{"id":4471,"date":"2018-02-03T18:33:42","date_gmt":"2018-02-04T02:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/?p=4471"},"modified":"2018-02-03T19:51:59","modified_gmt":"2018-02-04T03:51:59","slug":"ouray-2018-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/2018\/02\/ouray-2018-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ouray 2018: Day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our plan: Modest alpine climbing outside the park, starting on the Bird Camp Mine Road.<\/p>\n

Our reality: Crowded routes, many of which were only marginally in condition.<\/p>\n

Our response: Climbing in the park!<\/p>\n

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Amazing face across the Mine Road. But, no ice up there, even in The Ribbon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Some big bowls up there.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hairpin turn on the Camp Bird Mine Road.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Triple bolts. We don’t mess around.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Our master point. “The bigger the knot, the easier it is to untie.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Johnny vaults the railing with elegance and ease.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Preparing to rap.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Saddle bag configuration makes rapping neat & tidy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Johnny: Embodiment of style & elegance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sondra builds another anchor under Jodi’s watchful eye.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sondra clips the master point into a screw, making a re-direct around some gnarly ice at the top of the pitch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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In the epic battle for supremacy between guide and mountain, Sondra comes out on top every time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sondra makes this look so easy….<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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T$ swings for the fences.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Teresa climbs like a pro.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Chris’s reach approaches that of Merle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Chris Hagerty: Miserable.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Just totally, completely miserable up here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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See why we like to wear eye pro? Allison shatters the mountain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kim Hess.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Crowded today, but enough spacing keeps us safe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Johnny really leans into his work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sondra Ripperger rocks the belay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jodi explores an ice cave.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jodi hooks in above a bulge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ross reaches for glory.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ever the attentive belayer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tools of the trade.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Johnny demonstrates best technique for building an abalakov.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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We are rapt with attention.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Screwing the ice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Here’s what not to do…”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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As a parasitologist, I tend to view the world through the lens of worms. To me, this looks like the maw of Ancylostomoa dudenale.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hookworm head. I’m not wrong….<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jodi dances on ice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ross cruises ever upwards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Team Merle on the way out. Allison hauls both ropes. She’s like that.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Admiring the ice on our way out for the day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Clear skies above, but the gorge is in deep shadow. Check the climber in blue for scale….<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Closeup of this climber.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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