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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
nowhere, I'm headed for certain doom
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Jul 31, 2009 - 04:45pm PT
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Pinns are pretty bad, but I went to Diablo one time ever, & swore never to return.
Maybe there's a good face route or two, but I never found them.
Or maybe I'm just dense.
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mason805
Big Wall climber
East Bay, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 31, 2009 - 05:24pm PT
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What's a chosspile?
We did Sentinel Rock. It was pretty cool. I want to check out the AF route, too since you say it's cool.
I like it because it's closer than Castle Rock, so when it cools down and I get some rope and learn how to set a good TR anchor i want to get out there a lot.
How was Tahoe, Blue?? Did you climb at all?
I have bdays this weekend and next weekend, but hopefully you're available for some climbing after that?
I found the AF route here. It has some other good routes too, but sentinel rock isn't listed. They said it wasn't well known, but I liked it:
http://bayareaclimbers.com/ssdiablo.html
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jul 31, 2009 - 06:06pm PT
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OK, enough talk. Time that someone actually went climbing, eh?
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mason805
Big Wall climber
East Bay, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 31, 2009 - 06:39pm PT
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Dude, I have been out to climb!
Are you going to the Facelift?
I'm looking for TR spots in yosemite. I think I wanna get out there next weekend for my birthday.
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jsb
Trad climber
Bay area
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Jul 31, 2009 - 09:05pm PT
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My advice would be to take it slow and enjoy the process.
The most fun I've EVER had climbing were my first few trips outdoors with a buddy. Neither of us had ever led anything before, but we had read a few books (The John Long books and various generic REI climbing books) and taught ourselves how to be reasonably safe. I still remember the first time we struggled up Bear's Reach and Corrugation Corner at the Leap, and the feeling of success at the top was indescribable... and even better than the feeling 2-3 years later when the same partner and I topped out on the various intro-trade walls in yosemite - Nose, Zodiac, Half-Dome, Leaning Tower, Prow, etc.
I'm not bashing guides, but I do think that you'll be missing out on a lot of excitement and adventure if you have somebody really good (paid or not) spoon-feeding you everything you need to know.
If I were you, I'd convince a few good friends to learn the hobby together with you. In the long term, I think the friends and memories are what you'll value the most about climbing, not how well or hard you can climb.
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mason805
Big Wall climber
East Bay, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 23, 2009 - 12:22am PT
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Just a climbing update for everyone:
I have been out climbing with Bluering, the conservative that everyone get harassed by. He's taken me out to Henry and Otis, Cow Ridge in Castle Rock and a couple of crazy face climbs in Aquarian Valley to the north of Castle Rock. I've got down some good anchoring techniques, know a few top-roping placements.
Went out to Indian rock and free climbed to the top of two routes as well, today. Now that was fun, but scary. Once you're committed, it's pretty hard to look back or try to get down with no gear on you.
My girlfriend bought "How to Rock Climb" by John Long and Bluering let me borrow "Anchors" by Long as well. We bought some rope finally with some 2' and 4' slings, biners, cordelette and webbing.
Amazing Face at Mt. Diablo, here we come (tomorrow).
I still haven't gotten the pirate talk down yet, though. Sorry.
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