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Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Oct 3, 2013 - 10:30pm PT
I climbed down an unfamiliar set of stairs at the lower end of lower Manhattan and wound up in a pretty decent place to have dinner and a glass of wine. Which, given that lower Manhattan gets pretty deserted after 9 pm, is kind of a miracle.
Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Oct 4, 2013 - 05:49pm PT
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Aubrey Adams on Boing Loin (5.10b/c) Joshua Tree
The Lisa

Trad climber
Da Bronx, NY
Oct 4, 2013 - 10:10pm PT
I climbed a rope today, made it to the ceiling of the gym and back down. I only just learned how to do it.
I have climbed ropes with an ascender, a Prussik, etc. but never knew how to climb a big fat static rope before. Now to get like John Gill and climb that thing without using my legs......
Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Oct 5, 2013 - 01:26am PT

susan peplow

for more;...check

http://www.joshuatreeclimb.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1380949598/0#12
Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Oct 5, 2013 - 02:33am PT

more pics;

http://www.joshuatreeclimb.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1380954870/0#0
pb

Sport climber
Sonora Ca
Oct 5, 2013 - 11:48am PT
bunch of stuff on table mntn. sorry no pics, no prob w/ the fed
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Oct 6, 2013 - 05:05pm PT
Managed to sneak in a climb between rain showers and bantering on the Taco today. A few weeks ago I bumped into the closest landowner at the base of the cliff I have been developing for the last 3 years. Turns out that Curtis is a mountainere with new routs in Peru and Himilaya etc.. has not done much rock climbing in a good while but his house is literally 5 min by foot from the base of the cliff. This afternoon We managed to climb a sweet 90ft 5.7 just before the rain hit. Despite his trad and big mountain roots Curtis seems very happy to have bolts in his back yard:)
thebravecowboy

Social climber
Colorado Plateau
Oct 6, 2013 - 10:43pm PT
jonnyrig

Trad climber
formerly known as hillrat
Oct 6, 2013 - 10:55pm PT
I don't have much time, so I take my chances when they come. Thanks to Ron A and Rick S, as well as ClimbSki2 for climbing with me. Was going to invite Ron with us today, but figured this was going to be so short and easy it just wouldn't interest him much. We were only out about an hour before the better half sent a grocery list and we had to bail.

Anyway, my other reliably occasional partner from Sacto was up and I prodded him to try lead for the first time. I set him up to follow a very short, close to home, easy crack that tops out at maybe 50feet, if that.
He tied in for lead, took the rack and a few pointers (he's followed me up a couple easy gear leads and cleaned all but one fixed cam, so why not?) and headed up. Man, did he have the elvis legs going! I lowered him, then went up on top-rope to clean. Here's the glory that I found:
This is why I took him on a short, easy route, and had him on top-rope as a mock lead. He just isn't ready. Yet...
Brandon-

climber
The Granite State.
Oct 6, 2013 - 10:56pm PT
Mt Washington.
Reeotch

Trad climber
4 Corners Area
Oct 7, 2013 - 01:00am PT
This was the maiden voyage of my new rock climbing club. I wanted to take advantage of the local crags, so we met at the high school parking lot and just hoofed it from there.
The Larry

climber
Moab, UT
Oct 8, 2013 - 03:51pm PT
Continuing my tower a week program, Marie and I took a romp up Sister Superior's Jah Man.

Marie at the start of the thin hands pitch. She floated it.


What do we do?


And why we do it.

Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Oct 8, 2013 - 11:50pm PT
Gal

Trad climber
going big air to fakie
Oct 9, 2013 - 03:28pm PT
Ok, not climb but descend.... Went with a crew of 3 others to the Grand Canyon, on Monday Sept. 30th. In just under the wire, though we did have to cut our trip short... the plan had been to canyoneer & hike a bunch, and of course enjoy Phantom Ranch's liquid offerings from time to time. I joked as we headed off that there might be a shutdown (but I truly didn't believe it would happen). First night we were told everyone out by the third. So we cut our trip by 2 days, but wow, it was a unique once in a lifetime thing to be in the Grand Canyon when hardly anyone else is around! It also added to the intensity of the canyon we descended (none of us had ever done this canyon before/and it was pretty intense, long rappels through loud steep waterfalls)... we were all thinking, but didn't say it, wow we can't blow this, as there is not going to be a rescue option.... whhooooooo, eerie! But it went great, at least 6 200 ft rappells approx... amazing views, awesome crew.... there was only one scary moment when the pull cord wouldn't pull... It was freaky, I sooo didn't want us to have to ascend the line through a waterfall! thankfully with some finagling it finally pulled!
rad photos by J.Kennedy.



FRUMY

Trad climber
Bishop,CA
Oct 10, 2013 - 12:47am PT
Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Oct 10, 2013 - 01:15am PT
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Oct 10, 2013 - 07:08am PT
snuck in an afterwork climb yesterday. getting dark fast these days...
donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Oct 10, 2013 - 07:22am PT
Yesterday bagged the first ascent of an unclimbed 17,000 ft. peak near Siguniang in Sichuan, China. Back in civilization and on to Chengdu, Shanghai, and on 10/15...,,,0uray!
thebravecowboy

Social climber
Colorado Plateau
Oct 11, 2013 - 01:33pm PT
mike m

Trad climber
black hills
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 11, 2013 - 04:20pm PT
Climbed several trees to cut branches after the blizzard. Hope to climb rock this weekend.
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