SoCO CRAG celebrated its 10 year anniversary Sunday, Oct 10 at Pueblo City Park with pizza, ice cream cake, slacklining, cornhole, and giant jenga. Our first meeting was March 15, 2010. SoCO CRAG remains committed to safe fixed hardware, supporting the local climbing community, and local climbing access.
SoCO CRAG Founder Publishes Local Climbing History
SoCO CRAG co-founder Ben Bruestle recently completed and published a new book relating the history of exploration, route development, and key contributors to technical climbing in southern Colorado’s Wet Mountains and Crestones. Click here for more details and to purchase!
South Hardscrabble is Open
USFS updates as of May 18, 2012:
1) After many years of no access we can climb again at Scene of the Crime and Ego’s Nest. This time around the USFS does not allow camping along the road. Big thanks to the USFS for working with the county and the landowner whose easement the South Hardscrabble Road crosses from North Creek Road.
2) Speaking of Camping, even though the pit toilets have been removed from Oak Creek campground, it is still open to dispersed camping.
New State Fees Update
Colorado Parks and Wildlife will be requiring a hunting or fishing license to be on CPW land or state trust land as of July 1, 2020. Their rationale is those lands are paid for by hunting and fishing licenses as well as excise taxes on hunting and fishing gear. Most of the users of their lands statewide aren’t hunters or anglers though and contribute very little towards CPW lands monetarily. There are signs for Turkey Gulch State Trust Land on the way to La Vista, but the actual climbing appears to be on BLM land. No need for a “climbing license” locally just yet.
10-Year Anniversary Party Rescheduled
The monthly 3rd Thursday meet-up on March 19 is canceled.
SoCO CRAG has been supporting Wet Mountain climbing since March 15, 2010. Come celebrate 10 years of local climbing resources and rock and ice action.
The 10-year anniversary party will tentatively be held on April 16, 2020, at Brues Ale House, 120 Riverwalk Place., Pueblo, CO. Join your fellow SoCO CRAG members and guests from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. This is your chance to network with other Wet Mountain climbers, plan trips, get beta and quit yer chuffin’! Come celebrate with us for food and drinks. Bring a friend!
2020 February Meetup
The monthly 3rd Thursday meet-up will be held on February 20, 2020, at the new Colorado Taproom, 106 Colorado Ave., Pueblo, CO (previous location of Toni & Joe’s). Please join your fellow SoCO CRAG members and wannabes from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. This is your chance to network with other Wet Mountain climbers, plan trips, get beta and quit yer chuffin’! Come join us for food and drinks. Bring a friend!
2020 January Meetup
The monthly 3rd Thursday meet-up will be held on January 16, 2020, at Florence Brewing Co, 200 S Pikes Peak Ave, Florence, CO. SoCO CRAG will be gathering from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. This is your chance to network with other Wet Mountain climbers, plan trips, get beta and get ready to send the gnar. Come join us for food and drinks. Bring a friend!
December Year-End Meetup
The next monthly 3rd Thursday meet-up will be held on December 19, 2019, at Shamrock Brewing . SoCO CRAG will be gathering from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. This is your chance to network with other area climbers, plan trips, and get ready to send the gnar. Hear what SoCO CRAG has been up to. Come join us for food and drinks. Bring a friend!
November 2019 Meetup
The next monthly 3rd Thursday meet-up will be held this Thursday, November 21, 2019, at Tony and Joe’s Pizza south-side location . SoCO CRAG will be gathering from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. This is your chance to network with other area climbers, plan trips, and get ready to crank. You’ve got the postage, send it. Hear first-hand the latest from SoCO CRAG. Come join us for food and drinks. Bring a friend!
Mountain Film 2019
November 7, 2019, Mountain Film on tour will be at CSU-P Occhiato Student Center Ballroom. 1pm Matinee-free and 7pm Evening Show-free. Presented by the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, and Outdoor Pursuits.