Name That Route, Vol. VI
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An Arizona classic formation climbed in extremely un-classic conditions. You only have to name the formation, not the route |
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Granite Mountain? |
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Baboquivari? |
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Ole buckets of snow, that can’t be Weavers Needle? |
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Ryan you got it, post up the next one! This was that snowpocalypse in February 2019. We had ice climbing plans in Ouray but there was so much snow that every highway to Colorado was closed. Decided to go for Weavers instead. To my knowledge there were three parties that attempted the "first winter ascent" of Weavers Needle throughout that day but we all bailed near the chimney because in addition to climbing rock with water actively running over it, the AZ sun was causing huge snow bombs to fall off the top of the wall into the chimney. Maybe someone harder than us could have sent |
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Dang with Weavers Needle, as an AZ native, that doesn't even compute. With that much snow the melt off from the top must have been super sketchy.
Hint: Icebox, and you can’t have a waistline of been drinking too many ice cold beers to fit through.
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Is that the second tunnel on community pillar? |
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Deep creek? |
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Indeed Mike Z., what’s next? |
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Edit: Not pocket full of horses; though this route is quite close as the crow flies, if quite a long drive away. Hint: you have to rap six pitches in from the top, then climb out Leann’s got it! |
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That route looks so familiar, pretty sure I've climbed it, but I can't place it. Maybe Pocketful of Horses? |
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Enter sandman? |
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Zodiac nipple |
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Kevin Kentwrote: Three Ring Circus. You involved with the new routes at that crag? |
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You've got it Matthew. Didn't think it would go so fast! I have not put up any routes there, just visited the circus wall for the first time this spring. |
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I'm a sucker for Creek obscura and those streaks stand out! I bet this one will go pretty quick too. you'd think I'd have more route photos readily available... |














