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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:49 am
by merrick
i climbed the petit a number of years ago. it was really fun. of course it involves carrying all of your gear in and bivying. if i remember correctly there are no tents allowed so you will need a bivy sack. if you are fast and light and in good shape you could probably do it in one really long day. start hiking at midnight or something. if you only have a few days I would stay away for the alpine stuff. petit would probably take up two days with all the logistics.
of course you can always make estes park your central area and focus on lumpy ridge for day cragging and top off the trip with a route like the petit grepon in RMNP.
anyway for pics, a small trip report, and some choice links of the petit go here:
http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~mpschaef ... npics.html
and don't mess up the approach like we did. we were pretty gumby in those days.
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 2:56 pm
by usccabum1985
young'n climber wrote:Lander, Wyoming.
When/who did you go Lander with? That creepy old dude frome the gym? get real homie!
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 7:29 pm
by young'n climber
Your a tool bum, ive gone out every summer with my dad for two years now, don't question my authoritah.
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:48 pm
by jim
Yellow Spur in Eldo is pretty classic and will get you some good exposure on the last couple of pitches, from what I remember (did it 10 years ago so it is a bit foggy). Doesn't take too long to do and you can get some other single pitch stuff in on the same day.
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 5:06 am
by L K Day
Eldorado canyon has had an absolute death grip on my soul from the first time I saw the place. There are many inspirational routes between 5.6 and 5.10. The Bastille Crack 5.7, Ruper to Upper Grand Giraffe 5.8, Yellow Spur 5.9, T-2 grade IV 5.10. Go there first. Do any three star route. They are all superb. Watch out for Rs and Xs. They mean it.
The Petit Grepon is beyond compare. I used to guide it several times a summer. But it has long runouts on vertical (5.6 or 5.7ish face) and the brief crux is 5.8+++, or maybe it's just 5.9. It is very much an alpine experience, though with less danger from rockfall than most alpine routes. Still, don't get struck by lighting, hit by falling rocks, or rappel off the end of your rope, and for god's sake don't fall down the snow slope on the descent.
Have a blast!
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 1:57 am
by CBP
Black Canyon perhaps? South Rim provides up to 2000' of................................'multi-pitch'.
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:12 pm
by discojett
Black Canyon perhaps? South Rim provides up to 2000' of................................'multi-pitch'. icon_eek.gif
And bring a kayak, make it a multi-sport adventure...
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 6:29 pm
by CBP
burger.
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 6:32 pm
by CBP
hey disco- is it really 104 degrees up there today??
ouch.
been to ophir wall? just did hot wee-wee last weekend. very nice h. barber route.
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:04 pm
by discojett
hey disco- is it really 104 degrees up there today??
ouch.
been to ophir wall? just did hot wee-wee last weekend. very nice h. barber route.
Yep. Saps the life right out of ya. I've spent the last 4 weekends kayaking, trying to stay near water.
Never been to Ophir, but I would love to get down that way and hit some stuff when the temps cool down and the fall colors are coming out. I have some climbing pals in Durango, maybe we could meet up sometime.