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Fingerlocks
Trad climber
where the climbing's good
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 11, 2003 - 11:34pm PT
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Hey,
We are near Sacramento and are looking for a crag to work on crack technique and endurance when it is too wet to climb in the Valley. Does anyone know of any possibilities around Bishop? There are a few cracks down in Owens Gorge. We've been at Pine creek, but it seems pretty cool and shady for winter climbing. And Rock creek is at such a high elevation. A bit of an approach is fine, but we do mind the cold. Anything from 5.8 to mid-11 that would be good for laps with any size crack since we are working on wide crack/chimney technique as well. It just needs to be sunny and relatively warm. For that matter, we'd consider anything else that would be within a ~5 hour drive of Sacramento (and is protected from storms). This is weekend climbing so Red Rocks and J-Tree are too far.
Thanks for any info.
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nephron
Mountain climber
west, coast
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Feb 12, 2003 - 12:04am PT
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cosumnes - 1 hour
sonora pass - 1.5 to 2 hours
gold club centerfolds - 15 minutes ;) (often manky)
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August West
Ice climber
Davis
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Feb 12, 2003 - 11:56am PT
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Well, if it is raining in the valley, Consumnes and Sonora are also going to be rainy. I don't suppose Centerfolds gets too much rain, but it might be pretty wet also -;).
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Fingerlocks
Trad climber
where the climbing's good
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 12, 2003 - 01:40pm PT
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Yes, I figured that the East Side would be the only hope for getting away from rain.
I don't know this Centerfolds--where and what is it? And I've been interested in Sonora, but haven't been there yet. How high is it, and is it windy or are there some protected spots? I remember a couple of cold, windy days when we tried to climb at Snowshed too early in the season. We are looking for any warmer spots that we haven't tried before. Cheers.
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Ben Rumsen
Mountain climber
Sacramento, CA
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Feb 12, 2003 - 04:38pm PT
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If you know any good cracks they let you climb on at Centerfolds, let me know ( names ) - I work right down the street!
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Fingerlocks
Trad climber
where the climbing's good
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 14, 2003 - 11:37am PT
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I'll chage the question a bit and see if anybody else has an idea. What we are looking for is just a place to do training laps, so even if there is only one or two decent routes, it would be worth a trip.
Any small crags?
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nathan
climber
SLT
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Feb 14, 2003 - 05:23pm PT
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Well, today Pieshop was quite warm and totally dry. Hiked up the trail in running shoes. The little snow on the ground was rock hard.
Sugarloaf would be nearly tropical if you followed the sun all day. Look for the neglected cracks between all the new bolts.
Lover's Leap can be pretty nice this time of year if you dont mind walking over some snow. East Wall gets sun around noon.
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coiler
Trad climber
yosemite
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Feb 16, 2003 - 09:04pm PT
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I know where there's a crack next to a sack. You've got your thumb up n it. Log off your computer and get up to Sugar loaf or phantom spires. Just look out for all the new bolted garbage within a few feet of every crack.
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