Rock Gym

Wolverhampton Mountaineering Club

Club magazine 2002
Here are some extracts from the excellent club
magazine. All articles are submitted by club members.

From ...Climbing on Desert Rock by Jane Clelford ...We planned to do it the next day and an early start was essential as it was a 100 mile drive - much to Julian’s disdain. We got up at 5.30am the next morning, and feeling very unfresh, journeyed into Colorado. The directions to the crag were very misleading and it was only by chance that we found the car park and entrance to the trailhead. I decided to climb wearing my rucksack, as the route was six-pitches and water would definitely be needed. Otto’s Route was a 5.8+ climb on Independent Monument. It took an hour’s walk to reach the monument along a gradually inclining trail. I was convinced we might see a rattlesnake today.