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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 6, 2014 - 11:13am PT
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Deep Bush Soloing or DBS is the practice of soloing above a thick bed of bushes in the hopes that the bushes will soften a possible fall.
Tree Branch Soloing (TBS), on the other hand, is purported to be a more narrow definition. Purists of DBS will say these are distinct sports. 'TBS is to DBS, is as aid climbing is to bouldering.'
Some assert that DBS started in Northern California with its deep and lush foliage. Others say the origin story of DBS came from the underthicket approaches endemic to the Escondido regions.
Legendary tree grabs like the Yabo hug on Castle Rock Proper come to mind.
What is your earliest recollection of a bush save from a route or problem?
What classic saves can you recall or heard about?
Water is for wooses!
PsicoBush Comp 2015!!! Sponsors are scoping locations as we speak. The Mallorca of Bush Soloing, ShutEye, is a front runner.
DBS is being looked at by many as a way to end the 'pad lightly' controversy by removing the pad and getting back to pure bouldering and soloing roots. <-- routes, get it!
It's an exciting time for DBS.
I can recall a bouldering fall that landed in the deep pine needle landings of the Eastern Side, but a true living bush save, has eluded me.
Long Live the "Scratchy Catch"!!!
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
Nevada City
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what about SLS( snow landing soloing) ?
or DSS perhaps? (deep snow soloing)
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 6, 2014 - 11:17am PT
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whoa whoa whoa! Lets just stay on topic here!
Next thing you know we'll be talking about Drunk Geranium Aid climbing.
:)
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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When I was elementary school age I would jump from my roof(+-18ft) into the bushes to test the theory.
It worked.
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
Nevada City
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sorry, ADD acting up again, what can I say. well, the only time trees ever caught me was when I was climbing up them in the first place. My understanding of these landings is they are more psychological protection than anything, but perhaps that's just me, based on the supposed legendary exploits of others ...
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snakefoot
climber
Nor Cal
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for some reason, this makes me think of the route crawdaddies in flight (or something like that) at the leap...
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 6, 2014 - 11:39am PT
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applying the theory to the practice in DBS is a long apprenticeship. Most get out of the game early on.
I mean, do you really know what is below that layer of manzanita?
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Captain...or Skully
climber
in the oil patch...Fricken Bakken, that's where
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If you make it through that layer of manzanita, you've got bigger problems to worry about.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 6, 2014 - 12:34pm PT
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silver missile yuccas? oh my
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Michelle
Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
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It has crossed my mind although not the trees. I'm more of a deep snow soloist myself.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 6, 2014 - 01:56pm PT
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Deep Snow is like Deep Bush Soloing, since there are crevasse like features under the first layer.
Probably the worst DBS plant to land in would be Chinquapin.
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pb
Sport climber
Sonora Ca
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I watched my buddy fall backwards into whitethorn. It worked to break his fall, but I didn't try it. The Iceberg was guarded by so much Green-leaf manzanita we felt compelled to retreat through the summit.
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Snow is easy, DBS is for those willing to push the bounds of what's possible. Only the most epicest among us will DBS.
In fact, I'm going to go find a sweet hedge to fall into right now.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Every year the number of us that climbed the rotten log on Royal Arches gets fewer. I wonder which we'll run out of first, log climbers or Korean War veterans.
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Michelle
Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
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I would think poison oak would be the worst.
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Poison oak is a vine, not a bush. Provides virtually no protection from a fall.
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Michelle
Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
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I should have been more specific, any brush surrounded by the dread po.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, mungeclimber... say, now this was very interesting and different, :)
lots of neat shares here, too, and such...
yep--i'd have to agree, karodrinker... poison oak = not good,
as, my mom sure told me that, ;)
edit:
nice edit, michelle, :)
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