We lost a friend last week. Sometime after Friday, July 5 Andrew Barnes parked on the North Rim of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, hiked down to the base of The Southern Arête and started climbing. At some point he fell, probably from near the top. It’s still unclear, and always will be, weather he was […]
Read MoreThe NCCC had a great time at the National Get Outdoors Day over the weekend. Our Board Members Mike Englestad, Nathan McBride and Ryan Nelson represented the Coalition on Saturday. We talked with lots of new climbers that wanted info on climbing in Northern Colorado. We also had gear on hand and answered a wide […]
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Right about the start of May the NCCC was contacted by LSP (Lory State Park) about some concerns with the Childbirth Boulder. This boulder lies on the main Arthur’s Rock trail and see’s a lot of traffic from climbers and tourists alike. LSP had become increasingly concerned about tick marks and the ugly appearence of […]
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The NCCC is happy to announce that Larimer County Natural Resources has approved our Fixed Anchor Intitative at Horsetooth Mountain Open Space. The climbing history at Horsetooth Mountain has largely been unknown and undocumented over the past 30 years. Lots of different climbers have done different routes to gain the summit of the iconic granite […]
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While perusing Facebook the other day, I saw that the Access Fund or American Alpine Club was starting a new weekly feature where they highlight a “zero star” route at various crags around the country. I started to think about the idea and wondered if they would showcase a bunch of dirty grovels, or videos […]
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