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Where to climb during Christmas Break??
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Moab? |
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Never climbed there and don't know how cold it gets but Zion could an option. |
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HUECO TANKS!!! |
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So many choices! Indian Creek/Moab will probably be damn cold and/or snowy at night, but warm and dry conditions at the walls during the days. It's a nice time to be out there if you have warm sleeping gear and clothes for the evenings and a good tolerance for cold weather camping. El Potrero Chico is a great place to go that time of year, it might be a bit cold also, but it shouldn't be too bad. It's not very far from the southwest either, I've driven there from Colorado in exactly 24 hours. If you have the money (I wish I did), Thailand (Ton Sai/Railey area) is one of the best Christmas time destinations ever. Excellent sport climbing on the beach next to warm and clear water. It's the perfect tropical getaway from winter back home!Airfare is the only pricey part, once you're there you can live well for $5-15 a day. Good luck figuring something out and enjoy! |
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Live in Moab and work near the Creek. Dec. is dang cold. If your climbing in the sun, nice and warm but the cracks can be very cold and when in the shade it's freezing. Southern Az. and Southern Ca. good choices but they see their share of bad weather from time to time. Mexico a good choice. Think surfing! Southern Baja and points south. |
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I climbed 2 years ago in Zion over X-mas. It was cold. Brrrrr. Maybe we just hit a cold spell? |
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Red Rock can be cold, but there is plenty of sunny cragging, and warm-ish long routes. It can snow there, of course, but plenty of snowy day diversions if it does... |
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Stay close to home, climb local and explore the areas that you do not know, |
Legs Magillicutty wrote:I climbed 2 years ago in Zion over X-mas. It was cold. Brrrrr. Maybe we just hit a cold spell?Zion is just cold in the winter, I think it's at higher elevation or something. When I was there last spring it was like 15 degrees cooler than Vegas. It sleeted a little bit, actually. Moab is cold as well, especially at night and into the morning. But if it's not windy it should start warming up around 10am or so. This makes the climbing days short, but you can get in some good cragging and most desert towers are only a handful of pitches. Red Rock would be my choice since it offers warmer weather and a variety of different types of climbing. You can just wake up in the morning and see how the weather looks, then decide if you want to get on a 10 pitch climb or just boulder. There's also plenty of stuff to do in the evenings or on days when the weather is just too foul. You can check out the xmas decorations at the casinos, get liquored up for cheap, and maybe even sneak into a hot tub. In moab if it's too windy for a campfire at night, your choices are to either drink at an overpriced bar or stay huddled in your tent and sleeping bag for 14 hours, waiting for the sun to come out. |
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Pat: C'mon down to S. AZ. Cochise and Mt. Lemmon are climbable year-round, and the locals are super-friendly. |
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ok, any good crack climbs there?? |
Pat C wrote:ok, any good crack climbs there??Not so much. |
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I went to Potreo Chico last winter break. Weather was perfect. High 70's to low 80's during the day and high 40's at night. Lots of fun! |
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I've already climbed a lot of the josh classic climbs in the 5.9-5.10b range. I'm either going to have to start climbing harder, or repeat a bunch of them. I know there's a bunch more out there. any suggestions? |
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El Potrero. By far the best choice. |
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Sport: El Portrero Chico or Thailand..... Trad: Red Rocks or Cochise Stronghold. Bouldering: Hueco. |
