Nearly 2,000 feet straight down (part 1)
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is a destination that offers vast opportunities to advanced rock climbers. The wall shown here is higher than the most famous climb of half dome at Yosemite National Park.
The canyon is extremely deep and narrow. The depth of the canyon at Warner Point (the deepest section of canyon) is 2,722 ft. The Painted Wall is the tallest vertical wall in the state of Colorado with a height of 2,250 ft. In the area of the North and South Chasm Walls, where the majority of the climbing activity takes place, the depth of the canyon is 1,820 ft. The canyon is at its narrowest point in the Chasm View area, with a rim to rim distance of 1,100 ft.
The day I took this photo a climber was scaling the wall but inclement weather caused him to wait on a narrow ledge. See second in this series (Nearly 2,000 feet straight down, part 2).
Nearly 2,000 feet straight down (part 1)
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is a destination that offers vast opportunities to advanced rock climbers. The wall shown here is higher than the most famous climb of half dome at Yosemite National Park.
The canyon is extremely deep and narrow. The depth of the canyon at Warner Point (the deepest section of canyon) is 2,722 ft. The Painted Wall is the tallest vertical wall in the state of Colorado with a height of 2,250 ft. In the area of the North and South Chasm Walls, where the majority of the climbing activity takes place, the depth of the canyon is 1,820 ft. The canyon is at its narrowest point in the Chasm View area, with a rim to rim distance of 1,100 ft.
The day I took this photo a climber was scaling the wall but inclement weather caused him to wait on a narrow ledge. See second in this series (Nearly 2,000 feet straight down, part 2).