Ouray ice climbing
January 15-17, 2011
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We flew to Grand Junction (on miles!), rented a car and drove
to Ouray on Friday night. There were six of us: me, Melissa,
Mary, John, Natalie and Linda. Most hadn't ice climbed a ton,
so the accessibility of Ouray's ice park was unbeatable! We
got lucky with conditions, as the park only opened a week
before our trip - for the annual ice fest.
Literally a 5 minute walk from our hotel (Victorian Inn),
there were hundreds of ice and mixed climbs to choose from.
It was fairly crowded, but that was expected for a long
weekend. We still managed to climb almost everything we
wanted to...
The town also has fantastic hot springs, and a new brewery!
The return trip was slightly more exciting, due to a
1.5 hour delay at Grand Junction which caused us to miss our
connection. We almost got stuck in Denver for the night, but
we managed to get on a later flight standby! United pulled
us through, despite the earlier frustration...
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Welcome to Ouray |
First ice, 2 minutes walk from the hotel... |
The ice starts here... |
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Shithouse wall in Ouray (Mary, John, Natalie and Linda are down there!) |
The first climb we ran laps on, some kicked out but steep ice |
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Lower bridge area (note the nice pillar!) |
Wild and skinny pillar just next to the Lower Bridge (we did it the next day) |
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In the School Room |
Natalie in the New Funtier |
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The cool river at the bottom of the canyon |
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John |
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Getting to the business |
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Getting out of the canyon |
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Last morning in Ouray |
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