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The Colorado Climbing Company

Name: The Colorado Climbing Company
Address: 6435 Garlock Way, Colorado Springs, CO, 80918, US
Telephone: (719) 209-6649
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The Colorado Climbing Company

The Colorado Climbing Company offers rock, ice, and mountain climbing with certified guides in locations all over Colorado and beyond!
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11/09/2024

Current ice conditions of Pumphouse with . Let's go! The .juan.soda.co is renting gear again this year or give us a call if you want to learn some new skills and get into the backcountry.

10/31/2024

Doing some things and some stuff this weekend. Thanks to and for the hardware so a little town in the San Juans can have a couple rock climbs after this weekend...hopefully.

08/13/2024

Where do you want to go? Cascades? We got you. Crestones, We're there. Black Canyon? Eldo? Garden of the Gods? Rocky Mountain? Absolutely!

One of the most challenging things for any guide operation is getting permits. Every year, we get another, but it's really tedious and time-consuming, not to mention costly. As much as we'd like to just go wherever we want there are, of course, some limitations. Surprisingly, though it's not a limitation based on skills or qualifications but under staffed government agencies using outdated data and information with limited tools. When I'm not getting ghosted the response time is in months! Now we've got time entry on top of that. Are we really loving places to death, or is the managing of these places just kind of using the only tools they're used to? With groups like , , there are a lot of people doing great work advocating for access for the general public. Once a member of that public hires a guide though they have much more limited access and nobody really seems to talk about that. A really amazing, qualified guide, may not be able to go with you certain places. If they can somehow work with somebody else it may not be worth their time with the structure of how a concessionaire operates and pays. While the does have some advocacy involvement it's really about training guides and they're very good at it. You can get good at guiding or get good at the non guiding skills like taxes and permits. It's rare to do many things all well all the time.

It's clear there's a problem, but I'm not sure exactly what it is or the best way to fix it. I love to climb, and I just want to take people cool places, not chase down government employees and file paperwork...

08/08/2024

Not too hot a day yesterday in which was a pleasant surprise and then back to the to catch some of the rain. Feels like fall in the air and I'm looking forward to sending temps and stable weather. Still some time though!

07/05/2024

If you're not getting a pancake breakfast from your guide how good can they really be?

06/19/2024

Little guide training, little hiking, couple instruction days and of course now....a little bit of rain. We're flexible and we'll make it happen and it's kind of a nice change from the blazing 90's!

05/09/2024

Alpine climbing season is getting off to a gnarly start. With 70 mph winds and feet of snow, the main successes have been some great experiences in some amazing locations. As the saying goes, it doesn't have to be fun to be fun!

04/08/2024

We're on a glacier in AK. Expect response times to be drastically effected...

04/01/2024

Dont pass up natural anchors to save gear. When they're as substantial and strong as this you can trust you don't even need anything to back it up!

02/25/2024

Sending it set the ! Come join us for some stellar weather and learn some skills.

02/06/2024

Missed our climbing clinics at the ? Don't worry we do private instruction until the ice melts. Usually around April but I've seen The Sherman Route still clinging on in May!

01/10/2024

Comment now!

Exciting news! The BLM is inviting the public to comment on the proposed acquisition of Escalante Ranch until January 11, 2024. If acquired, this would open Cabin Wall back up for public use, including climbing.

Click the “Participate Now” button on the left sidebar to submit.
https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2030404/510

Please note❗️Until the acquisition and assessments are complete, Cabin Wall is not open to public use. Please do not jeopardize the forward progress of the acquisition by climbing at Cabin Wall yet.

11/24/2023

⚡Now that we've all had our fill it's time to get back out for some adventures. So we're running a 10% discount! It won't last so be you gotta be quick! ⏰

🎁 Use it for your adventure or buy one for a friend. Schedule for this season or the future.

🧗 Do a rock class, or customize the alpine seminar to work towards your biggest goals. You can use it on anything.

💻 Book online using code Holiday10 or just hit us on the phone, email, snail mail, whatever you like before it's too late.

10/11/2023

What are people's thoughts on pre rigging for lowers? Everything we do in climbing has risks and benefits so where does this measure up in your toolbox?

On another note I'm loving this fall weather.

08/15/2023

Don't get me wrong, I am a huge fan of light gear. These have their place, just not every place.

When it comes to climbing the maxim light is right tends to guide people’s purchasing decisions. So when BD came out with the Ultralight cams a few years ago I

07/28/2023

I take pictures of my anchors every once and a while. Not always because of anything particularly interesting but mostly just to remind myself about things I do frequently and to see things I didn't see in the moment I could improve upon. For example a couple of these I could turn the carabiners away from the rock. Not a huge deal but worth remembering and reinforces good habits.

Over 90% of my anchor are quads or regular cordalette anchors. The thing about keeping things simple is you have to find the right spot. If you're having a hard time maybe look around a bit and don't get tunnel vision. Next time I'll post some pictures of anchors people might not think of because they're even more simple which makes things generally quicker and safer.

05/20/2023

If you're looking to get your child started climbing we have climbing camps coming up. Learn climbing skills, spend time outside, meet other climbing adventures.

5 Day Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced Camp June 5th-9th, $500

June Weekly Beginner Camp, June 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th, $400

June Weekly Intermediate/Advanced Camp, 8 Fridays starting June 9th, $800

05/08/2023

Lake City, Colorado just posted some pictures of the road clearing near the Divide and its getting me itching for skiing! Once the road opens there is almost five up access to some of the most amazing ski terrain for spring!

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6435 Garlock Way
Colorado Springs, CO
80918

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 6pm
Tuesday	8am - 6pm
Wednesday	8am - 6pm
Thursday	8am - 6pm
Friday	8am - 6pm
Saturday	8am - 6pm
Sunday	8am - 6pm

Telephone

(719) 209-6649

Website

http://www.coclimbing.com/

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Learning to lead can be rough. When you start off toproping there are all these landmarks and guardrails. Once you're on the sharp end though you have to make a lot of your own decisions. Route finding in complex terrain can be challenging so before I leave the ground I like to do a few things. -look for specific details in the description. A tree, specific crack or roof. Something that's hard to mistake. -keep in mind what can change and what can't. Lots of routes will identify a tree. After a bunch of people do a route they will often die. So you might be looking for a stump. Meanwhile a crack doesn't disappear unless the face collapsed. -think like a first ascencionist. Look at the features and how they connect together. Identify places for gear, rests, or other islands of security. The way those connect together is often how a climb comes to exist. -have the eagle eye. It's good #leavenotrace to not leave bright colored gear behind. If you're looking hard you can usually spot something unnatural looking. Even when it's camouflaged. -have a backup plan. It happens, we all screw up. If you have an idea of solutions if you need to bail it'll save you from losing a bunch of gear. Is there a route next to it toy can swing over from? Is their top access? #learntoclimb #climbingtips #seekqualifiedinstruction #climbingadventures #rockclimbing

In preparation for all our days we're planning to help out @gowestcamps and @climbcityrock for outdoor climbing this summer we picked up a bunch of new gear. The new recycled ropes from @mammut are pretty nice but I thought I'd throw out a quick tip to keep your ropes from getting all twisted up and tangled. Do this instead of just flaking back and forth from one end to the other. If anyone has a good storage method for a couple dozen @blackdiamond helmets though lemme know... #protip #learntoclimb #climbingtips

I learned to ice climb in a time before ice parks, before FB groups and online conditions reports. While I like to be generous when people ask, I also think there is a certain amount of skill being lost. Like reading a map, understanding how temperature, precipitation, and aspect help ice and alpine routes form is a skill that requires practice and trial and error. Besides, you never know what kind of adventure you could have if you check something out for yourself! Ice in the San Juans is fat. Probably another month of good conditions, maybe more before e start to get into skimo and snow climbing season. Get it before its hot. #climbingadventures #iceclimbing #sanjuanmountainscolorado #coloradoclimbing

We're on vacation for a few days...

After learning the #nakedthread from @daleremsberg on an @amga1979 ice instructor course years ago this has become my go-to technique on ice routes without fixed anchors. It's a great way to avoid leaving trash in the backcountry. If you're familiar with this technique you'll notice there were several things I kind of glazed over or didn't explain (how'd you transition from the first rap, is that a gri-gri, etc). There's a lot of context in climbing so the best way to learn is in person. But hopefully, this will encourage folks to feel better about leaving the thread tool and tat behind. Story time: as I said I learned this just under a decade ago and try to incorporate it into my instruction which usually includes showing how strong these are by chipping away with a bunch of people hanging (on the ground). Something I commonly tell people is throw in a backup screw or anchor, but I've started moving from encouraging to insisting after I had a thread fail in the field last season😱. Having finished a route on the opposite side of the valley from where this video was shot (sun exposure) that wanders up about 1000' of WI3 steps. We'd started rapping the route. I'd made a few threads and at the top of one step in a flat, creek bed area I made a nice deep thread in some crunchy weird ice and didn't throw in a screw. The spidey sense was tingling and on a hunch I turned uphill away from the edge and squatted down to give it a pull test. Crack-pop-snap and the rope flew out as I almost tumbled backward in surprise. Something that I'd casually used dozens, maybe a hundred times. After spending a few minutes trying to find better ice I gave up and belayed them down with a backup anchor and had them belay my downclimb. Lessons learned: When in doubt, test it out (with a backup), and just because it hasn't happened doesn't mean it can't. Comfort can breed complacency so don't ignore your instincts or a feeling! In the end we got back to the ground right at dark no wors

Despite having been to Moab a couple dozen times the views never cease to amaze.

If you're looking to get your child started climbing we have climbing camps coming up. Learn climbing skills, spend time outside, meet other climbing adventures. 5 Day Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced Camp June 5th-9th, $500 June Weekly Beginner Camp, June 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th, $400 June Weekly Intermediate/Advanced Camp, 8 Fridays starting June 9th, $800

Speed is safety... but so is not falling down a mountain. A lot of people avoid pulling the rope out because they think it slows them down but so does hesitancy from fear. So does testing a bunch of holds because you're soloing. Learning to use a rope effectively and when it's actually benefiting you is an important mountain skill a lot of people ignore in 3rd, 4th, and low 5th class terrain. It's a joy to go through the mountains unencumbered by all sorts of equipment but things can happen unexpectedly and gravity doesn't care. I'm not an absolutist but having been lucky here and there statistically speaking the more you protect yourself the less likely you'll be on the receiving end of a rescue or worse. #ifyoudontknowdontgo #climbingadventures #skillsforthehills #seekqualifiedinstruction #coloradoclimbing #crestones #14ersofcolorado