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...ques, safety protocols and equipment, and then it’s off to the next step— climbing at Castle Rock, our granite slab outcropping up the hill from the center of camp. After that, there are almost li...
... of climbing: trad, aid, sport, or ice/snow/mixed. 10. What is your favorite type of rock to climb on (ie. granite, sandstone, kitty litter choss, etc...)
And the bonus question!!!!! (this should be...
... hand-out cover- a really nice shot of a mountain peak, rising out of the surrounding valley. Very rugged, granite looking face, Teton/ Rockies looking. I start doodling a line up the face, figuring p...
...already very badly frayed in several places. This rope has not been mistreated, or used on sharp rock like granite.
So I took it back to the shop. They agree that the fraying is bad, but insist that...
...he air and smashed into the belay ledge Ben had just vacated. The mountain shook and the smell of scorched granite drifted up. Scary, but nothing compared to what we were to find on the next pitch. Be...
... his new pastime. This weekend he went climbing with a group from his high school. He said they climbed on granite and the climb was rated at 5.7. None of the group used a helmet, even though one was ...
...iffs, which was pretty posh, but not all that convenient (I'm staying a few miles south of SFO) and Planet Granite in San Jose, also quite nice, but about as inconvenient a drive. Anybody been to Twis...
Yesterday I topped out on a granite spire just as a lightning storm moved in. About a minute after putting my partner on belay, my hair started standing on end. (I started patting it down, like that w
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