Mountain Project : gregory huey

Member Since: Jul 10, 2008
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Point Rank: # 3,652
Total Points: 25
Last Year: 22
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An arrangement of protection that produces little - if any significant - rope drag, yet still affords some protection and allows the route to be done as a single pitch.

CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Rubicon (5.10c)

Nov 17, 2009

One more move, and the redpoint is bagged! Ropedrag at the top was not significant (but I should point out the rope was a dry-coated and almost-new 10.5mm). Note the pro & slings on the approach hand-

CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Comment

Nov 17, 2009

continuing up Rubicon

CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Comment

Nov 17, 2009

Greg starting into the business section

CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Comment

Nov 17, 2009


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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Split Rocks : Rubicon Formation : Rubicon (5.10c) By: gregory huey When: Nov 17, 2009	view comment >>
Comments: Bagged the redpoint on this excellent 10d (one of the best at JT?) Oct 24 2009. I used minimal pro with long slings over the easy hand-crack (approach) section and had no problem with rope drag (of course _had_ I fallen there it might have not been so great... - but the hand-crack is super-easy). This was my third ascent and the second on lead - benefited greatly from previous experience protecting the 10d finger-crack section - it eats up finger-sized stoppers great. This time I racked all my f... more >>
Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Lost Horse Area : Banana Cracks : Left Banana Crack (5.10c) By: gregory huey When: Feb 6, 2009	view comment >>
Comments: On a cool winters day these cracks - although they are pretty short - can be a nice place to climb in the sun and out of the wind. I would call this a 10c - the crux felt significantly harder than that on Tinker Toy or Taxman, which are rated 10b in my guidebook.
Location: NV : Red Rock : Pine Creek Canyon : Straight Shooter Wall : Bird Crack (5.10d) By: gregory huey When: Nov 5, 2008	view comment >>
Comments: I climbed this route as a second pitch to Straight Shooter. Contrary to other comments here, I found it not too difficult to protect with two very small stoppers (I think I used a #2 and #3) - I had to, as I fell _alot_. I couldn't get even my finger tips into the super-thin crack, so I lay-backed it off one side of the crack and then tried to reach high for a finger-lock where the crack opens wide enough. However, I'm short and the right foothold is very tiny - almost a smear. I cou... more >>
Location: CA : San Bernardino Mountains : Holcomb Valley Pinnacles : Central Pinnacles : Pistol Whipped Wall : The Peacemaker (5.11a) By: gregory huey When: Aug 4, 2008	view comment >>
Comments: Did this route lose a key hold on the lip of the bulge, right side? Kinda looks that way to me...
Location: kirra : ~ squirrely pics ~ : Photo By: gregory huey When: Jul 16, 2008	view comment >>
Comments: How do you know one is prefered? - maybe the squirrel finsihed off the "Old Style" and is now working the Bud. Great pic - was it a setup or serendipity? 5 out of 5 !