utclimber - Mar 11, 2010 10:23 am Date Climbed: Sep 26, 2004
Stolen Chimney
I have climbed the Stolen Chimney route twice, once in September 2004, and again in November 2005. Great route.
bc44caesar - Nov 30, 2009 5:04 am Date Climbed: Nov 27, 2009
Stolen Chimney
Climbed the whole thing free with Greg H. Spectacular summit!
Scott - Apr 27, 2009 8:26 pm Date Climbed: Apr 24, 2009
Fun climb via Stolen Chimney
Kim, Shaylee, Kessler and I met Kris Halle in Grand Junction at which time we drove down to the Fisher Towers. We all hiked to the base of Ancient Art and waited about 30 minutes for another party to finish climbing the first three pitches (we were there at the same time, but I suggested they go first since I felt that they would move faster; in reality we found that we climb faster).
Kris and I climbed Ancient Art while Kim and the kids watched from below. Although it was windy, things went smoothly and quickly and at the top of the P2 (P3 ion Desert Rock) we waited another 30 minutes (we made sure we weren’t in the way of any other parties) for a lull in the wind and for the other climbers ahead of us to finish the climb, but we never got any lulls in the wind lasting more than one minute. We climbed P3 (called P4 in Desert Rock). It was still extremely windy and I chickened out as far as standing or doing the past part on the Corkscrew is concerned. It was scary enough just straddling that narrow “Sidewalk in the Sky” section while being buffeted by the winds. I hate high winds in exposed places; they always make me nervous.
While descending it was so windy that the rope thrown off the third pitch and down the chimney didn’t go down the chimney, it was blown sideways. You could watch it drop maybe 10 feet and could see and hear the rope go sideways.
It was a really great climb. We finished just in time because on the way down there was a group of very slow college students and the weather was also taking a turn for the worst with clouds and rainclouds “spitting” a bit.
utclimber - Mar 11, 2010 10:23 am Date Climbed: Sep 26, 2004
Stolen ChimneyI have climbed the Stolen Chimney route twice, once in September 2004, and again in November 2005. Great route.
bc44caesar - Nov 30, 2009 5:04 am Date Climbed: Nov 27, 2009
Stolen ChimneyClimbed the whole thing free with Greg H. Spectacular summit!
Scott - Apr 27, 2009 8:26 pm Date Climbed: Apr 24, 2009
Fun climb via Stolen ChimneyKim, Shaylee, Kessler and I met Kris Halle in Grand Junction at which time we drove down to the Fisher Towers. We all hiked to the base of Ancient Art and waited about 30 minutes for another party to finish climbing the first three pitches (we were there at the same time, but I suggested they go first since I felt that they would move faster; in reality we found that we climb faster).
Kris and I climbed Ancient Art while Kim and the kids watched from below. Although it was windy, things went smoothly and quickly and at the top of the P2 (P3 ion Desert Rock) we waited another 30 minutes (we made sure we weren’t in the way of any other parties) for a lull in the wind and for the other climbers ahead of us to finish the climb, but we never got any lulls in the wind lasting more than one minute. We climbed P3 (called P4 in Desert Rock). It was still extremely windy and I chickened out as far as standing or doing the past part on the Corkscrew is concerned. It was scary enough just straddling that narrow “Sidewalk in the Sky” section while being buffeted by the winds. I hate high winds in exposed places; they always make me nervous.
While descending it was so windy that the rope thrown off the third pitch and down the chimney didn’t go down the chimney, it was blown sideways. You could watch it drop maybe 10 feet and could see and hear the rope go sideways.
It was a really great climb. We finished just in time because on the way down there was a group of very slow college students and the weather was also taking a turn for the worst with clouds and rainclouds “spitting” a bit.