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This is Abel part way up one of the Scottish Gully's. (grade 3). Since
we were planning on climbing some in the Skylight area, I thought it
would be good to give Abel an idea of what a gully feels like. After
this, Abel then did this same route with one ice tool, and then none
for practice.
Abel on the catwalk in the Schoolroom area, Ouray Ice Park. This was
one of those rare days when the Ice Park was almost empty of people,
and we could go to a heavily used area like the Schoolroom, and climb
whatever we felt like.
Abel topping out in South Park, Ouray Ice Park. This is a newly opened
part of the Ice Park, and since it was massively crowded on a
Saturday, we walked in alittle further to check out South Park. South
Park is mostly grade 3-4 climbs, so we just squeezed in between other
parties where we could.
Abel climbing in the Schoolroom, Ouray Ice Park. Our first route of
the trip.
The local Nederland paper often prints photos of people reading their
small weekly at interesting places around the globe. This is our
contribution. This is Abel reading the Mountain Ear, at the bottom of
"Chock Up Another One" (grade 3-4), at the Sklight, near Ouray.
Abel about to be lowered into the South Park area, Ouray Ice park.