Best Climbing near hot springs/spa resorts?
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Hey Coloradians, |
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Its pretty commercial but glennwood, then pick up the new "Western Sloper" guidebook. Tons of climbing in the area. |
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P.S Glennwood Hot Springs is 3 hours from DIA. But its the resort atmosphere your wife is looking for. |
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Yeah, I was definitely considering the latter. We'll rent a car, so I could potentially drive places, but somewhere with local crags would be ideal. Will have to check that one out! |
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Buena Vista has moderate multi pitch climbing. Cottonwood and Mt. Princeton hot springs are both near BV. |
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Or if you don't need hot springs, you could climb at Eldorado and stay at the nearby Omni Interlocken Hotel. |
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There is a new hot springs complex in Glenwood, Iron Mountain. I'd place it around #5 or so for the commercial spots around CO. More variety of pools and temperatures than the main Glenwood resort, but has kind of a munincipal pool atmosphere. |
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Popping over Cottonwood Pass from Buena Vista to Taylor Canyon is pretty ideal. Independence Pass isn't too far north from Buena Vista, either. |
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Oh, sweet. Taylor Canyon sounds very cool. |
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I'm a fan. I went to Western State in Gunnison, and my heart is a bit tied to the region. It's varied, fun, and climbs better than it looks in most cases. |