Showing posts with label Ouray. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ouray. Show all posts

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Day Two in the Ouray Ice Park

After a long night's rest in the most primo of climber bunk house digs, Jay and I grabbed a filling breakfast at the Backstreet Bistro to start the day out right. We grabbed our coffee fuel for the day and scrambled to the ice park to get our spot. Even for a Saturday, it wasn't too crowded. We walked the lower bridge and found a couple spots in the immediate area known as the Scottish Gullies.

Scottish Gullies

Jay and I made quick work of setting a top-rope anchor on a spot we both thought would be ripe for warmups. We checked the topo-map, shrugging off the WI5 ratings in the vicinity while I rigged my rappel setup. "Eh, we need to challenge ourselves and get the most from this trip." Jay obliged.

Peering into the gorge...

Friday, February 15, 2013

All-Nighter Road Trip to Ouray to Climb Ice

Words to come... for now only photos...


I'm officially ready for the carpool lanes with my puffy jacket mannequin.