Ouray 2022: Panfest Jaunary 25

 

The interest in Ouray this year was over the top given the fact we have been cooped up for a couple pandemic years. The pandemic had left its mark in Ouray Colorado as we made our collective ways to the southwestern mining town for our annual ice climbing trip. Everyone in town has had covid, but our group were veterans in the covid wars and took the precautions second nature to us…

So it seemed at first warmer than most years with the ice not quite Ouray Fat. The first day in the park brought us to School Room and the Park staff handiwork really shone in the work they have done since spring and the disastrous rock slide that tool out the catwalk and penstock. 

(pic of the last day)

Ouray Day 7: Scottish Gullies 1/31

 

Ouray Day 6: 1/30

 Ski Purgatory

Day 5 Sunday 1/29

 The weekend

Day 4: Saturday: Telluride 1/28

 Telluride was expensive.

Day 3 : New Funteir 1/27

 The crew set up on the lower, longer climbs in the New Funtier. Most of the crew came down some fixed lines but we came down to checkout the classic downclimb which is part of the via ferrata. ALmost better to do tis without crampons until you get down.

Ouray Day-1 January 26

 The crew made their way down to the School room.