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piquaclimber
Trad climber
Durango
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Having not climbed the Hulk, I am not qualified to answer the original question but I would say that the EP is the best alpine crag ever! :)
Dudeman,
Love the shots from the Goat's Perch! Great perspective.
HFCS,
It's generally considered bad form to take other people's photos from another website and repost them without giving credit. No big deal... just sayin...
Cheers,
Brad
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 7, 2010 - 06:28pm PT
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Interesting that most of the posts on this cali-centric site are extolling the Perch. Where are the kudos for the Hulk?
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Elephant's Perch has some really good routes in the 5.9-5.11 range, plus a 12a. Better than Bugaboos for rock quality. (Bugaboos does have those glaciers around for the "setting" factor, though).
In spite of living in California, I still haven't visited the Incredible Hulk. Too much good stuff in Yosemite/Tuolumne. It would probably get the nod for higher altitude routes in the 5.12+ range.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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1. Incredible Hulk (best rock, best weather, best cracks)
2. The Diamond
3. Elephant's Perch
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tom woods
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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The kudos for the hulk people are all out climbing right now Donnini.
I've noticed traffic is down, the climbing threads are slow- as it should be.
It's summer.
I'd love to get out and do something, but alas- it's after work bouldering for me.
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bmacd
climber
Relic Hominid
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Jims wording loophole of the thread title allows us Canadians a chance to post up our Buttress fav's. My vote being the West Buttress of the South Howser Tower in the Bugaboos.
Solid granite, clean too.
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Charlotte Dome always kinda reminded me a little of Elephant Perch
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
In the mountains... somewhere...
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What's wrong with this piece of rock?
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curt wohlgemuth
Social climber
Bay Area, California
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> Interesting that most of the posts on this cali-centric site are extolling the Perch. Where are the kudos for the Hulk?
My experience on the Hulk is limited to the Red Dihedral, but honestly, when my partner and I finished it, we looked at each other, shrugged our shoulders, and started down. I was disappointed, maybe just after the huge buildup it gets.
Of course, the last two groveling pitches leave a bad taste in your mouth. And it didn't help that we slogged into the backcountry only to have to wait for 2 parties in front of us.
If I were a good enough climber to do Positive Vibrations, I'd probably have a different opinion.
I'd like to check out EP now that I read all the kudos about it!
Curt
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Captain...or Skully
Big Wall climber
Transporter Room 2
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See?
See what you've done? (dammit)
You could seriously DIE up there, man! Don't do it.
Go to the Mall, instead.
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Thorgon
Big Wall climber
Sedro Woolley, WA
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The Mall is safer, in Idaho at least! Hahaha
The Perch, is an awesome chunk of granite, just so remote! I mean it is way up in the b00nies of Idaho!
Thor
Skully, July 31st!
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11worth
Trad climber
Leavenworth & Greenwater WA
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Jim D
I climbed the Perch in 1976 and in 2002. A nice piece of rock. I guess I should head south and check out the Hulk. Good to see you in Leavenworth this summer.
Saw the photo of you racking up for a route in the new Patagonia catalog.
Was there more than one "Blue" on that rack?
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 9, 2010 - 12:04am PT
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Two blues- one for pro and one for the obligatory blue camalot anchor.
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Jack Burns
climber
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This is bizarre to see this thread. Just this very evening while driving out of the mountains I was wondering how long it would take to link both EP and the Hulk on road trip, possibly on my motorcycle. I've never been to the Hulk but I've done Myopia on the Perch and it is in my top three of all time. Even the "lowly" Mountaineer's Route is very memorable.
This is my current desktop bg...
http://www.mountainproject.com/v/california/high_sierra/incredible_hulk/106638517
Man, now I'm all pumped up and ready to quit my job.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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The obvious buttress - untouched by lazy Kali wankers!
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Fuzzywuzzy
climber
suspendedhappynation
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Mt Russel?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jul 10, 2010 - 01:25pm PT
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Not exactly popular but Jello's Feather Buttress on Warbonnet in the Cirque of the Towers sure looks tasty.
The back side of the Howsers has a major contender or two.
From J F Garden's The Bugaboos.
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