phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Hello fellow climbers! I always love checking in with this thread and seeing what people are doing.
Just back from my second day of a trip to Smith Rocks. Yesterday my friend and I did a really fun route called "wherever they may roam", which we renamed " wherever they may sh&t because I sat in some goose sh&t at the top of the first pitch. Got really great views from the top of this 5 pitch route. This route has wonderful chossy climbing and great traversing exposure. Then we joined the crowd at Phoenix and did a couple more nice routes.
Today we spent the whole day on the west side and did 5 nice routes: a pleasant 5.9, a interesting 10.b, a long and really nice 10.d (really more like 10.c), a fun 5.8, a short but pumpy 10.c.
No falls so far on 8 pitches led and a few followed, which is just fine with me.
Tonite fish tacos and tomorrow I'm taking a rest day.p
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gonzo chemist
climber
Fort Collins, CO
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Saturday: at Turkey Rocks--Gobbler's Grunt, Southern Comfort (with unnamed P2 variation), Vanishing Point, and The Fiend....wanted to climb Great White Crime, but it started to snow/rain on us. Bummer...
Sunday: Some HARD slab stuff on Bucksnort Slab. Those old timers were fuggin' BADASS.
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Magic Ed
Trad climber
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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Jumarred 8 pitches to retrieve a drill that I left up there in December so I could lend it to a friend. Finally getting back to the project and looking forward to getting it finished in the next month or so.
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Looking Glass Rock with 4 clients. I alway just solo this route because its piss easy but today the two move blank slab section was covered in sand. It made it a little exciting. :-)
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bmacd
Trad climber
100% Canadian
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gonzo chemist
climber
Fort Collins, CO
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not today, but recently...
on-sight attempt of Breakfast in America (5.11d?), in Elevenmile Canyon.
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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Not a lot of rocks here in ND. The ones I've found are mostly junk choss.
Meh.
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RP3
Big Wall climber
El Portal/Chapel Hill
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May 11, 2013 - 04:58pm PT
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One last trip to the pump tunnel
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thebravecowboy
Social climber
Colorado Plateau
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May 11, 2013 - 05:54pm PT
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a lap on Otto's Route.
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snowhazed
Trad climber
Oaksterdam, CA
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May 11, 2013 - 08:10pm PT
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First 8 pitches of Silk Road, Cal Dome
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Burch3y
Mountain climber
San Diego
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May 12, 2013 - 12:56pm PT
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Taquitz was glorious yesterday (although a little crowded)
Got up Coffin Nail to Traitor Horn, and El Whampo. That 2nd pitch of Whampo is so nice, couldn't believe the jams. Took my first big whipper as well, so the day was all around a win.
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cintune
climber
The Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
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May 12, 2013 - 01:31pm PT
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Fun clip-up slabs at Safe Harbor, Pa.
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WML
climber
Edge of the Electric Ocean Beneath Red Rock
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May 12, 2013 - 01:32pm PT
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Rope soloed Tunnel Vision...quite tired after that, forgot about the whole "climb each pitch twice" factor. Shoulda brought more water, too.
Fun climb but nowhere near deserving of the hype it gets.
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dave729
Trad climber
Western America
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May 12, 2013 - 08:28pm PT
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Nope. There is no cred for just reading about climbing even if its funny.
http://climbingsucks.wordpress.com/category/uncategorized/
Friends dont let friends toprope (with strangers)
You kicked your girlfriend out of the house to make more room for your
ropes. Your friends are worried sick about you. They hold an intervention.
It’s a somber event. In the corner a large, blocky object. Your friends
have kicked in 20 bucks each to get it. Its a crashpad. You stroke it
, amazed at its simplicity. They make you give up ropes forever. You
robotically say yes. You spend the rest of your life bouldering..
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DaveyTree
Trad climber
Fresno
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May 12, 2013 - 09:00pm PT
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Put up a 5 pitch route 'Slow & Steady'. Mostly .8 with a few moves of .9 to .10 on Friday at a crag my buddy and I are developing.
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Cosmiccragsman
Trad climber
AKA Dwain, from Apple Valley, Ca. and Vegas!
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May 12, 2013 - 09:26pm PT
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Went climbing today at a PREVIOUSLY Undisclosed area here in the Apple Valley area with MisterE and a couple of friends. 15 routes have been put up there in the last month so we were nailing down the ratings and climbing them to further clean them up.
Had a Great time MisterE!!!
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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May 12, 2013 - 09:51pm PT
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FA of Annother Pretty Face 10a Ed at the base of Fangs of Love and Annother Pretty FaceIsa leads Fangs Of Love 5.9 I led Mad Woman 5.11b and Ed followed and did an additional TR lap and confirmed the grade at 11b. So Stoked! my hardest lead technicaly. It is 30m sport so it was not as hard overall mentaly and physicaly as many of the multi pitch climbs of a lower grade. Awesome day!
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gonzo chemist
climber
Fort Collins, CO
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May 13, 2013 - 07:15pm PT
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Yesterday: Skull, and Fantasia (at Vedauwoo). A short day.
Today: Skull, again....yes again...
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Tork
climber
Yosemite
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May 14, 2013 - 12:45am PT
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SuperTopo on the Web
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