This piton is a good representation of how old and classic this climb really is.

I was fortunate to meet some great people last year in Boulder and Crimper thanks again for that kind gesture welcoming me to your town. I always seem to end up in Boulder in November or December as that's the holidays and the in laws want to spend them with us and their grandchild so we go and we have fun. The weather can work for you then but it never has while I was there for a visit and so I never get any time on the rock.

Well this year when we needed to head out for the wife's 20 year high school reunion I knew my chance to climb was here. So Brassnuts and I hatched the plan and off we went.

The first pitch is fun but not my favorite steep right off the ground and then easy 4th to a another move or two to a nice stance,
Second pitch I finally started to feel like I knew how to climb again.
Brass basically knows this climb like the back of his hand. He made these pitches fun and when we got to the third pitch you could see the rock and the route getting better and better.


So Dave set us up to do the climb in four pitches as some parties do it in six he told me. The last pitch is the meat and potatoes. You step out onto the prow of the spur and you get some really fun technical moves up a pin ladder. This is for sure the most technical moves needed to do the route. Pinching a little rib of rock working your feet higher and higher on another small rib of rock. Fun stuff and good exposure all around you. We did the Robbins exit as Dave put it up the smooth arete.
So that's my story of going up the yellow spur with brassnuts. I will include a few more scenic shots for your viewing enjoyment.

Dave thanks again for a great day. We scurried off the Yellow Spur and around to the back of the Bastille for a little fun on another great crack climb that Dave says is the only real continuous crack climb in Eldo. I forogt the name but a really nice climb. Here are some butt shots of Dave on the back of the Bastille.

Well that's all I have and a huge thanks again to Dave for a great day in Eldo.
To all the Boulder area people who made pizza and beers that night thanks for the great time and putting up with Marlow that night. She had fun with you. The youngest HH attendee.

Thanks Boulder!