on April 28th, 2003. Sheep's Nose will probably be accessible as normal, but climbers may only be able to access Turkey by foot from Stump Ranch...a long hike.
He was sure to emphasize that the decision is a "fluid" one, so don't count on anything for sure. Check http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/ for press releases, especially a... more >>
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Location: CO : Denver South : Castlewood Canyon
By: Luc Gruenther When: Nov 17, 2002 | view comment >> | Comments: To the dude who tried out Castlewood once and thinks it's "a pile for sure..."
I'd encourage you to check out some of the classics at Castlewood. While some of the routes are a bit loose or suffer from bad bolting, there are some really sweet routes in the Canyon. Give Castlewood another chance and when you do, try some of my favorites. I think all are listed on this website.
Beta Slave (10c), Patrick Hedgeclipper (11c), Korbite Maneuver (12a), Professor Plum (12a/b), Entry Level (8), Pay... more >>
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Location: CO : Denver South : Castlewood Canyon : The Playground : Professor Plum (5.12a/b)
By: Luc Gruenther When: Nov 9, 2002 | view comment >> | Comments: This route is sweet as sweet. The boulder problem off the ground is powerful and intimidating, but well protected if you can manage to clip the first bolt from the ground. The rest of the route is incredible crimping on cobbles and pulling pockets to the top. Wow, fun route.
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Location: CO : Denver South : Castlewood Canyon : The Juggernaut Area : Bat Face (5.10a)
By: Luc Gruenther When: Nov 5, 2002 | view comment >> | Comments: I recently added 2 short chains to the anchors so that you can toprope and lower off this route without having to hike to the top to retrieve gear. I wasn't able to contact Tom Hanson to get his permission. If anyone has a problem with my addition, please let me know (email blueskiesluc@hotmail.com). I would suspect that the climbing community will appreciate being able to lower off this sweet route.
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Location: CO : South Platte : Elevenmile Canyon : Elevenmile Dome : Moby Grape (5.7)
By: Luc Gruenther When: Nov 1, 2002 | view comment >> | Comments: The first pitch of this route is a great one if you're looking to take a beginner up a sweet toprope. It is possible to use a 60m rope, but I had to climb the first 15 feet or so of easy rock at the base of the route in order to belay for the toprope. Of course, that also means downclimbing from that point after you've rapped from the anchors. I didn't find it too tough at all.
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