Cochise Oct 12-14
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I'm bringing my nine year old son to Cochise Oct 12-14 to climb Whats my line. Our regular partner just bailed and we are looking for a partner. |
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Shawn, if you haven't climbed this route before I suggest great care. With a nine year old, I would strongly suggest roping up for the "3rd class" part of the approach (at least your son). The pendulum start can be a bit scary for some. Lastly, on the first rappel, be very careful to not let go of your ropes -- otherwise you will be stranded. |
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Bobby Hanson wrote:Shawn, if you haven't climbed this route before I suggest great care. With a nine year old, I would strongly suggest roping up for the "3rd class" part of the approach (at least your son). The pendulum start can be a bit scary for some. Lastly, on the first rappel, be very careful to not let go of your ropes -- otherwise you will be stranded. The rest should be a blast, and I imagine your son will love it. Cheers, BobbyYeah, and take care on the approach for rattlesnakes. I darn near stepped on one of the bad ones (super close call). Desert Museum folks said its one of the kind that has some neuro toxin in its venom. Wouldna been a good thing... |
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Sounds like a Mojave, very bad! |
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Shawn Gibson wrote:Sounds like a Mojave, very bad! we found an eight foot skin in our camp!Wasn't a Mojave, they are relatively distintive looking (similar to Western Diamondback). Mojave's don't get anywhere near 8 feet long, methinks. Western Diamondbacks can get to 6 feet or so? I've seen one near that size in Texas. Thing was huge. Saw a Mojave green in California. Very agressive snake. I think the one we saw was an Arizona Speckled (Crotalus mitchelli). Had a pretty small head (not at all like a diamondback). Have some pretty good pics of it... Anyhoo, the folks at the Museum claimed that there's been neuro toxin showing up in various strains of snakes in Cochise, not just the Mojave. Seems like I read somewhere that the speckled has twice the toxicity of a diamondback. Glad it wasn't agressive. Really a mellow snake, especially given how close I came to stepping on it. And...how far it would have been to any type of decent hospital with anti venom. |
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Heres a pic of the damn thing! |