Lizard Lake

             

              Lizard Lake just outside of Marble Colorado is one of my favorite places to rock climb on the Western slope. The rock quality is not perfect but the zone draws me back over and over. I have had more great days climbing there then I can count. Something about the quirky population of Mable, bigger than life folk tails, my tiny house just a few miles away and Slow Groovin Barbeque at the end of the day keeps me excited on the zone.

                Last week I was joined by a great crew at Lizard Lake including Will Brock, John Nugent, Mario and Audra Stanley. I was a little nervous bringing outsiders to such a remote zone. I feared they would hate on one my favorite places to climb. I’ve see the chossyness make front rangers piddle like pups in their pants. Instead we had a great time climbing all morning at Lizard Lake and then venturing over and up the overgrown trail to the Low Hanging Fruit Wall. The day ended at Slow Groovin BBQ where my new Texan friends confirmed the place has top quality Q. 

Below are a bunch of Pictures the Fort Collin based boulderer, geologist and photographer Josh Nugent took.