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Pennsylenvy
Gym climber
A dingy corner in your refrigerator
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As Rod !!!Stewart says, ...some guys have all the luck: like Mr E cherry picking 'Arizona Appreciation Thread'. This thing will get to one bazzillion posts and make every Californian and even Roxjox moving to AZ! So here's some more fodder:
starting with the classic radical on the classic mace!
Saturday got on Elysian butress for the first time (wow I've lived here for 14 years and hadn't done this !!!!!) Met a new and great climbing partner this day
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Blakey
Trad climber
Newcastle UK
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I found this lurking in my digital library. I can't recall the name of the park, but I'm sure it was East of the Stronghold, and that someone said these slender pinnacles had routes on them.
The guide would make for an interesting read.... Climb pinnacle 236 to it's summit 140' 5.11. Next, climb pinnacle 237 to it's summit 130' 5.10, next climb........
Can anyone shed any light.........
Steve
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Chiricahua
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Blakey
Trad climber
Newcastle UK
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That's it, cheers.
Steve
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Yup and climbing isn't allowed on those slender spires though some folks including Bob Kamps did some routes there early on.
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MisterE
Social climber
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Topic Author's Reply - May 9, 2012 - 12:51am PT
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That's an amazing and intriguing shot - reminds me of The Needles in South Dakota. Some of those pinnacles are so skinny!
Thanks for that. Who knew?
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romand
climber
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A few more spires... plenty of adventure left out here.
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Blakey
Trad climber
Newcastle UK
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A party enjoying Endgame, West side of the East Pinnacle...
And pausing at the second stance...
Slabness high on the Sheepshead - Peacemaker perhaps?
Hell in a Handbasket (perhaps) The Isle of You.
Steve
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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May 13, 2012 - 05:20pm PT
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No climbing allowed in the Chiricahua National Monument folks and please don't push it.
But there is a bit of history here and Bonnie sent me a couple of shots from the Kamps collection.
Bob Kamps, Mark and Beverly Powell on top of what they called Big Balanced Rock circa 1958.
Tom Higgins on Pinnacle Balanced Rock circa 1967.
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Blakey
Trad climber
Newcastle UK
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May 13, 2012 - 05:59pm PT
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Heck Steve,
I have to 'fess up'. On one walk with the family I did solo up pinnacle 2594, that was the 176th on the left side of the main circular trail, somewhere around about, approximately circa mile 2.7. It was right next to another distinctive pinnacle, and there was another just beside it, it was kinda green coloured- you will know it for sure!'
I will retrospectively name it for the historical record, (these things are important, and I know you are a history geek) .... 'Tis a little known fact that the Union Jack is still part of Hawaii's State Flag'. 10' 5.3b (ish)
Sadly, we did not have a camera that day so the high standard of proof required of contemporary new routers cannot be met.
But dammit dude you just gotta believe me - or not......
More seriously, for everyone other than Steve, for he will know the answer. What do you see here?
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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May 13, 2012 - 09:15pm PT
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Yup the Chiricahuas. We (ex wife Michele and dawg Alobar) spent thanksgiving
There once. Great hiking, would be cool trailruning as well. We went there because Dingus McGee and the Last Pioneer Woman used to winter there when she was a seasonal ranger, and they told us about it.
"you want to climb, but since you cant,i t's still spectacular and worth it just to be there"
I don't think she ever steered anyone wrong!
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Blakey
Trad climber
Newcastle UK
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May 15, 2012 - 04:53pm PT
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And to bump the climbing theme;
P1 of Cragaholics Dream
More of pitch 1,
P3
Steve
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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May 19, 2012 - 01:39pm PT
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No takers for Blakey's query???
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Blakey
Trad climber
Newcastle UK
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May 19, 2012 - 06:10pm PT
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Looks like you're going to have to go for it Steve..........
But, does your encylopeadic knowledge extend to this?
Where is it? ;-)
Steve
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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May 19, 2012 - 07:02pm PT
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Cochise's Head.
I don't recognize the last shot.
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Blakey
Trad climber
Newcastle UK
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May 19, 2012 - 07:17pm PT
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Yes! You get the Cigar for the first (of course).
The second are a series of Limestone crags high in the Huachucas, on Montezuma's Peak.
There were some sizeable chunks of Granite thereabouts as well, geologically is was a seriously muddled up spot.
Regards,
Steve
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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May 19, 2012 - 07:27pm PT
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Mt. Lemon is covered with good routes, and you can go higher or lower depending on the climate in which you wish to climb.
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MisterE
Social climber
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Topic Author's Reply - May 19, 2012 - 08:35pm PT
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Been in touch with the AZ Crew lately - there's some new, exciting climbing going in some of the above-the-rim canyons east of Flagstaff recently.
Also, from Manny's FB page:
Exhausted after finishing new 4 pitch route in West Clear Creek! A short walk, rappel 4 times and climb up!
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Manny
Social climber
tempe
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May 22, 2012 - 09:27pm PT
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Looks like I need to get on Elysian Buttress soon.
We are still getting new routes in Isolation Canyon.
Tim was climbing well. Started with The Proposal and finished with Bear Claw
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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May 22, 2012 - 09:35pm PT
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Perf up on the Lemmon right now.
Love my local mountain!
100 down here
70 up there.
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