Climbing Stoke

[Flounder]

Only me and mrs flounder climbing so no action pics. Just views from the top and bottom of a couple of recent climbs. One if the best aspects of climbing is the views.

[zartagen]

Went down to RMNP for a couple days. We climbed at Lumpy Ridge and did my first technical alpine climb on the Sharkstooth.


Sharkstooth NE Ridge by zartagen, on Flickr


Top of The Sharkstooth by zartagen, on Flickr

[powdork]

my two youngest got their first sport leads yesterday (it's a trad climb so i left the gear for her to clip)
jasmyn at 13, skylyn, 16, got hers a few minutes later

[grubbers]

Climbed the East Ridge of Disappointment Peak yesterday. Great day until a storm rolled in as we topped out.

[powdork]

a little wall above margaret lake

[hortence]

[QUOTE=zartagen;4232323]I'm sure there's a few climbers out there. Trad, sport, alpine, ice, post 'em up!

Some to start:





There is something about a well placed number 3 camalot that makes one feel all is right in the universe. Yours look too shiny and new, get out there and climb.

[grubbers]

Hit the Southwest Ridge of Symmetry Spire yesterday. Got a little off-route on the last pitch and learned, after looking at the guidebook, that we ended up doing a 5.9 variation of the Direct South Face for that last stretch.

[zartagen]

There is something about a well placed number 3 camalot that makes one feel all is right in the universe. Yours look too shiny and new, get out there and climb.

I have to agree, #3s are kickass. But don't worry, that photo was taken a whole 5 months ago. I've been climbing 1-3 times a week since then; now they look a lot better (worse?). They've even seen some falls.

Anyway, here's more stoke, Instagram quality:

[zion zig zag]

Climbed the East Ridge of Disappointment Peak yesterday. Great day until a storm rolled in as we topped out.

I've heard that's a good route, always passed it by to go do the high peaks.

Edit: Just saw the symmetry spire post ^^^. Great climb with a "small" Teton approach.

[zion zig zag]

East Ridge of the Grand, molar tooth feature I think:
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Some splitter crack in the Winds:
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[grubbers]

I've heard that's a good route, always passed it by to go do the high peaks.

Edit: Just saw the symmetry spire post ^^^. Great climb with a "small" Teton approach.

The rock on Disappointment is really good. Very little loose stuff when compared with Symmetry Spire. The approach to the Spire isn't bad, it's the descent that seems to just go on forever.

[powdork]

a little climbing trip in the kirkwood area
http://www.powdork.com/2014/climbing...on-highway-88/

[hutash]

Not my pics, but a few from a recent trip to Rock Creek Canyon and then Bear Creek Spire. Bear Creek Spire is a classic Sierra alpine climb. 7-8 pitches up to 5.8 on super nice white granite with tiny summit.

http://mammothclimbingguides.com/?p=704

[zartagen]

Went on a trip to Penitente Canyon for Labor Day weekend. It's a very unique place.

The canyon used to be inhabited by priests in the late 1800s and they painted the virgin mary on the wall.


This was one of my hardest leads I've done. It was almost purely stemming with the occasional tiny pocket or edge.


Big time calf pump on this route


Cranking on some huecos

[Lamothe]

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]Checking in. Went cragging in revelstoke the other day and lugged out the camera

[zartagen]

Took a trip to WV last week for some whitewater and climbing





This one is on a route called Arachnophobia, I used a nice long stick to clear out the spider webs. I still had to shoo away some spiders up higher.

[powdork]

uggggh! i used to have a fear of heights and a fear of spiders. i have somewhat conquered the fear of heights. the other one notsomuch

[Bromontana]

Favorite from a few weeks back. Camped right next to this crag and the easy route turned out to be a fun pitch, nice free rap off too. CoR, ID

[zion zig zag]

Favorite from a few weeks back. Camped right next to this crag and the easy route turned out to be a fun pitch, nice free rap off too. CoR, ID

Looks like decadent wall on the breadloaves but I can't place the route.

[Bromontana]

Good eye, lower decadent (Asian wall)

[BigDaddy]

uggggh! i used to have a fear of heights and a fear of spiders. i have somewhat conquered the fear of heights. the other one notsomuch

Ha, ha... I once heard of a guy who stuck his hand in a nest of baby rattlesnakes while climbing... I'll take the spiders!

[powdork]

joshua tree?
and baby rattlers are teh cuteness.

[WaistDeepGroomers]

How would climbing mags feel about having a general climbing/hiking/camping/backpacking subforum? Know that's a wide swath of activities, but seems like there's enough people looking to post about each of those activities, but less about each of those activities individually. Been thinking it'd be a good idea, and combine Summits & Hook-ups into one subforum so people don't get confused.

[east or bust]

How would climbing mags feel about having a general climbing/hiking/camping/backpacking subforum? Know that's a wide swath of activities, but seems like there's enough people looking to post about each of those activities, but less about each of those activities individually. Been thinking it'd be a good idea, and combine Summits & Hook-ups into one subforum so people don't get confused.

Yes.5678

[brice618]

It's been a long time from climbing for me. This is from my last major route, a run up Crestone Needle with a couple of guys who'd never done a technical 14'er. Miss it.

Here's my postcard photo of bear creek. Certainly one of the best pieces of granite man can find.



Summit is tiny and beautifully exposed. Gives you that first buzz feeling of air under your ass, first beer / cigarette.