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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Jun 13, 2013 - 01:54am PT
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Jun 24, 2013 - 08:46pm PT
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Well, I can't compete with Mike's mud tower there^^ but we got our claws into some super fun choss this weekend... although when you enjoy it as much as we did it sort of gets some demerits.
First time climbing at "The Fortress" in Sespe Gorge. At first the sandstone seemed too good of quality to report, but P2 of the first arete climb of the day offered up a nice guillotine flake (that fell directly on the belay when I cleaned it) and a good 20 feet of creaking, teetering blocks to climb up at the summit so we knew we'd struck gold. This is So Cal's best kept super-secret choss-pile. The Fortress won't be winning most people's popularity vote, but me and E are in LOVE!
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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Sep 24, 2013 - 01:16am PT
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Chossua Tree
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surfstar
climber
Santa Barbara, CA
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Sep 24, 2013 - 01:26am PT
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First time climbing at "The Fortress" in Sespe Gorge.
Ah, yes, the Fortress of Choss
I haven't been back since sampling it once, but apparently we didn't do the 'better rock' routes.
Sure, that's what they all say to get you to give it another try...
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Sep 24, 2013 - 09:45am PT
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Beach Choss
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 24, 2013 - 10:36am PT
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Yecht!
that looks morbidly horrible
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speelyei
Trad climber
Kingman, Arizona
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All you Oregon choss-meisters need to dredge out your coveted copy of Nick Dodges "How-to-get-dead in Oregon". Rabbit Ears, the Steeple, Apocalypse Needles, old favorites like the Turkey Monster... I finally got out to Twin Pillars. Even wrote the first ascensionist. F that. I'll choose life.
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thebravecowboy
Social climber
Colorado Plateau
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Nov 13, 2013 - 08:14pm PT
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MisterE
climber
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Nov 13, 2013 - 08:47pm PT
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speelyei
Trad climber
Kingman, Arizona
Nov 9, 2013 - 07:31pm PT
All you Oregon choss-meisters need to dredge out your coveted copy of Nick Dodges "How-to-get-dead in Oregon". Rabbit Ears, the Steeple, Apocalypse Needles, old favorites like the Turkey Monster... I finally got out to Twin Pillars. Even wrote the first ascensionist. F that. I'll choose life.
And then there is Pete Keane's guide to aid climbing the "more obscure" routes at Smith Rock - I used to have a copy.
Any route in that book could easily kill you.
Good times - thanks, Pete.
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thebravecowboy
Social climber
Colorado Plateau
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Nov 13, 2013 - 10:07pm PT
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thebravecowboy
Social climber
Colorado Plateau
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Nov 15, 2013 - 11:05am PT
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Nov 15, 2013 - 03:42pm PT
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Placebo pro?? ^^^
We got some bling for my license plate.
I'll post a photo soon...
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Nov 17, 2013 - 08:59am PT
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Now all I need is a Sedona sticker.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Nov 17, 2013 - 11:14am PT
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Proud.
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thebravecowboy
Social climber
Colorado Plateau
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Nov 17, 2013 - 07:13pm PT
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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Dec 17, 2013 - 12:59am PT
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Murphy's Gulch in Mammoth Lakes (BTW nice photes of TBC's up there ^^).
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