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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jun 11, 2013 - 09:56pm PT
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Don't really travel to sport climb very often, so most are local. Spearfish Canyon (just damn good sport climbing in a cool setting), Mt. Rushmore (best load of easy to moderate sport climbs I have done), Red Rocks (only done one day but it seemed cool), Wild Iris (cool pockets good camping), and I think it was called the anarchy wall by Saint George(long).
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Adamame
climber
Santa Cruz
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Jun 11, 2013 - 10:05pm PT
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Oliana, The perfect crag.
Margalef, Like the Pinnacles with Tufas and Pockets! And a gorgeous setting.
Ceuse, Need I say anything...
Santa Linya, It doesn't get much bigger and steeper than this.
Terradets, Tufa climbing heaven, If you climb 7c+-8a+.
I apologize... I can't think of any good sport climbing in America.
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skamoto
Mountain climber
coalinga ca
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Jun 11, 2013 - 11:01pm PT
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pinnacles
new jack city
san luis area ( bishop peak ect...)
metal mark in fresno. still a noob sorry.
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Da-Veed
Big Wall climber
Bend Oregon
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Jun 11, 2013 - 11:07pm PT
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Smith in the 80's
That's one.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jun 11, 2013 - 11:11pm PT
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My top five sport climbing areas:
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Jun 11, 2013 - 11:12pm PT
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1. Petrifying wall, Squamish - mega featured technical granite (good place to watch limestone snobs fall & complain)
2. Red rocks- fun, tourist grades
3. Horne lake (closed)- European limestone with no Europeans
4. Cave rock (closed) - the history, badass routes
5. I need to go on more sport climbing trips
Edit- Mr E just reminded me, my #5 is skaha! So fun there.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 11, 2013 - 11:35pm PT
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Oh yeah. Reese Mt. in the Laramie Range probably has the best sport climbing I have done. Tons of routes and lots of holds on Granite. Can't believe I forgot that one.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Jun 11, 2013 - 11:59pm PT
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I'm somewhat partial to Owens River Gorge and Clark Canyon.
Beyond that I don't consider Pinnacles a sport area, so that's out.
I very much love Rushmore.
hmmm, trying to limit it down on the last two may take some thought.
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Jun 12, 2013 - 12:10am PT
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Winslow Wall
Eldo ;-)
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MisterE
Social climber
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Jun 12, 2013 - 12:11am PT
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Mine are all about quality AND quantity.
1. New River Gorge, because it has the best damn sport climbing in the nation, IMO.
2. Smith Rock, because choss never climbed so well.
3. Potrero Chico, because long, moderate limestone is rare like unicorn.
4. Red River Gorge, because it is the funnest sandstone ever and there is a ton of routes.
5. Having a hard time with the 5th. I want to put the Cathedral Limestone area in Utah, Joshua Tree and Skaha BC. The wife just said "Thailand".
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Rolfr
Social climber
North Vancouver BC
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Jun 12, 2013 - 01:55am PT
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Edit- Mr E just reminded me, my #5 is skaha! So fun there. Ryan, Skaha is shite, stay away, no good routes, tourists should detour to Squamish. Too sunny with a greater chance of Melanoma, full of geriatric delinquents and too many bolts.
Spread the word, stay away. Please!
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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Jun 12, 2013 - 02:13am PT
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Allenspur, Montanapolis, and Lambert Creek dolomites--but then again, I'm pretty biased...
Mike M : send me your street addy for a free guide to some of my handy work in a sliver of Montana...
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Jun 12, 2013 - 03:23am PT
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Your right actually Rolf. Skaha is kinda chossy & rattlesnakey. I herd bigfoot is there too & he eats climbers that make tick marks & bolt cracks. Oh and there is dogs everywhere.
I change my #5 again to lembert dome.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jun 12, 2013 - 07:50am PT
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Cave rock - simply the best; adventure, steeps, fun!
Reese Mtn -unique, beautiful, a scene like no other
Zonerland - there's always a special place in your heart for your first
Owens - climbs are handy and plentiful
Hueco- nostalgia
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mcreel
climber
Barcelona
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Jun 12, 2013 - 09:27am PT
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Y'all have got my attention with Reese Mtn. I guess August must be pretty warm there, no?
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Jun 12, 2013 - 09:56am PT
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Waterfall Wall
Secret Garden
Eagles Roost Buttress
London Wall
Stream Wall
Because they're great.
All @ Williamson Rock
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ddriver
Trad climber
SLC, UT
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Jun 12, 2013 - 10:10am PT
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I'm no big sport climber, but there's lots of good places.
Lake Louise - I love quartzite and Lake Louise has great sport and trad side by side.
Euro - so far its Arco, Kalymnos, Sella and El Chorro, but getting ready to hit Calanques, Verdon, and Preyles, probably Ailefroid, maybe Orpierre.
States - City, Red Rocks, Owens, Smith, Uintas, AF, Big Cottonwood. I even like Table Mtn. Its all fun.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Jun 12, 2013 - 10:28am PT
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I haven't climbed much outside of Cali so I don't have a wide selection to "draw" on ;)
Top 3 are outside Cali .. which makes me want to travel a lot more.
1) Potrero Chico, MX
2) Rai Lay Thailand
3) Smith Rock, OR
4) Echo Cliffs,CA (yup.. I love that damn choss pile)
#5.. hard to say. I love Red Rocks, but consider it more a trad climbing area. Mebbe' Pine Creek or Clark Canyon (I love dat tuff). Corpse Wall gets my vote for most beautiful Cali location.. in spite of it's lack of actual climbing.
New River Gorge and Kalymnos are definitley on my bucket list.
Edit: After giving it some thought I'll make Pine Creek my official #5
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