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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 23, 2018 - 09:07pm PT
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Yes, I can see Nevada in my future, especially when I get my ZR1 Vette, nawmean?
I love Pioche.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Apr 23, 2018 - 09:16pm PT
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Belmont has its charms too, but Pioche is pretty cool with the only remaining mine to smelter tramway I know of.
But Belmont!
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rick sumner
Trad climber
reno, nevada/ wasilla alaska
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Apr 23, 2018 - 10:00pm PT
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Been there Fritz. There is a campground with some sites right at the base of smaller crags. Did a bit of bouldering, but had neither rack, rope, or climbing partner. The rock is generally quite weathered.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Apr 23, 2018 - 10:18pm PT
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Rick! Thank you. I did not have time to judge rock quality, except for one short hike through an outcrop, which seemed to match up with Idaho's City of Rocks for quality.
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Nick Danger
Ice climber
Arvada, CO
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Apr 24, 2018 - 06:34am PT
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Farther south from Tonopah is Beatty an interesting little mining town with some hot springs. A few miles to the east up Batty Wash lie these cliffs.
The rock is densely welded rhyolite forming cliffs about 40 to 60 feet high. The rock is quite solid. I bouldered around a bit and the crack climbs are quite stout.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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I promised some details on access to the crags/towers I posted earlier, that are NW of Belmont Nevada.
This map shows the area from Tonopah with Belmont at top right. I have drawn a red line that shows the roads from paved Hwy 82 that runs to Belmont. The first miles are on a very-good gravel road that runs from Hwy 82 to the quaint mining town of Manhattan. After a right-turn at an obvious junction by some mines, a good single-lane road goes about 6 miles to the crags/towers.
On this map, Belmont is at top right, the route is in red & the sharp right turn is onto the good one-lane road. Don't expect any road signs. After a few miles the road goes up Silver Creek, where the crags are. At one point there is a Forest Service road marker that says 44440. It’s a good road & would accept all but the lowest slung cars. There are several minor junctions, but stay in the canyon bottom.
There is a good parking turn-around spot about an 1/8 mile before these crags, which is where I turned around.
Here’s a Google Earth overview of the area.
I should mention the area south of Manhattan looks to have more of the same crags on Google Earth, but access is not as easy.
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lars johansen
Trad climber
West Marin, CA
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Fritz-
Did you have a beer at Dirty Dick's bar? I remember seeing the "jail" behind the courthouse. It was a metal box the size of a small bedroom. Probably really hot in summer. Best-lars
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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probable second ascent of the formation. via new line of peckers in organ rock shale.
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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In California and NOT in Death Valley.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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ground chuck, are you sure there aren't any bolts or pins?
been climbing in that valley for quite a while.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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How tall is that thing, batrock?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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^^^^^ Judging by the bushes 400’ would seem about max.
But not chopped liver.
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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Base of the rock to the top of the rock is 800 feet. There are a few ridge routes that are well over 1000'.
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jonnyrig
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - May 8, 2018 - 11:50pm PT
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Obscure? That's me. I don't get out any more. Though my nephew came to town and we climbed a bit at River Rock and Donner. Yay me. Obscure? That would be my future. 1st world problem, apparently. Sumner's crag is a bit obscure, and it's currently wearing a handful of my cams on that route that needs a bit more gardening with a Silent Partner. Maybe I'll ride the new Yamahog out there and see if I can progress more than 30 ft in a couple hours next time. Don't count on a TR from me though. Y'all got issues 'round here.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Lars! Re your question about my visit to scenic Belmont!
Did you have a beer at Dirty Dick's bar? I remember seeing the "jail" behind the courthouse. It was a metal box the size of a small bedroom. Probably really hot in summer. Best-lars
Sorry for my slow reply. There was a very happy group of about 6 mature folks standing in front of Dirty's Dick's bar, enjoying the late afternoon. We waved at each other, but I was on a mission to get to Tonopah for cocktail hour. Which was of course, delayed by my cursory exploration of the Belmont Crags.
I forgot to mention, I also stopped & verified that these dark "hoodoos" just NE of Belemont on the Monitor Valley Road, are also decent granite.
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rick sumner
Trad climber
reno, nevada/ wasilla alaska
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Yo Jonny. Been a bit on the obscure side myself lately. Came out of semi retirement and built 2 new houses and remodeled 2 rentals this last fall, winter and spring. Anyhow, I'm done for now and due to be back in town in early June. How about retrieving your cams and doing another new route out in the wild blue yonder?
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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ground chuck, sorry, not me. didn't mean to imply that. Though I wish I had been there. I meant only that I think there may be routes on it based on the stories I've heard (but not about that specific crag).
Good on ya for getting out that way!
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jonnyrig
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - May 10, 2018 - 06:26am PT
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Sounds good Rick! You guys gotta come by for dinner in the new kitchen anyway.
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jonnyrig
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 1, 2018 - 06:21pm PT
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Much gardening
10+?
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rick sumner
Trad climber
reno, nevada/ wasilla alaska
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The pictures dont do the climb justice. When Jonny, the master gardener, is done unearthing it it will be a classic-long, steep, right leaning finger crack. The upper pitches will be good too.
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