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pinckbrown
Trad climber
Lake Tahoe, CA
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Dec 13, 2014 - 02:36pm PT
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Out in the wilds of Nevada with Rick again.
Climbed up two pitches, then rapped. Going
back to finish. Hopefully jonnyrig can join us.
The corners going up to the giant roofs look
great!
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pinckbrown
Trad climber
Lake Tahoe, CA
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Dec 13, 2014 - 03:05pm PT
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Underneath the Roofs.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Dec 15, 2014 - 02:55pm PT
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Is that part of or an offshoot of the Owyhee River? Lots and lots of interesting stuff in that river gorge spanning from Oregon into Idaho and Nevada.
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jonnyrig
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 15, 2014 - 04:05pm PT
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I missed the chance to climb with you guys due to being in california. Hoping to get out with you next time. Thought I'd call you this last weekend, but ended up having to fix my truck and entertain guests. Weather wasn't much for climbing though anyway. Between all that and spending 9-10 hours a day at the new job with a commute and kids to pick up after, haven't been climbing or exploring much. And getting fat besides due to sitting behind a desk. Ugh.
Climbski2's pics look similar to a lot of nevada rock. Lots of it you gotta just walk up and lay hands on it to really be sure whether it's choss or not. Looks a lot like High Rock Canyon, and some of the stuff in the northeast by elko. Doubt I'll get much climbing in up there at new years though.
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jonnyrig
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 7, 2015 - 11:43pm PT
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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This thread could go on forever. We've all walked past rock that if it were close to a road, like El Cap or Tahquitz, would be a world famous climbing destination.
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TrundleBum
Trad climber
Las Vegas
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Somwhere in the hills of NV...
Ok maybe just over the hill into the Mojave...
Team TIE DYE
And 'FIST' N' CHIPS'
right 'InYo Face'... right above a popular picnik area parking lot:
(long scoll to get to the route/short approach)
Fist-N-Chips
Heck... 'Save it for a rainy day' is within 15 minutes of a parking area as well...
save it for a rainy day
I love the desert... you don't have to go but 15 minutes~ 1 hr to find 'Obscure' ! :)
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jonnyrig
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 19, 2015 - 09:19am PT
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Set out to climb another obscure outcrop. I've been eyeballing this for a few years while we were out chukar hunting, but Rick and co beat me to the firs attempt. We set out to make the third attempt at the summit; but the wind convinced us this was not the day.
Bottom to top, maybe 300-400 feet. Lots of available routes. Easy approach. Quite a lot of other climbing in the area, variable approach times.
We fell back to an area with less wind and warmer temps. I forget what Rick calls it, Grunge Summit? Anyway, I like to think of it as Shotgun Alley. We made a run at bolting and cleaning up a route, ground-up style, while bullets whizzed overhead from rednecks shooting at Tannerite, with the attending occasional concussion when they'd actually hit their target. It's ok though, I had my walmart bicycle helmet.
Overall, not a bad day. And some great apple pie.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jan 19, 2015 - 10:25am PT
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Does that look like an alien, or what?
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BurnRockBurn
climber
South of Black Rock City (CC,NV)
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Jan 19, 2015 - 10:37am PT
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Nice obscure stuff.....
Wild Granites anyone?
Shawn
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Jan 19, 2015 - 11:39am PT
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Learning Trad wazz up wid dat?The laugh is more commonly : Ha ha ha! not hurr hurr hurr..
Oh wait the playfulness of my approach that you dismiss as residual damage from substance
abuse, is not to your liking. Well, I respect that, but call foul on your supposition, my faculties or more fouled by Lipotor,that I take now, than anything that I may have taken in the past.
Please take this in the spirit that it is meant, I was pointing out that some areas , zones, are word of mouth for very good reasons.
If some one having already been to a sensitive or whatever you want to call those zones, need to go on this forum may be they are venturing beyond the 'sheen of thier Steele'!
Ae turn of speech meant to drag up an image of Knights and shiny weapons as well as placing a sideways nod of acknowledgement , A Wink Wink , Nod Nod, sort of thing.
As people step out of the regular they need to be checked. Before they are tested by fire,
it helps build resolve to pursue an endeavor or in some cases, it leads to discretion, the better part of valor .
What is the slope ?'chart'? Measuring in your picture above ? Do you have something to do with Hilaroad ??
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rick sumner
Trad climber
reno, nevada/ wasilla alaska
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Jan 24, 2015 - 09:40am PT
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jonnyrig
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 25, 2015 - 11:27pm PT
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It was a beautiful, warm, sunny day here in Nevada. Not what you'd expect of the middle of winter. So Bob, Rick, and I headed out to the obscure crag.
Bob led us up the first pitch.
!st belay
Rick began the 2nd pitch and I continued it to the 2nd belay.
Rick led us up the 3rd pitch, where you can exit if you choose.
Climbing with a pack sucks.
At the top
But we opted for the 50+/- ft fingers/hands crack exit to the ridge line, and the relatively easy departure back to the truck.
Roughly 400 feet of obscure granite. One very fine day indeed.
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perswig
climber
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Jan 26, 2015 - 05:48am PT
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Nice rock.
Nice hip-belay.
Bring any tricams?
TFPU!
Dale
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Jan 26, 2015 - 06:15am PT
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Very nice. WTF!? You guys seem to have pushed the envelope past 5.3d?
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jonnyrig
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 26, 2015 - 06:29am PT
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Hip belays indeed, Rick and Bob both. As a courtesy to your belayer, you should sew up the route and not fall. And at the speed these guys move, it's hard to pull rope through an ATC fast enough to keep up. Inspired me to hip belay my other partner from Sacramento on a route once. He was skeptical, but I caught a fall (top-rope, naturally). 5.3d is the going grade for this stuff. Lots of other route potential out here.
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Jan 26, 2015 - 06:44am PT
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Looks like fun for all.
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