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Slideshow (19 photos) |
| Rifle (map) |
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Mossy creek in the canyon |
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Red building in the canyon |
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Camping in the vansion at Rifle, which was a good thing since it rained every day |
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Pretty canyon |
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Lookin' smooth at the Middle Ice Caves area |
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Tenuous brook crossing |
| Meat Wall |
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Cold Cuts: Starting up Cold Cuts (Copyright © Colin O'Connor) |
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Cold Cuts: Near the bottom of Cold Cuts |
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Cold Cuts: Angular holds characterize this route, and just about every other route at Rifle |
| Middle Ice Caves |
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Feline: Bustin' back muscles |
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Feline: Amazing climbing, no route finding here due to the chalk (Copyright © Colin O'Connor) |
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Feline: Strenuous pulling and an intricate sequence coming up (Copyright © Colin O'Connor) |
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Unknown: Suppose to be 5.9, but more like .11a (Copyright © Colin O'Connor) |
| Project Wall |
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Rehabilitator: Another "warm up" route, pretty much at our limit (Copyright © Colin O'Connor) |
| Sapper Cave |
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Handy Boy: Givin' it on Handy Boy |
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Rumor Has It: Colin on Rumor Has It, a super popular .11b |
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Rumor Has It: Fierce and strenuous laybacking |
| Skull Cave |
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Forgotten Years: Nice thigh jam in the back of Skull Cave |
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Pile Driver: Steep climbing in a cave…a good choice because it was raining |
