RMNP Bouldering

Post by **Wes** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:43 pm

Heh, never even been, but I hear the boulderererers whining about it all the time. Oh, and getting soft, no doubt!

Mt. Evens is the place I really want to try to hit. What is the season like there? We will be out in late Sept....

Post by **rhunt** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:01 pm

p0bray01, The same people who take rode trips to boulder at the gunks or squamish. I have a few friends in cbus who have been to the gunk many times and have never climbed any routes - that's a 9 hour drive to boulder at one of the coolest trad climbing areas in the country. Sometimes pad-people don't make no sense... I am headed to squamish next month, maybe I will survey all the pad people and see how far they were willing to travel to only boulder at squamish.

Post by **TankAzz** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:02 pm

p0bray01 wrote:why in the world would you just want to boulder in RMNP? I mean theres so much more....but I guess I shouldn't judge I would give me left N## to go out there.

umm, the bouldering up there is world-class. unfortunately, much of what is developed is REALLY tough because the people who develop/climb up there warm up on V8 and above. however, lots of potential, if you are willing to clean up rock a bit (and you really wouldn't have to do much in many cases)

yes, the hike sucks (i am soft), but well worth it--and absolutely beautiful. if i was not carrying a crash pad, gear, water, etc. i would really enjoy the hike. you can also park at bear lake and take the same trail and break off to emerald lake; there are some boulders up there too.

mt. evans is also amazing; however, i found little difference between the two hikes, difficulty-wise. people just like it because the hike in is easy, and you deal with the steep part on the way out.

Post by **the lurkist** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:53 am

Sweet. Thanks to all and especially thanks to Schagpad (what is that?). Your descriptions give me premonitions of getting lost in a blinding snowstorm, but not because your directions aren't spot on ( I have know doubt), but because they are so accurate sounding I am bound to try to find Mt Evans and will wind up in Wyoming.
We will be there tomorrow through the tenth. 859 230 0204 or pm me. I would love to hook up ( in the platonic citizen of the world sense).

Post by **allah** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:59 am

Just saw the post Hugh, those are pretty spot on directions, have fun and hopefully se see you back out there in late Sept

Post by **RRO** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:16 pm

i have a couple guidebooks for the bouldering if you want to borrow them man. they are from like 99 but will get you around.

Post by **kafish2** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 3:22 pm

Totally not worth it at all. I mean why would you boulder at the park?

The setting is awful
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3570/334 ... 54.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3596/334 ... 95.jpg?v=0

The climbs are not classic
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3663/334 ... 37.jpg?v=0

And the people there suck
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3322/334 ... b7.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3313/334 ... 27.jpg?v=0

Post by **schwagpad** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 3:51 pm

I disagree with the fish on everything except for the people sucking. In the words of Herr Professor Leibfried, "As long as it sucks more than it blows."

Post by **schwagpad** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 3:58 pm

the lurkist wrote:Sweet. Thanks to all and especially thanks to Schagpad (what is that?).

Truth is, I came up with schwagpad when Chris Snyder was stalking me on the internet impersonating some gumby climber groupy. I don't really even remember the story. I somehow figured out who it was and wanted to turn the tables on him, so I used the first email address I could come up with that seemed untraceable: <schwagpad>. It means nothing i guess.

Post by **sendit** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 7:46 pm

Why are you even going? You have to boulder V10 or harder to have fun there...

I'm Just kidding, have a blast!