robfritz
Trad climber
Pollock Pines, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 6, 2012 - 04:04pm PT
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Does anyone what the access is like to the boulders above the painted "N" in Reno? Based on google images it looks like there is a service road to the cell towers that goes up to it. Also, have these been explored?
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Jebus H Bomz
climber
Reno, Nuh VAAAA duh
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Heh. I thought you were talking about Comm Row and the arch right there. No idea on the bouldering though. Sorry.
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robfritz
Trad climber
Pollock Pines, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 7, 2012 - 11:23am PT
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Nah worries. Come on taco people!?!
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WML
climber
Biggest Little City, NV
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choss.
I've mountain biked and trail ran past them a plethora of times and unequivocally they are choss.
Go to the Washoe Boulders or Sommersett Boulders for local bouldering. There is A boulder up the adjacent Keystone Canyon that offers a few problems but nothing quality, in my opinion. Rock is good, just short and only OKAY movement.
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Minerals
Social climber
The Deli
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There’s climbing here in Reno?!?!?!?
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WML
climber
Biggest Little City, NV
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No climbing in or around Reno. Zip. Zero. Nada. Goose egg.
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Cragman
Trad climber
June Lake, California....via the Damascus Road
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A few weeks ago, while in Reno, I went and checked out a steep face north of town...up 395 and just north of the "shoe tree".....off the highway to the east.
The rock was about 50 feet high or so, had some bolts, and the remnants of a glue up route.
Anyone know the details?
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Ron Anderson
Trad climber
Soon to be Nipple suckling Liberal
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was it a large squarish boulder with BON JOVI painted on it??
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Cragman
Trad climber
June Lake, California....via the Damascus Road
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Ron, definitely squarish...I don't recall the Bon Jovi thing, but there was a fair amount of paint on the rock all over that area....sad.
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Ron Anderson
Trad climber
Soon to be Nipple suckling Liberal
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the pic on the right Crag??
If so,, yes,, we placed anchors on that years ago- for TRs
had 1 0r two desperately hard things on the west face..
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Ron Anderson
Trad climber
Soon to be Nipple suckling Liberal
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we called it "the cube".. what else?? lol!
Back side routes were the approach routes to the top..Introduced ol "426" to hand drilling there...
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Ron Anderson
Trad climber
Soon to be Nipple suckling Liberal
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there were NO glue up routes there then!!!
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Ron Anderson
Trad climber
Soon to be Nipple suckling Liberal
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how many of you Reno guys have been to "owl rock"..??
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Jebus H Bomz
climber
Reno, Nuh VAAAA duh
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Dude, I haven't even been to Pig Rock.
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Ron Anderson
Trad climber
Soon to be Nipple suckling Liberal
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Pig?,, havent missed much- damaged anchors, upgraded routes. Zoo like during the winter months. Many routes- small area= congestion. Contra canyon is ok for a day of shorties but ive heard bolts have been chopped there too.
The area has been plagued with such things for years now. Most of those routes were outta my league on the pig proper anyhoo..I didnt do the "working a route" gig. If i didnt do it on the first try interest waned- and i lowered to a bowl...
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Cragman
Trad climber
June Lake, California....via the Damascus Road
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Ron....Yep, that's the one. There was definitely a glue-up at one time that has since been chopped. The whole thing is a travesty.
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Ron Anderson
Trad climber
Soon to be Nipple suckling Liberal
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Dang,,, we placed only a bolt or two on top for TRs. Sad that is- i take it the glue ups were on that flat face..
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Cragman
Trad climber
June Lake, California....via the Damascus Road
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Yes Ron, and in a very LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT kind of pattern. Bolts on the face too...VERY close together.
STUPID!
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Ron Anderson
Trad climber
Soon to be Nipple suckling Liberal
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totally, as there ARE climbs there on it.. we got close tring that face- a few times- but its desperate 12+ maybe 13. Jim Arnold got an arete there that is easily 12+ on tr. We kinda figured that was good enough for it, never considered leading- cuz well it was insanely hard shyt!
And BEFORE anyone says it,,yeah Dano had his "epoxy wall" but it wasnt on the main feature of a given area.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Dudes! Pig Rock is the shiz in the winter.
This one time, I used a bullet crater as a mono.
This other time, I had to leave because I was climbing, mid pitch, and a suburban cruised in. A bunch of fat people rolled out and started shooting at the car that's across the way, you know the one.
I asked them to chill for a minute and was threatened. It was really fun. One guy actually said 'Well, we've got the guns', or some such, it's been ten years or so.
I was threatened by a douchebag mid pitch though, strange experience.
I finished the pitch. .11something onsight, bitches!!!
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