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Location: NV : Red Rock : Photo
By: John Hegyes When: 6 days ago | view comment >> |
Comments: I sure am happy about the Aztec Sandstone.
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Location: NV : Photo
By: John Hegyes When: Oct 28, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Actually unincorporated Clark County. Crimson Chrysalis top-out is in the foreground, Lake Mead is in the background. Send water, please.
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Juniper Canyon : The Rainbow Wall : Birdhunter Buttress (5.9)
By: John Hegyes When: Oct 22, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: First ascent 4/24/1982. "This route was named for an arrow head that was found on top of the first pitch." From Joanne Urioste's Red Book Supplement.
Birdhunter Buttress is in such an outstanding location and the adventure aspect is truly sublime. We pitched out the climb as recommended above by Doug Hemken. This turns the 12+ pitch climb into a more reasonable 7 pitches. The effort performed by the rebolting crew on the first three pitches was appreciated greatly. Pitches 4, 5, and 6 still spo... more >>
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Echo Rock Area : Rusty Wall : O'Kelley's Crack (5.10c) : Photo
By: John Hegyes When: Oct 15, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Cool shot.
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Pine Creek Canyon : Mescalito : Photo
By: John Hegyes When: Oct 1, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: This is the top pitch of Cat in the Hat and it goes at 5.7 to a two-bolt rap anchor. From the anchor it's about a 300 foot scramble to the summit cairn.
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Pine Creek Canyon : Mescalito : Dark Shadows (5.8)
By: John Hegyes When: Oct 1, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Okay, Gigi and I summited via this route and it was awesome. Highly recommended. I posted the beta pictures for the full route, we climbed it in 11 pitches. I preserved the pitch numbering as listed in the Handren guide, but like everyone else we linked P1 and 2. So, nine pitches to the north shoulder and then two more up broken rock to the summit. And by the way, there is no mention of the final pitches being 3rd class in the Handren book - the final headwall is definitely fifth class - easy bu... more >>
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Pine Creek Canyon : Mescalito : Dark Shadows (5.8) : Photo
By: John Hegyes When: Oct 1, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: These pitches were the only bad ones on the route. In fact, I half expected to encounter a pack of feral dogs and a elephant burial ground or something...
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Location: Dirty Gri Gri, or is it GiG... : Red Rock Butt, and Butt-Hea... : Photo
By: John Hegyes When: Sep 17, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: I was digging for water!
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Photo
By: John Hegyes When: Aug 24, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Yes, we stargazed from the top of Purblind Pillar for quite some while.
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Location: Dirty Gri Gri, or is it GiG... : Red Rock Butt, and Butt-Hea... : Photo
By: John Hegyes When: Aug 20, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: I'm just glad we didn't see any snakes.
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Photo
By: John Hegyes When: Aug 20, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Taken from the top of Angel Food Wall.
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Location: John Hegyes : Snow in Red Rock : Photo
By: John Hegyes When: Aug 17, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Doesn't look like anyone climbed Kemosabe that day...
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Location: WY : Grand Teton National Park : Grand Teton : Lower Exum Ridge (5.7) : Photo
By: John Hegyes When: Aug 14, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: This photo was taken 8/10/09, the first day with climbable weather after a 48-hour storm. The chimney, which faces away from the morning sun, was very cold and icy.
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Location: WY : Grand Teton National Park : Grand Teton : Photo
By: John Hegyes When: Aug 14, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: The route to the Lower Saddle is just to the right of the Middle Teton Glacier.
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Location: Dirty Gri Gri, or is it GiG... : Boot Camp : Photo
By: John Hegyes When: Aug 6, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: That's just one of those cheesy photo setups in the casino with the paper backdrop right? You know, "Get a picture of you with a burro!"
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Location: Avery N : Spandex and Traddie Day : Photo
By: John Hegyes When: Jul 20, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Uh, nice tube chock.
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Location: John Hegyes : Random Images : Photo
By: John Hegyes When: Jul 15, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: That is a poster for Battista's Hole in the Wall, a great Italian restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Location: John Hegyes : Random Images : Photo
By: John Hegyes When: Jul 12, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Not my photo - I guess you can find just about anything on the internet...
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Mt. Wilson : Horseshoe Wall : Pink Tornado Left (5.9+) : Photo
By: John Hegyes When: Jul 5, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Yup.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Lost Horse Area : Dairy Queen Wall : Dairy Queen Wall - Left Sid... : ... : Photo
By: John Hegyes When: Jun 29, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Above the flake is the Pat Adams Dihedral.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : The Outback : Steve Canyon : Skinny Dip (5.7 R) : Photo
By: John Hegyes When: Jun 29, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: It's like returning to the womb.
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Lost Horse Area : Playhouse Rock : The Irritators (5.7+) : Photo
By: John Hegyes When: Jun 18, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: The Irritators is on Playhouse Rock, just right of Dress Rehearsal (aka Practice Rehearsal).
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Hidden Valley Campground : Intersection Rock : Drawstring (5.8)
By: John Hegyes When: Jun 18, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Listed as "Drawstring" in the Vogel JT West guidebook and "Drawsting" here on MP?
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Location: CO : CO Ice & Mixed : RMNP - Mixed/Ice : Glacier Gorge : The Trough (Mod. Snow) : Photo
By: John Hegyes When: Jun 3, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Great view of the Keyhole!
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Location: CA : Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks : Tahquitz Rock : Northwest Recess : The Long Climb (5.8)
By: John Hegyes When: May 22, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Great route.
If I climb this route again, I'd refrain from linking pitches 3 and 4. The 180 foot link-up is a little zig-zaggy and care must be taken not to run the rope through bushes. We had a lot of rope drag.
The crux was awesome, and pretty tricky. TCUs below the moves work okay but the Ballnutz really helped mid-way through the crux.
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