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Todd Eastman
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Bellingham, WA
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Feb 26, 2015 - 10:53pm PT
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Chuckanut Sandstone, so soft you can't pull hard enough to hurt tendons...
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Gunkie
climber
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Feb 27, 2015 - 07:01am PT
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Anything on Swan Slab
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this just in
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Justin Ross from North Fork
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Feb 27, 2015 - 07:03am PT
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EdwardT
Trad climber
Retired
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Feb 27, 2015 - 07:23am PT
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Werd!
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this just in
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Justin Ross from North Fork
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Feb 27, 2015 - 07:29am PT
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Fishing for more pics Mike.
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this just in
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Justin Ross from North Fork
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Feb 27, 2015 - 07:32am PT
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There's climbing outside of California?
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this just in
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Justin Ross from North Fork
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Feb 27, 2015 - 07:38am PT
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kpinwalla2
Social climber
WA
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Feb 27, 2015 - 07:56am PT
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Featured limestone is my favorite - no other stone in my experience has the variety of features (holes, ribs, knobs, tufas, scallops, etc.) - all produced by its hyper-susceptibility to chemical weathering. Never had more fun on the rock than climbing at Kalymnos. The limestone at Hells Canyon is also incredibly interesting.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Feb 27, 2015 - 09:48am PT
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Fishing? What for? ;)
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 27, 2015 - 10:34am PT
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Awesome photos. Squamish looks incredible.
Somebody mentioned City of Rocks. Nobody has mentioned Heuco Tanks. I remember when it was super popular. Even Fish would leave Cali for climbing and bouldering in Texas. Too bad about the access issues.
What kind of rock do those areas have? Granite?
It is amazing how a single rock can have such a wild variation in the way that it weathers and holds are created.
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Evel
Trad climber
Nedsterdam CO
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Feb 27, 2015 - 10:40am PT
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The Gritstone in PA gets my vote. More of it there than in England. Still relatively un-tapped.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Feb 27, 2015 - 10:42am PT
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Feb 27, 2015 - 11:12am PT
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Granite is great in all it's forms.
Shuteye Ridge, Grey Eagle.
The world's best rock is all in... North America! (except for Marlow's contribution).
Fly me to the destination of your choice! I'll happily report back. ;)
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Feb 27, 2015 - 11:16am PT
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In MY world, it's Tahquitz Rock granite.
That's my opinion, cuz I'm stickin' to it.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Feb 27, 2015 - 11:21am PT
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Tahquitz granite is great unless a basket ball sized chunk falls (or gets pushed) on your head. ;-)
I've got some stories... I go to suicide instead now...
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Feb 27, 2015 - 11:47am PT
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Nick on Wrist Twister C2
Tantalus Wall, Stawamus Chief
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Feb 27, 2015 - 11:57am PT
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Let's see.....granite, gneiss, basalt, limestone, sandstone. Each possesses special attributes, none reigns supreme.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Feb 27, 2015 - 12:01pm PT
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Tahquitz granite is great unless a basket ball sized chunk falls (or gets pushed) on your head. ;-)
True that.
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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Feb 27, 2015 - 12:10pm PT
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The old fly nails it!
Damn, glad to see that weird @ssed orange rope is at least a tag line.
I gotta scan some slides.
Thanks again for the pics
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Feb 27, 2015 - 12:19pm PT
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Damn, glad to see that weird @ssed orange rope is at least a tag line.
Lol. Ya the Pano function doesn't deal well with moving objects.
All types of rock are grand.. But some of us have our favourites based solely on our experiences.. :)
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