The Musicals: A Stellar Circuit
There are a number of bouldering "areas" in Eldorado Canyon State Park: The Mickey Mouse Meadow boulders, the stuff in the Canyon Proper (all the river blocks, etc.), West World, the Gill Boulder, Cloud 9, the random blocks on the Fowler Trail, the hidden traverse on the Playground, and then there are the amazing boulders and blocks of West Eldo. West Eldo includes all of the slopes coming down off the west side of Bear Peak and South Boulder Peak and... Read Full Story
More New Bouldering Problems In Eldorado: Elegant II, The Inquiry, And 2012
Continuing on with the posts concerning the new bouldering problems in Eldorado Canyon (the other posts on the new bouldering are here , here , and here ), this one concerns problems that are found up and above the Whale Boulder. This small cluster of nice sized boulders offers several very hard problems within a short distance, plus one easy (for Eldo) warm-up area/problem.
The Inquiry...
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The Whale Boulder: New Classic Boulders In Eldorado
As promised in the last post about Eldorado bouldering, here is some more new stuff . The Whale Boulder was recently found by Tara and I on one of our deep hikes into Eldorado Canyon State Park in search of new climbing and bouldering. Perhaps one of the best boulders in the Canyon, the Whale Boulder is home to a handful of problems, with a couple really hard ones yet to be sent. Next to the Whale Boulder is another really quality... Read Full Story
In another attempt to get our legs into full mountain running shape, Tara and I decided to hit the Boulder Skyline Traverse. This is perhaps one of the most classic trail running traverse routes along the Colorado front range, and will easily test the leg endurance of any avid trail runner. The objective is easy : traverse all of the peaks along the Boulder skyline from Boulder Canyon to Eldorado Canyon. This includes Flagstaff, Green Mountain, Bear Mountain, and South Boulder Peak. The... Read Full Story
The Lost Boulder And Others: More Boulder Problems Deep In Eldorado
Eldorado keeps revealing its gems to us. After finding a ton of new projects way up on the upper slopes of Eldorado Canyon a couple weeks ago, we decided to hike in to the now classic Lost Boulder and mess around. Although we were there just a couple weeks ago sending the tall line on the Eldorado Boulder , we didn't hit the Lost Boulder that day.
Reaching into the crux move of Lost...
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More Green Mountain Bouldering: Looking For Lost Problems
Last week Tara and I hiked in to Green Mountain, one of our favorite bouldering areas, to look for a couple hidden problems/areas that we had never seen. Known as Jung's Area and the Hobbit Area, these boulders reside on the far southern ridge/face of Green Mountain. If you have never been up here, this is a tangled mess of boulders, mini-cliffs, trees, and brush that sees little to no traffic (it is also closed for half the... Read Full Story
South Early Winter Spire with the South Arete following the sun/shade line left of center. Location: North Cascades of Washington, Washington Pass Season: Nearly year round. As with most alpine route routes in the Cascades, snow levels are the biggest variables outside of weather. The opening and closing of Highway 20 (usually opens in April and closes in November) play a big part in the time required for climbing at the Pass. Time required: 1 day, not counting drive time. Route Description... Read Full Story
South Early Winter Spire with the South Arete following the sun/shade line left of center. Location: North Cascades of Washington, Washington Pass Season: Nearly year round. As with most alpine route routes in the Cascades, snow levels are the biggest variables outside of weather. The opening and closing of Highway 20 (usually opens in April and closes in November) play a big part in the time required for climbing at the Pass. Time required: 1 day, not counting drive time. Route Description... Read Full Story
