

Dateline 1911: John Otto Climbs Independence Monument
One of the chapters in the book of climbing stories that I've been writing is about John Otto and the first ascent of Independence...


Flag Day 1911: John Otto Climbs Indy
Flag Day. June 14, 1911. We salute you, John Otto, pathfinder, patriot, trail-builder, first superintendent of Colorado National Monument, c


Dateline 1911: John Otto Climbs Independence Monument
John Otto, a crazy redneck cowboy, trailbuilder, and general pain in the neck to local politicians and newspapers, did the first ascent of t