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Most historically significant climbs in Colorado? A list for fun

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Kevin Landolt · · Fort Collins, Wyoming · Joined Jun 2009 · Points: 585

Playing around with a list, what am I missing? What significant routes went up in the the following decades that had an impact on Colorado Climbing?

My list of big moments -

1921 Ascent of Lizard Head by Albert Ellingwood and partner

1921 solo of Ellingwood Arete on La Plata Peak by Albert Ellingwood

1924 Ascent of Ellingwood Ledges on Crestone Needle by Ellingwood

1927 Stettner's Ledges on Longs Peak,

The 1947 Stettner route on Monitor Peak in the San Juans

1960 Bob Kamps and Dave Rearick ascent of the Diamond (D1) on Longs Peak.

Duncan Ferguson on-sight free soloing Vanquished Buttress sometime in the late seventies / early eights?

Dankasaurus · · Lyons, CO · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 85

Bastille Crack ascent by Army climbers in 1954???

Scott McMahon · · Boulder, CO · Joined Feb 2006 · Points: 1,425
amazon.com/Climb-History-Ro…

amazon.com/Longs-Peak-Story…

Those two books will give you some endless fodder!
garrettem · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2008 · Points: 575

There's quite a few that you could add to that list depending on what your parameters are. In addition to the previous books you should take a look at the book "Roof of the Rockies". I think Lizard head was first climbed in 1920 by Ellingwood and Hoag but it would be good to double check.

Buff Johnson · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2005 · Points: 1,145

Ellingwood Chimney
Hallucinogen Wall
Prayer Book/Wunch's
Bishop Crack
Road Warrior
Topo Oceans
Childhood's End & Field of Dreams
Anaconda
Supremacy Crack
Sphinx Crack
Anything Briggs put up on the Diamond, specifically where they climbed around alpine flora in unreal terrain

Ames, Fang, & Bridalveil

Back to the Earth
Mourning Glory

Kevin Landolt · · Fort Collins, Wyoming · Joined Jun 2009 · Points: 585

I picked up a copy of Climb! - what a great book! Psyched.

Scott McMahon · · Boulder, CO · Joined Feb 2006 · Points: 1,425
Kevin Landolt wrote:I picked up a copy of Climb! - what a great book! Psyched.
You'll really love it. The original edition has alot of great stuff as well that they cut out to make room for the "modern" age second edition.
YDPL8S · · Santa Monica, Ca. · Joined Aug 2003 · Points: 540

How about Otto's Route? First chipped route in Colorado National Monument?

Olaf Mitchell · · Paia, Maui, Hi, · Joined Mar 2007 · Points: 4,190
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