Dave here... So after a loooong cold and very snowy winter here in Boulder, I was chomping at the bit to get out of town for some good weather and fun climbing.
I've barely climbed outside over the winter here in Boulder due to the continued winter weather which was very unusual. I made plans for 8 days of climbing in Red Rocks - the first half with our friend the Dogfather who just recently move to Vegas. The second half of the trip was to be spent climbing with my friend Kenny who flew up from LA.
Although she couldn't climb, Callie came along for the first four days just to be in the sun, relax and be warm for a change. The weather in Vegas was basically great for the entire trip with only a couple of windy days that forced us onto some shorter routes.
About 80% of the climbing we did was new to me and 100% was new to Dogfather and Kenny so everyone had a great time. The routes we climbed included Eagle Dance (a ten-pitch 5.10C in Oak Creek), Inti Watana (a 12 pitch 10C on Mt. Wilson), some fun short routes in Willow Springs, Y2K, the Next Century and Excellent Adventure in the Mescalito area, Overhanging Hang Over, Dream of Wild Turkeys, Triassic Sands, Wholesome Fullback and Our Father all in the fabulous Black Velvet Canyon.
When all was said and done, I was one tired boy on the plane headed home. An excellent climbing trip!
Dave here... So after a loooong cold and very snowy winter here in Boulder, I was chomping at the bit to get out of town for some good weather and fun climbing.
I've barely climbed outside over the winter here in Boulder due to the continued winter weather which was very unusual. I made plans for 8 days of climbing in Red Rocks - the first half with our friend the Dogfather who just recently move to Vegas. The second half of the trip was to be spent climbing with my friend Kenny who flew up from LA.
Although she couldn't climb, Callie came along for the first four days just to be in the sun, relax and be warm for a change. The weather in Vegas was basically great for the entire trip with only a couple of windy days that forced us onto some shorter routes.
About 80% of the climbing we did was new to me and 100% was new to Dogfather and Kenny so everyone had a great time. The routes we climbed included Eagle Dance (a ten-pitch 5.10C in Oak Creek), Inti Watana (a 12 pitch 10C on Mt. Wilson), some fun short routes in Willow Springs, Y2K, the Next Century and Excellent Adventure in the Mescalito area, Overhanging Hang Over, Dream of Wild Turkeys, Triassic Sands, Wholesome Fullback and Our Father all in the fabulous Black Velvet Canyon.
When all was said and done, I was one tired boy on the plane headed home. An excellent climbing trip!
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