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Steve Grossman

Trad climber

Seattle, WA

Topic Author's Reply - Apr 20, 2013 - 03:39pm PT

Nice shots Pat!

Steve Grossman

Trad climber

Seattle, WA

Topic Author's Reply - Sep 7, 2013 - 01:18pm PT

Helping Al build the psyche!

Steve Grossman

Trad climber

Seattle, WA

Topic Author's Reply - Dec 23, 2013 - 10:39pm PT

Child bump...

Trad climber

Calgary

Dec 24, 2013 - 03:50pm PT

I can remember hearing about Arapiles from Aussie climbers in Yosemite in the early 80's. They claimed it was the best crag (or collection of crags) in the world. Everyone who has been there seems to love it.
I will go there someday, maybe in a few years

ionlyski

Trad climber

Kalispell, Montana

Dec 24, 2013 - 04:21pm PT

God, I miss Araps. Especially in December; fantastic place to spend Christmas.
Such good rock. And all the bird songs going off all day long.

Arne

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Dec 24, 2013 - 04:45pm PT

This is a serious question - how many aussie climbers suffer insectivorous
or reptilian grief from sticking their hands into places they can't see?
The way I understand it everything there is poisonous.

Steve Grossman

Trad climber

Seattle, WA

Topic Author's Reply - Dec 28, 2013 - 05:54pm PT

Al- how was your trip?

It would be interesting to see what sort of techniques were developed locally to deal with the creepy crawlies. Greg could certainly illuminate.

Poke a test stumpy in there...

ionlyski

Trad climber

Kalispell, Montana

Dec 29, 2013 - 12:43am PT

Reilly,
When we did the mandatory raps down to the sea ledge at Point Perpendicular we were swimming in funnels from the Sydney funnel web spider, probably the most deadly spider on the planet. In Tasmania at Ben Lomond we had a huge black Tiger snake cruise right through our campground and you don't mess with those guys. But you know when you're there climbing I can't explain it but it just didn't occupy my mind. I guess the climbings too good to worry about it.

Yes you are right, it seems all things there are venomous. I've been told that ALL snakes in Tasmania are poisonous. Makes it easy, you just stay away from all of em!

Arne

Steve Grossman

Trad climber

Seattle, WA

Topic Author's Reply - Sep 1, 2014 - 02:54pm PT

Nasty Critter Bump...

Steve Grossman

Trad climber

Seattle, WA

Topic Author's Reply - Jun 7, 2015 - 12:07pm PT

Bump for MMCC...

jaaan

Trad climber

Chamonix, France

Jun 7, 2015 - 12:28pm PT

I often wondered what became of Kim. I knew he'd come over here to work for Mammut, but I mean after that... then quite by accident I found this: http://www.westendmagazine.com/sol-breads/

Steve Grossman

Trad climber

Seattle, WA

Topic Author's Reply - Jun 7, 2015 - 03:03pm PT

Sure looks like him.

Funny how living in the gourmet baking parts of Europe while out climbing would have this result.

Sometimes good fortune hits the righteous mark!

Thanks for the update.

donini

Trad climber

Ouray, Colorado

Jun 7, 2015 - 03:55pm PT

Decent climbing if you go when the flies aren't around.

jaaan

Trad climber

Chamonix, France

Jun 8, 2015 - 09:18am PT

Some years back I was climbing at Foster Falls, Tennessee(?), the only other climbers at the crag that day were an American guide/instructor and his client. The guide had one of those very low, carrying voices and spoke with a certain air of authority. Spray, I guess you'd call it. He'd exhausted his repertoire of technical stuff and had moved on to how, at that time, US climbers were streets ahead of the rest of the world and how no other nationality came close and proceeded to reel off all the names of all the well known US climbers he could think of. The client - who clearly knew a bit more than he was letting on - was silent for a while and then said:

'Well, what about Kim Carrigan?'

To which the guide replied:

'Huh? Never heard of her...'

Trad climber

Calgary

Jun 8, 2015 - 10:06am PT

Didn't Kim quite climbing?
How long is the longest quality route there?

Steve Grossman

Trad climber

Seattle, WA

Topic Author's Reply - Aug 22, 2015 - 01:27pm PT

Bump for the Bucket List next year with any luck!

Blue Mountains Orangutan

Sport climber

Sydney, Australia

Aug 22, 2015 - 04:35pm PT

How long is the longest quality route there?

I'm not an expert but they're around 150 meters. There is so much quality there though, the rock quality is incredible and the protection is generally good. The rock is like a very featured sandstone that is as hard as granite (it's quartzite), so it lends itself to face climbing rather than cracks and there aren't really any splitter cracks. I'm going down there again next week, I went there for the first time a month ago and the first thing I did when I got back to work was book some more holidays so I could go again :) It's an amazing place for climbing.