Colorado National Monument > Independence Monument > Climber's LogIndependence Monument Climber's Log
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| rasgoat | Good  | |
| Otto's route. The monument is beautiful. | |
| Posted Nov 24, 2012 4:31 pm | ||
| Legpowered | Good time Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2012 | |
| Climbed Otto's route. Led P1 and P4. Good fun, a bit runout but not really that hard | |
| Posted Oct 12, 2012 11:38 am | ||
| SarahThompson | Otto's Route Date Climbed: May 12, 2012 | |
| Fun little historic climb, less spectacular than I expected though. Led P1 & P3. | |
| Posted May 16, 2012 10:36 am | ||
| Tom Fralich | Otto's Route Date Climbed: Apr 28, 2012 | |
| Although the route is manufactured, it actually climbs really well. The history is quite interesting. We had a good time despite somewhat chilly temperatures. Got an early start and were the first party on the route on a Saturday. Climbed with Mary on our 2nd trip to the UT desert. | |
| Posted May 4, 2012 5:02 pm | ||
| Liba Kopeckova | nice summit | |
| nice climb via Otto's Route, great views from the top. | |
| Posted Jul 26, 2011 10:02 am | ||
| Rockclimber77 | Otto' route | |
| fun climb - climbed several times | |
| Posted Jul 25, 2011 10:17 pm | ||
| Scott | Independence Date Climbed: Apr 1, 2011 | |
| Climbed Independence Monument with Kris. Once again, P2 and the summit pitch (P4) were a struggle and I sweated quite a bit. I couldn’t have climbed the tower without Kris leading, especially since my desk job has really taken a toll on my body in recent years and I’m quite out of shape. Never the less, it was a beautiful climb and I was both happy to reach the summit, but disappointed that I had to struggle so much and that I realized just how out of shape I really am. | |
| Posted Apr 10, 2011 10:16 pm | ||
| Brian C | Out with my wife Date Climbed: Mar 26, 2011 | |
| Nice day out with my wife :). 3rd time on Indy for me and first desert tower for my wife. Thanks Otto you crazy nutter! Trip Report | |
| Posted Mar 27, 2011 8:49 am | ||
| climbingfurry | desert climbing | |
| This was my first desert tower. Will always have a soft spot in my heart | |
| Posted Jan 16, 2011 11:39 pm | ||
| noahs213 | Great Date Climbed: Oct 17, 2010 | |
| Thought the crux was the offdith, chimney third pitch. Top pitch was not bad at all. Get on it! | |
| Posted Oct 18, 2010 4:41 pm | ||
| shanahan96 | my 30's kickoff Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2010 | |
| did you start your 30's in style? kinda like this? i joined aaron, mike and shawn for a climb up otto's route on independence monument. aaron and i made an attempt in early spring this year, and didn't make it all the way. after spending half a year waiting for another shot at this tower, we were thrilled that everything was able to come together this weekend. all of our training made this attempt go much smoother this time around! jamie | |
| Posted Sep 19, 2010 6:37 pm | ||
| chicagotransplant | Otto's Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2010 | |
| Otto's route with Jamie, Aaron and Sean. Couple of tough spots, especially the cap rock crux which got a bit pumpy trying to pull the roof with slick feet. Overall a very fun route and great weather, warm day but route stays mostly comfortably in the shade. | |
| Posted Sep 19, 2010 12:12 am | ||
| Brian Kalet | Otto's Route Date Climbed: Oct 19, 2008 | |
| Enjoyed aesthetic P4. | |
| Posted Oct 19, 2008 8:13 pm | ||
| horalka | climbed via Otto's Route Date Climbed: May 15, 2008 | |
| This was my first desert tower climb so no matter how manufactured the holds were, it was still fun. I found the dihedral on P3 pretty attention getting since the biggest piece we had was #3:) the rest was just mellow fun climbing all the way to the top where one is rewarded with awesome views... Seconded P1 Lead all the technical pitches | |
| Posted Jun 5, 2008 2:49 pm | ||
| utclimber | Otto's Route Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2003 | |
| Unique route, and my first desert tower. | ||
| Posted Jan 14, 2008 12:25 am | ||
| highice | fun fun fun | |
| geat climb 'cause I got to lead all the cool P's. incoming storm made us get down fast. | ||
| Posted Feb 1, 2007 7:08 pm | ||
| Foxy Long Bottoms | Funny Guy Date Climbed: Nov 26, 2006 | |
| After climbing this route I have a feeling that Otto had a pretty keen sense of humor and adventure. Just a hunch. Fun route. | |
| Posted Nov 27, 2006 2:55 pm | ||
| seth@LOKI | fun climb Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2006 | |
| This is near my home town. It is fun. I enjoy 4th class "Otto Ferrata" scrambles like the route was intended to be. | |
| Posted Aug 9, 2006 4:52 am | ||
| dunsum | Otto's Route Date Climbed: Apr 8, 2006 | |
| Fun route, exciting at the top, interesting history - an enjoyable but quick climb. Climbed with Joe Bullough. | |
| Posted Apr 10, 2006 2:32 am | ||
| Joseph Bullough | Climbed via Otto's Route Date Climbed: Apr 8, 2006 | |
| I almost feel guilty signing this, after all my rope hanging and piton grabbing. But, I stood on top... Climbed with Brian on a very nice cool and sunny morning. Fun climb, with some interesting history behind it. | |
| Posted Apr 9, 2006 5:42 pm | ||
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