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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 4, 2013 - 11:19pm PT
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I was just flipping through Crusher's Desert Tower book. Great history and pictures. I highly recommend picking up a copy.
Post up your tower shots!
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Leggs
Sport climber
Tucson, AZ
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(this promises to be a great thread)
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2 l l
Sport climber
Rancho Verga, CA
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Mono Lake sand tufa ...
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spectreman
Trad climber
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^^^^
That photo is awesome! Amazing.
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Dapper Dan
Trad climber
Menlo Park
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Does this count ?
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 5, 2013 - 12:24am PT
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Did you summit?
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Dapper Dan
Trad climber
Menlo Park
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Nope .
5.12 fingers , literally.
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ElCapPirate
Big Wall climber
Reno, Nevada
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Mario gave me that book the last day I saw him... to inspire many more adventures with him and Steph. I sure wish I would have gotten him to sign it.
Mario loving life in the Mystery Towers:
Right before we jumped off Ancient Art:
It's a strange feeling going untied and dropping the rope once you commit, ha ha.
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 5, 2013 - 12:46am PT
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Awesome Ammon. Mario was always psyched.
Birdseye view from Mario's go pro as he jumped over us.
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ElCapPirate
Big Wall climber
Reno, Nevada
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Awesome Larry! Hope to see you soon, bro.
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 5, 2013 - 12:56am PT
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Like wise Ammon.
We should do Cottontail. I'll bring the gear down.
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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yeah, another one of Ancient Art...almost over to it.
Susan
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Hey Larry we'll be out in Moab for a month just after the Oakdale Climbers' Festival. We'll look for ya....I think we're just down the street from ya....where the big hot tub is...
Susan
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Reeotch
Trad climber
4 Corners Area
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 8, 2013 - 03:54pm PT
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Awesome Susan. Hit me up when you get here.
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10b4me
Ice climber
Soon 2B in Arizona
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10b4me
Ice climber
Soon 2B in Arizona
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 8, 2013 - 05:10pm PT
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Nice shots everyone. Gotta love the desert.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Love Crusher's book.....there shouldn't be a climber's coffee table that isn't graced with a copy.
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ElCapPirate
Big Wall climber
Reno, Nevada
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We should do Cottontail. I'll bring the gear down.
DEAL!!!
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Yeah, where are some of Crusher's pics?
The crowd screamed for MORE, MORE, MORE!!!!
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crunch
Social climber
CO
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Desert Towers, woohoo!
Ya want towers, we got 'em:
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Thanks, Steve. . .MORE!!!!
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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I dunno Crunch, ya think?
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Leftwich
climber
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Love Crusher's book.....there shouldn't be a climber's coffee table that isn't graced with a copy
Look forward to seeing the book, but unsure how to fit the coffee table in the back of the Tacoma...
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 9, 2013 - 05:18pm PT
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Crusher, I'll buy you a beer if I could get you to sign my copy of your book. Hit me up. 435-210-1692
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crunch
Social climber
CO
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Oct 15, 2013 - 11:49pm PT
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Those African towers look amazing!
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AlanDoak
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Oct 16, 2013 - 01:04am PT
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Drinking with Moses.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Oct 16, 2013 - 01:26am PT
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Thanks for all of the great photos!
And nightmares! You gotta have a screw loose to climb these things
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Oct 16, 2013 - 06:26am PT
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Oct 16, 2013 - 09:51am PT
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Bump!
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thebravecowboy
Social climber
Colorado Plateau
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Oct 16, 2013 - 12:36pm PT
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Second the worthiness of the Desert Towers book by Bartlett!
anyone recognize this tower (Crunch, I suspect your scrappy badlands scouring self might have done it, but the existing hardware seems a little light-duty for a choss-o-phile of your stature).
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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I think that is a giant sand worm
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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IZZIT in the desert, Hank????
hee hee hee. . .
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Wow, classic shot of how useless wedge bolts are on desert sandstone!
As my buddy Bruce has noted before, people just spin down the nut until it's out of threads and then apparently think it's good....
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crunch
Social climber
CO
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Wow, classic shot of how useless wedge bolts are on desert sandstone!
Yeah, that type of bolt is the absolute worst on soft sandstone.
Rawl/Powers 5-piece has sharper and cleverer mechanism for catching and tightening. Even then it's best to snug up the cone threads, to the point where the cone is just beginning to expand, before tapping the bolt into the hole, to ensure the cone catches properly. These are the bolt of choice, for sure.
On the bolt pictured, the piece of metal that is supposed to catch only has a couple rounded bumps. Fine for tight granite/concrete holes but pretty worthless for the sloppier holes you drill in softer rock.
Plus it's too short.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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I'm sure The Larry has tagged this fun easy tower, Fat Bastard?
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Most of my life I've been a "water" girl growing up on Lake Erie, now living in Santa Cruz and spending a great deal of time at sea. But whenever I'm here something very primal stirs in me. I ride a mountain bike much of the time I'm here, but almost feel sacrilegious, that at best I should be riding a horse, more in tune with the natural environment. I feel privileged to regularly spend time here and hope my actions do not impact this sacred place for those that call it home.
Susan
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andy@climbingmoab
Big Wall climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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If you are a water girl, get on some desert river trips. Cataract, Labyrinth, Desolation Canyon, Westwater, etc are wonderful long river trips through the desert. Some friends and I have put up a bunch of routes in Deso and Ruby/Horsethief you can only access by raft.
This thing is in Desolation Canyon and is an awesome feature. I wonder if anyone will ever do the second ascent of it.
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Slabby D
Trad climber
B'ham WA
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Perfect timing on the summit of Fang Spire, Zion.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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It's been too long since I have been to the desert....
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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get on some desert river trips
You're absolutely right, time to get outta the saddle and off the rock and on the water...although it's not quite the best season....brrrrr
Susan
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Johnny K.
climber
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Desert towers are the best.
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Crackslayer
Trad climber
Eldo
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Here is a cool tower, recently freed at like 12+ or something. Was like 5.10 A1 for me. Schoolmaster at The Wall, Indian Creek:
I've got 35 different tower summits (Colorado Plateau), and 60+ summits overall. Anyone over 100 different towers?
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thebravecowboy
climber
On this ride, I'm cptn; My pals call me Shackleton
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Feb 18, 2015 - 11:03pm PT
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