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Location: UT : Wasatch Range : Big Cottonwood Canyon : Redrum : Redrum (5.10c)
By: Charles Konopa When: Sep 8, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: After climbing at Glass Ocean, we wandered over and started playing on this route (the first bolt can barely be clipped from the ground). It took team effort, but was a lot of fun. We reluctantly rapped off a single carabiner around old slings at the anchors (chains would be nice here) and then later heard that there is a walk off...oops.
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Location: International : Mexico : El Potrero Chico : Las Estrellas (The Stars) : Estrellita (5.11a)
By: Charles Konopa When: Dec 19, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: My hands were raw from climbing Dope Ninja yesterday, so we thought that we would do just the first few pitches and call it a day. We left Posadas at noon or so. Part way up it was only 2pm, so we decided to do the whole thing. I struggled on Dope Ninja, but did fine on this climb; and my hands enjoyed the fact that the rock was not nearly as sharp. I thought I would add a little to the description above:
This climb is to the right of Rat Bastard, which you can identify by the col... more >>
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Location: International : Canada : Alberta : Banff National Park : Lake Louise ("Back of the L...
By: Charles Konopa When: Aug 20, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: We climbed here on a weekend in July 2007. Easy access, easy to find the main climbing walls. There were plenty of friendly climbers to chat with about which routes to do. We mostly did sport routes, but did do one trad route and two 2-pitch sport routes. We had a 60m rope, but some routes could use a 70m or 80m rope, but usually had a mid rap station somewhere on the wall.
This is a very scenic place to climb. There are easy routes to warm up on, and challenging routes that take some fi... more >>
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Location: WI : Devil's Lake : West Bluff - Cleo Amphithea... : Cleopatra's Needle : Northeast Comfort Route (5.4)
By: Charles Konopa When: Aug 19, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: We climbed this route Friday morning Aug 17th. We couldn't get the nut out, so we just clipped it on our way by. Both of us were newbies to the tower (and didn't know about the wobbly block at the top). It gave us a pretty good spook. We didn't like the small size of the bolt, so we simul rapped off the block with the rope going thru the rap ring and a notch in the summit block. The wobble just added to the fun morning.
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Location: International : Thailand : Krabi/Phra Nang Peninsula (... : Railay East : 1-2-3 Wall : We Sad (5.10c)
By: Charles Konopa When: Mar 9, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: As each person in our group climbed this route, we noticed the edge of the water getting closer, so we kept moving the rope bag up the beach. At high tide, the belayer would be knee deep.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Barker Dam Area : Hunk Rock : Paint and Body (5.4)
By: Charles Konopa When: Mar 9, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: Plenty of places to place gear on the first half of the route, less on the upper half but still enough places to protect. Good climb for a beginning leader. We found two places to rappel down from.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Hidden Valley Campground : The Wall : The Wall - Left Side : Two Scoops Please (5.10d R)
By: Charles Konopa When: Mar 9, 2007 | view comment >> |
Comments: We led up the 5.8 Hands Off to the right, then set up an anchor and toproped this climb. Some wild stemming left me wondering how I could stay on the wall. My palms were tender afterwards.
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Location: UT : Wasatch Range : Big Cottonwood Canyon : JHCOB Wall : Second East Face (5.7)
By: Charles Konopa When: Jul 3, 2006 | view comment >> |
Comments: The middle of the 3 pitches was fantastic! Since it was only my second trad lead of the summer, I zippered it up for practice and fun. I used as small as a #00 Metolius cam to a #9 Metolius cam. Plus from #5 to #12 stopper, all on just the middle pitch...such variety; I had a splendid day.
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Location: UT : Wasatch Range : Big Cottonwood Canyon : Challenge Buttress : North and West Faces : Flamin' Freddie (5.9 R)
By: Charles Konopa When: May 20, 2006 | view comment >> |
Comments: While waiting for Hollow Man to open up, we set up a toprope on this climb since we didn't have any trad gear, and we weren't up to the R rating. If I were to trad climb this route I'd bring a double set of micro nuts.
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Location: UT : Wasatch Range : Little Cottonwood Canyon : Hellgate Cliffs : Tower 1 : Little Hellion (5.9)
By: Charles Konopa When: Sep 12, 2005 | view comment >> |
Comments: Use at least a 60m rope. If your belayer stands high in the gully and you lower to high in the gully, a 60m rope just barely make it. Still, make sure your belayer ties into the end of the rope for safety. This will help you avoid a 10-15 foot fall into the talus, scrapes and bruises.
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Castle Valley : Castleton Tower
By: Charles Konopa When: Mar 16, 2005 | view comment >> |
Comments: Climbed the North Chimney the day after the Moab Half-Marathon. Along with 3 groups from Kor-Ingalls we used 4 60 meter ropes to set two double rope raps down the north face. The second rap left us 6 feet off the ground; untying on a pillar and then downclimbing to the ledge. After the third person came off rappel and was nearly finished downclimbing, the 6 foot high pillar fell over. No one was squashed and we caught the downclimber. We set up a trad anchor to assist the other 5 ... more >>
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Location: UT : Wasatch Range : Lone Peak Cirque : Question Mark Wall
By: Charles Konopa When: Aug 23, 2004 | view comment >> |
Comments: This wall offers great climbing. I belive the ramp is also called Collins Highway. At the ledge, there is a rappel anchor at the tree, with a second rappel anchor part way down. Only one 60m rope is needed.
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