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Off White
climber
Tenino, WA
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What's that Jebuz, a new product that makes your baby's bum smell like a good red sauce?
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Looks sweet...can you fly to the area?
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Kevin...I'll be hanging out with Chappy in the Valley from 5/8 to 5/12....you're next. Thanks for the invite.
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Thanks Warbler, I've been running into San Diego Granite that has pockets and veins of black, brown and white metamorphic rock. Some is highly featured and similar to San Juacinto rock.
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adenparker
climber
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Few photos of the routes going up!
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adenparker
climber
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Ha! Kinda looks like it..
A lot of the stuff there climbs like limestone and is featured like it. My route has two 2-finger pockets on it, and my dad's has that mono. Crazy cool.
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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From the pictures, it looks like there are thin layers of Flow Stone on those lines.
There's a crag in San Diego that has overhanging granite roof blocks that are laminated together with a thin layer of "Cave Bacon".
Reference: There are two common forms of flowstones, tufa and travertine. Tufa is usually formed via the precipitation of calcium carbonate, and is spongy or porous in nature. Travertine is a calcium carbonate deposit often formed in creeks or rivers; its nature is laminated, and it includes such structures as stalagmites and stalactites.
The deposits may grade into thin sheets called "draperies" or "curtains" where they descend from overhanging portions of the wall. Some draperies are translucent, and some have brown and beige layers that look much like bacon (often termed "cave bacon").
Though flowstones are among the largest of speleothems, they can still be damaged by a single touch. The oil from human fingers causes the flowing water to avoid the area, which then dries out. Flowstones are also good identifiers of periods of past droughts, since they need some form of water to develop; the lack of that water for long periods of time can leave traces in the rock record via the absence or presence of flowstones, and their detailed structure.[2
PS- I've already reserved the route name, "Cavin Bacon".
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Good one! I'm sure "Footloose" is taken and that movie brings back bad memories anyways.
Speaking of climbing over black and brown rock...I'm sure a Trump reference could fit nicely.
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adenparker
climber
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May 14, 2017 - 11:29am PT
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One last photo dump of our routes. Both are finished and have been climbed! Such an amazing process. My dad just sent his yesterday, 'FLN' (5.12b). An instant SD classic. Sadly we didn't get any photos of him on the FA, but here's some of Jed and me. One more photo of my route as well. :-)
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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May 14, 2017 - 06:53pm PT
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Dad- 5.12? Wow...looks great!!
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adenparker
climber
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May 15, 2017 - 06:57am PT
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Dude, my dad is a crusher! He put up lots of 5.13's BITD..
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adenparker
climber
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Jun 30, 2017 - 08:44am PT
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Anyone done much climbing out around Cuyamaca? Found lots of rock and some cool stuff a few weekends ago.
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adenparker
climber
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Looked that up on GE..I see lots of rock! My photos were from trails around the green valley campgrounds.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Why does anyone live in LA when they can get better weather, better beaches, better fish tacos and MUCH better climbing in SD.
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Looks nice Aden, looking forward to checking it out this fall!
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Warbler, one of these days I may well move back to San Diego. One of the first things I'm gonna do is look you up!
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