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Tony Bird
climber
Northridge, CA
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Aug 31, 2010 - 12:31pm PT
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ouch--that hurts.
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Stonewalker
Big Wall climber
Smartsville, Ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 31, 2010 - 12:52pm PT
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The main wall will most likely be in the range of 10 pitches give or take a few.
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tonesfrommars
Trad climber
California
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Aug 31, 2010 - 01:09pm PT
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...so the Bird is a little salty, that's alright. Makes this thread more interesting, and he got the boys to cough up some decent pics.
I'm sure these photos don't quite do it justice, and how exhilarating to know that there are new lines to be had. I'm especially intrigued by the sweeping clean face to the right of the debris chute.
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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Aug 31, 2010 - 01:17pm PT
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Still lots of cool rock in California besides the usual places. Just need to do a little exploring, and having a good 4x4 helps too.
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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Aug 31, 2010 - 01:22pm PT
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Whats the kayaking potential for that river below? I'm sure it's been run before, it looks nice.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Aug 31, 2010 - 01:53pm PT
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Thx guys for sharing the potential and offer of climbing on it.
"There are always more kindred spirits out there exploring than we sometimes imagine."
True words Nate, true words.
Sent ya an email back Mike on what my schedule looks like. Chat later...
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john bald
climber
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Aug 31, 2010 - 03:11pm PT
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Explored this wall in the late '70's. Never climbed the whole thing. Local legend had it, it was climbed by the old guard in the late 60's. What's up with the top down ascent?
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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Aug 31, 2010 - 04:51pm PT
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Oh, Bald Rock? Yep heard of it but never did it. I started kayaking back before the Holbeck Stanley bible came out and Bald Rock was considered suicide, it's run pretty regularly these days, it would still be suicide for me though.
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Thorgon
Big Wall climber
Sedro Woolley, WA
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Aug 31, 2010 - 05:45pm PT
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Potential, yes! I chime in on hoping access can be obtained/maintained without hassle!
keep us posted StoneWalker,
Thor
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Stonewalker
Big Wall climber
Smartsville, Ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 31, 2010 - 11:08pm PT
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All this is true. I found all this information years ago during research. These walls are up river from the dome and anybody that has ever climbed at the dome would tell you that this place is not bald rick dome. Anymore than Washington column is part of the royal arches. Two very different rock formations. I have climbed the mountaineer route that you refer to... About 3000 feet down river from here. Many routes at the dome... Morracan roll... The grove... Burning giraffes... S.f. The dome is more like six to eight hundred feet tall.
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Tony Bird
climber
Northridge, CA
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Aug 31, 2010 - 11:36pm PT
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sounds reasonable. your formation got a name?
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Stonewalker
Big Wall climber
Smartsville, Ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 31, 2010 - 11:52pm PT
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Haha... If I didn't know better, I would say that I brought you back from the dark side. Soon you will pushing a line of your own.
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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what if you cruise a beer boat in from lake horrovllle and hike in?
i told you it was bald rock canyon on page one, wtf, over?
some locals take tubes down the middle fork in the summer at low water,
but you have to know your sh#t.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Bald rock Dome?
Rock 'n' Road 2nd edition Tim Toula, Falcon press, 2003.
page 51.....
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jstan
climber
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Winchester!
We are the people who help you keep neighborhood kids
off your cliff.
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