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stime, I hope that first one is framed big on your wall! that is great!

redrocks and J Tree. we go there every dec/jen and the weather is generally very nice. if the weather is bad at one, try the other.

Ok, this is the thread where everyone uploads their favorite photos (taken by you). No rules, lets just see your best photos, though not necessarily of climbing. Upload as many good ones as you think appropriate.

woot!

great photos from a very rarely photographed wilderness...

I am stuck in the region for work for a few weeks. Can anyone recommend some good hotsprings in the area? I can find a ton of hotsprings online but nothing about them other than a location.

i am stuck in the region for work for a few weeks. Can anyone recommend some good hotsprings in the area? I can find a ton of hotsprings online but nothing about them other than a location.

that has been there for pert-near 10 years. Did you try to pull it?

can anyone name the feature?

Got these from a contractor who was working near Moab for a while doing live animal capture

HAHAHA retards. Serves them right.

yup, that sounds pretty standard for the route!

"hi mom!" WTF!!!!

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/nyregion/27maloney.html?hp NY rep's husband goes to sleep and doesnt wake up after safely summiting Cho Oyu. I assume HACE?

DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE!!!! LONG TIME NO SEE! Whats crackin?

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oh, I forgot, I also did the whole hike up in Chaco flip-flops and hiked out in scuba booties. I didnt have any proper shoes.

If you are looking for something with a little alpine feel...

Trip: Kauai, HI - Hawaiian Alpine Date: 9/12/2009 Trip Report: Hawaiian Alpine Epic This is not your typical mai-tai on the beach Hawaii TR (If there has ever been a typical Hawaii TR on this forum for that matter), though we did indeed enjoy mai-tais on the beach eventually. I played hooky from work to get a 4 day vacation to HI for a family reunion celebrating my grandfather’s 90th, and I was determined to get my money’s worth. My uncle who lives on Kauai informed us there was an amazing, hidden hike that ascended one of the knife edge ridges on the north shore using fixed ropes. 9 of us, about half being experienced climbers/hikers/outdoorsy-people and the other half rather urban types, got a vague description of the hike, with the advice to take plenty of water, but, my cousin was coming and had done the “hike” before and knew the route so we all piled in the proverbial family wagon for a hike. The first 1.5 miles was an uneventful, if hot, hike on maintained trail to a nice viewpoint of Hanalei Bay. We stopped for a water break, and I thought to myself that we were already running a bit low for what I had thought was an adequate amount of water. Immediately after the viewpoint we descended several fixed ropes on short muddy slopes that, though steep, were quite manageable without ropes. “No problem” I thought, “this’ll be over in no time if it’s all like this. What fun!” We did that up and down an extremely sharp ridge for a half mile. Our large group was moving slowly (as they do) but we weren’t that far behind schedule. And (as large groups do) we were getting spread out, making communication difficult between the fast and slow people. The climbing (note that it isn’t hiking anymore, but climbing) and ropes were becoming longer and steeper. Several sections of old rope on the steepest sections had been replaced with knotted, maybe quarter inch cable in a plastic sheath. That plus sunscreen on the palms made things downright dangerous. Why we didn’t turn around at this point; I dunno. It was damn near the top and I guess no one wanted to cry uncle and be the first to turn around. Or we were all delirious from the heat and dehydration. I came over a ridge and simultaneously saw: the summit a quarter mile away up a few easy ropes, and the rest of the group piled on the ground in an exhausted, overheated heap. I was asked if I had any water left in my pack, so I handed the last 16 oz water bottle to the 6 people sitting there. Someone foolishly asked if I thought we had enough water to make it down. I answered truthfully “Probably not!” and set out towards the summit. The lack of water was not helped by my dad’s insistence that beer was as good as water (he brought 4 beers and no water I found out), and the addition of an extra family member who signed on last minute, and assumed we had brought water for him. Myself and two others made the final dehydrated, woozy push along the razor sharp ridge to the summit, where we enjoyed a beer (it did noticeably rehydrate us, and also made the deleriousness a little more fun to deal with) and then headed down. I had a plane to catch that evening, and thus couldn’t afford to stop and wait out the heat, so my cousin and I hiked out in the heat of the day, with no water and one beer to split for 3 hrs. I found out he and another cousin later hiked back in, each with 2 gal of water for the rest of the bunch waiting on the ridge. That probably kept the situation from becoming news worthy. I was told this trip was a few ropes and 4-6 hrs round trip. It ended up being 30+ ropes and 8 hrs for me, 12+ hrs for the rest of the group who waited out the heat. Everyone safely made it down at sunset when things cooled off. Fun trip eh! I think this was one hell of a wakeup call for the 3 new inlaws/girlfriends who came along, as to what, exactly, they were signing up for (or had already signed up for) with this family! It was great to share an epic with the family. You know what they say, “A family that epics together ______ together!” (interactive post, fill in the blank…) Those of us who were used to adventures such as this agreed it was an amazing hike, that unfortunately was not a beginner, or intermediate hike, as we were led to believe. Moral of the story, when hiking in high heat and humidity, BRING MORE WATER.

Is this a safety issue?

and you all missed it. I talked like a pirate at work. everyone thought I was crazy. You didn't. You Fail. Better luck next year.

what is the crack to the right??? it beckons...

at carver? pretty much par. I would say this aws maybe a little closeer than normal, but it isnt that runout anywhere. the crag is owned by a lawyer for god sakes!