Laramade Bouldering

Today we were going to go climbing, but the weather was dreary, so we did a bit of exploring instead. Initially we were going to visit Andorra, but both of us forgot our passports at home, so we decided to check out some local bouldering near a town called Laramade. While the aesthetics and beauty of the lines aren't anything compared to Colorado granite, the rock was excellent... very much like Poudre granite, only with more holds on steep features, which was confidence inspiring. We just wandered around for a bit, but found 20+ boulders with a variety of lines on them. Most things with chalk were similar to the lines in the videos below (not uber impressive for rock snobs like Ben & Jay), but there is definitely potential for highballs, which seem to be overlooked and mossy.  


In contrast to the Colorado mountain environment, the hills are covered in dense deciduous forests that seem to be a combination of Sherwood Forest and the everglades. Needless to say, bushwhacking can be epic and huge blocks can be hidden until you touch the start holds. We didn't spend a ton of time walking around, but hope to go back soon...perhaps with red stretchy pants.








And... if you've made it this far, you are either a die hard climber or completely bored at work... or both. One more of a sweet sandstone cave about 10 minutes from our house.