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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 3, 2009 - 08:59pm PT
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One of North America's great crag routes.
I played no part in its history, but it once played a small part in mine.
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Double D
climber
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I agree, it's one of the finest climbs in the US. Such pretty rock too.
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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The Naked Edge has always been a dream of mine to do for the past 30+ years. I wasn't sure that I was man enough then, and I'm not sure I'm man enough now! But if I ever make it to Colorado...I'm getting Naked!
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Rich
That cover shot is sooo classic!
It's what the edge is all about.
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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One of my favorite top ten climbs.......it was even better than I imagined it would be.....fully steller......
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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It's on the Mark Hudon Ten Best Routes of His Life list. (which, btw, somehow has 15 or 17 routes on it)
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Largo
Sport climber
Venice, Ca
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Great Crag Routes of America start with 4:
Naked Edge
The Vampire
Nabisco Wall
New Dimensions
JL
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Funny you should mention the Vampire, John. It's on my list also. I think Matt Cox and I did the second ascent or some early ascent like that.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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P1 of the NE on an August morn... one of the best finger cracks on the planet ;-)
P5 of the NE. The infamous black ramp and handcrack pitch... as written in the book "Climb" - 'many parties complete the first four pitches only to fail on the strenuous final pitch'... Best spot in Eldo!
Photos by Dr. Dirk
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bhilden
Trad climber
Mountain View, CA
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The Edge is a pretty cool route. Do the Diving Board right around the corner for some more of the same excitement.
Bruce
ps- I thought the bouldery moves at the start of pitch 5 were the crux of the climb.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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hey, maybe Crimpergirl can video Brassnuts making all the moves on The Naked Edge (and give commentary?)
I've heard it's been a party trick for years... but never got to see it (yet!)...
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richross
Trad climber
gunks,ny
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Roger Briggs on the Diving Board.
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
Otto, NC
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I would do that thing every day if I lived in Eldo. All-time!
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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He'll find it Kevin.
This thing fired my imagination as a young climber almost as much as anything possibly could.
Yoo Hoo...TarMan?
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GDavis
Trad climber
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I gotta tell 'ya, those Eldo Prancers were absolute masters. Pure masters. From the first time I saw it in a magazine to seeing that advertisement with Garibrotti soloing the edge, it always had this mystical presence to it. You could climb 5.15 and A5, but you aren't truly hard till you climb the edge and astroman....
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bhilden
Trad climber
Mountain View, CA
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Kevin,
yeah! On Pitch 5 I did one, maybe two, lieback moves to get started in the crack where it is really overhung then started hand jamming.
Bruce
ps - thank heavens for the chockstone in the OW on the Diving Board. Now if you could just get some protection for the 5.10 face climbing on the pitch below. It would be a real drag to fall onto Pigeon Flake. That would definitely leave a mark.
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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It is true Ed - BrassNuts can do every move on that climb while standing here in the kitchen!
Actually, I can too...But mine involves about four moves before I yell take and sit down on the bar stool. :)
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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So, Brassnuts has done the thing 109 times or something!
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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so if Werner is Astroman....
what does that make Brassnuts?
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