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Location: CO : Grand Junction area : Grand Mesa : Land's End Area
By: Alex Garhart When: May 11, 2013 | view comment >> |
Comments: Land's End Road is still under seasonal closure as of 5/10.
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Location: CO : Grand Junction area : Unaweep Canyon : Main Canyon: Unaweep Granit... : Mighty Mouse Wall : Lower Mighty Mouse Wall
By: Alex Garhart When: May 6, 2013 | view comment >> |
Comments: There is now a well marked trail from the base of the Magna Mater Spire that continues downhill and heads east to the base of All Your Mite and the other routes on the left side.
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Location: CO : Grand Junction area : Unaweep Canyon : Main Canyon: Unaweep Granit... : Mother's Buttress : Other Mothers
By: Alex Garhart When: Apr 22, 2013 | view comment >> |
Comments: As Other Mothers has become more popular, a sort of spiderweb of trails has begun to show up below the area. I think an actual trail splitting from the Lower Mothers trail and heading to Others would decrease impact and just make sense.
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Location: CO : Grand Junction area : Riggs' Hill : Riggs' Hill Central : North Providence Arete (V1)
By: Alex Garhart When: Apr 15, 2013 | view comment >> |
Comments: The North V1 sit starts below the central flake with a sort of double knee-bar and goes straight up. The left arete is also a good line.
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Location: CO : Grand Junction area : Unaweep Canyon : Main Canyon: Unaweep Granit... : Mighty Mouse Wall : ... : Ginger the Oppressor (5.7)
By: Alex Garhart When: Apr 5, 2013 | view comment >> |
Comments: Got on this to beef up the anchor and discovered that most of the cracks in the chimney are filled with mud. Pretty nasty in there, not recommended!
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Location: CO : Grand Junction area : Unaweep Canyon : Main Canyon: Unaweep Granit... : Mighty Mouse Wall : ... : Chimneying 101 (5.8)
By: Alex Garhart When: Mar 31, 2013 | view comment >> |
Comments: I installed a 2-bolt rap station with some beefy chains today.
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Location: CO : Grand Junction area : Grand Mesa : Land's End Area
By: Alex Garhart When: Dec 9, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: After the gate is locked on Land's End, you may still be able to access the areas from CO Highway 65 (I'm not sure where the gate is on top). I was climbing on Paleosol Wall until the end of November, and as long as the temps were in the 50s in GJ, it stays pretty comfortable. Keep in mind locating the rap stations can be more than a little sketchy with snow on the ground!
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Location: CO : Grand Junction area : Unaweep Canyon : Nine Mile Hill : Four Blocks Crag : Impotence (5.9+)
By: Alex Garhart When: Nov 20, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Really junky rock for the 1st half and then better rock with some fun movement. Definitely extend your anchor for the TR.
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Location: CO : Rifle : Rifle Arch : Mitten Slab : Mitten Slab (5.10b)
By: Alex Garhart When: Nov 18, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Great route with well-protected cruxes. Some thought provoking distance between the bolts on the easier sections. The rock was much better than expected, more solid than many climbs in the Colorado National Monument. We rappelled the route with a 60 meter rope and had no problems.
One of my favorite multi-pitch slabs, up there with Davis Face in Buena Vista.
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Location: CO : Grand Junction area : Grand Mesa : Land's End Area : Paleosol Wall : ... : Photo
By: Alex Garhart When: Nov 10, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: The rock at this wall is the best I've seen so far. Great little buttress!
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Location: CO : Grand Junction area : Grand Mesa : Land's End Area : Paleosol Wall : Roof Pendant (5.11+)
By: Alex Garhart When: Nov 8, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Thanks to Toni for the help and patient belay!!
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Location: CO : Grand Junction area : Unaweep Canyon : Main Canyon: Unaweep Granit... : Mother's Buttress : ... : The Ol' Hucklebuck (5.10)
By: Alex Garhart When: Nov 4, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Fun route with a great section of sustained stemming. After the bolts I placed two bomber 0.4 BDs before reaching the ledge. In addition to the gear above, I would recommend an additional #5 or #6 Camalot.
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Indian Creek : Suburbia : R.I.L.F. (5.11+)
By: Alex Garhart When: Nov 1, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: This looks great! Can't wait to check it out.
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Location: CO : Grand Junction area : Unaweep Canyon : Main Canyon: Unaweep Granit... : Crypto Wall
By: Alex Garhart When: Oct 25, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: I thought this was called "No Name Wall"? Could be mistaken. I rope soloed a route somewhere here ~4 years ago (think it was Watson) and broke a hold, took a whipper, blew a cam, and got a nasty corneal abrasion. I love Unaweep....
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Location: CO : Grand Junction area : Grand Mesa : Land's End Area : Misspent Youth Wall : Soul Reaver (5.12-)
By: Alex Garhart When: Oct 25, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Props to Jesse Zacher for figuring out the crux beta! This thing is a beast.
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Location: CO : Grand Junction area : Unaweep Canyon : Main Canyon: Unaweep Granit... : Mother's Buttress : ... : Flora Dora (5.11b)
By: Alex Garhart When: Oct 21, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Climbed the 1st pitch of this again today and it is awesome. The 1st 25 feet is a bit heads up but there is good pro available. Fantastic route that gives you just what you need when you need it.
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Location: CO : Grand Junction area : Unaweep Canyon : Main Canyon: Unaweep Granit... : Mother's Buttress : ... : The Double Reach Around (5.10+)
By: Alex Garhart When: Oct 21, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: This is a great addition to the wall. Great face, crack, and, of course, the reach around.
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Indian Creek : 1st Meat Wall
By: Alex Garhart When: Sep 25, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Thanks again slim, I'm glad you had an opportunity to make it up there. If you head up again check out Kebab, Lamb Chop, Taco Flavored Kisses, Menudo and Blood Sausage. These routes put all the others to shame. By the way- the name "Raining Meat" came from all the crap flying down at my belayer (who was a good sport). I was super gripped and bleeding by the time I drilled the anchors, so it's good to hear 5.10 is a bit of a sandbag!
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Indian Creek : 1st Meat Wall : Crab Cake (5.9)
By: Alex Garhart When: Sep 24, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: No worries Devin. Dan got the FA on this baby and I agreed with him that the climbing was not hard enough to warrant 5.10. I actually enjoyed this route but it is a little spooky because of the thin edge you have to pull on but there are good feet the whole way, just feels sporty.
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Indian Creek : 1st Meat Wall : Con Huevos (5.10)
By: Alex Garhart When: Sep 24, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: That sucks, this was one of the cleaner routes this spring!
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Indian Creek : Scarface : Scard Face (5.10 PG13) : Photo
By: Alex Garhart When: Sep 17, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Beautiful!
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Location: CO : Grand Junction area : Grand Mesa : Land's End Area
By: Alex Garhart When: Jul 17, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Ha! The rock is shockingly bomber up there.
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Location: CO : Grand Junction area : Grand Mesa : Land's End Area : Beyond Civilization Wall : Photo
By: Alex Garhart When: Jul 8, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Route #2 is now called Another Story. Fun moves on great stone!
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Location: CO : Grand Junction area : Grand Mesa : Land's End Area : Beyond Civilization Wall : Another Story (5.11)
By: Alex Garhart When: Jul 8, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Thanks to Jesse Z and Justin for helping out on this one.
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Location: CO : Grand Junction area : Grand Mesa : Land's End Area
By: Alex Garhart When: Jul 3, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Thanks, BJ! All the work you guys did up at The Narrows helped inspire the development of this area. Cheers.
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