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G_Gnome

Boulder climber

Sick Midget Land

Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 13, 2006 - 05:42pm PT

And I mean the whole world, or any time of the year. I need a new vacation spot so tell me why your favorite place is the best place to climb.

caughtinside

Social climber

Davis, CA

Sep 13, 2006 - 05:43pm PT

I'm pretty partial to Lover's Leap.

but there are many crags I have not visited...

TYeary

Mountain climber

Calif.

Sep 13, 2006 - 06:01pm PT

For mountaineering, Peru's Cordillera Blanca is hard to beat. The dollar goes along way, approaches are easy and short, and in between climbing 6000m peaks you can camp in a grassy valley, or have pollo ala brasa and beer in Huaraz. In a day or so, you can be back up another valley for more climbing on fantastic, icy, pointed peaks! It doesn't get much better than that.
Tony

Bryan Kent

Trad climber

Dawson Creek B.C.

Sep 13, 2006 - 06:08pm PT

Cirque of the Unclimables, N.W.T. Canada. Just got back a couple weeks ago, the place is magic.

G_Gnome

Boulder climber

Sick Midget Land

Topic Author's Reply - Sep 13, 2006 - 06:30pm PT

Ok, some caveats. I suck at hiking and don't enjoy it anyway, so let's just leave the mountain climbing for some other thread. We are talking rock climbing here. Preferably with almost bumper belays. I don't really want to walk more than half an hour to get to a route.

goatboy smellz

climber

south st. vrain canyon, co

Sep 13, 2006 - 06:52pm PT

Do you like to run?

http://www.mountainproject.com/v/colorado__rocky_mountain_region/speed_record_on_the_3rd_flatiron/105859482

TradIsGood

Fun-loving climber

the Gunks end of the country

Sep 13, 2006 - 06:58pm PT

With that qualification...

1) Joshua Tree
2) Gunks. (I like this best, but JTree gets the bumper nod.)
3) Red Rocks (parts of it)
4) Any number of places that I still need to visit.
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n) Cooper's Rock, WV (mostly all TR on sandstone)
n+1) West Point (sport on soot covered rock)
n+2) Grapevine in Aruba (but it only has about 12 climbs, sport and TR) Good destination, but not for the climbing.

G_Gnome

Boulder climber

Sick Midget Land

Topic Author's Reply - Sep 13, 2006 - 07:06pm PT

Running seems like hiking uphill fast. In that I don't like hiking uphill fast, I don't like running either. Now that's not to say that I am not gonna outrun you if a griz is chasing us, but it is not something I do for recreation.

scuffy b

climber

The town that Nature forgot to hate

Sep 13, 2006 - 07:08pm PT

Southern California. I heard about this great thing
called Jan's Porch.
Actually, I'm too freakin provincial to have any good ideas.

curlie

Trad climber

SLO, CA

Sep 13, 2006 - 07:16pm PT

Dude, the Italian Dolomites were pretty nice.....stellar, long routes, perfect weather, you can take ski lifts up to the base of a climb, then _down_ from the top, there are refugios everywhere with beer and GOOD coffee....it's a climber's heaven! Well, except that there aren't any lakes! Oh, and there's some loose rock. But there's COFFEE and BEER in the "backcountry"!

atchafalaya

Trad climber

California

Sep 13, 2006 - 07:45pm PT

Favorite? granite Mountain, Az. Tons of other good crags around Prescott as well. Sedona, P forks, Overlook, Sullys Canyon, Promised Land, Thumb Butte, Dells, Shroom freak and on, and on...

Jacob

Trad climber

yucky valley

Sep 13, 2006 - 07:49pm PT

not sure yet... ive only climbed in sandiego, joshuatree, newjack, on sanjacento (sp?) and thats about it sofar

Abercrombie

Trad climber

Sep 13, 2006 - 08:03pm PT

Why settle for a bumper when theres temp. control.

can't say

Social climber

Pasadena CA

Sep 13, 2006 - 08:15pm PT

Of the places I've climbed at, so far I would have to say OZ. The cragging there, combined with the wild flora and fauna and great beer, makes it a place that stands out in my memory.

But California still is #1, IMO

GrandMastaD

Social climber

Sep 13, 2006 - 08:15pm PT

The Gorge...er, uh, I mean...Tuolumne.

Jacob

Trad climber

yucky valley

Sep 13, 2006 - 08:17pm PT

bahahahha!!!! that shot is great!! i think ive found my new favorite way to belay

Abercrombie

Trad climber

Sep 13, 2006 - 08:28pm PT

At least Tom is not in full recline mode.

Jacob

Trad climber

yucky valley

Sep 13, 2006 - 08:32pm PT

with a hip belay.... thats hardcore

Abercrombie

Trad climber

Sep 13, 2006 - 08:36pm PT

Pretty solid anchor.

G_Gnome

Boulder climber

Sick Midget Land

Topic Author's Reply - Sep 13, 2006 - 08:48pm PT

Can't say, any particular places there? I hear Piles is outstanding and I have a friend who is gonna be climbing there in a couple of weeks and will give me the full report. Where else did you climb that you also thought was special?

Brian

Trad climber

Cali

Sep 14, 2006 - 12:24am PT

When discussing one's favorite climbing area, the first rule is: don't tell anyone about your fishing hole.

I'm not into localism and I am more than friendly to anyone I run into in any climbing area, but if you've got something special, really why advertise? It's like those damn articles you see in the rags about the 10 best unspoilt climbing/surfing/skiing areas left in the country. The folks who write those sorts of articles should be put in the pillory!

On a lighter note, many of the places already mentioned are indeed awesome!

Brian

curlie

Trad climber

SLO, CA

Sep 14, 2006 - 01:43am PT

Sure, stich. It was great! We mostly hung out around Cortina for about a week. There's TONS to do in that area, from long 4th class via ferrata all the way to hard sport. Lots of 10+ pitch routes in the 5.4-5.10 range. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find my friend's disk of great pix. So my mediocre ones will have to suffice.

Punta Fiames Arete, just behind Cortina. Oh, the story of this one! Let's just say that the art of sandbagging is alive and well in Italian guidebooks, and before you head out, tell your mother to NOT call the Italian search & rescue before noon the next day...

View from the top of Il Patroni, Tre Cime di Lavaredo area:

Trail on the way to the Tre Cime:

The Tre Cime themselves:

Super-cool WWII tunnels in the rock:

The Perfect Boulder (wasn't trying to be artsy, accidentally hit b&w mode on the camera during the last few days of the trip and didn't notice -- doh!):

And did I mention the excellent coffee, beer, and food everywhere? If you have more specific questions (hotels, routes, guidebooks, etc), feel free to email me.

Majid_S

Mountain climber

Bay Area

Sep 14, 2006 - 02:05am PT

could not get off the car to get cash from ATM, then too fat to get off the car to pick up burger and now

HOW AMERICAN CLIMBERS BELAY IN SUMMER

pro_alien

Sport climber

Zurich, Switzerland

Sep 14, 2006 - 04:51am PT

Switzerland: Salbit.

Up to 31 pitches of climbing fun (western arete).

Most routes are bolted, but runout unless you place slings or nuts / friends in between.

http://www.salbit.ch

Pascal

curlie

Trad climber

SLO, CA

Sep 14, 2006 - 09:07pm PT

It was....attention-getting! You kind of get used to it, but it never felt quite solid. But the really annoying thing was continually bashing my stupid helmet into things......grumble, grumble.

Nick

climber

portland, Oregon

Sep 14, 2006 - 09:48pm PT

What's the matter same old crags with the same old dudes not good enough any more? You looking for a place where the locals are friendly, the camping peaceful, the setting serene, the food cheap and wonderful, blue sky and mild temps, grippy but not sharp stone, intriguing moves , soaring lines with good but not overdone pro, short approaches, and comfortable belays? Me too.

curlie

Trad climber

SLO, CA

Sep 14, 2006 - 11:39pm PT

LOL! Nick, you forgot hot young.....woodland creatures.

climber

Sep 15, 2006 - 01:38am PT

THAILAND!! you don't even walk to walk, man, you can just crawl out of your bungalow until you hit sand, then go directly up.

also wild iris, wyoming. people complain about chipping, but i have a hard time telling the difference between the raw and the cooked, so i don't care (just stop doing it, people, geez. chipping is lame and a little bit like premature ejaculation. can't take your time and do it right, then climb off and let someone else have a go.)

but wild iris is soooooo beautiful and just climb after climb of tendon-ripping pockets and joy.

G_Gnome

Boulder climber

Sick Midget Land

Topic Author's Reply - Sep 15, 2006 - 02:08am PT

Oooooh yeah, we all likes woodland creatures. Except leprechaunses, they hurts themselves and can't go climbing with us, they does.

curlie

Trad climber

SLO, CA

Sep 15, 2006 - 12:45pm PT

What did Dobby do to himself this time?

G_Gnome

Boulder climber

Sick Midget Land

Topic Author's Reply - Sep 15, 2006 - 01:33pm PT

Like my new name? I just love the double entendre given my special 'heritage'.

Dobby fell off a ladder and blew his ankle apart. No broken bones but it was dislocated until he popped it back in place. He is lieing on the couch for at least a month. Now I have no partner for my planned road trip. Want to take some time off and go somewhere?

curlie

Trad climber

SLO, CA

Sep 15, 2006 - 02:19pm PT

Doh! Poor Dobby!

Bad g-gnome! [clocks on the head with a stick] Bad to tempt hard-working trixie! You must be punished!

Nick

climber

portland, Oregon

Sep 15, 2006 - 04:38pm PT

Oh no.... Bad Dobby. Who the hell gave him clothes anyway?

G_Gnome

Boulder climber

Sick Midget Land

Topic Author's Reply - Sep 15, 2006 - 05:39pm PT

That bad guy Ed Sampson gave him a pair of socks once. Set him free. Now look at him. It's sad to see how far the great have fallen.

goatboy smellz

climber

kiener's route, co

Sep 15, 2006 - 07:07pm PT

badda boom!!!

badda bing!!!

badda bam!!!

It's not the hike in, it's tha (s)pace out.

Ultrabiker

Ice climber

Eastside

Sep 15, 2006 - 07:16pm PT

Here! Allen Steck called it "Heaven on Earth". 21 miles of pure Heaven! The Best Climbing on this Planet! Crowds? None!!!! Everything from 16 pitch Trad 5.9's to 22 pitch bolted 5.10+ Bolted Sport Routes...Aid Routes up the a*# also! Makes the Valley look like a Nursery School Yard compared to the Augusta National Golf Course! Indian Creek is nothing compared to this incredible Rum!