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Roughster
Sport climber
Vacaville, CA
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Mar 11, 2009 - 04:47pm PT
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Aye and it just aint bouldering Spanky!
Auburn:
Table Rock:
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Sebastopol, CA
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Mar 11, 2009 - 05:19pm PT
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Easy there drunkenmaster. Some of those are waaay too private property for this site. But lets see some others.
btw, salt point is a pile. Don't bother.
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billygoat
climber
3hrs to El Cap Meadow, 1.25hrs Pinns, 42min Castle
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Mar 11, 2009 - 05:27pm PT
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Great rock up in Humboldt county, for sure. A new zone that is destined to become a moderate mecca is "Land of the Lost." If your up there, ask some locals about beta. All the climbs on the "Pinch Me Wall" are fun 5.8-5.10+, well bolted, but need a little bit of cleaning up. The approach beta on rockclimbing.com is somewhat bogus.
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bachar
Gym climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 11, 2009 - 05:28pm PT
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Thanks for the cool pics!
Let's see some of that limestone!
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drunkenmaster
Social climber
santa rosa
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Mar 11, 2009 - 06:37pm PT
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heres some tasty Northern Cali Limestone: Richie "The Pirate" on my route Firewater (5.12a)
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drunkenmaster
Social climber
santa rosa
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Mar 11, 2009 - 06:52pm PT
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and The Pirate on Cro-Magnon (5.12d) at Trinity Aretes.
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bachar
Gym climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 11, 2009 - 07:20pm PT
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Wow, that limestone looks like the "good" stuff. What would it compare to???
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drunkenmaster
Social climber
santa rosa
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Mar 11, 2009 - 07:39pm PT
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thats not easy to answer Mr Bachar. its a lot like any good, gray, blue and gold streaked limestone id imagine. ive been to af, logan, wild iris, charelston and a few more but it seems different than all of those. at first look i thought it was a little chossy like af but then i found out it is super solid with good pockets and has its own unique molten metal "solder patches" and plates that make it extra sick! its also steep, in a shady peaceful forest and you might see bigFOOT.
Nor Cal represent YO!
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bachar
Gym climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 11, 2009 - 07:58pm PT
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D-master, yeah it almost looks like some of the cliffs in France or maybe in Finale Italy. Some of it also reminds me of Yamnuska, Calgary...
Great pics. I had no idea there was so much climbing up that way.
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Talusfeeder
Social climber
SF
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Mar 11, 2009 - 08:23pm PT
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...Theres not...you would hate it. Total choss.
Don't waste the trip up here.
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drunkenmaster
Social climber
santa rosa
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Mar 11, 2009 - 08:27pm PT
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check out the solder patches at the aretes:
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drunkenmaster
Social climber
santa rosa
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Mar 11, 2009 - 08:28pm PT
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choss patches
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Talusfeeder
Social climber
Here
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Mar 11, 2009 - 08:28pm PT
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Oh yeah...where did you say that Sorcerer problem was again?
Must've slipped my mind...
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drunkenmaster
Social climber
santa rosa
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Mar 11, 2009 - 08:34pm PT
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Sorcerer - so good. damn if i cant tell you where. its actually at the same place trinity aretes used to be, secret.
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Talusfeeder
Social climber
Here
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Mar 11, 2009 - 08:39pm PT
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damn...I thought the Jailhouse crew was hard to crack...
Ive got my (verticle) kneepads on everyweekend now...
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mrtropy
Trad climber
Nor Cal
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Mar 11, 2009 - 09:01pm PT
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Whats the best "moderate" limestone up that way? Or is there any?
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drunkenmaster
Social climber
santa rosa
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Mar 11, 2009 - 09:33pm PT
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depends on what you consider moderate. trinity aretes has a lot of good climbs from about the 5.10-5.11 range on up to 5.14!
none of the nor cal limestone areas have very many good climbs below 5.10.
*everyone that wants more info on Nor Cal Limestone needs to check out the BigFOOT Country climbing guide from a local store in Humboldt Co. :)
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splitclimber
climber
Sonoma County
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Mar 11, 2009 - 10:34pm PT
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Moonstone and I think Houda beaches
sharp but fun
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billygoat
climber
3hrs to El Cap Meadow, 1.25hrs Pinns, 42min Castle
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Mar 11, 2009 - 10:40pm PT
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"none of the nor cal limestone areas have very many good climbs below 5.10."
Not true! As I said above, check out Land of the Lost--Pinch Me Wall. Needs a little cleaning up, but it has a good cluster of stuff under 5.10. But if you climb 5.10 and up, definitely go to the Trinity Aretes.
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