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Climberdude
Trad climber
Fresno, CA
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I do not know whether Pinnacles remote climbs or Shuteye climbs take the gold medal for deep bush soloing, but at both locations I have been forced to jump from rocks into unknown bushes in my approach. You just hope that all branches are pointing downward rather than up. If you are in Shuteye on an "approach" and cannot find cairns or lose track of them, then you known you are in for at least one deep bush solo.
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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into unknown bushes in my approach
Munge has brought the conversation to this.
Flattened chaparral, now I know who, some Climberdude.
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msiddens
Trad climber
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Yeah munge I admit, I read this and straight to the crotch I went, my mind that is. I mean come on, deep bush soloing, no pro and all? I'll stop now....
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 6, 2014 - 10:12pm PT
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This is legit!
Cruxing over bushes!
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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I thought deep bush soloing might be something like what Em is doing here:
Or le_bruce is doing here:
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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The Manzanita catch is definitely NOT for pussies.^^^
The rhododendron thickets of the south come to mind for a softer landing. Chigger bites are a bonus!
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Good suggestion justthemaid, worth a trip just for a soft bush! I've recently planted some nice boxwood hedges under some of the high balls and sport routes at castle rock, gonna be so epic when they grow out a bit! DBS for life!
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Not in vogue.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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There are valleys in BC's Coast Range where you can spend hours sweating through slide alder without having your feet ever touch the ground.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Um... So if the highball in question lacks bush, is it okay to cut and stack bush instead of a pad pile?
Does anyone have a list of Yose highballs with trees as spotters??
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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If cutting and stacking, I prefer to find old growth junipers like Joe Kinder, they make a nice thick landing zone until they die off and get too scratchy.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 7, 2014 - 10:55pm PT
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DBS should be distinguished from the dreaded BM.
Bush mountaineering is dangerous business. Some think it's the shit!
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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BITCH with the win! Ouch.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 2, 2015 - 06:49pm PT
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Scratch Catch bump
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Deep snow soloing works pretty well.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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I soloed a route in Josh I had no business doing rope-less. I deluded myself into thinking that if I biffed it I could land in this tree. About halfway up I looked down at said tree and realized the insanity of this proposition.
Water is probably okay to a certain height, I've jumped from a bridge into a river from about 60 ft. Not much but you'd better not flop it. Deep snow? Hmm. Trees, brush? Forget about it.
Did a tree slow Lynn Hill's fall at Boux?
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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Deep Bush Soloing Today one of my bosses was referring to lesbians as a rug munchers.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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In the mid '70s we bouldered a roof route with a twenty-three foot fall at the crux. My partner and I each took 25 rides into a 12' high linear pile of leaves which ran under the length of the roof. Finally stuck it on the 26th go and the route is called 'Leaves of the Failing Faith'. But then I suppose that would be 'Deep Leaf Soloing' (DLS).
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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refer to the descent off the Cupcake boulder at Vedawoo
not sure what the option is once the tree goes...
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