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gh
Novice climber
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Topic Author's Original Post - May 6, 2002 - 10:19pm PT
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What is a good easy to moderate solo wall in the valley. I'm looking for something away from the crowds a bit, and not too long (I don't want to hold people up, or be up there forever). thanks...
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Lambone
Novice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - May 6, 2002 - 11:08pm PT
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A freind of mine really liked Southern Man. Pretty moderate by his standards. I guess it has a few short nailing sections.
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bob
Novice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - May 7, 2002 - 02:29am PT
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Southern Man is a nice solo. It went clean when I did it a couple of years ago.
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jim
Novice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - May 8, 2002 - 11:43am PT
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Southern Man is a good choice: (1) Not too hard; (2) Big ledge to hang out on; (3) Can easily weasle off onto the South Face in several spots if you don't like it; (4) Can rappel the South Face instead of haul and hike down.
I took 2 1/2 days to do this route -- really laid back. One full day just to fix p.4/5 and 6, plus lots of snoozing and beer drinking on Dinner Ledge. I nailed a few LAs, but mainly just because I was nervous. It's a nice route.
Another option: Do the first ten pitches of the Muir Wall to Heart Ledge. It's a little awkward at times, but fun climbing, and definately easy going (A1 5.6).
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Bill
Intermediate climber
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Topic Author's Reply - May 8, 2002 - 12:08pm PT
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Aren't the first ten pitches the Free Blast? The same first ten pitches for about a dozen routes? If you plan to solo this I would do it in a day and good style. This is not a place you want to camp out at. You will cause major traffic jams.
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Novice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - May 8, 2002 - 12:59pm PT
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Easy-to-moderate terrain is always the most crowded. Since 3 routes emanate from from Dinner Ledge and the 3 pitches below it, it's frequently crowded, as is the Prow. Ten Days After is a decent choice; you can bypass the awful first pitch by doing the first 2 pitches of the Prow, then feel totally isolated on the next three. Pitches 6-8 are the crux, but moderate. The upper low-angle pitches are shared by the Prow; you can queue up appropriately if there's a crowd heading up that route.
Disregard the post from Bill.
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Novice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - May 8, 2002 - 01:17pm PT
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fyi. First ten pitches of Muir Wall are not the Free Blast.
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Spiffdog
Intermediate climber
Boston, MA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 9, 2002 - 05:15pm PT
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I only see one station for the heart ledges rappels listed on the Supertopo for Muir Wall. How many double 60 raps to the ground? Looks like maybe four? How hard with a pig?
Thanks
Spiff
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