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dikhed
climber
State of fugue and disbelief
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Jun 16, 2016 - 08:56am PT
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as for the rest, Jim did not ask for your resume, or your sandbag,
Deleted it then if it is such a big deal
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Or point out a post that fits the ideal so that we can all emulate
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Jun 16, 2016 - 11:24am PT
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Magical Mystery Tour.
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ken weeks
Trad climber
california
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Jun 16, 2016 - 11:32am PT
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South buttress MT Moran was a very enjoyable climb..
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Scole
Trad climber
Zapopan
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Jun 23, 2016 - 10:42am PT
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Bishop's Terrace on one of my first trips to Yosemite. We were climbing at Church Bowl at the end of the day when my new "friend" suggested I lead B.T. He handed me a rack with three hexes and two stoppers and I started up about ten minutes before dark.
I would climb up till I got scared, then down climb to a perfect slot for one of the five pieces I had with me. I did this five times and arrived at the belay just as it got totally dark, Fortunately the rack included two extra biners, so I clipped into the ratty old slings and brought my partner up, then rapped by braile to the base
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Jun 23, 2016 - 02:52pm PT
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Some of the best 5.8 "real climbing" I've done have already been mentioned. So I'll repeat them here.
Arrowhead Arete, The Valley
A wonderful all day classic. Ornery approach, spectacular sustained climbing. Trousers soiling narrow ridge with frightening drop offs each side. Long and tricky descent. For some reason it intimidates a lot of people.
Great Pumpkin, Tuolumne
Not a big deal but sustained and runout. A very intimidating finish.
Arches Terrace, The Valley. That brings back memories and now I'll have to go back again.
South Face Charlotte Dome, Kings Canyon. Back country adventure. Route finding. Awesome views. Solid and sustained climbing. Starry night bivvy at the base was a great way to start.
One that hasn't been mentioned:
Pinnacles Machete Ridge, original. Yeah, the bolt ladder start is anomalous but above that, runout...runout....runout. All sustained. If you're a 10+ climber you can free the start.
I got to the top and there were Denny and Colliver. They had just put up a 5.9 route on the same wall.
Two that are still on my tick list have been mentioned:
Lowe's route on Lone Peak
SE Ridge Clyde Minaret
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