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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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crimperg,
yeah, I suspect you have to go with the mindset of just having fun, not on 'tearing it up' send stylee.
as Klk says, and others have posted pics of, it seems like a rad place just to hang out.
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Largo
Sport climber
Venice, Ca
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This last weekend Harris Resinck, Norman Montes and I visitd two areas out at Echo Cliffs (So Cal) that were developed in 2002, which see virtually no traffic, and which absolutely rock.
Top Hat is a 50 foot high slightly overhanging summit block with a stack of 5.11 and 5.12 sport routes and a stunning overlook of the big valley and the ocean beyond.
The other area, called Mount Olympus, is a big ass cobbled spire that shivers your timbers when yarding on those cobles, but they are bomber after all.
Nothing like these areas anywhere in So Cal.
Norman Montes climbing on Top Hat
Harris on the overlook at Top Hat
Harris leading a 5.10 on Mt. Olympus
Norman Montes on the summit of Mount Olympus
JL
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 6, 2009 - 10:46pm PT
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No doubt RKM - excellent accommodations there. Count us in before 2009 ends!
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F10
Trad climber
e350
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City of Rocks,
and maybe a trip to Austria
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pip the dog
Mountain climber
planet dogboy
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high on my list is going back to north carolina. checked out
the granite there for the first time late last fall. there's
some truly outstanding rock and lines. maybe as soon as next
week, if the weather looks good and i can shake the suits.
that and the outstanding young czech ropegun i tripped over when
last there can skip some classes. this kid is a machine.
oh, and this unnamed gig in rolwaling i saw two years ago.
go to thami, then up and way, way, way left.
^,,^
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billygoat
climber
3hrs to El Cap Meadow, 1.25hrs Pinns, 42min Castle
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Largo--that rock looks a lot like the Pinnacles.
Crimpie-- Wild Iris does not suck. It might not be a huge destination, but it's great rock and great fun. Plenty of other climbing in the area to make it worth heading to.
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billygoat
climber
3hrs to El Cap Meadow, 1.25hrs Pinns, 42min Castle
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Rhyang-- Mt Abbot--if you do the North West side take caution--super scary for class 3!!!
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
Sprocketville
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Still workin on my back yard.
Discovered a monster slab underneath the main slab at skyline slabs.
aint in the morris book.
and then under eagle peak and to the climbers right, there are three more major systems not in the book.
That red thang and the blue
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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SOMEWHERE, hopefully. . .
Depends on if school lets me. . .
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GDavis
Trad climber
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the bugs, man.
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mission
Social climber
boulder,co
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They're building a new rock gym at 28th and Valmont. In the meantime, there's the Pool Wall in Ouray...
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Porkchop_express
Trad climber
the base of the Shawangunk Ridge
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1) Cannon and Whitehorse in NH
2) Seneca
3) Stone Mtn
Wild Iris is lots of fun! I have pics of it as well as several other places. Tensleep would be nice but the approaches are grueling and the camping is poor at best. The locals were not friendly either...lots of cool rock though. LOTS n LOTS.
http://picasaweb.google.com/stephen.richert
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10b4me
Ice climber
Rustys Saloon
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Squamish
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billygoat
climber
3hrs to El Cap Meadow, 1.25hrs Pinns, 42min Castle
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Rhyang--yep, NE Couloir oh man!!! Did that in 1998 and had quite the adventure. I remember reading similar accounts in the summit register. When we descended there was an obvious line that we apparently didn't follow on the way up, because the descent was cake in comparison. So, keeping that in mind, there is no doubt a class 3 way, but I think most folks wander into class 4 or easy 5 terrain. In other words, it's classic sierra class 3. You're gonna have a blast. Hopefully with all I've said, you'll get up there and cruise. Come back here and tell me I was full of it.
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Too many places, so I will have to be realistic. I'm still hoping that the ice conditions on Ben Nevis will be good in three weeks time or so.
I have heard that the limestone and tufa on the island of Mallorca is great. I will find out in the coming days as we flew in to Palma from Dublin yesterday.
Since Jennie is not a climber I only brought my shoes, chalkbag and harness (in case I run into some climbers at the crags who invite me on their ropes). It will probably be only bouldering and maybe some very easy soloing.
Flew over the Pyrénées yesterday, snow capped and all. They look beautiful. In the past year I have been lucky to be treated to aerial delights of flying over the Alps, Greenland, Rockies, Cascades and Sierra.
I am hoping to make it to other Irish climbing areas this year, as well as some English/Welsh rock, such as Lundy Island, Sennen Cove (climbed there in 1989), Snowdonia (climbed there in 1991), Anglesey, Peak District, and Lake District (climbed there in 1990).
Now as for dreaming: El Cap (Nose or Salathe); Half Dome, Mendel Couloirs, Bugaboos, Grand Teton, Wind River, Whitney East Face, Rainer, Mt Blanc and Chamonix, Matterhorn... the list is endless.
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tradchick
Trad climber
White Mountains
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The Peak District in England (for our honeymoon).
After that, maybe Tuolomne.
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SuperTopo on the Web
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Mt. Conness, West Ridge (maybe do the N. Ridge again too)
Let us know!