Over the unseasonably warm and dry start of our Winter Vacation my wife Andie and I decided to do a cool adventure rock climb up the East Face of a lessor known Flatiron, The Matron, just south of Boulder near Eldorado Springs, strangely near the start of the recent Marshal fire! My sister was at that Costco when the fire literally blasted over the area, truly a war zone, minimal air to breath, visibility at 20' and winds gusting over 100MPH carrying dangerous flying debris!
The Matron is one of my favorites flatirons, it has a longish approach, roughly 3 miles, making this climb less crowded and wild felling. The rock formation is spectacular and the position is epic on its narrow ramp to the sky, the opportunities to place protection to secure the rope are limited so be ready to feel like you're soloing on easy class 5 terrain. The start of the climb is quite spicy for a 5.6 rating and not recommended for soloing, which I did a couple years ago and will NOT repeat. In this video I did not take the path of least resistance knowing I was on a rope, it can be climbed much easier, especially that first pitch but still. . . The Drone footage was captured years ago from property high in the town of Eldorado Springs. There was a tragedy that day, I dropped my phone out of my chest pocket and it took a 200' free fall over the north edge, I found it 1/2 working on the north side descent trail. Screen, touch and plug were not operational, I am now quite good at "hey Siri" commands after over 2 weeks of practice. I had next day insurance!!! with T-Mobile. They never stet up Apple care for my phone, hell ensued. . . I wish I had verified apple care the moment I got the phone, hint, hint. All the video was saved to i cloud and retrieved!
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Winter Main Intro ver2. by Eric Matyas found on the web
DISCLAIMER: The Expedition(s) documented on this channel are for entertainment purposes only, NOT FOR Explicit Instruction or Route Execution. I have had MANY NEAR DEATH experiences and a couple serious accidents over 30 years of Backcountry adventures, the RISKS are very REAL. I do not recommend or encourage attempting the routes or strategies shown in these videos, and assume no personal responsibility if you choose to do a similar outing. As always, hike, bike and climb at your own risk. Know Your LIMITS and stay within them if you expect to avoid any accidents. even then. . .
6 янв 2022