Category Archives: Colorado Front Range
Bouldering Camp!
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Prodigy Profile: Brooke Raboutou UPDATED
THNKR has come out with this wonderful profile of Brooke. Enjoy!
UPDATE: Here are some sites that have shared the video and written about Brooke (click the screen shots to see the articles):
Shelf Road Trip!
Shelf Road Team Trip!
January 3-5, 2013
Join Team ABC at sunny Shelf Road for three days of fun limestone sport climbing.
Shelf Road has the best concentration of safely bolted sport routes in the state, from 5.easy to 5.12. This area is called the “Banana Belt” of Colorado. Often, when the rest of the state is chilly and covered in snow, Shelf Road is sunny and perfect for climbing.
We will be staying in a local hotel, eating at restaurants and having our breakfasts and lunches made by the yummy Coyote Café.
Cost: $400 per client
Cost Includes:
3 days of guiding climbing
Transportation to and from Shelf Road
Private room for 2 nights at a local hotel
Dinner at a restaurant both nights
Breakfast and lunch made at the Coyote Café both days
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Also there is still space for the Winter Hueco Trip. Don’t miss it!
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Pictures from the Thanksgiving trips to Hueco and Moab coming soon!
First V14 for Michael O’Rourke – Updated with video!
He sent his first V13 only 9 months ago, and now ABC Elite Athlete Michael O’Rourke has done his first V14!
Today, November 11th, 2012, Michael finished off his short-term project when he sent Mirror Reality at Rocky Mountain National Park. Mirror is a Daniel Woods problem that has also been climbed by Jimmy Webb and Paul Robinson.
Video!
Click here to learn more about Michael on his Athlete Page
Nice Job Michael!
Circadian Rhythm (V13) in one session for Michael O’Rourke
Circadian Rhythm was established at and long considered V14, though now it is generally accepted as V13. Elite Team Athlete Michael O’Rourke recently visited the Poudre Canyon for the first time and he managed to send Circadian in only 4 tries. Nice job Michael, very inspiring!
V12 First Ascent for Team ABC Elite Athlete Stefan Lavender
Stefan’s send recognized on International climbing site 8a.nu
We are proud to congratulate Stefan on his hardest problem and hardest first ascent to date. Nice job Stefan!
Elite Team Athlete Michael O’Rourke FAs in Moraine Park, RMNP
Here is a cool video of some new boulder problems put up by Elite Team Athlete Michael O’Rourke. Enjoy!
Advanced and Advanced Plus Outdoor Day!
The new indoor/outdoor Advanced and Advanced Plus teams offer lots of outdoor time. Here are some great photos from their first Saturday of the quarter out on the rocks.
Campbell
Corinne
Coach Adam at work
Lillian and Ari
Campbell in a tight situation
Lillian
Ari
Belay Central
Coach Ryan
Stella Noble does first 5.13a!
Stella climbing her first 13a – in the rain! Photo by Forrest Noble
At the age of 10 reigning National Champion Stella Noble has sent her first 13a with Sonic Youth in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado. Her ascent and last year’s record-setting youngest ascent of The Diamond have been mentioned on 8a.nu.
Congratulations Stella!
Here is a video:
