On, July 23, 2011,Gabe and I climbed Independence Monument in Colorado. The weather was hot and dry and it took us a while to adjust to it. The climb was 5 pitches on Otto's Route 5.8 difficulty. The sandstone offered plenty of friction and quite frankly spoiled us when compared to climbing at Devils Lake. The first 4 pitches were in the shade and the rest of the time we were in the sun. There was no hiding from the sun after that point. We were getting baked and not looking forward to the 2 mile hike out. The climb, however, was great and the view at the top was wonderful. Well worth the trip/effort.
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