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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Nov 12, 2012 - 07:04am PT
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this is a spot I found while hunting on Sat. it was a brutal hike up a very steep slippery mountain. Ihe oak leaves on the ground make it treacherous. Aparently you can 4x4 up there from the back side but I have never done that..
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Tork
climber
Yosemite
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Nov 12, 2012 - 09:42am PT
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Had an awesome day climbing with the Mucci Man. We did Keystone Corner, Five and Dime, Copper Penney and Lunatics Fringe. Was also great to bump into Chad and James getting after it as well.
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steveA
Trad climber
bedford,massachusetts
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Nov 12, 2012 - 12:19pm PT
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Had a great time at Ragged Mountain, in Conn. this past weekend.
That place is really unique, with tons of great crack/face climbs.
Repeated some great 5.10 crack climbs.
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Barbarian
Trad climber
New and Bionic too!
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Nov 12, 2012 - 04:08pm PT
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The blue route and the orange route. I did the blue one unroped and downclimbed it. I think it goes at 5.2. I also worked on the left crack (5.9).
Now that you're laughing, please remember that I had my spine fused less than a year ago and am just getting back on the (gym) rock. Plan to go out to Rubidoux in a couple of weeks and get on real rock (as opposed to Reel Rock - I don't think me 22' gym solo will make their film list).
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Nov 12, 2012 - 07:50pm PT
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Well at least the beers were cold.
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Borut
climber
french, spider
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Nov 17, 2012 - 11:57am PT
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Didn't send anything (oh BTW, is there a thread for TRing?), but worked (TR) a new D6 line at the 'Ob Savi' dry tooling crag this morning. That's the third 6 I'm on, and I must say that this 6th grade is quite extended. In this case, you really got to get those upside-down tool positions straight, on horizontal cracks, for instance when it comes to seriously lying back the moves on the traverse. But what's cool at this crag is that you mainly drop off far away enough from the rock.
-first time mono-pointing today (brand new lynxes!), but still using the quarks and the ol' nepal Xtreme.
Borut
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Leggs
Sport climber
A true CA girl, who landed in the desert...
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Nov 17, 2012 - 12:30pm PT
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Gym climbed for the first time since shoulder injury. Even went on the route where I got hurt. No pain 24 hours later. Thanks Susan and Michael for meeting up with me.
Fantastic news, Sullly!
~peace, Leggs
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Tork
climber
Yosemite
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Nov 17, 2012 - 02:45pm PT
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Cait, glad to hear the shoulder is holding out.
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Nov 17, 2012 - 05:04pm PT
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Yeah Sullly rock crusher....you looked sooo strong.
Lets go again soon, keep our shoulders healthy!
Susan
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Josh Higgins
Trad climber
San Diego
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Nov 17, 2012 - 05:23pm PT
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I didn't climb at all. Instead, I spent 6 hours covered in chemicals, scrubbing til I hurt, and removing spray paint from the Santee Boulder field. There is so much that it is incredible, and what makes it worse is the locals have started painting over it. Please, PLEASE, join your local access group and help them when they need it. San Diego's is www.alliedclimbers.org.
For the record, I've never seen Donkey Dick paint free in my 13 years of climbing in San Diego. The friction is amazing right now, so head out there and check that rock out. I can't believe how much paint we took off of it. And we WILL be heading back out there with more resources to attack the other boulders. This is a battle I'd like to win, and ACSD can surely use your help.
Thanks,
Josh
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Nov 17, 2012 - 05:26pm PT
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Josh, what materials and technology are you using? Apart from a lot of elbow grease, that is.
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Josh Higgins
Trad climber
San Diego
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Nov 17, 2012 - 05:31pm PT
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We had a pressure washer, taginator (http://taginator.com/), steel brushes, elbow grease, and over 100 gallons of water. Next time we're out there we'll definitely need more people if we want to make a huge dent. I can't stress enough, please help your local access group when they need it.
Josh
Edit: I wouldn't recommend steel brushes unless necessary and/or on harder rock like granite.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Nov 17, 2012 - 05:35pm PT
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Well, I've tried sand blasting, pressure washing, wire brushing, "Goof Off" (spray), "Removall" (paste), and maybe other things for removing graffiti. Removall, plus time, water, and a scrub brush, seem to work quite well. I'm not familiar with Taginator - spray, paste, liquid? Applied with pressure washer, or do you first apply it, wait, then wash?
Most of the places where it's needed around here you can't easily get a pressure washer and water to.
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Josh Higgins
Trad climber
San Diego
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Nov 17, 2012 - 05:42pm PT
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Mighty HIker,
Here are some instructions I wrote up for the Access Fund. It requires A LOT of scrubbing, but provided it's "just" spray paint, then this works quite well on granite (our local rock). If the graffiti is back in far, the have people carry as much water as possible for the pressure backpack sprayer. Taginator is a liquid, and can be applied with a cheap little spray bottle. Let it sit, scrub, rinse, repeat. Full instructions below:
Graffiti Removal Instructions
1) Assemble necessities
a. Taginator
b. Gloves
c. Eye Protection
d. Spray bottles for Taginator
e. Backpack sprayer with pump for water
f. Lots of water for rinsing
g. Brushes, either stiff nylon or steel, or both
h. Gather the troops
2) Apply the taginator to the painted surface
a. Spray on a coat and let it sit at least 15 min
b. Cooler days prevent evaporation
c. Use personal protective equipment
3) Scrub
a. Use stiff nylon, or steel brushes
b. More scrubbing you do, the more you’ll get off.
c. This may affect softer rocks, discoloring or abrading them
d. Use personal protective equipment
4) Rinse
a. Use the fancy pressure pump backpack sprayer to blast off the solvated mess
b. Start at the top and work down getting all the residue off the rock
5) Smile
a. You just did a public service!
Note: I’m not sure exactly what is in taginator. It “biodegrades” but it will possibly kill plants at the base of the climb where residue washes down. It is caustic, instead of an organic solvent. Keep it off your skin and out of your eyes.
Josh
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Nov 17, 2012 - 05:44pm PT
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Thanks! It sounds like Taginator is much the same as Removall, which I have a fair bit of experience with - they're used in exactly the same manner. A lot of scrubbing is the key. Although with the Removall, there's no need to pressure wash - simply scrubbing thoroughly and rinsing do it. Good to know that there's an alternative. Maybe I'll give it a try next year, if needed.
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Josh Higgins
Trad climber
San Diego
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Nov 17, 2012 - 05:51pm PT
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This is the first time we've pressure washed. It removed some of the need to scrub so much, and there were up to 4 layers of paint of different types. One of them, unfortunately, seemed to be something like latex based and was just heinous to get off. There are a few hundred square feet of rock that need work, so pressure washer is the way to go on this project!
Josh
Edit: Mighty Hiker, thanks for cleaning up your local crags! You RULE!
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Nov 17, 2012 - 09:25pm PT
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We must be a bit daft putting up new routes on a NE exposure in November.... yea that is ice behind us...
Speaking of which, I believe that I am officially ready to break out the tools... Also completely out of bolt hangers...
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Michelle
Trad climber
Toshi's Station, picking up power converters.
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Nov 17, 2012 - 09:29pm PT
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I keep eyeballing a sculpture down the street from my place. I think I need to check it out.
yes locker, and I will Pm you shortly.. lol
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thedogfather
Trad climber
Somewhere near Red Rocks
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Nov 18, 2012 - 08:39pm PT
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Team 115 (combined age) (brassnuts and me) did Levitation 29 today! Back to the car before dark. Now it's time for anti-inflammatories and liquor.
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hillrat
Trad climber
reno, nv
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Nov 18, 2012 - 08:41pm PT
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Back to Iron Butte. Went up Redbeard with the Silent Partner as far as the chains on Gripmaster (80ft?). Rapped back and left. Worst thing I did today was let one of the safety loops get behind my leg, which would have been bad had I fallen. Otherwise, no stuck loops etc. Just slow as cold molasses. Rock was dry and I had a damn fine time. Dog's still the only one I can convince to drag out climbing with me.
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