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Dr.Sprock

Boulder climber

I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!

Sep 26, 2011 - 10:26pm PT

why does the coulterville bar say that They were the first bar?

KP Ariza

climber

SCC

Sep 26, 2011 - 10:35pm PT

The pub at the trailhead at the start of the approach to Ceuse (the Sector Cascade) in the town of Sigoyer France. I dont recall the name but its the perfect place to throw back a couple steins of lager after a day of climbing on some of the worlds best limestone. Awesome views and big cheap beers......not to mention location, a great motivator to run down the descent trail in a hurry.

StahlBro

Trad climber

San Diego, CA

Sep 26, 2011 - 10:54pm PT

Ponderosa by the Needles.

Brian

climber

California

Sep 26, 2011 - 11:22pm PT

BASE401 and nboles,

The National is definitely gentrified and touristy (and I was never there BITD, as my first visit to Cham was around 92 or 93).

Jekyll is still a good place and not quite as touristy as it isn't in the center of town.

As I posted above, the MBC (http://www.mbchx.com/eng%20mbc%20home.htm); is a fine place to hang out and drink. It's also out of the center of town, and generally seems a bit less overrun; I've never had a problem getting a seat. Nice folks in front of and behind the bar. It's no cheap dive bar (guess you'd call it a "nice place"), but you can drink more by passing on the (quite good) food if you want. Definitely one of my favorite places to hang out after climbing.

Monkey Bar is good as well, with really cheap curry dinner specials one night a week (Tuesdays?).

And, obviously, lots of little places to drink wine or beer that are fully off the beaten path.

Brian

benbro

Sport climber

San Francisco/South Lake Tahoe

Sep 27, 2011 - 02:24pm PT

Definitely second the MBC sentiment in Chamonix - lived there for 6 months and wow I miss their 50c wing happy hour...those are seriously some of the best chicken wings on earth. Their beer is nothing to write home about compared to english/american/belgian craft beer, but hey, it kicks the hell out of Kronenberg!

Also, yes to Divided Sky in Tahoe...oh how I love thee - Brian is one of the coolest guys ever, and his bar feels like a second home. How many bouldering/climbing sessions have ended with an imperial pint of Racer 5, an Edinburgh or Amsterdam sandwich and a arm waving, screaming sprayathon.

benbro

Sport climber

San Francisco/South Lake Tahoe

Sep 27, 2011 - 02:25pm PT

Oh! And I almost forgot the 1 Euro beers and 4 Euro bottles of awesome local wine at the climbers lodge in Siurana!

mojede

Trad climber

Butte, America

Sep 27, 2011 - 03:02pm PT

Mike m--Hooblie hit the name of the Fishtail tavern, AND threw in a cool story about trying to climb the flume/penstock routes up West Rosebud. Classic, thanks Rick.

Funny that you mentioned that place--two weekends ago my partner and I ended up at the Cowboy Bar after being snowed off of Granite Peak. The old guy owner had passed recently, and the bar was being run by his two sons and daughter, though it looks like she'll end up with it.

mike m

Trad climber

black hills

Sep 28, 2011 - 10:50pm PT

Which bud were you heading up? I have been in that country quite a few times but only in winter when climbing so never got too close to Granite. What is the Bar just before you head into the Stillwater. I think I have had a couple in there too.

mojede

Trad climber

Butte, America

Sep 29, 2011 - 12:28am PT

Mike M , I've been up East RBud and Froze to Death twice before en route to Granite--this time I went up W RBud and Huckleberry Creek to Avalanche Lake.

Up the Stillwater, the bar might have been in Nye or Dean perhaps? I fancied the East Bud for the rock towers with the relatively easy approaches :-)

edit: You take on California Ice while you were there?

Dr.Sprock

Boulder climber

I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!

Sep 29, 2011 - 12:40am PT

outpost or bambi's in butte meadows north of lomo on the 32

buch of redneck freaks

outpost bloody maries rock

props out to mickolich family who owned it in 76

mom has pancratic

dad has alheimeis

masrty hs to deal with it good luck marty

were all dead,

its just a matter of time, the most aberative factor

WBraun

climber

Sep 29, 2011 - 12:45am PT

Weird .....

After 40 years watching the on goings at the Mountain Room bar you wouldn't believe some of the crazy sh'it that went on there.

One could write a big fat book on that place alone .....

Allen Hill

Social climber

CO.

Sep 29, 2011 - 02:26am PT

Brandon-

climber

The Granite State.

Sep 29, 2011 - 05:40pm PT

Somebody upthread nailed it for NH. Moat is where I go when in N Conway.

strangeday

Trad climber

Brea ca.

Topic Author's Reply - Sep 29, 2011 - 06:02pm PT

Weird .....

After 40 years watching the on goings at the Mountain Room bar you wouldn't believe some of the crazy sh'it that went on there.

One could write a big fat book on that place alone .....

That's a book I would love to read... I've been to yosemite a few times, and have yet to go to the mountain room bar.. Or climb anything there.. Guess I need to rectify both on my next trip there.

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Sep 29, 2011 - 06:05pm PT

So what's the best bar near Zion?

strangeday

Trad climber

Brea ca.

Topic Author's Reply - Sep 29, 2011 - 06:12pm PT

Jack's is probably the best bet near Zion, nothing fancy, but I think it's the only one that serves liquor, and not just beer and wine.

Edit-- also don't forget to stop at the Mean Bean coffeehouse... It's a must if
You like java..

mike m

Trad climber

black hills

Sep 30, 2011 - 01:01am PT

Yeah, it was Nye. We did Cali Ice to the summit plateau once. Tried to do Ice Dragons a couple of times but that seems to be a long long walk and just ended up taking the gear for a walk. Climbed ice in all those drainages a time or two. That is some of the coolest country I have seen. There are some pretty nice rock buttress in that country!

Branscomb

Trad climber

Lander, WY

Sep 30, 2011 - 11:29am PT

Silver Dollar Bar in Cody in the winter when you can't take camping out in S Fork anymore.

Strawberry Lodge Bar too. Haven't been there in many years, but in the 80s was there when Moby Grape played in a come-back attempt. Skip Spence didn't show up till midnight, but then they played till dawn and they were great. Didn't get much climbing done the next day, but a great freaker's ball. I imagine it's a good place now with Petch makin the drinks. A good man.