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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 4, 2007 - 08:16pm PT
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just priceless, wootles!
Dad can climb too, when not hiking for blueberries.
Today, uncoiling a new prototype 9.4 at Cathedral:
And leading the first pitch of Intimidation.
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hoipolloi
climber
A friends backyard with the neighbors wifi
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wow, that rope is bright
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 5, 2007 - 10:11am PT
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We thought it felt a bit stiff, a few changes needed before one shows up at your store. Still, it's fun trying out the new stuff.
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murcy
climber
San Fran Cisco
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Been a rainy week in the Telluride area, but we got some really fun bouldering in at Ilium, and a quick climb before getting rained out at Cracked Canyon in Ophir.
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wootles
climber
Gamma Quadrant
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Well that rope was not too stiff for Emac to "accidentally" forget to take it out of his pack today.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 5, 2007 - 10:01pm PT
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So what did you and emac climb today, something enduro? Leslie thought it was a good day for face climbing, and looking at my left hand I could not disagree.
It might be rainy in Telluride but northeastern climbers had no excuse. Bluebird skies and temps in the 70s -- surely 'bout everyone must have got out.
One of Echo's best routes, but widely-spaced bolt protection ensures that only the fittest will survive. A 5.8 face climb for 5.10 leaders.
Who can resist a route description like that?
Or this one?
Five feet to the right of Broken Dreams, a line of widely-spaced bolts leads up a steep face.
And finally a mellow arete, with afternoon views of the lake.
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Marshall
climber
bay area
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couple shots from the meadows in the last few weeks:
Tioga Pass crag
Olmstead
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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really good stuff everyone - thanks for posting!
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 7, 2007 - 12:33pm PT
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Yo wootles, I saw mention somewhere that this thing got upgraded to 11b because a hold broke. Do we like that theory better?
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wootles
climber
Gamma Quadrant
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Emac mentioned that the Webster guide gives it 11b because of the broken hold. The RockFax guide gives it 10b. I don't know which guide is more recent. Emac is going with the Webster rating since the pitch gave him a good thrashing. There is definitely a discrepancy somewhere because Passing Thoughts (11c) gave me more than one letter grade worth of a$$ kicking.
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scuffy b
climber
The deck above the 5
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Marshall, which climbs are those Olmstead shots?
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the chemist
climber
Palo Alto, CA
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1st Ohlmstead shot is Lord Caffeine, Second is Ivory Tower Center.
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Marshall
climber
bay area
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them's the ones...
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