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New and Experienced Climbers over 50 #39
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Isn't a van good for going south in the winter? Seems like van season to me. |
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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. |
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Al, I am pretty much positive thats Spare Rib in Gallatin Canyon, Montana |
Norm Larson wrote: 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. |
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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 |
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Yep...Standard Route on the Tower and Sparerib...Gallatin Canyon classics! Some of my old stompin' grounds...great memories from the 80's... Great photo! |
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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?  |
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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: Still in Gallatin Canyon? Maybe the Watchtower or Skyline? |
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I'm still getting out!  |
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Brian. Right State but not anywhere near Bozeman.. |
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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: 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. |
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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/ |
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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.  |
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Lately I’m completely unpsyched, even my indoor bouldering sessions now consist of me bailing at the crux, elegantly downclimbing the problem, then looking at it quizzically before slinking away. https://youtube.com/shorts/f7FKHxAKBOE?si=C0Uyg4GdpL-2Q60l |
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A successful day of replacing mechanical bolts with glue-ins on The Verdict at Pinnacles National Park with Clint and Bruce. I told Clint of the comments here and the hellos. He had stories about each of you (and told me that I've met phylp!). He successfully extracted a 3/8 inch sleeve bolt (work!!). We then drilled the hole out to 1/2 inch for the glue in:  I brought and used eye and ear protection (thanks Daniel):   |
