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bachar
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 19, 2006 - 12:38am PT
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Has anybody climbed here? These cliffs are on Hwy. 6 about 75 miles east of Tonopah, Nevada near the so-called "Lunar Crater" (which happens to be on Earth for some reason). They go on for miles and look like excellent basalt and are probably about 60 to 80 feet tall. Info appreciated...cheers, jb
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Jul 19, 2006 - 10:07am PT
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I've seen those before. Never stopped. They look like the crags by Golden, Colorado.
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Jul 19, 2006 - 10:29am PT
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I'd check them out for you John but can't for two overriding reasons, being in Ireland, I am not as close to them as you, are and secondly, that looks like SNAKE country. ;-)
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funkness
climber
Ca.
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Jul 19, 2006 - 10:35am PT
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Looks like that stuff along 395 by Little Lake. How tall are those cliffs?
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jack herer
climber
chico, ca
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Jul 19, 2006 - 01:35pm PT
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Seen em before, lots of stuff like that in Oregon. Check it out lots of good basalt is out there.
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Bilbo
Trad climber
Truckee
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Jul 19, 2006 - 01:39pm PT
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Looks alot like Oregon.....I think you will find it Swallow infested, although in Oregon I found some nice short lines.
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bachar
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2006 - 01:56pm PT
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Yes it does look like eastern Oregon cliffage. The rock looks like 5 star basalt but man, it's way out there in the middle of Nevada - no services in sight.
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jack herer
climber
chico, ca
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Jul 19, 2006 - 02:11pm PT
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Services? Who needs services to climb? What happend to the old climbing cow boys of the west? Just check it out next time you drive by, those basalt columns can yeild the some of the most solid splitters youll climb on.
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Jul 19, 2006 - 02:14pm PT
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So Jack Herer, are those pix of the place John was asking about? Looks great.
But what about the snakes?
PS I think snakes are cool creatures, I just don't like being around them, I have an abnormal rattlerphobia.
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dirtineye
Trad climber
the south
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Jul 19, 2006 - 02:15pm PT
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Jack that looks NICE.
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jack herer
climber
veneta, or
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Jul 19, 2006 - 02:17pm PT
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Patrick, no they are not but it all tends to look the same from a distance. With basalt you have to look closer.
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robman
climber
Wasangeles
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Jul 19, 2006 - 02:18pm PT
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Dam nice Splitter yeah !!!
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Matt
Trad climber
places you shouldn't talk about in polite company
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Jul 19, 2006 - 02:24pm PT
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basalt splitters = pain management
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Jul 19, 2006 - 02:26pm PT
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Jack is your place secret or is it known to other climbers (perhaps there are other SuperTacos who know where is it, but I don't). Any clues?
It looks great.
But what about the snakes?
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Anastasia
Trad climber
Near a mountain, CA
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Jul 19, 2006 - 02:29pm PT
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I am shaking like a dog about to be served a steak bone...
Oh... Dude... I want that!
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jack herer
climber
veneta, or
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Jul 19, 2006 - 02:31pm PT
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I guess it is sort of a secret. I won't tell you where or how to get there, but guess away. I've never seen any snakes there but I'm sure they are around.
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hardman
Trad climber
love the eastern sierras
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Jul 19, 2006 - 02:33pm PT
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hey jack let's smoke up sometime
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mooch
Trad climber
Fresno
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Jul 19, 2006 - 02:33pm PT
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Looks like Smiths basalt climbs...
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jack herer
climber
veneta, or
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Jul 19, 2006 - 02:37pm PT
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hardman- I'm all for it!
mooch- Not Smith basalt nothing that clean in the gorge.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Jul 19, 2006 - 03:36pm PT
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Eugene?
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