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Directions to Pooh Corner Area Rock Climbing since the avalanche

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Bjorn Gronsson · · Gainesville, FL · Joined Sep 2018 · Points: 49

Does anyone have any good directions to get to the Pooh Corner or Baby Face areas in Independence Pass near Aspen. The current directions:

Getting There
Approach Independence Pass on the Aspen side. Park on the north side of the CO Highway 82 50 yards downhill from mile marker 53. The crags are a 10 minutes up a trail that starts just east of the pullout.

Per Michael Schneiter: the parking area and the start of the trail for this area were destroyed by an avalanche this spring. It's impossible to get off the road and park here. The best option may be to park on the far right of the Upper Boulderfield, such as for Lower Bulldog and walk back on the road or try to contour (bushwhack) to the area and find the proper trail. It appeared that the avalanche went upslope but stopped short of Mollie's Buttress.

If anyone can provide me even GPS coordinates to the wall, it would be awesome. I've looked on Google maps but it's not very clear where the trail starts, never mind where it goes.
Thanks!
BG
Michael Schneiter · · Glenwood Springs, CO · Joined Apr 2002 · Points: 10,406

I just posted some detailed beta on the page: https://www.mountainproject.com/area/106876669/pooh-corner-area

Hope that helps. Let me know if it's at all unclear.

Enjoy!

Bjorn Gronsson · · Gainesville, FL · Joined Sep 2018 · Points: 49
Michael Schneiter wrote: I just posted some detailed beta on the page: https://www.mountainproject.com/area/106876669/pooh-corner-area

Hope that helps. Let me know if it's at all unclear.

Enjoy!

Perfection. Thank you so much. Real quality.

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