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Largo
Sport climber
Venice, Ca
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"Would be nice to check out the bit to Perhaps as well..."
That's the whole point of it. But I suspect the bolt on the first hard slab pitch (getting to Perhaps), which protects a 30 5.11a run out, is a coffin nail by now, so bring a bolt kit or get ready to crap your knickers.
JL
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Melissa
Big Wall climber
oakland, ca
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Or both?
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WBraun
climber
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Junior,
Yes, Freestone is an all time bad-ass classic.
I’m not going to list any climbs because there are so many that it will fill up the whole thread.
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James
Gym climber
City by the Bay
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Bad Ass Baby is a really cool "boulder problem" out in the far awahnee circuit
Twist of Fate Looks rad-though the mantle seems more committing than I was willing to partake in
Also Space Invaders is one of the most splitter cracks in Yosemite though getting off the ground is hard
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Leroy
climber
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May 19, 2005 - 06:05am PT
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What Space Invaders is thaat?The Space Invaders I know,is a wide crack.Also a super classic.The Gauntlet and the Blade.
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climberweenie
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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May 19, 2005 - 07:11pm PT
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Here's my vote (Via Aqua) from a very small sample size:
But the one bolt on the route could use replacement:
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Claude
climber
where I'll end up
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May 19, 2005 - 07:32pm PT
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Quicksilver
Pat and Jack Pinnacle
Bring it.
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Weenis
Trad climber
Shastafaria
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May 20, 2005 - 11:33am PT
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I don't know if you would call it classic but it's cool;
Selaginella Wall. Do one of the filthy open books and finish on this stiff 4 pitch deal. Rated 5.7 or 5.8. Finishes at the Fall's trail.
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Melissa
Gym climber
berkeley, ca
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May 20, 2005 - 11:50am PT
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Selaginella wins for the obscurity with the longest line! ;-)
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herm
Trad climber
Bishop
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May 20, 2005 - 09:57pm PT
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The Flakes, MCR
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Rhodo-Router
Trad climber
Otto, NC
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May 23, 2005 - 12:40pm PT
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That chickenhead-covered erratic on top of the Quarter Dome.
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Peter Puget
Trad climber
Washington
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May 23, 2005 - 01:00pm PT
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I'll second Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I remember it being a bit stiff for .11a too.
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Old&InTheWay
Trad climber
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May 23, 2005 - 10:46pm PT
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Beggar's Buttress offers shade, a short approach, five outstanding 5.11 pitches, and lots of adventure to boot.
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Old&InTheWay
Trad climber
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May 23, 2005 - 10:51pm PT
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Shadow of Doubt on HammerDome is an amazing steep knob and edge climb. Due to the bad weather last September, we were forced to crag. We stumbled across this route and were not disappointed.
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WBraun
climber
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May 23, 2005 - 10:55pm PT
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Probably nobody knows of this climb in Yosemite, Atomic Finger Crack.
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can't say
Social climber
Pasadena CA
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May 23, 2005 - 11:08pm PT
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Cramming for a nice bit of inch and a quarter hands.
Little Wing
Knucklebuster...even better if you get to stand under Indian Canyon Falls.
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Alan Doak
climber
boulder, co
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May 24, 2005 - 07:15pm PT
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I'm a big fan of The Rambler in the Royal Arches area. Wear jeans and a helmet though, since it's runout 5.10 slab.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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May 25, 2005 - 08:34pm PT
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Long ago in a galaxy far, far away...
I was happy to see that first bolt on Werner's. I don't
remember it being next to a crack.....Killer approach to
Surprise, as Greg once told me.
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As for obscure, there is Obscure because of the approach. These
are easy to think of. Then there's obscure because nobody seems
to do the route.
Stay Free is on my list of Obscure Routes To Do, but I'm
waiting for my rocket pack to arrive. Is it any good?
I went to do Essence, but I got half way there and said
FugIt.
How about Back to the Slammer? First a hike, then a climb,
then a rap.
High Pressure seemed obscure without the long approach
(don't try it this weekend). Belay on the pedistal at the
end of the roof for an entertaining view of your 2nd.
:- k
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Ken Zemach
Trad climber
Redwood City, CA
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May 21, 2007 - 04:11pm PT
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I loved Inverted Staircase (Fairview). If someone ever gardens out the lower cracks, it'll be awesome, and a nice "addition" in between the difficulty level of the ever populoar Regular Route and Lucky Streaks; there's certainly never a line on it. Just remember that it's wet early season AND there's a nest up there, so it's a late summer/early fall route. Also, I want to thank whoever replaced the bolts on that. Would have been way sketch if they were old.
Since we're on the topic of replacing bolts... didn't the two now-hangerless bolts on Steck-Salathe orginally have hangars? When I went up there, the lower one was badly bent downwards (from a fall I'm assuming), and looked unlikely to hold me if I fell on it. That, and missing the next one, made for a pretty terrifying lead. Am sure replacing those would be controversial, but I'm throwing it out there for discussion... Could we at least think about replacing them with new 1/2" hangerless bolts?
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KP Ariza
climber
SCC
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May 21, 2007 - 05:22pm PT
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A) Windfall- 5.11, on the Tower of the Cosmic Gods. Four pitches, cool location, beater hike.
B) Digital Delight- 5.12a 45' long. Elephants boneyard left of Elephant Rock. Off Fingers flush crack through gray rock. Dimitri Barton first lead this gem in '87, it has probably still seen less than ten ascents.
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