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drljefe

climber

El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson

Oct 30, 2011 - 04:45pm PT

Yeah, it:s a blurry shot of a shot...
But if you know you know.
KW?

bvb

Social climber

flagstaff arizona

Oct 30, 2011 - 05:07pm PT

Jeff took me up there and showed me that problem. So good. Rainbow has some of the best bouldering granite I've ever touched. And the setting is gorgeous if you have a taste for the SoCal inland mountains, which I very much do.

drljefe

climber

El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson

Oct 30, 2011 - 08:14pm PT

Sweet, KW.
That place is like a goulash of all my favorite types of granite.
I was happy to get the tour.

drljefe

climber

El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson

Oct 30, 2011 - 09:01pm PT

Some other thing.
Sorry again for the blurr... or is it "haze"?

I only have a few shots and wasn't in shape enough at the time to climb above 5.11, but that "Chief" sure is a gem. Wish I had THAT problem in my backyard(or on my property).

bvb

Social climber

flagstaff arizona

Oct 30, 2011 - 09:12pm PT

Yep. I thought it was a bit scary. I LOVED the big slab just uphill from the parking area. I think that was another one of yours, Warbler.

pyro

Big Wall climber

Calabasas

Nov 10, 2011 - 11:56am PT

Spider Savage

Mountain climber

The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles

Jan 16, 2012 - 09:01pm PT

Chimney climbing, anyone?

Batrock

Trad climber

Burbank

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 16, 2012 - 08:18pm PT

Spider, thanks for the beta, my son and I had a fun time and he had a blast on his first "multi pitch".

Spider Savage

Mountain climber

The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles

Feb 16, 2012 - 08:53pm PT

It's a good one for sons and daughters just starting out. Easy going with plenty of air.

Levy

Big Wall climber

So Cal

Feb 16, 2012 - 10:23pm PT

Texas is a great place for beginners. Lots of easier routes & some of the easier routes can be done in tennis shoes or whatever footwear is handy. Good to see folks enjoying it!

Batrock

Trad climber

Burbank

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 17, 2012 - 12:25am PT

That was my first time at Texas Cyn. Need to get back, looked like some fun stuff in that gully to the left of Hyperion.

Batrock

Trad climber

Burbank

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 17, 2012 - 12:31am PT

Why the hell is every road in Angeles Crest closed these days? You cant drive the road to Pacifico, the road to Horseflats is closed, Anything off the main highway even before the big fire has been closed. I was at the REI in Arcadia the other day and noticed that right up the street the NFS is building a new headquarters and it is a monster of a headquarters. I guess all the money that would have gone to keeping and maintainig roads and trails is going into the new ANF headquarters? I'm just a little pissed.

Rokrover

Trad climber

SB, CA

Feb 19, 2012 - 05:28pm PT

For chimney fans:

We did this as a fill-in route next to Paleface in the "Top Hat" area (ref: Louie Anderson's guide to the Santa Monicas). As the great John Ewbank would say "If you miss the start of this route, you might as well give the game away"

bajaandy

climber

Escondido, CA

Feb 20, 2012 - 11:05am PT

Some SD county obscurata right in my back yard.

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Feb 20, 2012 - 11:22am PT

Batrock, don't you know the inmates are running their asylum now?
And don't get me started on that colossus outside Lone Pine. What a
horrendously poor design. That building could have been built 1/4 the size.

What you can't drive to...

rincon

Trad climber

SoCal

Mar 12, 2012 - 12:48am PT

Best crack climb in the San Gabriels?

Me and Guy climbed a crack on Saturday that was short, but pretty damn good, and went at 5.11a!
finish is 5.10 face climbing