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Plans are already in the works to build a second climbing route this spring. Operators will first enact changes based on lessons learned last year— and address conflict-of-interest concerns raised by a local guide service
When a line began to form on summer weekends as the day’s first light peeked over the top of the Amphitheater and spilled into the Uncompahgre Gorge — that’s when the operators of the Ouray Via Ferrata knew.
They knew the nearly mile-long climbing route was poised to become the newest jewel in Ouray’s outdoor recreation crown. Knew the people waiting to venture out onto the 35-foot single-cable…