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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Jan 27, 2017 - 11:31am PT
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I got a lot of nothin' for recent climbing to contribute, but I'm admiring the boulder seshies. Keep the pretty pics and scenery flowing.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Jan 27, 2017 - 07:24pm PT
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LOLMMCC
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jan 28, 2017 - 07:49pm PT
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On Wednesday, Jeff Brennan son of our own Pat Brennan ( friend climbing partner of Brutus & Em) sending a v4 ish link up. ( I should have had the camera running for he whol reverse...) Okay irs plastic, but it was cold, and snowing!
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Friend
climber
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Jan 31, 2017 - 04:48pm PT
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Nice. I'd like to see more of that action x15
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Jan 31, 2017 - 06:37pm PT
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Umm yeah.....!!!
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Jan 31, 2017 - 06:44pm PT
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Had a fun sesh out in the Supes over the weekend.
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7SacredPools
Trad climber
Ontario, Canada
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Jan 31, 2017 - 06:54pm PT
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Great pics Drljefe. Arizona? NM?
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Jan 31, 2017 - 07:05pm PT
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Superstition Mtns, Az
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Eight miles of postholing knee deep snow and countless stream crossings.
Conditions deemed safe by the Avalanche Chihuahua™
It sucked balls
NTTIAWWT
(I don't suck balls, for some it's cool)
I was definitely ready to head somewhere warmer and drier...
If you don't know where that ^^^^^ is....
Well...
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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I had to take a break from the snow...
and wondering who popularized the carabiner brake rappel, and justifying buying 3500.00 worth of hexes from cosmic, and trying to convert the brainwashed cheeto eaters....
So I went to Hueco.
The whole time I was there I was missing dudes like Bannister and Jenkins and their use of quotation marks when describing anyone else's preferred style of "climbing".
Bannister would definitely have a conniption if he knew the boulderer's camp is run by,
GASP! the American Alpine Club. Nooooooooooooo!
Yes. They recognize bouldering as "climbing".
Ok enough sh¡t talking about those kooks :-)
I hadn't been to Hueco Tanks since 1996 or 7 and was curious and nervous about how all the regulations would affect the experience.
For those of you who don't know, there is a reservation system limiting the number of visitors each day. In addition, only one of the four mountains is "self guided", the others requiring a guide and tour. It all costs money.
Camping, too, has changed. Gone are the days of the wild derelict Mecca of Pete's.
Camping is still available in the park but the best option is now the Hueco Rock Ranch.
This is the compound that Todd Skinner built for himself and the cool kids back in the day.
He bailed when red tape took over Hueco. It has since been purchased by the Access Fund and now run by the AAC.
Rooms for rent or dirt to sleep on, with an international crowd, and all kinds of amenities.
https://americanalpineclub.org/hueco-rock-ranch/
We had rezzies for North Mountain. I checked in, paid my 7 bucks, watched the mandatory orientation video, and was ready to climb, but waiting for more red tape and hassles.
The moment I stepped off the ground I was reminded that this is some of the best rock for climbing in the world!
And certainly worth the hurdles to have the opportunity to visit again after so many years.
We saw very few other humans in our wanderings.
Here's two days worth of mammary lane sh¡t from last weekend.
"Mammoth Rub"
Science supports the theory
that these were actually rubbing rocks for Wooly Mammoth 20K years ago.
News had spread of a new round of "soft closures"
to evaluate rock art in many sectors.
So we went on a Last Ascent Tour.
During our L.A.T our friend got stung by a bee on the tip of his tongue!
F uckin bee was in the bag of Honeybear cookies!
We removed the stinger, he was fine!
Great birding fyi
Hueco is a super fun and special place.
A lot has changed but it is still some of the best climbing in the world.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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So are you like, their sensei?
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Lol!
I call them My Three Sons
but they're too young to get the reference!
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 8, 2017 - 02:39pm PT
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El Jefe Yoda!
Hmm, fire it you will...
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pyrosis
Boulder climber
Bishop, CA
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A day in Prescott, Groom Creek snowed in - ended up at Granite Dells. Was pleasantly surprised.
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