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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 17, 2013 - 03:41pm PT
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Not sure if a thread like this has been started yet, did not see anything. Figured I could add some climbing content, Wow, what a novel idea to do on ST. :)
Where do you get your climbing fix, meet good people, and have an all around good time when you can't travel very far to do some climbing?
My home crag is Mission Gorge. The rock is slick as a babies bottom, but I have enjoyed learning good footwork as a result. It's San Diego so can't beat the the weather and it was developed in the 60s and 70s so the ratings are not super soft, not that is matters to me, but it helps when you go to older established climbing areas I think, where a 5.9 back in the day is not the same 5.9 now. Here are a some pics I took and some from the web, found an old one taken by Ron A. on MP showing Eppy set up on the rock taking some pics back in the day too.
Where's your favorite home crag that they enjoy?
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Sep 17, 2013 - 08:09pm PT
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Ward Trotter
Trad climber
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Sep 17, 2013 - 08:24pm PT
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Two places:
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Gobie
Trad climber
Northern, Ca.
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Sep 17, 2013 - 08:25pm PT
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Sep 17, 2013 - 09:37pm PT
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here here hereherehereand here
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Sep 17, 2013 - 09:41pm PT
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We're super fortunate & got lots of great home crags around here, if ur talkin the closest to ur home that would have to be penny lane.
View from my sundeck
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JohnnyG
climber
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Sep 18, 2013 - 09:08am PT
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Yo tradman- that "orcs and goblins" thing is my local crag too. Like 10 min from my house.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Sep 18, 2013 - 09:24am PT
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Charles: Say what you will about climbing choss, I love it.
With ya on that one
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 18, 2013 - 09:49am PT
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Cool pics, you guys definitely have prettier home crags than I.
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yanqui
climber
Balcarce, Argentina
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Sep 18, 2013 - 10:34am PT
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My home crag seen from my home:
La Barrosa is exceptional for bouldering:
but we've also put up about 50 short routes.
The routes are mostly bolted:
but there are also a few nice lines for old farts who like to fidget with gear:
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martygarrison
Trad climber
Washington DC
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Sep 18, 2013 - 11:01am PT
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Sep 18, 2013 - 11:46am PT
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[Click to View YouTube Video]
one of those special moments caught on camera!
with love from stoney point!
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 18, 2013 - 11:52am PT
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I still have yet to make it up there Pyro, heard it's a good crowd and good fun there.
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Blakey
Trad climber
Sierra Vista
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Sep 18, 2013 - 11:58am PT
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An equal measure of sandstone bouldering and cragging. All tiny by US standards. But, it keeps you in the game!
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Sep 18, 2013 - 12:13pm PT
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DummyDomeland:
Photo by Blitzo
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InlandSikaEmpireChoss:
Adam Stackhouse photo from MtnProj
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Dick Danger
Trad climber
Lakewood, Colorado
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Sep 18, 2013 - 12:18pm PT
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
sawatch choss
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Sep 18, 2013 - 12:59pm PT
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The latest and (koff) greatest:
The de facto standby:
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Sep 18, 2013 - 01:04pm PT
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Nice thread dirtclaud! My very first ever lead was one of those Mission Gorge 5.9s with a rack of hexentrics. I loved that place as a little slice of heaven in the sea of surrounding urbanity and congestion.
I'm fairly new to South Pasadena and still trying to figure out where my new home crag is... Stony Point seems like the most likely candidate?
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
sawatch choss
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Sep 18, 2013 - 01:13pm PT
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There are more climbers in that Stoney vid than in my entire county.
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hairyapeman
Trad climber
Fres-yes
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Sep 18, 2013 - 02:10pm PT
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Kerkoff dome
Tollhouse Rock
Yosemite
Fresno Dome! Sorry for the sideways pic
Mount Shin
Dog tooth peak
Basically the best place to live....at least I think so!
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neversummer
climber
30 mins. from suicide USA
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Sep 18, 2013 - 02:12pm PT
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Big Choss, perris ca
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 18, 2013 - 02:26pm PT
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That's awesome Nut! I wonder if it was one of these two climbs.
I just noticed Limpingcrab had put up a similar thread. Don't want to delete this one though since people have posted already. Hope there is enough room on ST for both of us, JK. :)
http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/2041330/YOUR-CLOSEST-CRAG
Your living in paradise hairyapeman, that is awesome!
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E Robinson
climber
Salinas, CA
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Sep 18, 2013 - 03:27pm PT
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My backyard homemade boulders make me smile whenever go out back, turn on the stereo and boulder.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Sep 18, 2013 - 11:38pm PT
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