To Salida and then Climbing at Hartmans Rock

My last weekend in Colorado, unless I return, consisted of going over to Salida for the Fibark Kayak Festival where we went rafting down Browns Canyon, watched an all girl cover bad of AC/DC who were amazing, rafted Browns Canyon the morning after the party and then I rode with Chris to drop off his sisters dog, 3 extra hours of driving but it was all good. Going to Salida we crossed Cottonwood pass which had just opened and was beautiful.

The view from Cottonwood Pass

Freshly cleared road

The crowd loving the band at Fibark

Making sure we, five guys and two dogs, only needed only vehicle to get to the get it

The road to drop off the dog... its a long one

Arther, Tessa and I crashed one more night at Chris' house, thanks AGAIN Chris and Erin, before we decided we should go climbing at Hartmans Reserve. Here we set up a top rope for Tessa, which turned out to be a very challenging climb, and I went Bouldering while Arthur checked out the biking trails.

Arthur setting up the ropes

Tessa working things out in the crack

Me getting to the Crux

At full reach

Bouldering a V2-3

Sweet slab

Trying to find a route

Quite and impressive area is Hartmans