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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Trona mention, nice Cosmic!
Is that on the DL, or is it the Domelands guide?
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whitemeat
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo, CA
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this one always amazes me!!!!
the nose!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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cool, thx Cosmic!
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Curt
climber
Gold Canyon, AZ
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It's in Poison Canyon on the way to Trona from Ridgecrest, Munge
Right side of the canyon just off the road.
a couple of other climbs are across on the other side of the road
named birdshit wall
I've done that thing. Isn't there also a nice dihedral on the same side as Flatfingers?
Curt
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Curt
climber
Gold Canyon, AZ
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The Rubicon at JT.... not 11 but pretty nice.
Really nice--it you straighten it out with the direct start variation :-)
Curt
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Curt
climber
Gold Canyon, AZ
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There's a couple of good climbs there in the canyon, Curt.
How long ago did you do Flatfingers, Curt?
I think I may have the FA on it I did it for the first time back in 74 75 when I started working in Trona at Kerr McGee.
It would have been 86 or 87, when I was working in the physics branch at the Naval Weapons Center. Al Green showed it to me.
Curt
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Roadie
Trad climber
Bishop, Ca
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Only one sandstone pict!
Gerka .12- in Indian Creek, Comic Relief .12-, Dynamo Humm .11+(well that's mine so I'm prejudice). Second pitch of Fine Jade. I could go on, and on...
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Roadie
Trad climber
Bishop, Ca
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Oh yeah, Moonlight Buttress, the whole thing...
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whitemeat
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo, CA
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gota love that second pitch of central piller of frenzy right?
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Salamanizer
Trad climber
The land of Fruits & Nuts!
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Get this! I was actually born in Trona. Lucky break for me cuz no matter where I move, it's most likely better then where I came from.
I do like the Great Falls area, can be 30 degrees cooler in there then outside the canyon. Climbed a few things in Poison canyon too. All short but sweet. Tons of bouldering out there past Westend too, if you're into that sorta thing.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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i gotta recycle yesterday's entourage,
for today im spent chasing prosperity,
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Greg Barnes
climber
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Wild Kingdom 5.10c, Cardinal Pinnacle (on the upper part of Croft's "Crack Kingdom" linkup). And you can TR the 5.12 finger crack of the Prow on the way down.
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Rudbud
Gym climber
Grover Beach, CA
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30ft of fingers
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KP Ariza
climber
SCC
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Digital delight
Phat slice
Blind Fairh pitch one
All Yosemite....
Dynamite Crack Cal Domes
To name a few not mentioned above.
All are at least 5.11+ or 5.12
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bergbryce
Trad climber
South Lake Tahoe, CA
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Here's a pic of All American Finger Crack.
It's a bit of a misnomer however because it widens as you go and ends with fist jams. It looks 5.11 from a distance but goes at 5.8 for the unreal first pitch. A great pitch, is probably in my top 5 single pitches all time.
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rick sumner
Trad climber
reno, nevada/ wasilla alaska
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Thanks for posting that pic Bergbryce. It's the first time iv'e seen it in the forty years since Bill Todd and I did the FA. Second pitch isn't bad either. My choice for best finger crack is pitch 6 and 8 of Rare Gem on Tahoe's Indian Rock and perhaps the first two pitches of Wall of the Worlds at Cal Dome. And i almost forgot Spacewalk.
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adventurous one
Trad climber
Truckee Ca.
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Star Walls Crack, .13a, at Donner is a beautiful line. One of the best crack climbs around IMHO.
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bergbryce
Trad climber
South Lake Tahoe, CA
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Rick, I can't imagine how stoked you must have been when you first laid eyes on it! Such an incredible setting and a great line.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 4, 2013 - 02:51am PT
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Good call Rick Sumner!
First 2 pitches (when a friend and I did it I linked them) of War of the Walls (Cal dome) are incredible. Small roof leading to a 5.11a fingercrack, and than 5.10 thin hands through a roof...my god, that was an incredible pitch!!!!
And upper pitch of Croft's "Crack Kingdom" link up is VERY good. Can't call it a true fingercrack (pitch before 10b bolder problem I suppose?) but it is amazing. Way more enjoyable than wide stuff on P2.
Also V8 crack (5.10d) at Cardinal Pinnacle is REALLY good. Also not really a finger crack, but an incredible pitch. Every climb on Cardinal that I had done was really good. Crack Kingdom, West Face, V8 crack and Cucumbers...gotta go back there next year..
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 4, 2013 - 05:19pm PT
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You should come play at the fords, v.. I've got Monday thru Wednesday free next week and the inversion layer at the fords makes winter climbing possible.
I been thinking about going there for the last two years. December/First part of January I work 5 days a week (aside from weekends), but when my schedule slows down I will have to bother you to get out there. Would be super excited to check it out.
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