Favorite Valley routes that dry quickly after rain

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Willoughby

Social climber
Truckee, CA
Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 19, 2014 - 11:10am PT
Lots of old threads on here about which routes stay dry, but I couldn't find anything about which are the first to dry out after a bunch of rain. I'm planning to climb in the Valley for most of next week, starting Sunday. We'll see how much precip actually drops in the next few days, but I'm wondering if I should just plan for Sunday to be spent hiking or looking at waterfalls or something while my partner takes his time driving in to meet me. We could also just stoke up, HTFU, and deal with less than perfect conditions. I'm spoiled rotten and soft from living in sunny California too long, I know.
JEleazarian

Trad climber
Fresno CA
Nov 19, 2014 - 11:16am PT
What kinds of routes do you have in mind? Most of the routes on the north side of the Valley dry very quickly, and a great many of them can be done almost as soon as it stops raining.

John
Vitaliy M.

Mountain climber
San Francisco
Nov 19, 2014 - 11:25am PT
Cosumnes river gorge

Cookie cliff should dry up quickly. Also El Cap base routes. Things near Royal Arches, routes at the base of Washington Column, like Jo Jo. Think of the walls that get the sun first.
Parkline slab looks like a wet POS at all times, but I climbed there after the rain and thought the routes were pretty god. 'Flying in the mountains' especially.
NutAgain!

Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
Nov 19, 2014 - 11:27am PT
Bishops crack is fun and secure in the rain, and it has a hot steamy aura immediately after the rain stops.
Willoughby

Social climber
Truckee, CA
Topic Author's Reply - Nov 19, 2014 - 12:35pm PT
Thanks guys. I'm a big fan of the El Cap base area, just never tried to climb in the Valley the day after a bunch of rain. I'm not expecting any hot, steamy auras this Sunday, just seeping, weeping, damp, and humid cracks. But I think I get the picture.
Willoughby

Social climber
Truckee, CA
Topic Author's Reply - Nov 19, 2014 - 05:50pm PT
Bump for the evening crowd, just in case somebody has something up their sleeve.

JEleazarian, I'm easy, but moderate cracks is my happy place.

pb

Sport climber
Sonora Ca
Nov 19, 2014 - 06:33pm PT
Roland's Hole
Willoughby

Social climber
Truckee, CA
Topic Author's Reply - Nov 19, 2014 - 07:30pm PT
Thanks for jogging the noggin', Warbler. I was thinking about those Little Wing, Audubon Buttress, and Nuts Only areas a month or so back. Could be the perfect excuse to trek on up there.
Willoughby

Social climber
Truckee, CA
Topic Author's Reply - Nov 19, 2014 - 08:00pm PT
Say, anybody know if Wild Turkey is top-ropable? The Monster Offwidth page says you want 8-10 pieces in the 5-6" range [fide Bruce Bailey], but A) I ain't got that much wide gear at my disposal, B) I'm not sure I'd want to drag all that gear up there anyways, and C) my pardner would never have the patience to watch me flail on that thing on lead after hiking all the way up there. Just thinking it might make a nice TR end-of-day session if we end up there.
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Boulder climber
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Nov 19, 2014 - 08:25pm PT
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Alexey

climber
San Jose, CA
Nov 19, 2014 - 08:38pm PT
Willoughby if you go to Wide Turkey please place a photo of the route here and also time of the approach
Willoughby

Social climber
Truckee, CA
Topic Author's Reply - Nov 19, 2014 - 09:16pm PT
Wrong side, but I wonder if you're thinking of this photo:

http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=984269&tn=71
Clint Cummins

Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
Nov 19, 2014 - 09:22pm PT
General angle of left side of Audobon Buttress.
(on previous page of the link just posted)

Nutcracker p3 can stay wet for awhile and is already too slick when it's bone dry!
Lots of other good stuff on the list, though.
BuddhaStalin

climber
Truckee, CA
Nov 19, 2014 - 10:24pm PT
Heathenistic is good when its rainy. Knobby wall too.
Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
Nov 20, 2014 - 12:17am PT
Wild Turkey

Birds of a Feather
donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Nov 20, 2014 - 08:32am PT
Arch Rock, Reeds Pinnacle area. South facing and above the trees.
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