Studly
Trad climber
WA
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May 23, 2012 - 09:57am PT
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Leavenworth in Washington which encompasses the Enchantments Lakes area, Peshastin Pinnacles, Castle and Midnight Rock, Snow Creek wall, and many more crags, the list is endless.
Just this last weekend did a 4 star 10a there called Lawn Darts as a variation to the 4th pitch of Yard Art on Peekaboo Tower. What a great non-probable pitch on little granite flakes, so cool!
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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May 23, 2012 - 10:08am PT
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Cut my teeth and broke some bones.
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SilverSnurfer
Mountain climber
SLC, UT.
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May 23, 2012 - 11:21am PT
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The Chugach Range, cragging and ice climbing along the Seward Highway in the early 80's-first roped climbing was on some pile of rock that they blew up later when they widened the road.
Allen
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steve s
Trad climber
eldo
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May 23, 2012 - 11:22am PT
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Devil's Lake ....like Chez said "God's own rock", or something like that. Also proud ass home of the DLFA. Where we cut our teeth on massive quantities of cheap swill. Now Puke. Peace and f-nes Steve S.
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nutjob
Gym climber
Berkeley, CA
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May 23, 2012 - 12:36pm PT
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Mission Gorge ->
Valley of the Moon (before there were any routes there) ->
Jtree ->
Lover's Leap ->
Yosemite
and I'm still cutting away.
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Talusfeeder
Social climber
Here
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May 28, 2012 - 05:54pm PT
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First time Climbing-Consumnes
Learned to climb-Buttermilk Country
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gf
climber
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May 28, 2012 - 06:11pm PT
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center of the known universe, in victoria bc canada
flemming beach
photo shot by MH
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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May 28, 2012 - 06:19pm PT
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after conquering Horse-thieves Butte and cock-rock (aka Rooster Rock)I spent the next 4 seasons at Smith Rocks - back before the rap bolting era came to town. Ratdung ramp, Redwall, Spiderman, West Face of Monkeyface, and Pioneer route - all still freshly etched in my memory.
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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May 28, 2012 - 07:19pm PT
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Jeez... No Montucky folks here huh? First time out was practice rock up Hyalite. Then everything else around Bozeman.Climbed the Wedge my first season as well as Gallatin Tower and several other Gallatin Canyon classics.Ended up climbing ice that first winter as well.It was all over after that.Fully addicted and here I am twenty five years later. :)))
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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May 28, 2012 - 07:48pm PT
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I got blisters on me fingers!
I've cut me teeth, too?
Shite.
Many places, but one stands out. Base of El Cap. Just around from the Center of the Universe. Delectable Church School of Whales, class of 1969-1970.
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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May 28, 2012 - 08:05pm PT
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Big Rock and Rubidoux were the nipples of infancy.
Tahquitz and Yosemite where the gums started to bleed.
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Cosmiccragsman
Trad climber
AKA Dwain, from Apple Valley, Ca. and Vegas!
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May 28, 2012 - 08:28pm PT
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Joshua Tree National Monument.
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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May 28, 2012 - 08:34pm PT
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Back in '77' at Rubidoux, Big Rock, Tahquitz and Josh, in that order. The Valley came three years later.
"Cutting your teeth". If you've had kids, it makes perfect sense.
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throwpie
Trad climber
Berkeley
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May 28, 2012 - 09:01pm PT
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After my initial sandbaging and torture by my friends in the Valley, I looked for climbs everywhere. I would almost drive off the road looking for cracks on the slate above 140 on the Briceburg grade. Once, with the mouse from merced, I toured Berkeley's climbing...Indian Rock, Cragmont, and the campus buildings. I learned off with technique from mouse on a crack between a muffler shop and a body shop on San Pablo. I still walk by it all the time...I should give it a try. Or not.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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May 28, 2012 - 09:21pm PT
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Pie, check another poetry thread. Present for ya.
Is the pub on San Pablo still there, serving Watney Red and drunks?
There is that nasty jamcrack on the building's right side. Did Randy or I ever show it to you?
And did you have a splenid weekend? Hope so and hello to Peggy!
The photo of Katie was well-executed, mon!
Does she free solo still?
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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May 28, 2012 - 09:44pm PT
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Jenny lake boulders-devil's lake (both 1963, age 7)-philmont (scouts 66&67) Cragmont/indian rock-pinnacles-Yosemite (high School) Vedauwoo (first in'72, moved there in '76), then the rest
The Hoback, ontheedge? That's got to be the most unique one. Drove by and scoped from the road, but never actually climbed there.
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tithaf
Trad climber
Sierra Madre, CA
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May 28, 2012 - 10:32pm PT
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Rotary Park and Vedauwoo.
A trip to Tuolumne in the 80s and a send of Blackout cut off half of my teeth.
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mongrel
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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May 28, 2012 - 10:36pm PT
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Scrambled at Stoney Point twice in 1968, then headed to Tahquitz with 120' of hardware store rope, about three pitons, an equal number of Army steel carabiners, hammers swiped from our fathers' toolboxes, and two sandbagged buddies. Yee ha, the good old days.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
the crowd MUST BE MOCKED...Mocked I tell you.
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May 28, 2012 - 11:20pm PT
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Josh
Rubidoux
Suicide
Tahquitz
in that order, except perhaps Big Rock at Perris got in there.
then everything else, even up thru this weekend, still cutting teeth.
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Jennie
Trad climber
Elk Creek, Idaho
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May 29, 2012 - 12:01am PT
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I began climbing in the Tetons and City of Rocks...being fortunate in having climbing parents.
(Jackson)Cowboys were dumb, but not that dumb, and they eventually let their hair grow...
And nowadays they drive down to Salt Lake to get their piercings done, the old timers even. Times a changin'.
Genuine cowboys are pretty rare in Jackson these days. Dude wranglers and tourists with cattle baron hats may be encountered, however.
The Jackson newspaper documents several nose bleeds a month in the Cowboy Bar...but it's mostly drunk tourons bumping into the T-shirt concession wall.
But I've heard many stories about cowboy rowdiness in Jackson's days of olden glory. Did they really take after the Hell's Angels with axe handles...and run hippies through the town carwash during the "Summer of Love"?
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