Lumpy Action
1 Jul
My buddy Rob Kepley and I were up at Lumpy Ridge last Saturday, June 27, for a nice day of climbing in the moderate temps and gorgeous setting of Rocky Mountain National Park. It had been nearly a year since I was last up at Lumpy and as luck would have it that trip was also with Rob. After picking him up in Westminster we quickly knocked out the 1.5 hour drive and then ambled out of the parking lot after racking and packing for the roughly one hour approach to the Book vicinity. We warmed up on Joy and Tribulation which is a one pitch variation to the top of Fantasy Ridge that sits just left of harder routes like Between the Sheets.
Climbers on Bookend formation routes Lumpy Ridge near Estes Park, CO.
After hemming and hawing for what seemed an eternity about our next route we hiked over to the Book and tried Corner Pump Station. I had heard much about this route lately as Rob tried to onsight it last year and it has a reputation for being a quality climb. Well, I failed on my onsight attempt, but it was a great battle and nuggets of knowledge were obtained for a future redpoint attempt. I’ll be back for sure as this was a quality climb.
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