Re: [Philmont]: pre-philmont activities

Camp Quest is an Executive Bonding Camp located off 11 Mile Canyon
roughly an hour west of Colorado Springs. You probably heard about it
because it's mentioned in many of my on-line diaries. It is not a
climbing camp per se, but I have been contracting with a rock climbing
guide in C.S. (Mark Van Horn) for about 10 years to go there with my
Crews. There is a good set of cliffs with climbs from about a 5.4 to a
5.11 or 5.12 About the best I can do anymore is a 5.9, maybe a 5.10 if
I've had a machismo injection, but I have had a couple of Scouts who
could handle the 5.11/5.12 routes. It is not a public access camp; Mark
has a special arrangement with the owners. I last went in 2002, so I
can't guarantee you that he's still in the business. He is not cheap,
but he is reasonable, and can give you a pretty good experience for the
money. We usually get 4 - 5 hours of climbing in. If you're
interested, contact me off-line and I'll do an archaelogical dig and
find his phone number.

- Dr. Bob

ps-johnson@comcast.net wrote:
> I am helping set up some activities to do in and around Colorado
> Springs before my crew arrives at Philmont. We have most of the
> three days locked up, but there is some time on the second day that
> is open. I have been trying to find a rock climbing place. I have
> heard of one called Camp Quest, but I can't find it online. Has
> anyone been there, and if so, can you tell me 1) where it is in
> relation to Colorado Springs?, and 2) how much does it cost to do?
> Our other activities are: doing the whole Arkansas River, climbing
> Pikes Peak, and the Koshare Indian Kiva.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pete Johnson
>

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Received on Tue Feb 22 21:39:02 2005