Colorado has had an especially cold winter, and the ice climbing’s been quite good. I spent a recent week down in SW Colorado, the iciest part of the state. A quick recap:
Drive on to Ouray, camp at Orvis Hot Springs for a few nights. Soak the bones. I cast around on Facebook for partners, none show up, and I work instead. Thursday and Friday we climb in the Eureka zone, home of big multipitches and scary avalanche danger near the small town of Silverton, Colorado. Over the weekend, the rest of the crew arrives, and we climb in the easily-accessible Ouray Ice Park. On Monday…
