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Largo
Sport climber
Venice, Ca
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Lost Arrow Tip Free. Rarely done, but absolutely classic.
JL
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Eric McAuliffe
Trad climber
Alpine County, CA
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Hey Chief-What is "White Peregrines" on? That looks STELLAR!
JL-THat photo is really cool. Doesn't the Tip go at .12 something?
Out of all the III's i've done i'd have to say that EB/EF of Whitney are my favorites for now.
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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The Classic Ridge on Wolfs Head
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doktor_g
Social climber
Mt Shasta, CA
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Hands down,
Cosmic Wall 5.6 5p Castle Crags SP, CA
And I agree, I think Pingora is a IV, and one of my all time favs.
G
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Decko
Trad climber
Colorado
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Uummmm.....is anyone forgetting the uber classic, always crowded. (Although I've been on a neighboring peak on a holiday weekend and saw no one on it)
The South Face of the Petite Grepon in RMNP ???????
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Rudyj2
Trad climber
UT
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My favorite is Irene's Arete. One of the best pure rock climbs anywhere.
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Curt
Boulder climber
Gilbert, AZ
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That was my pick too, but not too many people here seem to appreciate anything outside of California.
Curt
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BooYah
Social climber
Ruby Range
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So, boys, where would this arete of Irene's happen to BE, then?
Do tell......
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Jennie
Trad climber
Idaho Falls
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Beware friends, it's crumbly, slick, mossy, with snakes in the cracks and bats in the alcoves, not to mention Boy Scouts throwing rocks from the top.
Irene's Arete
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Moby Grape, WG & Blacvk Dike, cannon cliff NH
A bunch of those cool routs in black velvet caynon.
The last Gentleman Lake Willoughby VT. I know its a lV in the book but long ropes and modern tools have changed that INMOP though i still bring a headlamp ;)
I seem to remember that Yellow Sdpur in Eldo was pretty darn cool.
Devils Tower
etc, etc, etc,
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Cracko
Trad climber
Quartz Hill, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 8, 2009 - 01:27pm PT
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Is Irene's Arete the one with the classic direct finish option ??? I did that years ago, and would agree that it is one of my fav's, probably better all around than Pingora !!!
Cracko
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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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Anywhere?
Then how ya gonna compete with the Ghastly Rubberfat route on S Face of the Midi?
Approach: Minimal
Route: Sweet
Setting: Uh, let me duct tape my jaw closed.
Descent: Uh, get in, sit down (so to speak), shut up, gawk, and wait until you're down to the Bar National in 20 minutes.
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Rudyj2
Trad climber
UT
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Thats right Cracko.
And just to be clear, that direct finish is the only way to go...IMO.
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Slater
climber
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Petit Grepon 5.8 in RMNP
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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I was out prospecting and I found this fossil--My vote and my limited experience votes for The Royal Arches--I had a lot of fun up there
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Such a nebulous grade......but i'll go with:
The Naked Edge
Rimshot
N.F. of Castleton
Fine Jade
Jah Man
The desert towers of SE Utah lend themselves to this grade designation.
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Rolfr
Social climber
North Vancouver BC
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5.9 Dreamer, with the Safe Sex start at Darrington Washington, a real hidden gem.
5. 9+ A Dream of wild Turkeys. RR
5.10a Rock On Squamish, fingers to chimney with nice belay stations.
5.10 Fiddler on the Roof Red Rocks. A must do in RR
5.10+ The Great Game Squamish. Pumpy, Techie, it's got it all.
5.11 Grand Wall Squamish. Legendary
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A-Train
climber
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How can the Scenic Cruise in the Black not be on this list?!? It is easily as good or better than The Edge or any other grade three I've done.
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weezy
climber
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Scenic Cruise a grade III? yikes. i don't even think i'd call Comic Relief a grade III but whatever. both are five-star in my book. even if you epic on the finish to CR by heading up the ridge instead of finding the escape hole. not that anything like that has happened to me.....
what i can't believe is that nobody's mentioned Elephant's Perch. i'm voting for Myopia but i'm sure any of the other routes would qualify.
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