New and Experienced Climbers over 50 #42

Climbing is fun!

Bill Lundeenwrote:

Yup, Sedona and its (in)famous jumps! This one on the Mace is a really bad, flat landing. A number of people have messed up their ankles here. We were lucky in '97. Maybe being newer by 20 years made it somewhat higher thus closer to the jumper (you know... earlier geological time and all)...

Out of the 26-odd laps I’ve done on the Mace, I only jumped once, basically just to put the check in the box. I stone-bruised both heels and spent a few weeks getting over it. The key to it is downclimbing farther than you think is possible… then jump.

The far more exciting jump is the one between the “rabbit ears” on Oak Creek Spire to start the last pitch.

Did the Mace jump (one and done). Totally chickened out on Oak Creek Spire. Probably spent nearly an hour trading turns; we both wigged out in the end and rapped down with our tails between our legs. Route still undone…

Sierra reflections. I hope that everyone is having a great weekend. 

How difficult it is to predict the world of climbing. This is a postcard from 1904 that shows what a circus climbing the Barbarine will probably be six years into the future. I like to post this now and then to encourage perspective of our sport.

By Walter Hahn. A short time after the postcard appeared Perry-Smith (the original American stonemaster) and Fehrman made the FA.

^^^ Amazing!

In a similar dark outlook to the future of climbing is:

“It has frequently been noted that alpine peaks are doomed to pass thru three stages, an inaccessible peak, the hardest route in the Alps, an easy day for a lady” 

AF Mummery +/- 1920

Wind River reflections. 

2nd one is has Steeple Peak yes? Climbed that many years ago. Amazing place.

Yup Steeple is in there.

Buck Rogerswrote:

I have to say, hiking in the woods is just soooo good for the soul.

Buck, I do think we worship at the same altar.

I know it's OT, this thread being all about climbing, but could you do a mini trip report? How difficult was this hike? Would you say it's easier when snow-covered, or more difficult than a summer hike? I'm esp curious because Bill and I did Blackhead last fall. It was very steep in one section. We started at the Big Hollow Road trailhead, trended left to go up the Batavia Kill Trail, looped over the Escarpment Trail, thence to the Black Dome Trail (nice view of Black Dome), which goes back to the parking area.

Love those reflections, James. Big thumbs up icon here. 

dragonswrote:

Buck, I do think we worship at the same altar.

I know it's OT, this thread being all about climbing, but could you do a mini trip report? How difficult was this hike? Would you say it's easier when snow-covered, or more difficult than a summer hike? I'm esp curious because Bill and I did Blackhead last fall. It was very steep in one section. We started at the Big Hollow Road trailhead, trended left to go up the Batavia Kill Trail, looped over the Escarpment Trail, thence to the Black Dome Trail (nice view of Black Dome), which goes back to the parking area.

Great to see the Catskills getting love!
in the 80’s we were skiing and biking a lot of those peaks

Some days we would leave new paltz on bikes and wind up in the Catskills 

Luckily with the state and nyc, lots of the range is preserved!

Out with the family for a ski today, 35 and sunny!  My 14 year old daughter is listening to Metallica…..

Ward Smithwrote:

Out with the family for a ski today, 35 and sunny!  My 14 year old daughter is listening to Metallica…..

Looks like you raisin' yer li'l whippersnapper right Ward!

Norm Larsonwrote:

In a similar dark outlook to the future of climbing is:

“It has frequently been noted that alpine peaks are doomed to pass thru three stages, an inaccessible peak, the hardest route in the Alps, an easy day for a lady” 

AF Mummery +/- 1920

That Mummery quote was definitely on the (-) side of 1920, as he died on Nanga Parbat in 1895. Unfortunately the chauvinistic sentiments he expressed lasted way beyond not only the 1890s, 1920s but, even despite Catherine Destiville, Lynn Hill and many, many others, still exist among too many today.

Al I stand corrected it was 1895.
But what would be an easy day for Catherine or Lynn would most likely not be an easy day for me. 

Ward Smithwrote:

Out with the family for a ski today, 35 and sunny!  My 14 year old daughter is listening to Metallica…..

Dis Ella plug unto your playlist by mistake?  Next thing you'll be telling us you were listening to Sabrina Carpenter and Benson Boone.

Hope you are healing well Norm. 

went skinning yesterday

Isa got back from her family trip to Mexico late last night. When I suggested ice climbing today she looked at me like I had 3 heads.  

We did a pretty long XC ski this morning on our neighbors private trails. He just happens to own two piston bullys.. 

we were done by noon so I thought I would take advantage of the 20f temps and sunshine and meander over to Willoughby.

Thing still very lean but some stuff on the south end is good.  A French party on 20 Below in grade 5 conditions. 

meandering up  Center Tablet

I had to make and anchor to wait for another party to finish

Been climbing on my old X dreams because I found brand new picks for them but even with new picks I like the way my Nomics climb on old picks a bit better... 

No lie,  this is Adrian from NYC and he sounds just like Rocky.. 

somehow the zipper on the pocket that my phone was in came undone. The jacket itself was unzipped and flapping around. When I was waiting my turn for the finish I got a bit chilled and zipped up the jacket only to notice that  the pocket was open and empty...  Kind of a big deal in this day and age.  I found the phone on a snowy ledge about 40m below me.  It still worked fine. By the time I got home however the water that came in through the previously cracked screen was causing sone malfunctions. Hopefully it will dry and be good by tomorrow... 

had to venture out on the lake on my way home