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Location: NV : Red Rock : First Creek Canyon : Labyrinth Wall
By: alpinglow When: Mar 25, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Adventures like these take a great hit when everything gets bolted. Sure more people climb them. But a solid portion of the remoteness that atracts them is removed from the equation.
I've not climbed here yet. I was browsing this area on MP, and happened apon this discussion.
I do live in Vegas, and I do appreciate the difference between a Jay Smith bolt and a Yaniro pocket.
Realistically, Vegas is crazy.
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Location: CO : Alpine Rock : RMNP - Rock : Cathedral Wall : Sublime Buttress (5.11 R) : Photo
By: alpinglow When: Aug 11, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: LOL...that doesn't even look like fun anymore...
...or does nothing look like more fun?
Life is a hoot.
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Location: CO : Call for Outdoor Writers - ...
By: alpinglow When: Feb 8, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Toolshed citing, or is it sighting, or siting?
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Cactus Flower Tower : Cactus Flower Tower summit : The Warrior (5.11a)
By: alpinglow When: Aug 4, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Rob and Pat Dezonia established this route
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Location: CO : New Big Wall Route in Patag...
By: alpinglow When: Jan 29, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: I can't imagine what you learn about yourself, or where you go mentally to be alone for 40 days and nights, tinkering with climbings most focused form of minutia...sounds biblical...laughing. A hearty adventure in a great wasteland.
Kudos
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Pine Creek Canyon : Brass Wall : Spectrum (5.11a)
By: alpinglow When: Dec 17, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: I thought this route was a pile.
THe roof at the end reminded me of Vertigo in Eldo.
Cheers
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Black Velvet Canyon : Black Velvet Wall : Lone Star (5.11)
By: alpinglow When: Oct 21, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: I honestly think the most elegant link up would be to climb epi to the tower, then move right into the rest of the climb...
OR...
Start another 70ft(???) right of where Tom mentions beginning (which I think is Texas Holdem's start???) on softish white 5.10 stepping off a boulder into a crack (bolt by roof 50 feet up). This allows for a much more direct line to the Texas Tower feature, avoiding the traversing scrub oak fest.
I think the 5.10 pitch of Texas Holdem leading to the Texas Tower is... more >>
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Location: CO : CO Ice & Mixed : RMNP - Mixed/Ice : Long's Peak/Mt. Meeker Cirq... : Field's Chimney (WI5 M6+)
By: alpinglow When: Aug 22, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: Fun climbing everytime I've been up there.
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Location: CO : CO Ice & Mixed : RMNP - Mixed/Ice : Odessa Gorge : Notchtop & vicinity : Hot Doggie (WI5)
By: alpinglow When: Aug 17, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: Cordes and I climbed this winter '03? Best single pitch in the park?
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Location: CA : Yosemite National Park : Yosemite Valley : Half Dome : Regular Northwest Face of H... (5.12a/b)
By: alpinglow When: Jul 16, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: This is one of finest routes I have ever climbed.
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Location: CO : CO Ice & Mixed : St. Vrain ice : East of Peak to Peak - S. S... : Road Rash (WI5+ M6)
By: alpinglow When: Jul 12, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: Almost as a whisper, in the summer months even, Jello mentions...
"I climbed that 20 years ago"
Style still matters Sirs, and that guy has it.
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Location: CO : Alpine Rock : RMNP - Rock : Long's Peak : The Diamond : The Obelisk (5.11a)
By: alpinglow When: May 16, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: Loved this route. Climbed with standard rack to old #3 Camalot, and one old 4.5 Camalot.
If I went back, I would climb it with no wide gear, as the crack on the inside would suffice if you were in send mode.
I found the OW to be pretty tame with a knee bar. More like 10-?????
Cheers
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Location: CA : Yosemite National Park : Yosemite Valley : El Capitan : The Nose (5.9 C2)
By: alpinglow When: May 14, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: Climbed it 9 years ago...great adventure. Do whatever you need to to climb this route. Few, if any, better
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Location: CA : Sierra Eastside : Bishop Area : Owens River Gorge
By: alpinglow When: Mar 14, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: I just took my first trip here. I wanted to praise Marty Lewis for releasing a superb guide (imho). I found it very clear, concise, and ontop of the area.
I consider myself a climbing geek, and fairly well-travelled. This guide was probably one of the better organised guides I have ever used, and well worth the money.
Nice job sir.
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Calico Basin : Yin and Yang Cliff : Yin and Yang (5.10d)
By: alpinglow When: Mar 4, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: Waaaaaaaay out of character to call this 10d...especially in Red Rocks. I was told it was 11c and didn't argue after I had climbed it?
So call it 5.11 and have a great time on it, fun route!
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Location: Bradford Washburn Passes Aw...
By: alpinglow When: Jan 11, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: How many dreams, lives, "ahhhhs", and agape jaws did Mr. Washburn inspire?
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Location: alpinglow : df : Photo
By: alpinglow When: Jan 9, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: If anything it's a scotch belly...hahahaha. This is one of my favorite shots. Stacey and I get the biggest kick out of the pedophile look in my eyes.
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Location: New Link Up on Cerro Torre
By: alpinglow When: Jan 9, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Willow Spring : Ragged Edges Area : Chicken Eruptus (5.10 R)
By: alpinglow When: Dec 30, 2006 | view comment >> |
Comments: placed old gold #2 camalot before moving right to 1st bolt. seemed solid?
fun line, more than 3 stars, imho.
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Location: NV : Mt. Charleston : Mount Charleston Ice : Vegas Hose Monster (WI5)
By: alpinglow When: Dec 5, 2006 | view comment >> |
Comments: FYI- This is glory conditions, not current.
Yeah, Ry, come on down and show me how its done Playboy! You can sleep with my basset hounds
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Location: NV : Mt. Charleston : Mount Charleston Ice : Vegas Hose Monster (WI5)
By: alpinglow When: Dec 1, 2006 | view comment >> |
Comments: That photo is the best internet porn I've seen in a looooooooooooong time.
Nooch
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Icebox Canyon : Frigid Air Buttress : Frigid Air Buttress (5.9)
By: alpinglow When: Nov 27, 2006 | view comment >> |
Comments: Aged with grace...proudest comment ever. Congrats to all of us for not roughing her up.
Climbed this today in 5 stretchers, no simul climbing. Rack standard with extra 2 and 3 old BD cam, no 4.
Rappelled Hot point not Burlesque.
Wonderful outing...full value for the grade. Tone down Steck/Salathe and morph it with East Butt of Middle Cathedral was my thought as I climbed.
Superb route. Kudos to FA team.
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Location: NV : Mt. Charleston : The Hood : The Compton Cave
By: alpinglow When: Sep 17, 2006 | view comment >> |
Comments: equipped almost certainly means "chipped" around these parts.
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Icebox Canyon : Necromancer Wall : Sensuous Mortician (5.9)
By: alpinglow When: Sep 3, 2006 | view comment >> |
Comments: SPECTACULAR!!!!
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Mt. Wilson : Aeolian Wall : Resolution Arete (5.10 A1)
By: alpinglow When: Mar 31, 2006 | view comment >> |
Comments: I vastly underestimated the hike off. My suggestion for a rack.
Single Tiny cams, doubles from older version BD .5 to 3, one old 4 camalot. I placed no stoppers, but that doesn't mean squat.
Good times...US classic, imho.
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