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enjoimx
Trad climber
SLO
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What an odd article.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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What an odd article.
Perhaps, but it does explain something that's been puzzling a lot of us Canucks for quite a while. There is (or was) a sign at a fast-food joint in Squamish describing the Squamish Chief -- which is visible from there -- as "the world's second-largest granite monolith."
Now, being as the Chief is so huge compared to anything any of us had ever seen, we all wondered what could possibly be larger. Now we know!
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Is a tepui a monolith?
Where's Wes? He might know.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Would love to climb that one--but I heard is off limits?
Not true. It is open to bugs and scientists, in that order.
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Albert
climber
The Valley
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Hey. I've climbed that. You can also walk to a point about half-way up where there's a tiny blue chapel. From there you can do a couple of bolted sport climbs to the top or a via ferrata route. When i did it as a teenager there were lots of people on top. Old and young. They had gone up the via ferrata (and i use the term very loosely). Some of them tied ancient cords around their waists for "safety" but most just soloed the thing. It's a cool place but it's really not that big. Definitely not the biggest or tallest rock! Maybe in Queretaro.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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OK.
Wikipedia defines monolith as a single excavated rock.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_monoliths_in_the_world
A Google seach of: World's tallest rock: brings up Wiki once again!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff
Cliff From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search "Precipice" redirects here. For other uses, see Precipice (disambiguation).
"Rockface" redirects here. For the TV series, see Rockface (TV series).
For other uses, see Cliff (disambiguation).
The Trango Towers in Pakistan. Their vertical faces are the world's tallest cliffs. Trango Tower center; Trango Monk center left; Trango II far left; Great Trango right.
Europe's tallest cliff, Troll wall in Norway. A famous BASE location for jumpers from around the world.
In geography and geology, a cliff is a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. Cliffs are formed as erosion landforms due to the processes of erosion and weathering that produce them. Cliffs are common on coasts, in mountainous areas, escarpments and along rivers. Cliffs are usually formed by rock that is resistant to erosion and weathering. Sedimentary rocks most likely to form cliffs include sandstone, limestone, chalk, and dolomite. Igneous rocks such as granite and basalt also often form cliffs.
An escarpment (or scarp) is a type of cliff, formed by the movement of a geologic fault, or a landslide.
Most cliffs have some form of scree slope at their base. In arid areas or under high cliffs, these are generally exposed jumbles of fallen rock. In areas of higher moisture, a soil slope may obscure the talus. Many cliffs also feature tributary waterfalls or rock shelters. Sometimes a cliff peters out at the end of a ridge, with tea tables or other types of rock columns remaining. Coastal erosion may lead to the formation of sea cliffs along a receding coastline.
The Ordnance Survey distinguishes between cliffs (continuous line along the top edge with projections down the face) and outcrops (continuous lines along lower edge).
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R.B.
Trad climber
47N 122W
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May 10, 2013 - 12:36am PT
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Shiprock (Navajo: Tsé Bitʼaʼí, "rock with wings" or "winged rock"[4])
is a monadnock rising nearly 1,583 feet (482.5 m) above the high-desert plain
on the Navajo Nation in San Juan County, New Mexico, USA.
It has a peak elevation of 7,177 feet (2,187.5 m) above sea level
Depending on where you measure it ... appears that shiprock may be higher, and it is certainly "freestanding."
edit: and actually it is a volcanic neck, like Devils Tower, WY.
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