A View From Planet Boulder: ICE CLIMBING

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

ICE CLIMBING

I have never been particularly intrigued by engaging in sporting activities that have a significant risk of severe injury or death. Hiking Fourteeners with Rhonda, boulder hopping and traversing scree is probably about as risky as it gets for me - just lily-livered I guess! I do have an admiration for those who are willing to take greater risks since there may be greater feelings of accomplishment. However, articles in today's Boulder Daily Camera about the life and death of legendary Boulder climber Jack Roberts are a reminder of the risks of mountain, rock and ice climbing. In reading the stories, I was struck by the beauty of the ice that few folks other than climbers get to see, so here are a few photos of Colorado ice:

The Fang at Vail

Ouray

Hidden Falls

Ouray

No comments:

Leave A Comment

We love to hear your comments, but some of you are not quite sure how to do that. First, click on Comment at the end of the post. Then, type your thoughts in the Leave a Comment box. Next you will need to Choose An Identity - if you have one, you can use that, but if not, just click the Name/URL or Anonymous circle. If you choose Name, put in any name you choose - there is no need for a URL unless you have one. Lastly, you will have to decipher a code that will prove to this site that you are not a robot - sorry to include this step but there are so many spam robots out there that it is necessary.