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stevep
Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
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Jul 27, 2013 - 03:42pm PT
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Wouldn't the big stuff on Baffin Island be Canadian Shield rock? So very old, in addition to very large.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Jul 27, 2013 - 05:19pm PT
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I don't necessarily know about the age of the rock,
but the ancient Puebloans in the western US have to be
some of the oldest climbers--trying to follow some of their
chipped holds is bold work!
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Crump
Social climber
Lakewood, CO
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Jul 27, 2013 - 08:51pm PT
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As Donini well knows, Llano Texas baby! They haz rocks out there in the Llano Uplift that are 4.4+ billion years old!!
And that is way before we thunk up Gods and stuffs!
In the beginning there was this void thing, and Donini crossed the face of the deep...
And it was good.
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Jul 27, 2013 - 08:55pm PT
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yanqui, that balcarce stuff looks frickin killer.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jul 27, 2013 - 10:21pm PT
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Where is Minerals when we need him?
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MisterE
climber
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Jul 27, 2013 - 11:15pm PT
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New River Gorge for the USA?
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mongrel
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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Jul 28, 2013 - 12:33am PT
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Whoa, BJ, that is a fantastic graphic. Where did that come from? And why the heck was there such a big earthquake in the eastern 4 corners (New Madrid)?
I imagine that many of the early climbers were after useful items like birds' eggs, but I have seen a piece of text somewhere written by Samuel Coleridge (of Xanadu fame) to the effect that he climbed up a good ways on Clogwyn to see what the mental effect of exposure would be, so certainly he qualifies as a very early recreational climber. Figures he'd become an opium user later, other better substances not being readily available to him.
The Anasazi climbing doesn't count - they chipped. :-)
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Jul 28, 2013 - 12:35am PT
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what is the oldest french fry you ever ate?
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MisterE
climber
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Jul 28, 2013 - 01:15am PT
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Thanks for the killer graphic, BJ
Is that a rock penis trying to penetrate the ovarian Great Lakes (and missing the hole) or is it just me...
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thebravecowboy
Social climber
Colorado Plateau
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Jul 28, 2013 - 01:28am PT
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This one's only 1700 Ma and it's been stretched and distressed amongst less competent surroundings.
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yanqui
climber
Balcarce, Argentina
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Jul 28, 2013 - 12:12pm PT
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yanqui, that balcarce stuff looks frickin killer.
IMHO it's way frickin killer and definitely worth a look if you ever get to SA.
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Klimmer
Mountain climber
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Jul 28, 2013 - 02:39pm PT
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Dudes,
You can't get any older than climbing features on the Moon, unless you landed on some massive Carbonaceous Chondrite asteroid and bouldered on that, which may pre-date our Solar system.
The NASA "moon walkers" set many records when they ascended Lunar highlands.
Been there and done that.
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Jul 28, 2013 - 02:54pm PT
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Green Creek Complex in the City of Rocks is purportedly 2.5 billion years old.
The Almo Pluton is a babe in the woods by comparison.
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OR
Trad climber
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Jul 28, 2013 - 03:01pm PT
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I was told it was the NRG as well but apparently not.
Just curious, how old are the Gunks?
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Rock!...oopsie.
Trad climber
the pitch above you
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Jul 28, 2013 - 03:31pm PT
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OR -
NRG and Gunks are sedimentary formations and won't have a chance in this game. Gunks conglomerate is only about 400 million years old. Not sure about the New, but it's also sedimentary and therefore probably not that old in geologic terms.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Jul 30, 2013 - 05:50pm PT
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The Needles in the Black Hills are 2.2 to 2.8 billion years old according to google. My guess is people have been climbing them since people have neen around.
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Rain Man
Sport climber
Bishop
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Jul 31, 2013 - 05:28pm PT
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Unaweep Canyon (Grand Junction area) and bottom of the Black Canyon have precamb gneiss- I think about 2.6 billion yrs old
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deuce4
climber
Hobart, Australia
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Aug 10, 2013 - 03:41am PT
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