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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
the crowd MUST BE MOCKED...Mocked I tell you.
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 9, 2013 - 12:19am PT
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Here here long live the choss!
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MisterE
Social climber
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Apr 29, 2013 - 03:46pm PT
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Bowl 'O Choss, aka Devil's Punchbowl:
Questionable sandstone and mandatory run-outs? Check:
Sketchy gear? Check:
Old bolts and home-made hangers? Check:
No chalk? Check.
Funnest day in ages, going back next weekend.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Apr 29, 2013 - 09:21pm PT
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Munge....
Plaid...
guess what I got today...
'neener'
'neener'
:)
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crunch
Social climber
CO
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Apr 29, 2013 - 10:53pm PT
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I "heart" the licence plate! Woohoo.
Ha ha ha!
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Apr 30, 2013 - 12:01am PT
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Crunch...It looks like you are standing inside one of those holes kids dig in the sand at the beach.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
the crowd MUST BE MOCKED...Mocked I tell you.
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 30, 2013 - 12:10am PT
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worthy!
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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@Maid - Maybe if i hurry i can get the Oregon one.
They should just give it me because i love choss so much.
Plaid
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thebravecowboy
Social climber
Colorado Plateau
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You know Crunch, I've got a stash of some real nice Jurassic Wingate things that are tall and virginal, some of the poorest cemented Jwg I've known, and you probably wouldn't even be interested if I were to cut you in, would you? You really do have a dirt addiction, don't you?
Thank you for normalizing my obsession with good old loose quartz sandstones. Seriously, I feel much better about these, my chosspiles of a more standard fare:
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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This has to be my favorite choss climb yet. On sight lead ground up of "Into The Mystic". I had a drill but wouldn't use it till I got to the top of the pitch. My wife said there were piles of crap coming out of that chimney/stream vent hole. She said that she almost vetoed the climb. She didn't relieve that her vote didn't count. My blood was up. I had to finish it and find out what was up this vertical cave.
Plaid
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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So, Your Plaidness, kindly elucidate us: is that truly the entrance to Mordor?
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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It's cleaned up and it doesn't have a secret door or anything. Anyone with the will to brave the darkness my enter. No orc, dwarfs, hobbits, elves, or such. But there is a pack rat that keeps eating my webbing on my anchor up there. I am going to install chain and unless he has steel teeth that should take care of the little bastard!
Here is a pic of the upper entrance. It is natural. I call it The Window To Heaven.
I have removed all the loose rock so it's not a death route anymore. You do need several headlamps to see in there. But you can leave your swords and magic sticks at home.
Plaid
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MisterE
Social climber
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May 10, 2013 - 10:19am PT
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Sandstone with conglomerate bump:
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
the crowd MUST BE MOCKED...Mocked I tell you.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 10, 2013 - 11:38am PT
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like
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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May 10, 2013 - 09:36pm PT
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Freakin' Flakes
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