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hashbro
Trad climber
Mental Physics........
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Tar and Feathers (aka Woodpecker Crack), Suicide Rock
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Pretty dang wintry up there today...probably stay that way for a while longer. Everyone in town is hoping for a 'March Miracle'...we desperately need the precip.
I'll try to post up a recent pic asap...it's really quite beautiful right now.
Thanks for the update. And we all really need a miracle March in California. I need to get up there really soon and just wander around up there some.
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Here ya go....
Clear as a bell today...pretty warm, too...
Forecast is more of the same all week long, which means a lot of it will be going pretty quickly, but anything that's north facing is gonna be wet and cold.
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Friend
climber
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Thanks for the photo Apogee! Looks chilly. get out your real camera and snap some more :)
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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As i recall the north side of Tahquitz can serve up some stellar mixed routes. You dudes in SoCal....get down to the basement, dust off your tools and send!
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Looks beautiful Apogee!! I've led Northeast Face West before (rock climb). Who wants to show me how this mixed stuff works on that route? I have warm gear, boots and crampons, but missing the axe pair. What do you think? Too nutty for a noob? Poor beginning route selection?
Either way, thanks for the shot Apogee!
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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I seriously doubt there's much of anything up there in the way of decent ice right now...there just hasn't been enough consistent precipitation this winter, or cold temps to go along with it. Probably a lot of wet, sloppy snow, occasional soft ice patches, and lots of water running everywhere.
Of course, there's no such thing as mixed conditions being 'out of shape'. Just depends on how scrappy you like it....
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Ah, figures Apogee. Patty and I had an invite to head to Tahoe a few weeks back to learn how to Ice climb. Of course the invite was prior to winter hitting and Ernist basically told us to not bother coming up unless we wanted to go mountain biking. So it looks like no ice for us this year.
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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That's a nice shot. Taken from the N side of Tahquitz, towards the 'Palisades'?
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Holy sh!t 15x15, that looks incredible! So there IS some ice to be had. I have to say, I'm having a hard time placing that face with all the snow and ice on it.
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Lassitude 33
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The Pirate is a complete classic. A few pin scars don't change that one iota. Sheesh is the nicest way I can put it.
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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"You actually got good sticks today? I stand corrected."
As do I. That's a funny thing about the north side of Tahquitz...it's sunny and warm in town, but that side can be waaaaaay different.
Did you top out on something, x15? Which route?
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dhayan
climber
los angeles, ca
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What is the route in that photo of Lynn Hill that Hashbro posted? Looks familiar but I can't place it...
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Craig Fry
Trad climber
So Cal.
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It's Tar and Feathers
Spencer Lennard did the FFA in 1978
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Camster (Rhymes with Hamster)
Social climber
CO
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I didn't look through this entire thread, but no Solid Gold, Todd?
Even if that's their list ... well, you know. Cammo
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 5, 2015 - 09:44am PT
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Cam....it's TEN CARROT GOLD...(Solid Gold is out in joshua tree)....AND I agree...that is one of my favoite climbs;...but now a days....climbers don't like the run out 2nd pitch with 2 bolts in the whole pitch......(just keep moving and it usually works out fine...right?)..
Big Al Bartlett on the "window pane " pitch, Ten Carrot Gold..
Photo by Robs Muir
"borrowed" by Todd Gordon from Google images......
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Friend
climber
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Killer shots as usual x15. Love it.
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Craig Fry
Trad climber
So Cal.
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It was so long ago
It must of been the early 80s when I did all those routes.
I only vaguely remember Tar and Feathers 5.11d
We top roped it.
It's a super hard lead, that's why there is a great photo of Lynn Hill on it.
Spencer did a great FFA on the thing in 1978.
How many folks TR it these days?
everyone? no-one?
The nearby Chisholm Trail is fun leadable route.
According to my guidebook, I checked off "The Man to fell to Earth" but can't remember a single thing about it. Must of been late 70s.
Caliente was one the few not checked off.
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nathanael
climber
CA
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Any update on the conditions here? Temperatures look warm but probably pretty wet? Was considering going up on Saturday to climb something on the South or West face.
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