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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Dec 25, 2013 - 07:55pm PT
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Funny pic...is Jim's t shirt extolling the virtues of euthanizing cats? Surprised its not dogs (at the crag)...ha ha.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Dec 25, 2013 - 10:06pm PT
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The steely stare AND the raised finger!
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the albatross
Gym climber
Flagstaff
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Mar 13, 2014 - 09:15pm PT
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Bump
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Gary
Social climber
Where in the hell is Major Kong?
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Dec 25, 2015 - 12:06pm PT
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The word on the street us that an accommodation has been made. The Aviator Wall and the other climbs on the Spirit Mountain side of the road are now off limits, and even being dismantled by the local climbers.
The climbs on the other side of the road are what they were.
JD, I guess you didn't climb the Razor's Edge?
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overwatch
climber
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Dec 25, 2015 - 04:53pm PT
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was it a good compromise or did they break it off in our ass?
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Jan 12, 2016 - 11:32am PT
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W.L. thanks for the update....
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Steven Hughes
climber
Rooseville, MT
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Jan 26, 2017 - 11:37am PT
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Hey just took a quick weekend trip down to Christmas tree pass with my kid. Amazing place for sure. After hearing about the bolt chopping controversy there I was curious what I might find. On the overlook wall there was a very sloppy attempt at bolt removal. Some routes had one or two hangers removed with the bolt stems remaining. Others were left mostly intact. This seemed to be grade influenced 5.7 completely chopped and a nearby 5.12 left intact. Partially debolting a route on an area of run out friction routes is dangerous business that could end up getting someone badly hurt. One route had a single bolt unseen from the ground removed (with an ugly stem left sticking out of the rock) near the top while the lower ones remained. Basically whoever did this,left the place a fricking mess bolt stems sticking out the rock etc. I don't know if this was a park service employee or not but this a disgrace to this amazing area of Mojave desert climbing. Being a Montana climber this is not necessarily my fight but the local community needs to be aware of the situation.
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Jan 26, 2017 - 12:15pm PT
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What is the rationale for the climbing ban on certain areas. I have spent a fair amount of time back there and it is anything but pristine wilderness. I always pack out a load of trash, including plenty of spent ammo.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 25, 2018 - 12:29pm PT
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Holiday update bump...
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ground_up
Trad climber
mt. hood /baja
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Dec 26, 2018 - 02:41pm PT
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Rock quality aside , I like the obscure nature this place seems to have.
Thinking of doing a look see this spring. Looks like enough fairly good
stuff amongst the not so good stuff to get some fun climbing in.
Yes , no ? worth a week ?
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Dec 26, 2018 - 03:34pm PT
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dig those newly added photos on mtn project!
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