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BrandonAdams
Big Wall climber
Oakhurst, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 29, 2014 - 07:16pm PT
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Anyone have any experience with the Virginia start? Any advice on whether to do the first pitch of lost in america and traverse over instead?
I see that Neil Chelton is currently on the route. Any one know which start they used?
Thanks.
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Sep 29, 2014 - 07:22pm PT
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Clance said to lead the first pitch.
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Burt
Social climber
Angelus Oaks, Ca
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Sep 29, 2014 - 09:57pm PT
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From the ground preferably
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Sep 29, 2014 - 11:38pm PT
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Chim-Chim for the win, with a somewhat defensible PG interpretation.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Sep 30, 2014 - 07:33am PT
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bump
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Sep 30, 2014 - 07:50am PT
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respectfully. learn a little history.
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Barbarian
climber
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Sep 30, 2014 - 08:39am PT
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Chim Chim has step 2 nailed. I'm going to step 1. Buy her dinner.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Sep 30, 2014 - 08:55am PT
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There is a V4 sit start to an A3 hook move.....classic, but rarely done these days.
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Rocky IV
Social climber
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Sep 30, 2014 - 09:31am PT
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scramble up 40 feet to a bush, to the right of which is a rivet ladder, maybe 2 or 3. That's the start. once you find that the rest of the pitch should be fairly obvious.
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Sep 30, 2014 - 09:32am PT
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Buy her dinner. Easy there tiger. Maybe take her to coffee first.
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JustThatEasy
climber
South Lake Tahoe, CA
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Sep 30, 2014 - 09:35am PT
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The start is fairly obvious. As I recall it begins with some thin nailing in expanding features interspersed with some hooking. Nothing too bad, but a bit heads up 'cause you're close to the deck. You traverse left at the top of P1 and belay at the base of an aesthetic seam/thin crack. This feature takes great peckers (ha,ha) mixed with other small gear. Fun climbing (for aid).
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BrandonAdams
Big Wall climber
Oakhurst, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 30, 2014 - 02:34pm PT
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Thanks for the tips on how to treat a lady right. I do my best, but advice is always appreciated.
Well, sounds like the direct and true start to Virginia is the way to go.
If anybody else has any other first hand advice or beta (on the route in particular), feel free to keep contributing. Thanks again.
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Barbarian
climber
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Sep 30, 2014 - 02:37pm PT
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Maybe take her to coffee first.
Perhaps maybe I just tell her she's pretty and see how it goes from there?
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Levy
Big Wall climber
So Cal
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Sep 30, 2014 - 03:53pm PT
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Definitely do the Virginia start, it's very steep and fun.I remember my aiders were blowing around in the wind quite a bit. It's no harder than A2.
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Lambone
Big Wall climber
Ashland, Or
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Sep 30, 2014 - 04:07pm PT
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I did the LIA p1 start when we used Virginia to approach the Trip.
I took a nasty header out of the A3+ heads section just before the rivet. Ripped the heads and a blue/green alien is the only thing that saved me from a headfirst plunge into the talus.
Heads up there...
I went back up and put in solid beaks instead.
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