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Koda
Sport climber
The South
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Jan 22, 2007 - 05:08pm PT
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Tkingsbury, that's an impressive looking cave! How is the stone in the cave? From the picture you posted, it seems to be featured...can't really tell though. Some years ago I look for routes in the area, but somehow obviously missed the huge, gaping hole in the side of the cliff. Seemed like I recall lots of the rock in the area is chossy. Could be, and hopefully am, wrong.
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scuffy b
climber
The town that Nature forgot to hate
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Jan 22, 2007 - 05:18pm PT
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TKingsbury
Do you know anything about the big piece of limestone which
sits above Twin Bridges?
I was living there in 81 but I didn't know of any other climbers
so I never got very close to it.
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TKingsbury
Trad climber
MT
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Jan 22, 2007 - 05:18pm PT
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Koda -
The rock is good and featured, and it seems pretty solid. It will take some inital cleaning, but then it would be good to go. The easiest looking route in the cave looks tough....
Cheers,
Tom
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TKingsbury
Trad climber
MT
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Jan 22, 2007 - 05:23pm PT
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Scuffy -
I've seen it, but haven't checked it out nor heard of any development in the area.
Mojede might know about it though, he sniffs out the limestone...
Tom
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Jan 22, 2007 - 05:43pm PT
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"Do you know anything about the big piece of limestone which
sits above Twin Bridges?"
Which area? I've climbed in the T Roots and Ruby's. Rumor has it some folks have done a few chossy routes on Beaverhead Rock as well...
Ooops...whats the first rule of fight club?
Hey, Tom!
-Brian in SLC
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TKingsbury
Trad climber
MT
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Jan 22, 2007 - 05:48pm PT
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Hey Brian!
What's happening?
I shoulda said you'd probably know about that stuff...
as per fight club, I haven't got beat up yet for revealing the treasures of 'Big Choss Country'...
Maybe soon though eh?
hehehe
Cheers,
Tom
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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Jan 22, 2007 - 06:43pm PT
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brian, scuffy, etal...Nearest I reckon, there hasn't been any climbing on the Twin Bridges Tower. Obviously, any climber driving the road catches sight of it--but the usual Montana logistics come into play, that being "who's going to put it up will it ever get climbed again?" Alot of rock here fits into that category. Our state is unique to rock climbing in that there is 1000 times more climbable stone than climbers available to FA (or repeat, whatever) the routes. It's definately a good thing, because FAers up here have more projects than they could ever climb in a lifetime--a nice rarity in the lower 48. Anybody into limestone and driving around West Yellowstone on 287 should check out the fins above the Beaver Creek Campground (visible from road). Outstanding limstone is also found South of Luther just past the campground. Dolomite of mythic proportions has been confirmed in the Pryor Mountains near Billings--and it just keeps going on and on.
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
St. Looney
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 23, 2007 - 07:06pm PT
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Hey Koda - got a tremor? :)
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scuffy b
climber
The town that Nature forgot to hate
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Jan 23, 2007 - 07:16pm PT
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Thanks, Mojede.
I'd forgotten about those fins above Beaver Creek campground.
Went as far as estimating how hard it would be to get to them,
that's all.
Ever check the Buffalo Jump along the lower Big Hole?
Aren't the climbers in Montana pretty concentrated in the West,
like Bozeman and Missoula?
The huge dolomite around Billings must not even get glimpsed very
often by anyone who might do something about it.
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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Jan 23, 2007 - 08:04pm PT
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scuffy b, I haven't heard of a Buffalo Jump along the lower Big Hole, but there are a few quiet areas which I have been frequenting along the LBH. I'd say aside from the Kalispell/Whitefish/Eureka climbers, the Billings miscreants (?) and the lone hormones, the majority of climbers reside within the "power triangle" or I-90 corridor. My main focus is on the "pt" which encompasses Livingston/Bozeman to Helena to Butte. Missoula is a great climber "base" as well, but I've yet to climb there much--had a blast when I did though.
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scuffy b
climber
The town that Nature forgot to hate
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Jan 23, 2007 - 08:25pm PT
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mojede, the Buffalo Jump is, I believe, a little ways downstream
from the Notch, the first boating access point upstream of
Pennington Bridge.
It's basalt-ish. I don't remember the actual size. Apparently
lots of bone fragments can still be found at its base, and there
are "structures" above that aided in directing the buffalo
toward the launch zone.
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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Jan 23, 2007 - 10:15pm PT
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scuffy b, I'll have to check that out--sounds interesting. I was way off on my Big Hole cipherin's; seems that the limestone I am pursuing is rather on the Upper end (if Melrose is considered "upper") of the BH. How often do you pass through the State ? Must eitther be often, or you're a resident because you have good knowledge of out of the way rock formations--tap 'er light fellow pioneer.
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The Mayor
Social climber
Billings, Montana USA
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Jan 25, 2007 - 06:48pm PT
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"Billings miscreants"!? You mean there's more than one of us!? What's with this "power triangle" crap anyway?
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
St. Looney
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 25, 2007 - 07:53pm PT
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Good time for this to surface back to the front page. I'm out the door - going climbing again! See you all Monday. :)
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Jan 25, 2007 - 08:01pm PT
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Could you swing by here, on the way to the crag, say 11:01 am? I'll belay, lead, buy maragritas, anything. Contentious, possibly litiguos morning, car in shop -if all goes right.
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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Jan 25, 2007 - 09:24pm PT
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Apologies to any Billings climber who may have taken offense to my terminology. I was ignorant to assume that there were no "Magic City" folk lurking around. Mayor: the brothers and I have, as of today, discovered a quality outcrop of batholith pebbles. I'll send photos soon. STer's--not to worry TK will be getting back on topic with some tasty photos.
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TKingsbury
Trad climber
MT
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Jan 25, 2007 - 11:23pm PT
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I thought this one was the winner for today. Looks like a cresting wave....
Cheers,
Tom
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Jan 25, 2007 - 11:26pm PT
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Has anybody 'surfed' that. looks it'll go in the middle, but the overhang??? Ouch.
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TKingsbury
Trad climber
MT
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Jan 25, 2007 - 11:35pm PT
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Just discovered it today, but we had 'kids in packs', so we gotta return over the weekend.
It was this random BLM piece that ended up having a good bunch of boulders just off the road. - Not bad.
Then we checked out some other BLM land and my jaw dropped.
Hopefully this weekend I'll get a few more pics.....
Tom
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Jan 25, 2007 - 11:40pm PT
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Get a pic of somebody sending that thing...a sequence...then call it HANG ___, depending on the digit placements
Wish I was there, but there's some good stuff here too
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