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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Jun 22, 2013 - 02:18pm PT
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Locker, it's pretty tough, but if you come up again next year, I'll lead it for you if you want. ;-P
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Jun 22, 2013 - 03:27pm PT
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Locker! Worse yet it's not bolted. Spider actually put things in the crack that he said would catch him if he fell. Strange schist dooede.
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 22, 2013 - 10:04pm PT
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And I missed it!
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Jun 24, 2013 - 03:57pm PT
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The Facebook page for City of Rocks National Reserve had this photo & comment today:
Highest elevation rattler observed at City of Rocks was about 6,300 feet
this one pictured here was photographed just west of Elephant Rock.
Heidi, Brokedown, & I were over on the west-side of Elephant Rock about 10 days ago, checking out the walk-off route. Since it was 50 degrees and windy, I was not thinking about it being rattler habitat.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jun 24, 2013 - 04:35pm PT
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Give that snake some shoulders, legs and a bark.....then move over to keep from getting trampled by people wanting to pet it.
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 24, 2013 - 06:04pm PT
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Any snake experts here know what the species might be? I suspect it's a Timber Rattlesnake, and it sure isn't a Prairie Rattlesnake from the coloration.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Jun 24, 2013 - 08:04pm PT
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Sorry Brokedown. I forgot your scientific nature.
The website said it was a Great Basin Rattlesnake.
From the Idaho State U. website on the subject:
http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/reptile/serp/crvi/crvi.htm
There are three subspecies of Western Rattlesnake that occur in Idaho, and they are different enough in coloration to warrant additional description.
The subspecies found in the southwestern portion of the state is the Great Basin Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis lutosus). These snakes have less distinct markings on the head, and less prominent body blotches that are irregular in shape and may have light colored centers (Nussbaum et al. 1983). However, I have encountered juvenile Great Basin Rattlesnakes that have light colored outlines around their blotches and on either side of the dark eye stripe. Great Basin Rattlesnakes have a range of ground colors that varies among individuals. The ground color can be buff-gray, yellowish gray or light brown (Cobb 1996).
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labrat
Trad climber
Auburn, CA
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Jun 24, 2013 - 08:08pm PT
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Cool! I'm arriving on Saturday and I hope my girlfriend does not see one......
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 7, 2014 - 06:39pm PT
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This was a great trip, and would have been even better without eating cantaloupe chunks that really made me sick...
Well...I'm really "up" for the upcoming June CoR Taco Get-together. I feel better now--mentally and physically--than any time since 2010. The Dolomites last September did a lot to heal both my spirit and body. So, watch out this year, Fritz!
Yeah, I'll be hanging some with the Texas Buttheads up by Breadloaves (watch out Philo and Gilroy!).
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Gilroy
Social climber
Bolderado
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Can't wait to stretch out a rope over some of that fine CoR granite with you, Rodger! We have been talking about it for too long. Time to get it done...
Keith
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 8, 2014 - 01:58pm PT
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Keith-
You're on! I have plans to lead that 4.8c...or was it 4.8d?
Actually it's right at the Group Campsite: Indian Chief Rock, Flake Route.
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Gilroy
Social climber
Bolderado
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Zawn, BDC! As long as I can handle the approach. :) I bet there's at least a day of 5.fun climbs we can string together, so count on it.
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 8, 2014 - 04:01pm PT
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Keith, we can do a long morning or afternoon on just the East Face of Window Rock, with 5-6 climbs there for mere mortals:
Fun Stuff: 5.6
Pure Pleasure: 5.6
Drunken Cowboy: 5.7
Juniper Jam: 5.6
Easy Way Up: 5.5
Masochist Crack: 5.8
Rodger
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