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My buddy is heading for a climbing trip to Red Rocks and needed to get some climbing action in ahead of time in some heat and on somewhat similar stone so the little lady and I headed out to the vantage area this weekend to help him out. I'm a bit out of my climbing routine but managed to get some routes in.
The camping area is near a major concert amphitheater so when there are shows there tends to be a lot of other folks that post up in this somewhat unofficial but tolerated camping there as well. Apparently this weekend the crowd was there for the Allman Brothers and Greatful Dead. I must say we were impressed the folks were mellow and didn't cause a ruckus at night unlike some of the times we've been there with different concerts (we've dealt with 4am drum circles and such in the past...).
Had a minor pulse increase when rounding a curve in the camping area and it was hard to see under the nose of the truck I ran up on a large rock. It was big enough to bang on the front cross member, etc. but not high enough/jagged enough to do any major damage. It was a loose rock and after some pushing, pulling, rotating (some folks camping gave us a hand as well) we were able to drag it out the side of the truck and I didn't have to worry about getting off it and smacking more of the under carriage. With my pride taking the brunt of the hit we continued to our site and settled in.
It was very hot and it took its toll on our energy levels but overall it was a decent jaunt.
These pillars are some of the stuff we were climbing:
Our camp:
End of the day:
The rig reflects on the day as well:
Looking up at some of the pillars, these were probably in the 80-90' range. Honestly between being our first outdoor session on the year, the heat, etc. we got worked:
The area the climbing routes overlook:
My buddy on lead up a pillar:
Myself near the top following up the route and cleaning it (removing the clips placed on the way up by my buddy and then I rappel down):
The camping area is near a major concert amphitheater so when there are shows there tends to be a lot of other folks that post up in this somewhat unofficial but tolerated camping there as well. Apparently this weekend the crowd was there for the Allman Brothers and Greatful Dead. I must say we were impressed the folks were mellow and didn't cause a ruckus at night unlike some of the times we've been there with different concerts (we've dealt with 4am drum circles and such in the past...).
Had a minor pulse increase when rounding a curve in the camping area and it was hard to see under the nose of the truck I ran up on a large rock. It was big enough to bang on the front cross member, etc. but not high enough/jagged enough to do any major damage. It was a loose rock and after some pushing, pulling, rotating (some folks camping gave us a hand as well) we were able to drag it out the side of the truck and I didn't have to worry about getting off it and smacking more of the under carriage. With my pride taking the brunt of the hit we continued to our site and settled in.
It was very hot and it took its toll on our energy levels but overall it was a decent jaunt.
These pillars are some of the stuff we were climbing:
Our camp:
End of the day:
The rig reflects on the day as well:
Looking up at some of the pillars, these were probably in the 80-90' range. Honestly between being our first outdoor session on the year, the heat, etc. we got worked:
The area the climbing routes overlook:
My buddy on lead up a pillar:
Myself near the top following up the route and cleaning it (removing the clips placed on the way up by my buddy and then I rappel down):
