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pk_davidson
Trad climber
Albuquerque, NM
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Jan 25, 2009 - 02:32pm PT
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Some of that old gang in their dotage:
L/R
Tim Coats, Mimi deGravelle, Paul Davidson, Steve Grossman, John Steiger, Larry Coats
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pk_davidson
Trad climber
Albuquerque, NM
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Jan 25, 2009 - 02:37pm PT
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jan 25, 2009 - 07:56pm PT
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I wonder if anyone ever repeated Depthcharge 5.10+ on Submarine Rock down in Sedona?
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drljefe
climber
Toostoned, AZ
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Jan 28, 2009 - 04:36pm PT
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FYI- Granite Mountain closing soon!
Falcon closures go into effect monday Feb. 2nd.
This is the last weekend to climb at The Mountain 'til July.
Gotta go!
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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Jan 28, 2009 - 05:42pm PT
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Hey Jefe...or anyone? Ever do the Guillotine Flake route way over on the right end? If so, what are the chimneys like? Squeeze, or foot and back? or mixed?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jan 28, 2009 - 07:41pm PT
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Giucco Piano is fun over there too. Paul, Randy Mettler and I came very close to getting fried by lightening on top of that one!
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bob
climber
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Jan 28, 2009 - 08:13pm PT
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Yes, I've done that route. I had a chalk bag and my clothes and nothing else and it was just chimney as I recall. I went out on some crack at the end that was way harder than the rest, but still moderate. Fun.
Bob J.
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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Jan 28, 2009 - 09:56pm PT
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Thanks Bob... just wondering. Last bit of unfinished business for me up there that's easier than 5.10.
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MisterE
Trad climber
One Place or Another
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 28, 2009 - 10:08pm PT
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Mt. Elden needs some love:
--photos by Colin Cox, etc off Mountain Project
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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Jan 28, 2009 - 10:28pm PT
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Here's some... think people generally go other places than the Deception cracks, but I always liked 'em...
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jan 28, 2009 - 11:59pm PT
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Anybody have pictures of Twilight Zone at Elden?
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MisterE
Trad climber
One Place or Another
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 29, 2009 - 12:17am PT
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That's a great line!
This one is from John Burcham of Chris Tatum on John's Jugs, and the cover page for West Elden in the new guide:
Looks like some rough rings, there
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Trad climber
San Francisco, Ca
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Jan 29, 2009 - 12:19am PT
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West Elden! Haven't thought of that place for a long time. One of my first leads as as an NAU freshman was Right Deception.
Any pics of the other side of Mt. Elden- Elysian Buttress?
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pk_davidson
Trad climber
Albuquerque, NM
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Jan 29, 2009 - 01:45am PT
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Elden, what a fun place. I always really liked the Deception Cracks.
Steve, I have some slides somewhere of 2nd ascent of The Zone. I'll have to dig them up. Seems like I saw them just recently....
One of those photos was of the Eleysian buttress, wasn't it ?
John's Jugs is wicked hard and even more painful.
We use to call that Tenure crack (it was next to Retirement crack), except we could never get up it. Something about those wires just didn't inspire much trust. I think the FA was via TR and then later led? It's an impressive thing.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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I thought that you had a camera that day on the Zone! Is that thing still 5.11?
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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If I lived in Flag I could go to Elden every day when school lets out @ 3.
And I would!
I'd maybe even go there on my Bike.
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MisterE
Trad climber
One Place or Another
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 1, 2009 - 11:10pm PT
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Just got an e-mail from Chris on John's Jugs - he sent. Said it was the most painful "5.12" he has ever done. Crap feet, painful locks & bad gear - good stuff!
:^}
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DJMac
Big Wall climber
Bonedale, CO
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Awesome thread ... great photos! Wish I had more of my time in AZ. I guess I didn't hang out with the photographer types (except Hatcher), and I'm not in any of the photos, lol.
Thanks for sharing all the photos ... brought back some really great memories and kept me from getting a lot of work done today.
AZ climbing rocks!
BTW ... who ever mentioned "secret canyon" ... YOUR FIRED. ;)
Remember the cover photo from Mountain Tools by B Hatcher, BW of a guy climbing a pointed flake? That's me, at Secret.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Gotta get on Megadeath! It's my favorite route and my favorite band! Not...
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