Climbing Stoke

[Boissal]

+1 on a choss-centric forum, I for one would happily share some stoke on here instead of the proj. I appreciate the database section of that site but would love to see the forums go away. The average user has the sensitivity of an overweight teenage girl forced to go to the pool and opinions strong enough to put bolts in. The moderation has been getting heavier this last year and some mods are extremely trigger happy about following "guideline #1"...

A few oldies, I hope we don't plan on discriminating against bouldering/sport/ice?

[NoPostholio]

While up on Hood a couple weeks ago, I was thinking about a few trip reports in the past with people skiing up to illumination rock and climbing what is essentially a semi solid pile of scree and dirt -


I never had a problem with the runout 5.12 on trad gear in the gunks, but I wouldn't climb Illum rock with a gun to my head. This is good trip report from such a mission.

http://mountainlessons.com/rock-clim...umination-rock

[Boissal]

A few more for the sake of spraying....

[powdork]

^sweet pics

[hutash]

Plus we can have a forum where Benny can't quote a NYT article, Hugh can't google a place to brag about how much he doesn't know about it and Spook can't bitch about why the women are being repressed. They can't bitch if they don't understand the game.

Do you seriously think that would stop them?

[zartagen]

+1 on a choss-centric forum, I for one would happily share some stoke on here instead of the proj. I appreciate the database section of that site but would love to see the forums go away. The average user has the sensitivity of an overweight teenage girl forced to go to the pool and opinions strong enough to put bolts in. The moderation has been getting heavier this last year and some mods are extremely trigger happy about following "guideline #1"...

A few oldies, I hope we don't plan on discriminating against bouldering/sport/ice?
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That tree(stick?) is bomber!

The other photos are also pretty damn awesome

[Boissal]

That tree(stick?) is bomber!

The other photos are also pretty damn awesome

Thanks!
Those shrub placements come in handy when things get too runout...

[Lamothe]

So I am stuck visiting for a month in northern Ontario . Instead of pouting and sitting on my ass we have been establishing some climbing. Banging first ascents and naming shit is pretty cool and humbling . Cleaning rroutes is way more work than I wouldhave thought .

Boulders








Next bolts are going in

[Bromontana]

Assuming same handle from MP given the content.. Inspiring stuff, thanks for sharing

Ruth Lake?

[zartagen]

Any of you guys gonna be in Moab this weekend? I'm gonna try and do some cragging on Sunday and need a partner.

[ex-powderbroker]

Assuming same handle from MP given the content.. Inspiring stuff, thanks for sharing

Looks like the west gunks.....

this thread is really highlighting my need to take way better pictures.

[Boissal]

Assuming same handle from MP given the content.. Inspiring stuff, thanks for sharing
Ruth Lake?

Yep. It's that rarely done 12a all the way to the left of the crag, really good. And yes, same handle as on MP.

[grubbers]

This should probably be in the new sub forum.

[Bromontana]

all the recent activity was posted before the new subforum. Maybe move the threads? This is the best climbing thread I recall, if anything the whole thing should be moved.

[ex-powderbroker]

one of the highlights of my day.

[jmerrey]

A perfect fall day in the Collusium at the NRG, Lake Haiyaha near LCC in RMNP sometime during second week in August (I think?), Beginning of the End v11 at Cooper's Rock, WV, and Venus in Scorpio v11 in the Gunks, respectively. Doesn't get much better than climbing in the gorge with perfect temps.

[ex-powderbroker]

Cool stuff, man, and welcome to TGR.

I've only been climbing for a little while, but I certainly have the bug. I would love to get to the New one day soon.

[zartagen]

Cool stuff, man, and welcome to TGR.

I've only been climbing for a little while, but I certainly have the bug. I would love to get to the New one day soon.

Do it. I flew out there last month to visit some friends and play on the gauley river. Got 4 days of climbing in and just about every climb was classic. I also barely scratched the surface. Bring lots of chalk, I used more chalk there in 4 days than I'd use in a few months in CO.

[jmerrey]

Do it. .

What he said. It's as close as I have to a home crag and until mid-December I try to get there almost every weekend. There's endless classic lines however I do find the quality of climbing drops off dramatically when you get below 5.10. There is so much developing going on here in regards to sport, trad, and bouldering that its pretty staggering. If you ever decide to make the journey give me a shout on here. Always down to show new folk around these hills.

[seano732]

The Knife Edge of the Shield, Sandia Mountains, NM. Awesome ridge run, then you get to this part in the viddy, the 'W"...... About 1000 foot drop to climbers right, 800 feet to the left. Bluebird weather for sure!

[hutash]

Sorry, but that has to be just about the worst POV footie ever.

[seano732]

@hutash- Hahaha! Right? Just got it, I'm working on it!

[seano732]

And don't sugar coat it, BTW!!!!

[Bromontana]

going through some summer picks

City of Rocks, Delay of Game



freaking hippies



feeling small in the City



route scout, rapper, mother tending a brood, inverted yoga



Good company after the day. Mid summer cool evening in the City



Arousing the curiosity of a local Uinta resident



Nice crag in Echo that's getting a lot of developer love



tired pup on the way home

[V.R.P]

With the first tour of season yesterday, I figure the meat of climbing season has come to a close. Bummer, we were still pretty motivated after last weekend. Great year with a few desert trips, alpine ice and rock, and plenty of Eldo classics.