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David Knopp
Trad climber
CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 23, 2007 - 01:45pm PT
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We climbed Cosmic Wall a few weeks ago-best multi pitch of its grade (easy), and while up there we wondered if anyone has traversed the Ridge, from s. of the Ogre to the Saddle w. of Castle Dome? Beta, anyone? History? There are tons of Spires, the rock is decent, and it looks like a mini Palisade traverse....
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Mar 15, 2009 - 07:47am PT
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I think CC is a fine place to climb, first did so in 1973 with my high school buddy Steve Fish, who was then attending Humboldt State. I think we did the first ascent of a route (a lot of cleaning and no signs of anybody else being on it) and it was tough, I'd say the third pitch (of four) was 5.9 (perhaps even 10.a), which was our limit at the time. But if it was a FA we didn't name it or anything, we were there just for the fun climbing.
We also did another route that had no signs of being on as there was loose rock and a fair bit of veggie in the cracks. It was three pitches and I'd say even harder than the one we did earlier. Steve was 18 and I was 17 and we were not really very good at rating things and were not really interested in FAs but some fun climbing.
I am sort of surprised that Castle Crags isn't mentioned more on the forum. It is a fun place to climb (though there are rattlers of course) with some great views.
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NotIt
Trad climber
LA westside - 4 more months
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Mar 16, 2009 - 03:01am PT
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Geographically proximate - anyone know of a guide (formal, informal, whatever) to climbing in the Trinity Alps?
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rhyang
climber
SJC
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Mar 16, 2009 - 01:14pm PT
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Nice work ! How was the approach to the Cosmic Wall ?
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Trad climber
San Francisco, Ca
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Mar 16, 2009 - 02:32pm PT
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The place has always had a slightly off vibe to me. Dunno why. Choss and loose rock abound, with interspersions of high quality granite. I helped with a new route on the E. face of Castle Dome (I looked at roxy's link, it's not there). There is some high quality rock on that face and I imagine some hard stuff has gone up on it.
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