Contributed Photos |
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| JD savors the short second pitch traverse | CA : San Diego County : ... : Triton Tower (5.11a) | 1 person | Sep 15, 2010 |
| Dragontail from Colchuck Lk. | WA : Leavenworth : ... : Dragontail Peak | | Sep 15, 2010 |
| an entertaining night ascent of The Flake - no lines, no waiting! | CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : The Flake (5.8) | | Sep 15, 2010 |
| JD enters the business of Flower of High Rank | saltlick : tahquitz/suicide | 1 person | Sep 9, 2010 |
| 5.10 slab entrance to the Consolation corner | CA : Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks : ... : The Consolation (5.9) | 1 person | Sep 9, 2010 |
| JD pulls through the final roof moves capping the non-Whodunit variation finish of the Consolation | saltlick : tahquitz/suicide | | Sep 9, 2010 |
| looking up @ the Consolation (furthest left blocky corner in this photo)...JD and I opted for the .10b/c slab start beginning between the low shrubbery and the prominent crack. tended slightly left on | saltlick : tahquitz/suicide | | Sep 9, 2010 |
| new jack belay session | saltlick : miscellanea | | Sep 1, 2010 |
| Crack 6, Isles Corridor | saltlick : joshua tree nat'l park | | Sep 1, 2010 |
| nighttime J-Tree chimney-lounging, The Flake, Intersection Rock | saltlick : joshua tree nat'l park | | Sep 1, 2010 |
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Live Oak Picnic Area : The Whispering Wall : Jeepers Leepers (5.10a R)
By: saltlick When: Feb 18, 2013 | view comment >> |
Comments: the opening face moves are both the crux and most enjoyable sequence of the climb - a piece of pro in Three Friends could somewhat mitigate risk of a nasty fall before the first bolt.
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Location: CA : San Diego County : Mission Gorge : Limbo Area : Back to Basics (5.7)
By: saltlick When: Dec 20, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: With the right combo of hand-stacking and thigh-jamming one can more easily ascend to the point where the heel-toe becomes viable. Chickenwinging definitely makes B to B feel a couple of grades harder!
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Location: CA : Sierra Eastside : Mammoth Lakes Area : Crystal Crag : North Arete : North Arête (5.6)
By: saltlick When: Aug 22, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: As Croft says, a tiny mountain-climb! IMO the 5.easy ridge traverse to the summit is the best part of the route...great rock and absolutely stellar position.
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Location: CA : High Sierra : Thunderbolt Peak : Thunderbolt to Sill Travers... (5.9 Easy Snow) : Photo
By: saltlick When: May 15, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: hopefully good memories... six hours after this photo I was having one of my worst-ever nights outside at our bivy below the glacier. My pack wasn't feeling too heavy as we crawled up out of the Meadow, but man, I paid for it later!
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Hidden Valley Campground : Intersection Rock : The Flake (5.8) : Photo
By: saltlick When: Apr 24, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: ha! thought you were just giving me a thumbs-up, then saw the flying camalot...
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Hidden Valley Campground : Intersection Rock : The Flake (5.8) : Photo
By: saltlick When: Apr 24, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: wrong way, dude!
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Location: CA : Joshua Tree National Park : Hidden Valley Campground : The Old Woman : The Old Woman - West Face : ... : Photo
By: saltlick When: Apr 24, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: holy crap I'm not anchored at all! I must've been lulled into stupidity by the luxurious comfort of the bathtub!
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Location: CA : Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks : Tahquitz Rock : Northwest Recess : The Consolation (5.9) : Photo
By: saltlick When: Apr 21, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: finally realized that we chose the "farewell horizontal" pitch to start the Consolation. Very cool slab pitch and a preferred, if slightly complicated (with the subsequent traverse left), start to the climb.
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Location: CA : Sierra Eastside : Lee Vining : Chouinards : Chouinards' Right (WI3)
By: saltlick When: Dec 2, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: Did Yvon have an ice-climbing sister, Yvonne? Or maybe it was his mom...
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Location: CA : San Diego County : Mount Woodson : Tower Two Area : Television Screen (5.10b V0+)
By: saltlick When: Oct 3, 2011 | view comment >> |
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Location: CA : High Sierra : Lone Pine Peak : Bastille Buttress - Beckey ... (5.10d A0) : Photo
By: saltlick When: Sep 28, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: locks, or tips? amazing, either way...
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Location: CA : Sierra Eastside : Whitney/Lone Pine Area : Alabama Hills : Paul's Paradise : ... : Ted Shread (5.9)
By: saltlick When: Jun 8, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: this climb has zero moves in the 5.9 range. Whilst internets-ing around trying to figure out which climbs we had stumbled onto the other day, I found this gem on SummitPost:
"Ted Shred 5.9, trad. This route is the closest to the parking area and easy to recognize by its continuous finger crack. Don't use abundant face holds around the crack if you want to preserve its 5.9 rating. I haven't climbed that route yet."
We climbed the Mountaineer's Route on Whitney the next day, and, finding no MP ... more >>
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Location: CA : Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks : Tahquitz Rock : South Face : Open Book Area : Mechanic's Route (5.8 R)
By: saltlick When: May 13, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: The "R" rating for this route doesn't really apply anymore; maybe if there weren't a bolt protecting the crux traverse on p1, or if there weren't sling-able heads on the face-climbing section of p2... All around a very enjoyable route with a cool mix of climbing! Definitely spicy off the ground, though...
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Location: CA : Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks : Tahquitz Rock : South Face : South Face - Left Side : Left Ski Track (5.6)
By: saltlick When: Apr 18, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: +1 on tricams - many of the pin scars protect well with cams, and great nut placements are abundant, but if you've got the tricams then you'll appreciate them more than ever here. fun route, though I was a little concerned about the stability of the big chockstone just below the first belay...
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Location: CA : San Diego County : Mission Gorge : Lunch Rock : Orange Walk (5.10c)
By: saltlick When: Jan 30, 2011 | view comment >> |
Comments: "Desperate" is a good descriptor for the crux move...an otherwise enjoyable little romp.
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