Anyone else on mp heading to Yosemite for the AAC climbers meetup?
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Will be great to see last year's friends, and meet new fellows. |
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One of our hosts, Joe Lemay, told me he knows of a lot of routes in the Valley that are moderate, 5 star, and not crowded. Hit him up for information when you get there. |
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I'd certainly be keen for Snake Dike, it looks like a proper day out ;) |
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Mike Grainger wrote:Will anyone else be in California a bit ahead of the ICM? I will be in the Bay area starting Friday Sept 27, and would like to partner with someone for that weekend. I'll have a rental car and full gear. We could do day trips around the Bay area, or do a weekend road trip. I'm up for pretty well anything, trad, sport, top roping or bouldering, as long as it's fun! I lead sport to 5.10, well protected trad to 5.8.Hi Mike, I am flying into SanFrancisco on Thu 03 Oct so will be there earlier also before making my way to Sacramento. I'm going there to do a little sightseeing beforehand but would be quite happy to meet up for a day to do some bouldering or similar that's nearby. |
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Slim, is this the payment you expect for me borrowing your Valley Giants & Big Bros?!?! |
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Cor wrote:Hey Alicia, For gear & clothing: - A standard (Double if you can) rack is good, and a single (60 or 70m) rope.Hey Cory, thanks for the gear list, it's particularly useful for us first-timers in Yosemite... I wanted to ask regarding the rope, because I usually climb multi-pitch routes with a double rope and I would love to climb some long routes in the Valley. So having long routes in mind, would you still recommend a single rope? Looking forward to meeting you in the camp! Nogah |
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Nogah wrote: Hey Cory, thanks for the gear list, it's particularly useful for us first-timers in Yosemite... I wanted to ask regarding the rope, because I usually climb multi-pitch routes with a double rope and I would love to climb some long routes in the Valley. So having long routes in mind, would you still recommend a single rope? Looking forward to meeting you in the camp! NogahMost Americans climb single-rope style, while doubles are a lot more common in Europe. From reading a lot of the descent notes in the Supertopo guide, and from reading a lot of the route descriptions, it sounds like doubles would be great to have. What you may find, though, is not quite as many climbers familiar with double-rope belay techniques, and especially, rope-management techniques on multi-pitch belays. |
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Nogah, |
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Cor wrote:Slim, is this the payment you expect for me borrowing your Valley Giants & Big Bros?!?!Who is slim? That picture is from Burning Mont. |
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Carol: It's a bit early but is there an established way for everyone to post their pictures? Speaking for myself, my photography skills stink and whatever decent shots I get are of other people. |
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Hi all, |
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Kurtz, |
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Hey Cor, |
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I've had my eye on Arrowhead Arete as well. From what I've read it's an adventurous outing - after a cragging day or two you'll have a better idea if Yosemite 5.8+ feels moderate to you. I'll be interested in what Cor has to say about this one. |
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Hi all |
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I'm going add my two cents into the conversation while were on the topic of 'classic' lines. I've climbed a lot of the popular moderates (i.e. Royal Arches, Snake Dike, Commitment, etc.) and have still yet to find a climb that compares to the fun I had on mountainproject.com/v/goodr…. If your into amazing slab climbing, this is the line to do. |
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I'm not sure about the picture posting while we are there. Later we can post on the International Climber's Meet Facebook page. |
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Tim Jones wrote:Hi all I'm starting to think about sorting the rack and selecting which gear to bring. Nuts and cams seem to be a definite yes, are hexes any use in the valley or shall I save the weight on my already stretched luggage allowance? Cheers TimHi Tim, Hexes will work in the Valley but I think it depends on how hard you want to climb. I don't like fiddling with hexes on anything hard at all. If your strapped for room in your bag I would leave them behind. Stoppers work super well. Carol |
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Carol Kotchek wrote: Hi Tim, Hexes will work in the Valley but I think it depends on how hard you want to climb. I don't like fiddling with hexes on anything hard at all. If your strapped for room in your bag I would leave them behind. Stoppers work super well. CarolThanks Carol, I'll mov ethem down the priority list a little. Whilst I would agree that they can be fiddly I do fiund them super versatile where you can relax a little whilst placing gear. Cheers Tim |
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Sorry for late responses... The floods have me going crazy around here. Many people want my services, but there is only so much of me to go around... sigh... |