In choosing an alpine climb for Frank’s trip, I wanted it to be something very classic. There aren’t many climbs in the state more famous than the Petit Grepon in the cathedral spires. However, with that fame comes notorious crowds. To address these crowds, we opted to climb on a Monday, with [...]

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On Sunday, Frank and I headed out for a fly fishing tour of the Front Range. We started the morning in Boulder Creek, but only managed a few small minnows. Next we headed to the St Vrain Trail, planning to fish the St Vrain river. Expecting a medium size creek, we found [...]

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Frank came to visit this past weekend, and we had a great time climbing and fishing for 3 days. On Saturday I introduced Frank to the great climbing in Eldorado Canyon. We decided on the mega-classic Yellow Spur on Redgarden Wall. Widely considered one of the best routes in the park, and [...]

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Sam and I spent the weekend camping up at Devil’s Thumb lake in the Indian Peaks wilderness. Although this is a very popular hiking area, we still managed to find some nice solitude, likely as a result of the camping permit system and questionable weather. The hike in was a gorgeous display of [...]

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Early in the week, Chris emailed about a mellow weekend alpine climb. Our choices were either something on the saber, or the Blitzen Ridge on Mount Ypsilon. While I was hesitant to cut my 4th short, I didn’t want to pass up the chance to see more of Rocky Mountain National Park. [...]

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