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The Horsetooth Hang

Posted on 29. Sep, 2008 by B3.

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Saturday we went to Ft. Collins to present our slideshow for the Horsetooth Hang. I was looking forward to climbing some of the classic problems at Rotary Park absent from my ticklist. The weather was cool and the sun was hidden in the clouds for a while in the morning. I warmed up and much [...]

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Vedauwoo

Posted on 23. Sep, 2008 by B3.

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Saturday I went up to the Vedauwoo/Organic Bouldering Comp. Vedauwoo has a reputation for poor rock quality and most people feel its worth a visit once a year or so. I felt that way for a long time, however it has been growing on me recently. Amidst the choss there are some real gems, and [...]

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Horsetooth Hang

Posted on 01. Oct, 2007 by B3.

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Horsetooth Reservoir Saturday I went to the Horsetooth Hang with Olson, Tyler, Paul, Nick Sherman, Chris Danielson, Seth Allred and others. It was a very windy day. My main goal for being there was to help out with the Five Ten shoe demo. I figured that maybe with the comp. going on we could get [...]

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Carter Lake

Posted on 08. May, 2007 by B3.

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Saturday I went to Carter Lake, only to be reminded how bad it is there and why I don’t go there mroe often. I was interested in doing Meat Rope V10 so I rapped off the top and chalked and cleaned up the holds. Meat Rope was put up in 1998 or so by Charlie [...]

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Black Ice

Posted on 22. Mar, 2007 by B3.

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Today Angela went to Black Ice V10 in the Flatirons. She had been working on this problem for a while, and finally did the first female ascent. Black Ice is a beautiful boulder problem in Fern Canyon that was established by Will Lemaire. Although the problem takes some time to reach, the 45 minute trudge [...]

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Burnout

Posted on 16. Mar, 2007 by B3.

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Last week I reported on a new problem being done, somewhere in the woods. Here’s the scoop. Four years ago I lived with Greg Loomis. He was really psyched on exploring around Gross Reservior and Walker Ranch and found some really nice boulders. One boulder in particular had a very cool arete project on it. [...]

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New Boulder in Boulder Canyon

Posted on 24. Feb, 2007 by B3.

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Last week, Ty Landman made a nice addition to the growing list of worthwhile problems in Boulder Canyon. This one is called Freak Brothers II. It’s a three move V10 or V11. I believe that the young Brit flashed the First Ascent. Nice one Ty! Boulder Canyon is not really a destination area, however over [...]

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The Red Snapper

Posted on 10. Feb, 2007 by B3.

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Brian Camp on the Red Snapper (V13) Vedauwoo Central Today I went up to Vedauwoo and did the second ascent (Andy Raether did the FA) of The Red Snapper V13. It was cold, windy and miserable. Not to mention I postholed for about 45 min. to get to the problem. The problem is really slopey [...]