Posts Tagged ‘indian creek’

  • The Long Run, a profile of Alan Carne by Luke Mehall

    Dec 22, 19 • 7203 Views • Climbing Culture • • 1 Comment

    “There were no girls when I started climbing [in England],” Alan said, in a tone more serious than joking. I’d just met Alan Carne only twenty-four hours before, on a warm September day seeking refuge in the shade of the 4×4 Wall at Indian Creek,...

  • Creeksgiving by Luke Mehall

    Nov 18, 19 • 4626 Views • Locations • • No Comments

    No place soaks up sun like the Johnny Cat enclave at the Cat Wall, Indian Creek. The maroon cliffs are striped with perfect cleaved fissures, like vertical gateways into a hidden world. The desert heat can be oppressive, but in late autumn, the low golden...

  • The Art of The First Ascent by Luke Mehall

    Nov 18, 19 • 2099 Views • Locations • • No Comments

    You know you’re getting old when they start replacing the bolts you used for a first ascent. That was my first thought when I heard that an anchor I’d placed, over in my old stomping grounds of Gunnison, Colorado, was getting an update. Story by Luke...

  • Respect by Luke Mehall

    Oct 18, 19 • 1032 Views • Climbing Culture • • No Comments

    “I’m glad Royal Robbins isn’t here to see this shit show,” I said to myself as I watched the youngsters on Yosemite’s Nutcracker defy death by way of ego and inexperience on his 1960s classic. It was one of those experiences in climbing where I try...

  • Silent Partners by Luke Mehall

    Oct 3, 19 • 3588 Views • Locations • • No Comments

    I know he knows. Adam Lawton is proud. In every group of adventurers, there is a leader, and every great leader must be a visionary. Adam dreamed the dreams for the entire crew. He found excitement in little breakthroughs, like the time I got a job...

  • Crowbars, anger, and new routes, from The Desert by Luke Mehall

    Sep 9, 19 • 903 Views • Climbing Culture • • No Comments

    “I’m not saying I’m going to rule the world, or I’m going to change the world, but I guarantee you that I will spark the brain that will change the world.” —Tupac Shakur There was an energy to that crowbar in my hand. I was walking alone, down...

  • Old Becomes New in Indian Creek by Chris Schulte

    Aug 27, 19 • 6104 Views • Locations • • No Comments

    November is closing in fast, and on this turn around the fireball, we reach a strange and interesting milestone in American rock climbing. Forty years ago, Earl Wiggins shouldered a rack of hexes and set out on the FA of a smooth and parallel-sided crack...

  • The Desert by Luke Mehall, Fall Tour Kicks off in Crested Butte

    Aug 1, 19 • 2439 Views • Uncategorized • • No Comments

    Fall Tour Kickoff: Thursday, August 15th 7:00 p.m. Townie Books 414 Elk Ave. Crested Butte, Colorado Dear readers, reviewers, promoters, podcasters, reporters, editors, bloggers, and anyone else interested in climbing and the great outdoors, Once upon a time,...