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... shown in a 1931 Austrian mountaineering manual for rope ascending. It was used on several mountaineering routes of the era to ascend the final summit peak, where a rope could be thrown over the top a...
...ck is generally considered the birthplace of modern American sport climbing, and is host to many climbing routes that are considered cutting-edge even by today's standards. Smith Rock State Park is ...
...ite slab outcropping up the hill from the center of camp. After that, there are almost limitless climbing routes available in the Pisgah National Forest nearby it made me think that doing these act...
...ad the whole thread of the 80kg climber and didn't see a mention of John Dunne! The man climbs 5.14 death routes and must weigh in at around 80kg or more. Anyway who cares right? bythe way anybody kno...
...The title begs the question why even aid outside Yosemite but that another thread. So how do you rate aid routes on Canadian rockies limestone?(or sandstone,shale,grit for that matter) the cracks are ...
...nd effort and they should be able to take as long as they want. Im not talking grid bolting or bolting of routes that could easily have be protected by natural gear, (Ill leave that discussion to othe...
...ilent Partner with me to get in some roped solo action. Question ... could anyone suggest some possible routes (moderate up to 5.8) that would be great to rope solo on in Yosemite? I want to be sure...
Hello. Can anyone point me towards text resources for winter routes in the Tahoe area? I'm looking for moderate ice or alpine stuff, maybe in early January. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
... route saw a little more traffic it would be cleaned up and probably be on the top 5 list for backcountry routes. The sustained nature and excelent rock is more like a Valley or Needles climb than som...
...ost stated that I was heading to NRG in a few weekends. Just curious to see if anyone has any recommended routes to try while im there. (trad or sport)...
Try these two trad routes located at Junkyard Wall; New Yosemite 5.9 & Four Sheets To The Wind 5.9+. At Thunder Buttress Area try Super Crack 5.9+ also a trad route. So many great climbs in this gorge
Hey people! I'm curious if anyone has climbed these routes and maybe has beta on them. I've been eyeing them for a couple years and thinking of doing one or the other around august 2001. Any insight i
...r trends during that time of year in the climbing areas around SLC. Question 2: recommendations on trad routes - 4 or more pitches - 5.6 to 5.9 range thanks kk153 ...
... is trying to find out if there is a guide book available, or any online topos and more details about the routes. Are there any other sport climbing crags on Portugal? Does anyone know of any websites...
... some up-to-date info. If anyone has done Les Grands Galets (or the Les Gladiateurs finish) or any of the routes recently I would love info on topos, rack, conditons of fixed anchors, route recommenda...
...r thee CM Quark. It will do the job for the technical climb I do, but as I occasionally do mountaineering routes too, I'm not sure it is the best bet. Anybody would have tried the CM Quark yet? Th...
hey, I haven't seen gard grit yet so I was wondering about these E9 routes, does E9-E10 mean you are facing certain death? or are some just highball boulders with a manky cam or two to call it a rou
... 2) Someone else would come forth with the photos and beta. Many visitors to my web site have nominated routes I had never or barely heard of, so I did some research, and think some might well belon...
Can anyone give any clear indication of the limitations on setting new climbs. For example if you abseil down clean the climb, look at the climb closely, then get to the base and climb it do you think
...and is an experienced hiker. Some kid friendly to moderate approaches and some fairly flat terrain at the routes is what we're looking for. Any suggestions? Thanks ahead. David Scott...
...er to fall. For me this means that I'm probably improving my trad leading more slowly, by doing a load of routes that I find challenging but not right at my limit, then throwing in a few that are clos...
IF what you were told is true, then the rock has been desecrated by cowards and legitimate first ascents have not yet been done. Bolts placed in that manor are just graffiti and must be pulled and the
...Bob write to me and give me information. 3) Have somebody like Greg Vernon post information on rebolted routes and post a guide to crack climbs in Owens River Gorge. What about you?...
...rs judging from the rusted through piton. My friend and I decided to try and clean them to make some good routes. The rock is limestone I believe but it is really loose at the surface in spots. Is it ...
...and I have even done a 5.7 or two, but a new climbing place has only 5.10's. I didn't complete any of the routes. So what are the techniques I'm lacking?...
...et access to whine and complain to their congressmen about the impact and unsightliness of such 'hangdog' routes, and not waste their precious bandwidth on chatting on rec.climbing. They did. The esti...
...orth Face and or the Black Ice could you please send it my way. A friend and I are considering doing both routes in July. I have looked at the select guide and www.naclassics.com but the information i...
...be 'your worst nightmare.' I'll name one of my best moments. It happened on one of my all-time favorite routes, Corrugation Corner at Lovers Leap. I was sitting on the large dike (actually, if they ...
...umpy and Snezzy, Lighting Bar, and Bambi and the Ogre Spring Dome and Trapper Dome - any of the sub 5.7 routes Any routes that we should definately avoid at Courtright? What is the general chara...
...is some decent climbing there within the area 100km north of Las Vegas - canyon walls and multipitch trad routes. If so, I'd appreciate any information such as :websites on the area(s) :area guidebo...
...hot and sweaty gym lately, going home with my hands stinking of someone elses sweat, standing in line for routes like at a McDonalds, feeling the collective heat of 60 people sweating as they ascend a...
... our total elevation gain just shy of 6,700'. It would be fun to try the North Cleaver or Adams Glacier routes next year!...
...ularly, these weaknesses give me problems on fingers cracks, sustained crimping, and slightly overhanging routes with decent handholds. I recently joined a gym (this is a first for me) with a climbing...
...ternoon. For us it was of to the crags ...... Berdorf is known for it's sandstone, there are only sport routes there since no hard pro will really stick and the whole area is now being watched very ...
...or other information available (in English) on climbing in Japan? I'm interested primarily in long trad routes and alpine climbs (rock, or ice). It looks like I will be travelling to Japan on a re...
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