Where to climb if government shut down happens?

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AggieClimber

Trad climber

Austin

Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 30, 2013 - 11:37am PT

I have a trip coming up starting this Thursday to the Valley and am looking for suggestions of places to climb if this government shut down happens. The trip is for 10 days so we were planning on getting a lot of climbing time in. We are flying into SFO and have a rental car so our travel isn't limited.

RyanD

climber

Squamish

Sep 30, 2013 - 11:47am PT

Tahoe, eastside Sierra, needles, that shuteye place looks mega. I mean there Is much climbing in California besides Yo see mate, only problem with the other areas is that there isn't as many people everywhere to get in the way which can be weird if u aren't used to it.

Deekaid

climber

Sep 30, 2013 - 11:58am PT

Yeah, a shorter list would be where you can't climb.

AggieClimber

Trad climber

Austin

Topic Author's Reply - Sep 30, 2013 - 11:59am PT

Was thinking the needles but with it being in a National Forest, I wasn't sure if it would shut down as well.

I like the eastern sierra idea, but having never been any where over I had no idea where to even start looking. Lots of routes and lots of area.

Brandon-

climber

The Granite State.

Sep 30, 2013 - 11:59am PT

Highway 50 corridor.

Pretty much anyplace to climb outside of a NP is NF. Not an issue in the NF.

10b4me

Ice climber

Soon 2B Flagstaff

Sep 30, 2013 - 12:01pm PT

Sierra Eastside.

RyanD

climber

Squamish

Sep 30, 2013 - 12:02pm PT

Ok, 35mm of rain here today- I'll play along a bit more.

What kind of climbing would u like to do/do you have gear for?

At what difficulty do you guys want to climb?

Are u camping??

Brokedownclimber

Trad climber

Douglas, WY

Sep 30, 2013 - 12:04pm PT

Lover's Leap!?

AggieClimber

Trad climber

Austin

Topic Author's Reply - Sep 30, 2013 - 12:10pm PT

Much appreciated Ryan.

Looking to do more multipitch crack but were looking to head up to tuolumne to get scared on some slab as well(both things we don't get to do a lot of in Texas). We will have a double rack of C4s as well a full rack of offsets (was planning on a wide variety in the valley).

I can lead up to 5.11 comfortably.

And yeah we are camping.

With all the replys I'm thinking we will head towards lover's leap and just see where we end up.

All the reply's are greatly appreciated!

guyman

Social climber

Moorpark, CA.

Sep 30, 2013 - 12:11pm PT

Courtwright res.... shuteye, The Needles, the eastside...Bishop, Whitney Portal....

National Parks.... who needs em.

EDIT...

Looking to do more multipitch crack

Needles for sure... right now is the season.

RyanD

climber

Squamish

Sep 30, 2013 - 12:42pm PT

Could be good to head to lovers & climb ur brains out for a few days, when u need a rest day use it to drive to the needles, I'd say Whitney portal could be worth a stop too depending on the weather but with a short timeframe like yours u might want to go straight to the needles & eliminate the number of stops/unpack/repack situations. Even if the valley was open this would be a worthy plan, u may like lovers & Tahoe a lot & there is waaaaay more than a weeks worth of climbing to be done around there so if u guys are lovin it u may not even need to relocate. Have fun, take some photos, post a tr!

franky

Trad climber

Bishop, CA

Sep 30, 2013 - 12:45pm PT

I'd go to tahoe. Hwy 50 stuff, maybe Calaveras Dome, etc. The camping is great, I wouldn't pay to camp at Lovers Leap, just fine some NF land to setup on. The Needles is another good bet. The eastside isn't the best for multipitch crack climbing unless you are doing high sierra alpine stuff, which it is getting a little cold for.

10b4me

Ice climber

Soon 2B Flagstaff

Sep 30, 2013 - 04:34pm PT

campgrounds in national forests will be closed as well.

franky

Trad climber

Bishop, CA

Sep 30, 2013 - 04:40pm PT

But using those camps isn't necessary on NF land.

tornado

climber

lawrence kansas

Sep 30, 2013 - 04:50pm PT

All of the forests will be closed. If you pull over on the side of the road do not step further than 10 feet from your vehicle into the wilderness or you will be cited. As an alternate plan you should look into some of the fine climbing gyms in the Golden State.

Brandon-

climber

The Granite State.

Sep 30, 2013 - 04:58pm PT

Campgrounds in NF's may be closed, but campsites are easy to find.

phylp

Trad climber

Millbrae, CA

Sep 30, 2013 - 05:56pm PT

All of the forests will be closed. If you pull over on the side of the road do not step further than 10 feet from your vehicle into the wilderness or you will be cited.

While technically that may be true, what is the likelihood that there will be so many enforcement people available that you wouldn't be able to climb somewhere? In many years of climbing on the east side, I can't remember EVER seeing a ranger car on a day out.

To the OP - if all else fails, and you cannot go to the big popular areas, the Owen's River Gorge is not on federal land. There is free camping there (see the guidebook). Not what you wanted (sport cragging, not multipitch cracks), but easy to navigate. And if you stop in at Wilson's in Bishop, or Mammoth Mountaineering Supply in Mammoth Lakes. I'm sure they could point you in the direction of many multipitch adventures that you could access in a stealthy way. Does anyone really think they wouldn't be able to climb on, just as an example, the Wheeler Crest, due to monitoring by LEOs in cars?

Guidebooks available either store (Mammoth Lakes area guidebook, Bishop area guidebook and ORG guidebook).