New and Experienced Climbers over 50 #39

Isn't a van good for going south in the winter? Seems like van season to me.

Go south in the spring.. climb ice and ski in the winter❄️ ❄️ 

this was so cool because when you are living out past antelope flats every day you wake up to this  scene without the buffalo and then one morning you wake up and there they are... 

Nick Goldsmith wrote:

Nick, where is this wonderful picture? While it somewhat resembles Lotus Flower, the face is too narrow. I also don't recognize it as anything that I am familiar with in our mutual Northeast region.

Al, I am pretty much positive thats Spare Rib in Gallatin Canyon, Montana

Norm Larson wrote:

Al, I am pretty much positive thats Spare Rib in Gallatin Canyon, Montana

Thanks Norm. Looks like a beautiful route. Many ( many!!!!) years ago I climbed one route in Gallatin--an obvious 5.8ish line right above the road ( if my memory is correct---far from 'a given' these days!!!), called the Standard or something similar I believe. Pleasant climb.

Your memory is fine Al. The regular route up Gallatin Tower. It’s fun. Spare Rib is on the opposite side of the canyon and an undisputed classic 5.7.

It does look like a very mini Lotus Flower in that photo. Nowhere near as involved logistically 

Yep...Standard Route on the Tower and Sparerib...Gallatin Canyon classics!  

Standard Route on the Tower

Sparerib

Some of my old stompin' grounds...great memories from the 80's...  Great photo!

Wheeler Crest skiing and great atmospheric conditions. 

Spare rib is little and looks big ;) 

here is another lotus Flower tower tease.. Still very small compared to the real thing.. 5 Pitches I think? 

No guesses on where this climb is? I don't remember the name because we had no topo. Just word of mouth to drive up the canyon and look for the feature. Follow the crack to the top :)

Congratulations Lori you made it into Climbing Magazine!

Nick Goldsmith wrote:

No guesses on where this climb is? I don't remember the name because we had no topo. Just word of mouth to drive up the canyon and look for the feature. Follow the crack to the top :)

Congratulations Lori you made it into Climbing Magazine!

Still in Gallatin Canyon?  Maybe the Watchtower or Skyline?

I'm still getting out!
I had a fun afternoon on Betty with a friend today.
We were aiming for another route, but it was busy, and we didn't want to wait. And Betty was free, amazing.
There were gale force winds at the top of P2. It was nuts. There was nothing like that down lower.
Still, what a great day!  

Morning walk through an ancient forest. 

Brian. Right State but not anywhere near Bozeman.. 

Love those ancient bristlecones, Dan. Miss those Eastern Sierra hikes. Is that still Bear in your pictures? Or an offspring? Little Bear’s been gone for 11 years now; Charlotte and I are trying to do the math here.

Nick Goldsmith wrote:

Brian. Right State but not anywhere near Bozeman.. 

South Face of Shoshone in Blodgett?  Give us a hint!

Ahh...I think I found it.  East Rosebud, the Ramp?  I've climbed multiple days from Bozeman in the Beartooth so I'd consider it nearby...ish...ha ha.

Bill Lundeen wrote:

Love those ancient bristlecones, Dan. Miss those Eastern Sierra hikes. Is that still Bear in your pictures? Or an offspring? Little Bear’s been gone for 11 years now; Charlotte and I are trying to do the math here.

Hi Bill, yeah that forest sure is an incredible place. This time of year, we were the only visitors too. 

Bear passed in 2017, our new boy is named Etienne, same breed but as far as we know, not directly related. He is a real lover of mountains but much more gentle than Bear. We got him when he was 12 weeks old and raised him in the Sierra. Bear was a rescue, we got him at about a year and a half and he was pretty set in his rowdy ways. He had a real sweet side too though. 

It’s wild trying to manage the passage of time. 

I hope you two have a great weekend. 

 The directions we got in Red Lodge was to drive by the biker bar and then take a right turn on a dirt road. Look for the ramp on your right. Climb the crack..  I don't think we went Bozeman on that trip so I did not make the connection. camped at the base. swam in the lake.

This is super cool. Congrats Lori!

https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/what-its-really-like-to-start-climbing-in-your-60s/

Back in Arizona, climbing with the guy I first went roped climbing with in 1976, I was 15, he was 21 and had a car and treated me as an equal.  Steve Landry on Three Ravens, 5.7.  

Worked the boulder project and was shocked that the holds haven’t grown in the interim lol.