Favorite type of rock to climb on

Tuscarora Sandstone of Hunter's Rocks. Ain't anything else quite like it.

It’s like asking what kind of food do I like best… 

but yes, Corbin sandstone of the RRG, or conglomerate of Margalef or Montsant, or limestone of Leonidio. 

ubuwrote:

Definitely not quartz.

What about quartz dikes?

PRRosewrote:

What about quartz dikes?

Intrusions only half count. I’ll allow it

Suicide rock granite.

JCMwrote:

Good answer!!!  

Isn't it marble, though?

fascinatingly it's both marble and limestone. Sometimes on the same boulder! 

My highly ignorant understanding of what's going on (please correct me if I'm wrong) is that limestone metamorphizes into marble, so some of it has gone through this conversion process and some of it has not. Leads to wildly different features and texture, again, sometimes on the same boulder. It's super cool.

One of many, many places that have spectacular climbing and surprisingly few crowds between Tahoe and Yosemite. 

Austin Donisanwrote:

Quartz

https://www.mountainproject.com/photo/114120296 

(actually it's a slippery bowling alley of choss)

Wingate Sandstone no question about it

Ricky Harlinewrote:

fascinatingly it's both marble and limestone. Sometimes on the same boulder! 

My highly ignorant understanding of what's going on (please correct me if I'm wrong) is that limestone metamorphizes into marble, so some of it has gone through this conversion process and some of it has not. Leads to wildly different features and texture, again, sometimes on the same boulder. It's super cool.

One of many, many places that have spectacular climbing and surprisingly few crowds between Tahoe and Yosemite. 

Indeed marble is metamorphized limestone.  So interesting when you get the inbetween stuff with any metamorphic rock.  You see that in some parts of the Splatte as well as other places closer to Denver that are primarily gneiss.

The Corbin Sandstone of the RRG offers something for everyone from techy blank slab to the steepest of steep and everything in between

Columnar basalt FTW.  It has all the benefits of sandstone (splitter cracks, grippy, soft on the hands), but without the downsides.  Basalt is stronger (pro less likely to rip) and doesn't get sandy.

Routes tend to follow a pattern of splitter crack -> boulder problem -> splitter crack -> boulder problem (awesome)

This is Volunteer Canyon around Flagstaff, AZ

The Corbin is fantastic, and I know the OP asked us to be specific, but limestone overall is God's Stone. Wonderfully variable in terms of features and climbing styles. Pockets, edges, tufas, stalactites, gutters, runnels, fins, barnacles, and body-size huecos. Sometimes all at one area. Respectfully submitted. If I have to name a specific area that exhibits them all, I'll say the Utah Hills, known to us as "Santa Clara" back in the day.

Too much good rock to have a hands down favorite...but it think orange limestone with tufas and stalactites might take the cake. It’s just so good.

That being said I could easily say good granite. Or wingate sandstone... or nutall... they all have a soft spot in my heart. But I think good quality limestone is the most fun with the most diverse movement 

You all are dumb. Choss. Everyone claims everything is choss! Can anyone provide multiple crags with their favorite rock type?

 I love the red but don’t know if there is anywhere closer to me with the same rock composition?

Princess Puppy Lovrwrote:

You all are dumb. Choss. Everyone claims everything is choss! Can anyone provide multiple crags with their favorite rock type?

 I love the red but don’t know if there is anywhere closer to me with the same rock composition?

Go away lol 

Featured granite, such as Idaho Batholith or Lolo batholith rock, although the City of Rocks is certainly amazing as well.

Princess Puppy Lovrwrote:

You all are dumb. Choss. Everyone claims everything is choss! Can anyone provide multiple crags with their favorite rock type?

 I love the red but don’t know if there is anywhere closer to me with the same rock composition?

Good granite can be found in the cascades, the sierras, chile, argentina, canada, pakistan to name a few...

Good karst limestone can be found in Thailand, Vietnam, China, all over East Asia really. Not to mention all the quality limestone in Europe. Spain, Greece, Croatia, Turkey, France, even in England

I though the new river gorge was very similar to mt Arapilies in Austrailia. Both kinda high quartz content sandstone or quartzite.

Sure each crag has it's own characteristics, but similar rock and movement.

Hard to beat the sandstone in Red Rock, at least for trad routes. For sport climbing it’s not my favorite 

saign charlesteinwrote:

Too much good rock to have a hands down favorite...but it think orange limestone with tufas and stalactites might take the cake. It’s just so good.

That being said I could easily say good granite. Or wingate sandstone... or nutall... they all have a soft spot in my heart. But I think good quality limestone is the most fun with the most diverse movement 

Limestone is all over the place.  Super high quality stuff rocks (bottom of EPC comes to mind which is funny since the top get's quite chossy) but man when it's chossy or polished it's the absolute worst.  I think this is one reason why my vote goes to granite, even when chossy I still love it (at least until it hits complete kitty litter).  That said I have such little experience with sandstone I can't weigh in much there.  Only ever done Sam's Throne, Horseshoe, Obed and Flatirons.  Never had the pleasure of touching the Holy Grail of Wingate (hopefully this year).

East cost sandstone followed by limestone.