{"id":25710,"date":"2022-02-07T13:54:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T21:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=25710"},"modified":"2022-02-07T13:54:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T21:54:29","slug":"update-from-ouray-co","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2022\/02\/07\/img-news\/update-from-ouray-co\/","title":{"rendered":"Update From Ouray, CO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been a great winter for ice climbing so far in Ouray! \u00c2\u00a0Ice conditions are awesome\u00e2\u20ac\u201dbolstered by a good melt-freeze cycle of cold nights and mostly temperate, sunny days.\u00c2\u00a0 The lack of significant snow storms has made for minimal backcountry avalanche hazard\u00e2\u20ac\u201dmeaning we have our choice of climbing in the Ouray Ice Park (a great place to work on skills) or on any of the local backcountry classic climbs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So far we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve had fun teaching Beginning and Intermediate Ice Climbing, as well as a great week with the Ouray Climbers Reunion polishing skills and climbing multi-pitch ice routes in the backcountry like Goldrush, 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Gulley, and Whorehouse Hoses, and Horsetail Falls.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s always fun to see friends from past IMG programs climbing here in Ouray!\u00c2\u00a0 Beyond that, the guides are busy with custom\/private climbs\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthis might be our most popular way to come climb in Ouray: climb on days that work for you, with your own crew.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The season will be winding down in early March.\u00c2\u00a0 There are a couple of programs with space available still: Feb 19<sup>th<\/sup>-20<sup>th<\/sup> Intro to Ice, and our 5-day Ice Climbing Seminar, Feb 21-25.\u00c2\u00a0 Give us a call if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re interested in climbing with us on one of these, or we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d be happy to set you up with a guide for few days of custom\/private climbing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Happy climbing!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Justin Merle<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25711\" style=\"width: 632px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25711\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25711\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ouray-Blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"622\" height=\"830\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ouray-Blog.jpg 622w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ouray-Blog-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ouray-Blog-620x827.jpg 620w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ouray-Blog-146x195.jpg 146w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Working on climbing technique in the Ouray Ice Park<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been a great winter for ice climbing so far in Ouray! 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