The Word from Mount 7

I had the misfortune of experiencing Black Friday last week. I was on my way home after a week in the Sierra Tarahumara and had become accustomed to simple living, basic food and no electronics except for my trusty little camera. We had been staying with families living in two room adobe huts [...]

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The photos are posted at: Barranca Photos

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I’ve posted an album of pictures from our trip to Yosemite and Red Rocks at: 2007 Climbing Trip Photos
for all you all with some time on your hands.
My bro has another album at: Brother’s Climbing Pics

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Four of us just spent a week riding horses through the Barranca del Cobre country of Chihuahua with Norberto Padilla Rodriguiz and his assistant, Mario. Some of us traveled to Ciudad de Chihuahua from Canada by air, and some from El Paso and Ciudad Juarez by bus. The bus ride takes about 4.5 [...]

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We´re back in Creel, Chihuahua. I´m with Olivia, Kelly and Marco and we are about to head off on a horse trip with Norberto for a week. We´ll be riding in the Copper Canyon, the Barranca del Cobre. Should be good. Check out ridemexico.com for Norberto´s site.

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Juniper Canyon
Cloud Tower Area
Crimson Crystalis 5.8
8 pitches
November 5th, 2007
C. and R. Gmoser, K. Mager and M. Delesalle
This must be the most popular multi pitch route in Red Rocks and it deserves to be. It is steep, not too hard and it has excellent climbing all the way up. The moves are all very [...]

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Pine Creek Canyon
Risky Business 5.10b
2 pitches
November 4th, 2007
R. and C. Gmoser
This is 3 routes right of Dark Shadows.  It starts out with some run out face climbing past two bolts.  Once past the crux you can place a few small cams behind the small flake.  The climbing is easier from here to the chains anyway.  [...]

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Black Velvet Canyon
Black Velvet Wall
Sour Mash 5.10a
6 pitches
November 3rd, 2007
R. and C. Gmoser
This is another outstanding route on the Black Velvet Wall. The climbing is more varied and, I found, a little harder overall, than on Dream of Wild Turkeys. Prepare for rope drag on the second pitch with some long slings. [...]

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Black Velvet Canyon
Black Velvet Wall
Dream of Wild Turkeys 5.10a
11 pitches
November 1st, 2007
R. Gmoser, O. Sofer, K. Mager and M. Delesalle
This is an outstanding route on excellent rock. It follows natural weaknesses up the impressive Black Velvet Wall. The 2nd pitch is incredible. The fourth pitch has an offwidth which can be avoided [...]

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First Creek Canyon
Alcohol Wall
Gin Ricky 5.10c
2 pitches
October 31st, 2007
R. Gmoser, O. Sofer, F. Camire and Sandy
This climb offers 55m of top quality finger crack in a clean right facing corner. The crux is slick and strenuous because it is hard to stick your right foot. There is excellent protection throughout the climb and [...]

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