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clustiere
Trad climber
berkeley ca
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 3, 2017 - 09:11am PT
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Hey all,,,,
I'm going to be teaching a friend of mine how to do multipitch "trad" routes . I may have a future sierra partner :-). Anyway. I was going to teach him at lovers leap. I then wanted to go do something moderate and new to me. A friend of mine has been talking up Sonora pass and I'm wondering what moderate long routes folks might recommend up there that would be accessible this time of year. Thanks for the thoughts, I'm in dorington now so I'll go scope on my way home tomorrow.
Pitonspete- nice to finally meet you🤓
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splitclimber
climber
Sonoma County
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I would think herring creek road is open and the dome accessible.
Sea of Tranquility is a great climb. If your partner is really green there is a pretty good, but kinda dirty 5.2 to a walk off on the right side.
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clustiere
Trad climber
berkeley ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 3, 2017 - 10:52am PT
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Thanks! I think he can handle 5.7. Strong dude.
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nick b
climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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I was up on Herring Dome on Saturday. The road is open and the conditions are dry. I thought that Sea of Tranquility was a cool route. I felt like the business of the route was the first pitch.
I recommend an earlier start in the morning so that you are not cooking in the sun.
-Nick
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splitclimber
climber
Sonoma County
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bring two ropes so you can climb and rap several of the first pitches - Jen's hooked to the right of Sea and a climb to the left of Sea with a little right facing corner. I think they all share the same anchor.
many other climbs out left that maybe Munge or Brad can recommend.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Did You Know???
There was a lookout on top of Pinecrest peak?
Pinecrest Peak:Summit Ranger District, 8,440' elevation.This lookout was originally built as a National Defense Observation Tower during World War II.It was manned from 1939-1973. It is no longer standing.
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clustiere
Trad climber
berkeley ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 3, 2017 - 03:47pm PT
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Thanks guys, what the elevation here?
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SalNichols
Big Wall climber
Richmond, CA
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Berkeley? Anywhere from 4-800'.
Dorrington...4767'
Googlay is your friend.
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Herring Dome is low angled, so one has to climb more than a foot to gain a foot of elevation.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Pinecrest is 5,679, and HCD based is well above that.
Should say in the guidebook too. Brad uses a GPS for locations which provides an altimeter ready, IIRC.
[clinker lies, everyone knows you you're supposed to roller skate it so that you can speed up the friction differential and thereby overcome the glide ratio.]
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Sep 22, 2017 - 03:02pm PT
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How did it go Clustiere?
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