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klk
Trad climber
cali
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wow, cosmic. that basalt area looks fun.
and stuff looks pretty green for august. been having t-storms?
good luck w the surgery. at least youve been getting out
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 1, 2012 - 08:25pm PT
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Cosmic canyon looks very cool. Mike as always great shots. Took out some freshman students to Spearfish Canyon for their first real climbing on Thursday.
Been biking a lot more than climbing for most of the summer. Tomorrow I will help out with the Dakota 5-0 a 50 mile mountain bike race that some of my good friends started 12 years ago. There will 700 riders with most of it on some of the sweetest single track around. There is great support and aid stations with many very cool features like the Bacon station at around mile 40 where you can get one of many varieties of bacon and a PBR. Also free craft beer, food, many prizes for everyone that participates. If you ever get the chance to ride it it is a great experience. The 700 slots sold out in something like a day or two.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Got 3 pitches in after work yesterday... No pictures...
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Cozmic,
Is that the canyon you drive thru headed north to City of Rocks?
Kinda looks like it.
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Roadie
Trad climber
Bishop, Ca
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Mount Goode, IV 5.9+ free solo, after walking all the way up there and 'not feelin the love' on Wednesday.
Passed two of my supertopo friends who I'd never met. They were very nice, they were very happy to let me pass. They know what happens when people don't. I liked them.
TR forthcomming.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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What did i climb today?
Sickle, on the squamish apron. A grand old route that could use a little scrub love. I was having lots of fun, running things out a bit, and sticking steadfastly to the original fa line. I took a dirty exit at the top and quickly realized i was off-route, but tried to make a go of it anyways.
I weighted my left foot on some crunchy moss and reached for the tree branch as my savior, but lost it, went over a roll, got flipped and slid on my shoulder a bit before I knocked my naked melon on the rock.
Got up pretty quickly and managed to polish off the route, but not without scaring Sandra pretty good.
Went to squamish general for my first time to get my noggin x-rayed and got a clean bill of heath.
Needless to say i will be buying a new helmet as i hate how sweaty i get in my old one which is why i refuse to wear it most of the time.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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I did the FA of this a week or so ago ground up with Ed Esmonds. I got the FFA today with ED. Probobly my hardest redpoint?
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Low angle dummy domes..
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MH2
climber
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If I told you
I would annihilate you
Peace
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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A shot isa took of me Monday on annother of our routes.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 9, 2012 - 12:31pm PT
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Small TR of the Dakota 5-0 as requested by Jaybro. 715 riders started. I was directing traffic where they come off the single track and come down 3 miles of steep gravel road to the finish line. The winner did it in 3:27 a new course record. The leaves are changing a little early this year so it was very beautiful cool day to have the race. Bands and beer in the park afterward. The campground in the park looked a lot like the Sturgis Rally but with a much cooler vibe. Fun times had by all.
The mountain biking in the Black Hills might be better than the climbing. Which is really saying something IMO.
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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The Flakes at Tahquitz. Mildly terrifying at times.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Annother FA. The easy fun finish to the somwhat chalenging and hard to decifer Mad Woman 5.11a
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Notch Peak...Son's of Saturday. 1400 ft., 12 pitches of spice.
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Fluoride
Trad climber
West Los Angeles, CA
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Poodles are People too, yesterday in JT. Sooo good. Warmed up on White Lightening, then to Overseer for more effort then Poodles.
And not another party in sight. Gotta love JT this time of the season. Had Hemingway to ourselves.
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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Hey Cosmic!
Two hours NE of Vegas is Area 51. I bet the pictures are fake and they put a microchip in your buttocks.
--teasing, of course. Looks most excellent.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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x15x15, locate you on Third Pillar, OK for landing on summit...
Nice blinkin angle, mate!
Jeff and I settled for Guadalupe Ridge on a cruise into Mariposa County this afternoon, up White Rock Rd. from Le Grand, past the old Fremont place. Ended up in Bridgeport on Mariposa Creek. We claimed our second ascent of the old stage route over the Guadallupe Summit as a summit. A summit is a summit as long as you exit the car before the descent. We followed the rules!
Acutally, I was wanting to go back up there because the White Rock area is loaded with Granite Boulders!!! Has been for centuries!!!
It likely needs some looking into, but there are private property issues which I respect, of course. But I'm gonna check it out.
By the way, Dwayne, the basalt looks terrific. I have done some 'salting at Bidwell Creek, Chico, and it's sharp, crisp, and solid stuff. Squared off and neat, but yours is pale, the Chico brand's dark chocolate and the cliffs are like 30 feet. Meh. It's rock and I wouldn't kick it out of my back yard if it settled there. Good to see you active.
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Kalimon
Trad climber
Ridgway, CO
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Solo TR laps on Horse Chaser Direct, left and right hand variations (Ophir Wall). Used a brand new pair of Evolv Rasta Shamans and got blisters on the top of each big toe knuckle . . . otherwise a pretty nice slipper, my first velcro strap experience. I'm a late bloomer. Saw my buddy Kevin Dunkak also!
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