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Location: CO : Gunnison : Black Canyon : North Rim Routes : Russian Arete (5.9+)
By: MN When: May 6, 2005 | view comment >> | Comments: Had to climb over a friendly 5 ft. bull snake on this route...he was sunning on a small ledge around pitch 4 or 5at least it wasn't a buzzworm...still a little exciting though- nice snake, nice snake....
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Location: CO : CO Ice & Mixed : Telluride : Ames Wall : Ames Ice Hose (WI5 M6 R)
By: MN When: Dec 15, 2004 | view comment >> | Comments: It would be nice not to see any current conditions...(photos) posted about this route as the first and second pitches don't stand up to a lot of ascents thin, patchy, sometimes discontinuous - i.e. normal conditions). After seeing the full on cow trail on the approach and several parties vying for position the other day, it appears that some of the ice park craziness is starting to spread into some of the more quieter ice locales of the San Juans. Nothing wrong with that but...stupid in... more >>
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Location: CO : Gunnison : Black Canyon : South Rim Routes : Astro Dog (5.11+)
By: MN When: Jul 19, 2004 | view comment >> | Comments: For you Front Rangers who are a little bit disgruntled with this routes quality, might I suggest the Flakes Route? It kinda has somewhat of a reverse paradoxsimilar to A.D. but it goes the other way - It gets a bad rap in several publications (ow, runout, rotten/crumbly crux) but it is actually quite good! The ow aren't that bad (5.9) and just about every B.C. route has some runout. The right leaning rotten crux up high however is quite fun however and maybe just a little terrifying. The best w... more >>
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