|
ctowles
Oct 7, 2005, 12:12 AM
Post #1 of 16
(3269 views)
Shortcut
Registered: May 20, 2005
Posts: 12
|
taking a trip thru utah and colorado for a week and a half in early/mid nov. will be making a loop starting and ending in jackson, wyoming. planning on hitting colorado first, utah second and would like to stay a little more northern to cut down on driving. what are gonna be the best places to hit during this time. eldo and rifle are on the list, black canyon of gunnison would be nice too. like to check out arches and canyonlands, but moab is a bit far south for us. cottonwoods in slc would be nice also, but i fear a snowout by that time in the year. any suggestions for places with good weather would be awesome, and comments on the above places would also be nice. i'm definatly worried about snow. would like to do mostly trad multipitch in the 5.8-5.9 range, but sport up to 5.10-5.11 is cool too. where should i go?
chris
|
|
|
|
|
deschamps1000
Oct 7, 2005, 12:24 AM
Post #2 of 16
(3269 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Apr 29, 2004
Posts: 343
|
Just go to Moab and spend the whole time climbing sweet desert towers!
Castleton has 2 5.9 routes, ancient art will blow your mind, the rectory, etc.
Seriously. That is some of the best multipitch in the US.
|
|
|
|
|
ctowles
Oct 7, 2005, 2:50 AM
Post #3 of 16
(3269 views)
Shortcut
Registered: May 20, 2005
Posts: 12
|
well, that is a good idea, but i don't know how many times in my life i'll be just bumming around this part of the country, so i want to get as much variety as possible. i def plan to do multi days at a few different places, but i want to see as many places as i can in this short period of time. something desert like is definatly in order, but i really want to see colorado..the driving is going to be half the fun
chris
|
|
|
|
|
rockprodigy
Oct 7, 2005, 2:56 AM
Post #4 of 16
(3269 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Sep 10, 2002
Posts: 1540
|
Many of the places you have listed will be too cold:
Eldo...probably OK
Rifle...bring your ice tools
Black Canyon...bring your alpine bigwall setup
Moab...perfect
Cottonwoods...bring your fatty boards
climbing in Utah in November usually means Moab or St. George...not much else, and especially not much up north.
Shelf Road in Colorado would be prime.
|
|
|
|
|
indebt
Oct 7, 2005, 3:25 AM
Post #5 of 16
(3269 views)
Shortcut
Registered: May 21, 2005
Posts: 6
|
in the northern part of utah in november you can climb at the billboard and the hidaway in american fork, this is prime time. you can also climb on the north side of lcc this time of year if you want good trad.
|
|
|
|
|
killclimbz
Oct 7, 2005, 2:52 PM
Post #6 of 16
(3269 views)
Shortcut
Registered: May 6, 2000
Posts: 1964
|
Snowbird, Alta, Vail, Winterpark, Wolf Creek..oh wait you were asking about areas to climb...
|
|
|
|
|
cowpoke
Oct 7, 2005, 3:06 PM
Post #7 of 16
(3269 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Aug 3, 2005
Posts: 142
|
I'd agree with the other replies. Although you may catch a warm day or two in eldo, your best bet is to head to moab and spend all your time in that vicinity. You can chase the sun all day long at Indian Creek.
|
|
|
|
|
musicman
Oct 7, 2005, 3:40 PM
Post #8 of 16
(3269 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Apr 16, 2004
Posts: 828
|
In reply to: in the northern part of utah in november you can climb at the billboard and the hidaway in american fork, this is prime time. you can also climb on the north side of lcc this time of year if you want good trad.
the billboard and the hideaway have awesome climbs. they both have a bit of an approach (not bad, worth it for sure) but because they are on the north side of the canyon and are higher up they get lots of sun and stay relatively warm. in rock canyon the superbowl wall turns into an oven during winter. but af is definetly better climbing imo.
|
|
|
|
|
heather2004
Oct 7, 2005, 3:41 PM
Post #9 of 16
(3269 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Mar 22, 2004
Posts: 72
|
I have a related question--do you think it will be too cold to climb at Maple Canyon in mid Nov? I was thinking of stopping there on my way to Red Rocks, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
|
girlrocker
Oct 8, 2005, 5:57 PM
Post #11 of 16
(3269 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Jun 10, 2005
Posts: 39
|
Yes, Maple will be too cold to climb in mid-Nov, unless you mean ice climbing.
|
|
|
|
|
brooks8970
Oct 13, 2005, 1:02 AM
Post #12 of 16
(3269 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Oct 13, 2005
Posts: 21
|
A week and a half climbing trip from Jackson through N. CO and UT is nothing but driving. If you want to climb multipitch trad routes ^5.9 do the climbs that were suggested in the Moab area above...all nasty routes.
|
|
|
|
|
builttospill
Oct 13, 2005, 6:07 AM
Post #13 of 16
(3269 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Jan 8, 2004
Posts: 814
|
While I've never taken a climbing specific road trip, I've done a lot of roadtripping in the past, and that's good advice. Don't try to cram too much into a week and a half. It makes it unpleasant, and you'll climb less. Better to hit one great destination than 3-4 really good ones but only spend a day in each. I'm going to Europe in winter (not for climbing) and trying to convince my friends of this. I've done a few whirlwind road trips around UTah in 4 day spans, and it's not as good as just chilling in one or two spots.
|
|
|
|
|
petsfed
Oct 13, 2005, 6:41 AM
Post #14 of 16
(3269 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Sep 25, 2002
Posts: 8599
|
In reply to: taking a trip thru utah and colorado for a week and a half in early/mid nov. will be making a loop starting and ending in jackson, wyoming. planning on hitting colorado first, utah second and would like to stay a little more northern to cut down on driving. what are gonna be the best places to hit during this time. eldo and rifle are on the list, black canyon of gunnison would be nice too. like to check out arches and canyonlands, but moab is a bit far south for us. cottonwoods in slc would be nice also, but i fear a snowout by that time in the year. any suggestions for places with good weather would be awesome, and comments on the above places would also be nice. i'm definatly worried about snow. would like to do mostly trad multipitch in the 5.8-5.9 range, but sport up to 5.10-5.11 is cool too. where should i go? chris
If I were you, I'd cut down to Rawlins (maybe 5 hours), down through Craig (another 3), hit Rifle (45 minutes) if its warm (if not, sleep and move on) then on to Moab (3 hours). Mill Creek, Wall Street, Indian Creek, Castle Valley, there's quite a bit of variety in that area. You're talking a day, maybe day and a half of driving one way. If I were you, that's what I'd do.
|
|
|
|
|
localshredder
Oct 13, 2005, 7:39 AM
Post #15 of 16
(3269 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Sep 22, 2005
Posts: 55
|
Go rock the Billboard in American Fork Canyon. Great routes with a sweet view. Have fun.
|
|
|
|
|
crazyfingers
Oct 13, 2005, 9:18 PM
Post #16 of 16
(3269 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Jun 17, 2002
Posts: 512
|
get sick of tradin' try shelf road in Canon City, CO for some sweet bolt clippin'
|
|
|
|
|
|
