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Anastasia
Trad climber
Near a mountain, CA
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Jul 19, 2006 - 03:39pm PT
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I am at least sure it is not here in Indiana!
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Trashman
Trad climber
SLC
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Jul 19, 2006 - 04:23pm PT
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if you've got jonny w.'s contact info, you might try him.
i know he's got a crag or 3 stashed along 50/6 in NV.
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Landgolier
climber
the flatness
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Jul 19, 2006 - 04:25pm PT
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I thought you were out of here today?
Sorry I missed you last night, I could barely hear your message.
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Mark
climber
bend, oregon
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Jul 19, 2006 - 05:08pm PT
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here's a few more pics of oregon basalt climbs. maybe some familiar faces to you as well.
wilbur nazarian on an fa
gabe coler on the fa of bad day in compton.
jim ablao on the fa of 7pm wake up call.
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Jul 19, 2006 - 05:15pm PT
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Are those the Crooked River cliffs? Beautiful photos!
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Jul 19, 2006 - 06:02pm PT
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jh - Vantage?
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Robb
Social climber
Under a Big Sky
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Jul 19, 2006 - 08:10pm PT
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JB
We did a lot of bouldering on similar ridge systems west of Tonopah back in the 80's. Pretty good rock, endless routes/problems, but often dirty and TONS of spiders & scorpions!!!
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jul 19, 2006 - 08:29pm PT
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Looks a lot like Vantage, aka Frenchman Coulee. Columnar basalt.
Anders
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bachar
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2006 - 09:02pm PT
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Damn nice cracks Jack! Basalt is one of my all time favorite types of rock. I was gonna guess Smith Rocks as well.
Mark - Are those Smith Rocks? They kinda' have that look but I imagine there aren't any FA's left so it's probably somewhere else.
By the way, the so-called "Lunar Crater Natural Landmark" near the mystery crags isn't really a crater but an old volcano that used to be on the moon...maybe.
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Jul 19, 2006 - 09:33pm PT
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I went off on one of the dirt/sand road, looking for a bivi by that big lava flow.
Bad idea, in my subaru! Plumes of sand out of my wheelwells, covering my windshield to the point where I had to put on my wipers. The car was swimming in the sand! Got out ok though.
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Mark
climber
bend, oregon
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Jul 20, 2006 - 02:02pm PT
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blitzo and bachar:
the pics i posted are not at smith rock. there taken at various crags along the crooked and deschutes river.
lot's of really good basalt crack climbing in oregon. this state is volcanic! i'll post more soon.
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burp
Trad climber
Salt Lake City
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Jul 20, 2006 - 02:44pm PT
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Bachar,
Seen those crags as well as those around Black Rock (?) pass a few miles from there. Took a pit stop and was peeking at them. However, I had the fever for Yosemite and high tailed it back on my way. Someday ... I'll have some leisure time ....
Services? On a return trip to Salt Lake between Tonopah and Ely, at one point close to an hour and half went by before seeing another car coming the other way! Saw lots of wildlife though. It's the only place I've ever traveled where I top off the gas in the Subie at every opportunity (Delta - Ely - Tonopah).
Enjoy!
burp
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crimper7
Trad climber
bend, or
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Jul 20, 2006 - 02:52pm PT
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Mark, thanks for posting some photos of central oregon's lesser known crags. Keep 'em coming!
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Mark
climber
bend, oregon
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Jul 20, 2006 - 06:17pm PT
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here's a few more oregon basalt picks.
tyler attempting the ffa
kevin attempting the ffa of the pumper
tyler going for the second ascent of pop the cork. clay cahoon put this climb up on a trip in 2005.
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Two comments:
1. Thanks for continuing to bump some really great threads, Hooblie!
2. Jack - were those first few shots at Trout Creek?
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mooch
Trad climber
Old Climbers' Home (Adopted)
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Jack -
Second guess.....Vantage?
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fgw
Trad climber
portland, or
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D., it's trout creek in oregon.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Gosh, it was weird, heart stop a beat, to see JB's name on a Thread. Thanks for bumping it. I went by there on the way to the Outdoor Retailers Conv. in Salt Lake first of August. Looks like a great place to check out. Took a short look and want to go back when it's a bit cooler.
Like many I'm sure ...... still missing the Dude. He was such an encourager. Know he'd be happy to see my small but steady progress in the climbing of the rock. :D Hola John.
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Klimmer
Mountain climber
San Diego
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Nice to see Bachar's name again on a thread and on the front page. Thanks for bumping.
So, no one has checked out this crag since John first posted this?
Could be really great basalt climbing, you never know until you get there.
I would also like to say that this looks really good for paragliding. It is great to find a long extended cliff with a steep summit ridge that is continious for a long, long distance. You can launch and fly ridge lift into the prevailing wind (easy to stay up) and then leave the ridge to go out across the plain searching for thermals. When you get them you are up and out. When you don't find them you can come back to the cliff and fly ridge to lift stay up. This could be a great place to do this. It could be the next "La Salina, of Baja" for the state of Nevada.
Looks very interesting for two great sports. I love places like that. Multi-element baby. Multi-element.
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Friedo
Trad climber
South Lake Tahoe
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I've actually been here. The Lunar Crater is where they practiced landing the Lunar Module for the Appollo Missions.
I hiked around in the area during a geology field trip. I wasn't a climber back then, but my recollection is that there was definitely some potential.
If you like geology, it's a great place to view some incredible faulting!
Fun to just hike around and climb to the top for some views...maybe trundle some boulders on the way down!
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