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Eubanks,D
Big Wall climber
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Jan 17, 2011 - 09:09pm PT
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Do Sunkist.
Beautiful headwall.
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cintune
climber
the Moon and Antarctica
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Jan 17, 2011 - 10:14pm PT
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Decisions, decisions....
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 17, 2011 - 10:44pm PT
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Hey everybody, thanks for the info and opinions so far! Good feedback. Anybody have any pictures of the Mushroom or Sunkist? Keep the votes and info coming... :-) Although Mescalito is an awesome line, I'm not a fan of crowds, so that may be the least likely choice for me. I remember really digging the golden desert headwall on the Shield and I'm not a big fan of awkward flared corner aiding, so it's looking like Sunkist is in the lead so far.......
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Slakkey
Big Wall climber
From Back to Big Wall Baby
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Jan 17, 2011 - 11:06pm PT
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This business of Sunkist being only half a route is BS. Plenty of good climbing up there and nice looking granite
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jan 17, 2011 - 11:14pm PT
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not a big fan of awkward flared corner aiding sounds like right side in armbars to me!
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BriGuy
climber
black hills
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Jan 18, 2011 - 01:18am PT
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The Sunkist headwall is absolutely spectacular (way better than the Shield) and many starting options exist, we did the Muir start.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 18, 2011 - 11:34am PT
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Sweet pics! Looks like killer exposure fer sure... the golden desert... More pics?? Also fun pics earlier of the representative "fruit" for each route, very creative :-)
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Jan 18, 2011 - 11:46am PT
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Great pics! That is a stellar head wall.
BNuts, what ever route you choose, it is awesome to see you planning to do one.
Stick with the rehab and keep to your training. I am rooting for you.
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Buju
Big Wall climber
the range of light
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Jan 18, 2011 - 12:55pm PT
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You could start on mushroom and finish on sunkist...thus accomplishing half of your list!
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Levy
Big Wall climber
So Cal
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Jan 18, 2011 - 06:56pm PT
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Here's a vote for Sunkist. I would say it is one the very best El Cap routes I have done out of 27 different ones.
It has great location, great rock, and the upper headwall is amazing. It's hard enough to be interesting, but cruiser enough so you don't sweat too many difficulties.
I have no photos because we lost the disposable camera we had on the descent. Bummer! I may have to climb it again to get some photos like the Briguy's.
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rincon
Trad climber
SoCal
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Jan 18, 2011 - 08:39pm PT
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Eubanks,D
Big Wall climber
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Jan 18, 2011 - 08:53pm PT
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BriGuy, sweet Sunkist pics.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Jan 18, 2011 - 10:31pm PT
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go BN!!!!!
Howse the arm coming, big guy????
Don't you be overdoing it too soon, you hear!!!
(big brother talkin' atcha)!!!
hee hee hee. . .
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 18, 2011 - 10:55pm PT
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More excellent feedback, thanks everybody! More great wall pics pleeez!
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duncan
climber
London, UK
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Jan 19, 2011 - 10:02am PT
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Sunkist is great. Mescalito is great. I'm sure Magic Mushroom is great too!
Sunkist, 1996; unfortunately my photography is not great.
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micronut
Trad climber
fresno, ca
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Jan 19, 2011 - 12:04pm PT
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Dave,
Pete Takeda's article on Sunkist in CLIMBING back in the late 90's was one of the better pieces of climbing writing I've read. It has stellar photos by Eperson and was a super motivational read for me dig it up. (Though I've still never been up El Cap) It might sway you toward that golden sheet of goodness just hanging there in the sky. Good luck!
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BooYah
Social climber
Ely, Nv
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Jan 19, 2011 - 12:05pm PT
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Pete never finished that route. Significant?
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