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ecdh
climber
the east
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Apr 19, 2016 - 04:01pm PT
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Mizugakiyama
Sydney sea cliffs
A little spot in sichuan i aint tellin about
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Apr 19, 2016 - 05:02pm PT
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Eastern Sierra
Needles (SoDak)
JT--(before it turned into a total sh!t-show)
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WyoRockMan
climber
Grizzlyville, WY
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Apr 19, 2016 - 05:15pm PT
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Needles/Rushmore-Harleys being the only real ding against it.
City of Rocks- Damn near perfect
Homestake/Wedge- Where? :)
but Devils Tower is my single favorite place to climb.
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ruppell
climber
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Apr 19, 2016 - 05:15pm PT
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The Gunks cause I learned to climb there.
The Sierra Nevada cause it's now my back door.
The T-Wall. If you've never been your missing out.
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Bldrjac
Ice climber
Boulder
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Apr 19, 2016 - 05:23pm PT
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City of Rocks
Devil's Tower
Tuolomne
Oh wait! And a whole bunch of other places!!! :-)
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Apr 19, 2016 - 05:28pm PT
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climbing, camping, scenery, weather, people and ambience.
Idyllwild (More than anywhere I've climbed this place has grown on me - the town, the people, the history, the quality, the exploration, the views, the weather, the season, the challenges, the food... everything. It's the best anywhere.)
Bishop (like Idyllwild spread out over a huge valley, with far more variety and far more people.)
Tuolumne Meadows (if it is in season, it has the best ambiance climbing and views but perhaps annoying crowds and the park service annoyances bump it down. Take away the infrastructure and the 8 months it is under snow and it easily beats idyllwild, but if i had wheels I'd be a wagon...)
Joshua Tree was close, but due to the fact that the climbing is tucked away in uncle sams fences and the overbearing management didn't make the cut.
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Eric Beck
Sport climber
Bishop, California
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Apr 19, 2016 - 07:00pm PT
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Alabama Hills
Tuolumne
Skaha (BC) If Skaha were in California it would be the most popular spot.
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Apr 19, 2016 - 07:07pm PT
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Meadows
IC
Josh
2nd List:
Lovers Leap
Ophir Wall and vicinity
Needles of Sequoia
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Curt
climber
Gold Canyon, AZ
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Apr 19, 2016 - 08:36pm PT
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Idyllwild (More than anywhere I've climbed this place has grown on me - the town, the people, the history, the quality, the exploration, the views, the weather, the season, the challenges, the food... everything. It's the best anywhere.)
Bishop (like Idyllwild spread out over a huge valley, with far more variety and far more people.)
Tuolumne Meadows (if it is in season, it has the best ambiance climbing and views but perhaps annoying crowds and the park service annoyances bump it down. Take away the infrastructure and the 8 months it is under snow and it easily beats idyllwild, but if i had wheels I'd be a wagon...)
Joshua Tree was close, but due to the fact that the climbing is tucked away in uncle sams fences and the overbearing management didn't make the cut.
Nice places. It's a shame there's no decent climbing outside of California. You need to get out more.
Curt
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Apr 19, 2016 - 08:51pm PT
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Never was a focused rock-climber, preferred alpine climbing, so I never spent a lot of time touring rock venues. But here are my top 3
Yosemite/Tuolomne
Squamish
South Platte
^^^ Notice all are granite
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Send
Trad climber
Central Sierra
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Apr 19, 2016 - 08:52pm PT
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1. Frey
2. Tuolumne
3. Sequoia
edit to add that the Obed and Dels Lilly Pad is pretty sweet. Want to spend more time there. And the Needles CA doesn't suck.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Apr 19, 2016 - 08:53pm PT
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Cochise Stronghold
Joshua Tree
Buttermilks
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MisterE
Gym climber
Small Town with a Big Back Yard
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Apr 19, 2016 - 09:00pm PT
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Index WA
New River Gorge WV
Squamish BC
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nah000
climber
no/w/here
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Apr 19, 2016 - 09:23pm PT
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this is kind of a tough one... hard to narrow it down to three... my rationale was if i could never climb anywhere else again except for three places that i already know and love, what would they be...
the three left standing:
the ghost
the bugaboos
the cochise stronghold
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Apr 19, 2016 - 10:04pm PT
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For me, the choice(s) are simple:
#1 Dolomites
#2 Dolomites
#3 Dolomites.
#4 City of Rocks.
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Apr 19, 2016 - 10:11pm PT
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It's kind of weird seeing all these areas not in California - the thread title is FAVORITE climbing venues, not places you visited and had some fun.
Nice places. It's a shame there's no decent climbing outside of California. You need to get out more.
Curt
climber
Gold Canyon, AZ
Sorry I don't climb in red states : /
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Curt
climber
Gold Canyon, AZ
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Apr 19, 2016 - 10:23pm PT
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Sorry I don't climb in red states : /
Or, apparently, anyplace outside a 50 mile radius.
Curt
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Apr 19, 2016 - 10:46pm PT
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Those are my favorite the rest are not.
Sorry...
Arizona is cool, though. All jokes aside. Haven't been to Lemmon yet looks amazing (won't be in top 3 tho not by a mile).
Desert sandstone I don't really like that much, so Utah is out. And I'm fat, so much for sport climbing.
I guess nostalgia plays a big part into it? Who knows but I like my annoying little state :3
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Apr 19, 2016 - 11:02pm PT
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I'm with ya, GD.
Don't let the Cali Haterz get ya down.
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Alpinist63
Mountain climber
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Apr 19, 2016 - 11:06pm PT
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1. and 2. place go to Verdon and Elbsandstein ( sandstone towers close to Dresden )
3. place: many contenders......Yosemite ( for the place and the walls) , Tuolumne ( views and climbing) , JT , Red Rocks, Needles (CA) , Dolomites....
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