Seeking Rumney climbing partners

Look for a white GMC deisel truck around the next couple days at rumney. never been here so we'll probably look clueless walking around the woods. Anyone got any bets on camping?

Jenna, pm sent

I'll be at Rumney with another climber starting tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon, through Sunday. Anyone still looking for a climbing partner? We're planning staying at d Acres.

sara pax wrote:Thinking of heading up in the morning, but won't have a partner till Sunday. Anyone free tomorrow?

There's four of us from d Acres climbing tomorrow. Catherine and I will probably be around Main Cliff most of the day. When are you getting to the cliff, and what are you looking to climb?

I will be in plymouth in about an hr, any climber that can scoop me and my gear from the bus stop will be greatly rewarded (cash or beer). I'm going to rattlesnake campground... Also I'll be there for the next week with partners coming up and leaving so I'll need a partner some days hit me up if we can help eachother out

Just PM'd you.

Just saw this anyone still looking for a partner today im alone till Friday text me at 5085666037 have a rope and all the gear gonna head to main cliff now

Btw my pm's don't work

Hey Jon,
If you can't find a partner I recommend checking out the black jack boulders, there are a ton of easy problems and low balls that you won't necessarily need a pad for. Also you can always go up and run solo laps on clipity doo dah, pine tree crack, lady and the tramp, and the searchers (at jimmy cliff left). Also at the Crow's nest there is Pee Wee's big adventure which is very solo-able at 5.4. there are a couple of awesome easy slabs at Hail Vader that are from 5.2 to 5.4 and are all about 25 feet, again very soloable. To get to that crag go up the trail to waimea, and just before Jimmy cliff the trail will cut right to a nice view. The slabs are located right under that viewing spot. If you need any more partnerless recommendations let me know, I can probably come up with a few more.

Eli

That's a good idea I soloed clippady a few weeks ago but the others and peewee could be a possibility hah thanks Eli

Stay safe man!

I could do tomorrow all day if youre interested.

Anyone trying to get out Saturday (8/8)? Partner bailed. Climbing 10s/11s. Shoot me a PM

Eli Buzzell wrote:Hey Jon, If you can't find a partner I recommend checking out the black jack boulders, there are a ton of easy problems and low balls that you won't necessarily need a pad for. Also you can always go up and run solo laps on clipity doo dah, pine tree crack, lady and the tramp, and the searchers (at jimmy cliff left). Also at the Crow's nest there is Pee Wee's big adventure which is very solo-able at 5.4. there are a couple of awesome easy slabs at Hail Vader that are from 5.2 to 5.4 and are all about 25 feet, again very soloable. To get to that crag go up the trail to waimea, and just before Jimmy cliff the trail will cut right to a nice view. The slabs are located right under that viewing spot. If you need any more partnerless recommendations let me know, I can probably come up with a few more. Eli

Eli, recommending that someone solo anything is a mistake.

What gives me pause is that a friend of mine, for whom 5.8 was a project, soloed Clippedy because I did it all the time. He was WAY over his head, but fortunately he pulled it off.

Falling off the top of Clippedy is the same as falling off a 5.13 at Waimea, you be DEAD.

yea but it's damn grippy ;)

I am with Ward on this one.
I have been part of a number of rescues in which the fallen was on a climb "well within his/her ability". Shit happens, flakes break (cause of one accident), or this or that unexpected stuff.
Also bear in mind that some people (myself incl) will hightail out of a crag the minute we see someone soloing. It might be the state of "live free or die" but we do not like the dying part. It might be one's own decision to solo but if you get injured or killed, people WILL come to your aid or clean up your mess. It might be one person's very personal decision to solo but if shit happens others will be impacted as well.

As for finding last-minute partners for Rumney, should be no problem on weekends to do "pick ups" at the main parking lot or The Meadows, Parking Lot Wall.

I agree on the not recomending solos. however.. Never understood the self richous I am so superior that i must leave the crag when someone solos act... I suspect it is a coltrol issue. You feel someone is breaking Your rulze. The I don't want to deal w/ a rescue BS does not cut it. The worst rescue i was involved in was a roped climber. the worst wreck at Deer leap ever was a top roper. The most common accident at a sport crag is a lowering drop. 2nd place goes to the too cool sport climber bashing their helmetless noggin. Most soloists are solid enough on what they are climbing that an accident is a non issue. If I saw someone up there sketching thats different. No one needs to see that.

You could well be correct, Nick.
Leaving the crag is one point that I think it is best that people just agree to disagree on. I have never liked sweaty palms, I get them whenever I see someone sketch on lead, bad belaying, or soloing, no matter how solid.
Yes, rapping - and that involves the use of rope(s) - is when most accidents happen. I agree with that.
Be safe out there, roped up or otherwise!

I am completly comfortable with solid soloists on moderate terrain.then again i climb Ice. Camp kill a kid top ropeing is far more dangerous. heck your average climber at the meadows/parking lot wall is more sketch than Tim stroling up Moby.

I definitely won't defend myself here:
I did recommend soloing, which I agree is something that you mostly shouldn't recommend. I assumed (assumed: the thing that people say you shouldn't do) that no one would get themselves in over their head based solely on my recommendation. I was suggesting these routes because you can top them out without too much issue, NOT because I think they're super trivial or something that anyone and everyone could climb ropeless. I personally don't do any soloing in the direct vicinity of others unless: 1) I know they're comfortable with it; or 2) it is one of the long slab routes at jimmy cliff.

I apologize if I've made anyone's palms sweat, stomach turn, or blood boil - I was making an attempt at helping Jonas get some partnerless mileage in (at his own discretion) because he is camping all week and came here without a car or boulder pad.

Keep climbing,
E