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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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Nov 26, 2014 - 07:26pm PT
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Devils Lake- harder
Ciy of Rocks and Yosemite- easier
Devils Tower? NO need for numbers- if you can run the long distance you don't need no stinkin' sand bag
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Nov 26, 2014 - 08:19pm PT
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Bahhhhhh! Never noticed much of a dif in grades from different places I've visited.
Everywhere has their test pieces & their gimmes.
Once you are used to the stone and style of movement it shouldn't vary much. Some places take longer than others to adapt to because you don't have the prerequisite experience with that style of climbing, but I don't think that's reason to call an entire area sandbagged.
Personally, I'm more interested in the areas with the nicest lines on the best rock these days.
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i'm gumby dammit
Sport climber
da ow
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Nov 26, 2014 - 08:29pm PT
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Nice thread. I thought about starting one like this as we toured the southwestish.
Owens River seemed pretty spot on, although China Doll seemed tough for a 8 and sporty to the first bolt.
Red Rocks seemed easy.
Only climbed at one spot in Moab, but it seemed fairly easy.
City of Rocks - Seems like the sport routes are a tad soft while the trad routes can be fairly stiff.
Tahoe is all over the place. Sugarloaf seems hard. The leap seems right on. The newer sport routes (at least on the south shore) seem om the softer side.
My first leads were at Luther Spires. Going from clipping bolts on Jane's Spy to a 5.7 trad route at the loaf was quite an awakening.
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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Nov 26, 2014 - 08:53pm PT
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How about sandbagging yourself?
a few years ago a local climber went back to a route he had put up in1975. Chris had rated it 5.7 at the time.
This time he thought it was 5.9and backed off due to poor pro.
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Nov 26, 2014 - 09:46pm PT
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Ratings don't mean sh#t.
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Evel
Trad climber
Nedsterdam CO
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Nov 27, 2014 - 05:42am PT
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Like Pete, I, too thought of Seneca Rocks before I even clicked on the thread.
Anyone remember the cover of climbing with the title 'so you think you can climb 5.10?'
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Jon Clark
climber
philadelphia
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Nov 27, 2014 - 06:07am PT
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I'm curious how people define a sandbag. A mere letter grade, a full number, or simply a climb you got slapped around on that you expected to send?
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Larry
Trad climber
Bisbee
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Nov 27, 2014 - 06:39am PT
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Where do you "send" a route?
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Jon Clark
climber
philadelphia
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Nov 27, 2014 - 06:42am PT
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Not sure Larry, perhaps the same place you "take" a dump.
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MisterE
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Nov 27, 2014 - 07:08am PT
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Canadian Rockies 5.9 A2...Haha! Yup.
Agree with Granite Mountain, AZ
What about Looking Glass and Whitesides in North Carolina? My experiences are the are both hard for the grades AND frightening!
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bixquite
Social climber
humboldt nation
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Nov 27, 2014 - 08:55am PT
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index will make you check ya self
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