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yo
climber
The Eye of the Snail
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One more bump for the badness.
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Irish Climber
Big Wall climber
Wexford, Ireland
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Looks like a great trip, can anyone help me out here, I am flying into Utah in October, To cover the areas in this trip what are the best guidebooks to look for, Can't wait it just looks fantastic, not much desert in Ireland
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MisterE
Social climber
My Inner Nut
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Cool, Joe. Thanks for the response.
Ping me next time you come through Flagstaff: wolfeboxatyahoodotcom.
Cheers, Erik
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joepuryear
climber
Leavenworth, WA and Talkeetna, AK
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Topic Author's Reply - May 1, 2008 - 01:10pm PT
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Cool Erik - will do.
Thanks for the great shot emac. Awesome again to meet you guys and thanks again for sharing the raps with us :)
"Looks like a great trip, can anyone help me out here, I am flying into Utah in October, To cover the areas in this trip what are the best guidebooks to look for, Can't wait it just looks fantastic, not much desert in Ireland"
Of course you've got to get SuperTopo Southwest Desert Towers Select - it's a great place to start your adventure. After you run through all those, I really like Selected Climbs in the Desert Southwest by Cameron Burns (of course Cam might have something to say about that :) Then of course Eric Bjornstad's series of desert guides is the ultimate resource - Rock Climbs in the National Parks and the original Desert Rock (out of print) are great for these areas.
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crunch
Social climber
CO
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What a fantastic trip; That's nearly a decade's worth of towers at my usual pace. You guys were not just picking the easiest ones either.
What's more, you get bonus style points for looking impossibly dapper, even in the wilds of Monument Basin. For comparison, here's a self-portrait from the first ascent of the Meemohive:
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Using a guide book to go desert climbing is like killing a fox.
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piquaclimber
Trad climber
Durango
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Sep 10, 2008 - 12:40pm PT
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Bump for the best desert tower TR ever posted on Supertopo.
Ron,
Have you ever tried fox? It's pretty damn tasty!
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Sep 10, 2008 - 10:56pm PT
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Slow down a little or you won't have anything left by the end of a few more trips!
Took me 20 years to do most of those, there are others though.
My first was the Titan, complete with bivvy. My dog Washoe sat at the base for 30 hours.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Sep 11, 2008 - 12:15am PT
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Aw hell, I'm not a killjoy, but the point in a fox hunt is the hunt. You don't kill them.
Anybody know where the term red herring comes from?
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Sep 11, 2008 - 12:34am PT
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Anybody know where the term red herring comes from?
Smoked (red) herrings were used to train young dogs to follow scent trails in ye olden dayes in Merrye Olde Englande
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Nohea
Trad climber
Aiea,Hi
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Sep 11, 2008 - 04:49am PT
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That trip report is awesome! Lets get this tale back to the top of the page.
Thanks for sharing and did I mention that is one helluva great report?
Aloha,
wil
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Sep 11, 2008 - 04:56am PT
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hey there nohea... say, i was just off to go to sleep, here...
say, but i will say amen and second your motion to get this "trip post" to the top.... i love the dessert, too, (as the title says)...
i will have to see all the pics, tomorrow, though...
god bless, to all.... and good morning-night...
edit, before i sleep:
OH MY!!! I JUST SAW that one pic was of the superstitions... i love learning about them.. say, i did once ask, aways back, if anyone ever climbed on any of them rocks... i will be back sometime tomorrow... wow...
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jbar
Mountain climber
The Dirty South
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Sep 11, 2008 - 05:09am PT
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Nice pics! Your trip agenda looks just like one of the ones I always plan but never seem to suceed in actually doing. You should figure out how to get paid for doing some of that stuff.
Isn't Independence monument the one Eastwood climbed in Eiger Sanction? Been so long I can't remember. You know : "If you hauled beer up this rock you're insane" . . . "I may be insane but I'm not stupid. I didn't haul beer up this rock, you did!"
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Sep 11, 2008 - 09:03am PT
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Gosh, I don't know how I missed this previously, but
an awesome report. I've not climbed as extensively in
the Desert (only a couple of towers), but it is a sweet place
to be. Great photos! Thanks.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 11, 2008 - 10:16am PT
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Now that is a Trip Report! Splendid work putting that together and thanks for sharing the hit list. The dez is the true shizzle with the sizzle!
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handsome B
Gym climber
SL,UT
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Sep 11, 2008 - 11:58am PT
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The season is upon us.
prepare!
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Dirka
Trad climber
SF
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Sep 11, 2008 - 02:09pm PT
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Now that's a TR!
-Dirka
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grover
Social climber
Canada
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Sep 11, 2008 - 03:58pm PT
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piquaclimber you said it!
Wow 32 towers in one trip...?!?!?!
Nice going.
Stellar pics!
Where is this Utah you speak of?
Mark
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 19, 2008 - 11:04am PT
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Yarrrrg! Looks like summer is over up here.......bump.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Sep 19, 2008 - 11:08am PT
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Steve, I think you deserve a purple heart for sticking it out in Seattle.
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