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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 21, 2011 - 11:53am PT
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213 awsome pictures.
Yeah everybody has climbed 5.6, but you have to be bold to climb 5.5 and below(well at least climb 5.5 and below and write about it on the internet).
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neversummer
Trad climber
30 mins. from suicide USA
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Apr 21, 2011 - 11:53am PT
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"easy day" at josh 5.4.....felt a little tougher to me though..but i suck
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Beatrix Kiddo
Mountain climber
ColoRADo
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Apr 21, 2011 - 12:40pm PT
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Happiness is 1000' of 5.5! I love that style of climbing, especially in an alpine setting.
<ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh>
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Apr 23, 2011 - 05:19am PT
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By the way, those who think these are grades to solo might find themselves rethinking the position on some of the Gunks classics.
I'll say. I've free soloed onsight loads of 5.7 but I got put on a 5.7 at the gunks that would have had to be 11+ if it was on Yosemite Granite (Yellow corner?) big ass roof but there'sa big handlebar hold you naturally find. I'd crap my pants onsighting that without a rope!
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Captain...or Skully
climber
My ready room
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Apr 23, 2011 - 09:32am PT
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Stellar pics, 213!!!
Oh, yeah.
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Inner City
Trad climber
East Bay
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Apr 23, 2011 - 10:04am PT
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Great Pics and comments. I love this thread! So much good stuff that is not hard.
Round River at Smith, yes!
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rhyang
climber
SJC
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Apr 23, 2011 - 10:14am PT
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Liberty Bell, Becky Route .. 5.6 but mostly easier, North Cascades National Park
Lots of fun easy stuff on Herring Creek Dome (off Sonora Pass Hwy)
Eichorn Pinnacle, North Face (5.4)
(combine with West Face of Cathedral Peak, 4th class)
Cosmic Wall, Mt. Hubris (Castle Crags State Park)
(5.6 again, but again mostly easier)
Hard to beat the views while soloing Tenaya Peak
Stemwinder (5.4), Thor Peak
Laurel Mtn, NE Gully (5.2)
(fantastic geology)
First Sister, West Face (5.5) Pinnacles National Monument
North Peak, NW Ridge (5.3)
Bear Creek Spire, NE Ridge (easy fifth)
Mt. Conness, West Ridge -- another 5.6 with mostly easier moves
Costanoan (5.4) -- the Citadel, Pinnacles National Monument
Tollhouse Traverse -- one of the best 5.5's in CA
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Apr 23, 2011 - 11:51am PT
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Tiptoe ridge (Tiptoe spire?) in Arapiles is 1300' long, very solid rock, amazing free solo, goes at 5.5.
I rapped that Becky route Ryang mentions on Liberty Bell after climbing up the other side and it looks great! I'm saving it till I get old(er).
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tom Carter
Social climber
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Apr 23, 2011 - 12:04pm PT
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Beautiful Photos!
When Don Lauria turned 55 we had a Birthday Party at his place in Bishop.
Someone made a T-shirt for him that read... "Five Five can be tricky".
Bet Don has a photo somewhere?
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Slater
Trad climber
Central Coast
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Apr 23, 2011 - 12:45pm PT
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KERNVILLE LIEBACK 5.5
did anyone mention that one?
The cleanest 5.5 lieback of the grade in the state. Laser.
Combine with Tree Route on Dome Rock and that's a fun trip.
Cathedral Range (Toulumne) & Conness N. Ridge were memorable also.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Apr 23, 2011 - 01:44pm PT
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BUMP for Exum Ridge on the Grand
A fine mountaineering outing with spectacular location. Never harder than 5.5, never just a walk. Several "don't fall here" places. Non-trivial descent.
The usual warnings and disclaimers apply.
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ruppell
climber
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Apr 23, 2011 - 02:19pm PT
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For stuff in the Gunks
Frogs Head 5.5 hands down the best climb of that grade there.
For Stuff in CA
Anything in the Sierra's with Clydes name on it. Picture the east ridge of Humphreys. Ever wonder why the call it the little sub summit "married mans summit".
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Apr 23, 2011 - 02:30pm PT
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Sung to the tune of "Hi Ho" from Snow White
Five five, five five,
I just fell off five five,
It's not too hard,
But I'm a lard,
Five five, five five!
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Brandon-
climber
Done With Tobacco
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Apr 23, 2011 - 02:52pm PT
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I love moderately technical routes that get me to spectacular places. Weeds out the tourons and makes for a beautiful place to burn one.
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Iron Mtn.
Trad climber
Riverside, Ca.
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Apr 24, 2011 - 03:37am PT
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I've always had a fondness for The Lark (5.3) at Tahquitz. A very adventurous undertaking with lots of exposure, route finding and steepness packed in 7 or 8 pitches.
Another cool sub-5.5 climb is the Tooth in the Washington Cascades, killer hike to a saddle then 4 pitches of 5.fun to a beautiful summit with view of the entire range.
The Tree Route at Dome Rock also gets a HUGE thumbs up. Every pitch is memorable in it's own way. I love the impossible looking last pitch which looks like a 5.11 but is more like 5.0........
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Disaster Master
Social climber
Born in So-Cal, left my soul in far Nor-Cal.
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Apr 24, 2011 - 03:42am PT
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I'm down to 5.me
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KyleO
Gym climber
Calgary, AB
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Apr 24, 2011 - 08:19am PT
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NW ridge (left skyline) of Sir Donald is 5.5
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jogill
climber
Colorado
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Apr 24, 2011 - 07:45pm PT
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One should not be intimidated by the lack of difficulty . . .
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Gilroy
Social climber
Boulderado
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Apr 24, 2011 - 08:31pm PT
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Thanks to jogill and ydpl8s for the inspiration to push on through the grades.
Gelsa 5.4
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