What I’m Climbing
Photos at the top, tick list below. It’s been a while since I’ve taken my camera up climbing—these photos were either taken on a big 14 pitch climb in Italy or were taken while I was trying to figure out my photography systems for that climb here in Colorado.
I need to take my camera out again…. All photos shot with a Canon EOS R with an EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM.
The incredibly epic Tofana di Rozes outside of Cortina in the Italian Dolomites. Climbed the 14 pitch Primo Spigolo, the buttress just to the right of center.
Enrico Maioni pointing out our route: Primo Spigolo on Tofana di Rozes in the Italian Dolomites. Epic 14 pitch 5.8 (trad obviously).
Tofana di Rozes at 6:00am.
From the start of Primo Spigolo.
Five or six pitches up Primo Spigolo, Tricia Bonman below.
Eight or so pitches up Primo Spigolo, Tricia Bonman below.
Another perspective from Primo Spigolo from around 2000 feet off the valley floor.
Ten pitches is just about enough for one day...still four more pitches to go (Primo Spigolo).
The mellow part of the descent off Tofana di Rozes, Dolomites, Italy.
The beautiful and serene part of and otherwise harrowing and terrifying walk off of Tofana di Rozes.
A 5:00am shot of Monte Antelao, known as "King of the Dolomites".--from the approach to Tofana di Rozes in Northern Italy.
Halfway down the walk off after finishing Primo Spigolo.
2021: Super classic Rewritten on Redgardin in Eldo!
2022: Morning view of the Aprons on Mt. Evans.
Aiding at North Table Mountain, Golden, Colorado.
2022: From the summit of Mt. Evans via the Second Apron. A super fun system of moderate cracks that tops out at 14k+ feet. Incredible views, not much oxygen.
Shiny new BD #4.
Tricia Bonman on the sharp end at East Colfax, Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado.
Testing out my camera while setting up top rope anchors at East Colfax in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado.
Tricia Bonman topping out pitch 2 at Cats vs. Dogs wall in Clear Creek Canon, Colorado (and pretending it's hard).
Tricia Bonman topping out pitch 4 of Playin' Hooky in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado.
Little cousin climbing at East Colfax, Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado.
Rapping off Playin' Hooky in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado.
Michael Carey bouldering at Castlewood Canyon State Park, Colorado.
Allison Moran bouldering at Castlewood Canyon State Park, Colorado.
My younger cousin Elise climbing for the first time...being a goofball as usual!
First few times climbing after being out for a number of months due to a shoulder injury. Rehab climbing...and 5.8+ is sometimes more like 5.10a...
Rehab climbing: Lover's Leap. Really great cruisy second pitch.
Climb Log
Most recent climbs are at the top by default. I often forget to tick routes, so if I climbed with you and forgot to add it here…sorry…let me know and I’ll add it!
The theme of 2020-2021 has been technical skill development (trad) because Covid has made serious training basically impossible. Lots of easy routes practicing trad—many sport routes were climbed mixed while skipping bolts.