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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Easy O was my first climb at the Gunks.
I was crying on the second pitch :(
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
Nevada City
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great collection of classics here, with nothing visual to add I will just say I quite enjoy moving effortlessly over beautiful rock as well.
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Todd Eastman
climber
Bellingham, WA
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Granite is generally pretty dull climbing at the easier grades, the rock (wicked hard sandstone) at Seneca and the Gunks allows quality climbing at those easier grades.
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Anastasia
climber
Home
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Yes and looking forward to doing it again. Best stuff ever to get back in shape and enjoy, also great for injuries, learning, children and old ladies like me, etc. Don't knock those important building blocks. Some of us can't jump onto a hard climb off the couch. I am for sure one of them. :)
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DesertRatExpeditions
Trad climber
Flagstaff, Arizona
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Awesome 5.5 in Phoenix. Hanging Gardens on Gardener's Wall in the McDowells. Never thought I would enjoy a 5.5 so much.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Granite is generally pretty dull climbing at the easier grades Whooo boy, you need to expand your horizons.
Upthread someone mentioned Upper Exum Ridge on the Grand Teton.
Several pitches of quality granite of every configuration: face, chicken heads, crack, dihedral, knife edge ridge.
Never dull, magnificent setting topping out at 13,700 feet. Challenging approach and descent "for the grade".
There are dozens of great 5.5 and easier routes on granite in the Sierra, the Tetons and Wasatch. Some on roadside crags or within 2 hours of the car, many on high peaks. And these are just the places I've climbed. I'd still love to get into the Wind Rivers.
Yes the Gunks (and I suppose Seneca) have great steep short climbs. I find a long, aesthetic easy route much more engaging than even a brilliant one pitch wonder.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Hey Mike! I'm good! I see you've been out on the ice lots this winter!
Here is the 5.6 pitch on Calculus Crack i led yesterday. It's perfect fist size for me.
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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looks sweet
I can't wait to go out to Squamish!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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We'd love to have ya!!
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 3, 2014 - 04:56pm PT
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That Calculus Crack Looks awesome.
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Off White
climber
Tenino, WA
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The Great Arch on Stone Mountain in North Carolina is certainly one of the great 5.5's in this country. Three pitches of pure joy. I did it a couple years back as my daughter's first multi pitch route.
Be wary of class 4 in the Olympics though. The definition "use of rope but place no protection" has nothing to do with the difficulty, just the question of there actually being any protection...
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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horseman
classic
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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catharsis on Poke-O
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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is that to the left of Arch?
I won't even pretend to know
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Middle Earth. Not left of Arch.
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martygarrison
Trad climber
Washington DC
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5.5 and below. I am sure I have climbed tons of it but nothing sticks out. If I remember correctly 5.6 or 7 was my first climb. Bench Jamcrack. We banged pins in for protection and put in an additional 1/4 inch bolt at the belay after the first pitch. I'm not sure if the bolt was needed or we just want to practice how to drill one. The bolt was there and used for years. Little do we know this would be such a classic climb.
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martygarrison
Trad climber
Washington DC
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DMT, forgot about those. Hawkmans was a great climb as well as the EB of El Cap. Never been on Conness. Hawkmans is a true badass Valley climb top to bottom. Scary as hell coming off Michaels ledge.
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splitclimber
climber
Sonoma County
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Fist sister at Pinnacles is a fun climb and good way to feel out the choss at Pinnacles.
The easies on echo peak, esp, #4 ? is good fun on amazing granite.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Another TacoHead and myself got bored and put up this 5.2R/X junk-show;
One pitch 2 pieces of shitty pro that prolly wouldn't hold a fall. "Just don't fall, bro" is my mantra on terrain like this...
Aquarian Valley, Skyline Blvd. I forget what we named it. Something about 'ticks'. It has a rap anchor.
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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I'm working my way down through the grades.
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