klar404 Posted March 24, 2003 Posted March 24, 2003 I wanna know where this is taken. Is it the chimney in the Macabre Tower group?The veg/rock look wrong.And, I assume, the dude would be wearing a harness.Picture taken from http://www.starterupsteve.com/ quite funny site oh so not safe for work. Quote
Dru Posted March 24, 2003 Posted March 24, 2003 klar404 said: Is it the chimney in the Macabre Tower group?The veg/rock look wrong. no, it aint grimface massif...lakes dont look like that probably somewhere close to the desert i'm guessing. rock almost looks like quartzite or sandstone, look at the horizontal color stripes at top right... Quote
Uncle_Tricky Posted March 24, 2003 Posted March 24, 2003 Kinda looks like the chockstone on the cover of Beckey's "Challenge of the North Cascades" book? Quote
Norsky Posted March 24, 2003 Posted March 24, 2003 Sandstone and not a difficult top out due to the angle of the photo. Think about where the photographer is standing. Quote
Charlie Posted March 24, 2003 Posted March 24, 2003 originally posted by Cupcake: sigh... I'll bite Charlie Quote
Off_White Posted March 24, 2003 Posted March 24, 2003 seems like i've seen a photo of that chockstone before, in some travel article about Norway, some very popular fiord. Not certain though. Quote
Dru Posted March 24, 2003 Posted March 24, 2003 and is it Dan Howett on top? where's his dog? and the 3 witnesses? Quote
Dwayner Posted March 24, 2003 Posted March 24, 2003 "Unfortunately, it's a view down my colon." - Woody Allen Quote
Montana_Climber Posted March 25, 2003 Posted March 25, 2003 Looks to me like granite. Look at the sculpted rock in the background from glacial activity. The only place in the US I know of that has that sort of landscape is Yosemite. Quote
Dru Posted March 25, 2003 Posted March 25, 2003 no way is it granite. its fully sandstone. not Navajo/Windgate Colorado Plateau desert sandstone, more a stripy red/white/gray stuff like you see in northern BC or in places at Red Rocks. you can see the bedding in the chockstone. Quote
Dru Posted March 25, 2003 Posted March 25, 2003 well there is an off chance its quartzite or a gneiss but im guessing ss. Quote
Szyjakowski Posted March 25, 2003 Posted March 25, 2003 could be somewhere in the Okanagan....the background kinda reminds me of the orthogneiss domes you see up there to me.....but then the color isn't right....if you really care so much klar404, why don't you email the guy and ask... Quote
Billygoat Posted March 25, 2003 Posted March 25, 2003 The dude is dressed like a Noth American, but I have the feeling he is in another country, Africa I think. Quote
Dru Posted March 25, 2003 Posted March 25, 2003 it could be thr red sea coast. either african or saudi side, both have sections that look like that. Quote
Charlie Posted March 25, 2003 Posted March 25, 2003 I believe that place is in Renton, Wa- home of the sweet cracks. Quote
klar404 Posted March 26, 2003 Author Posted March 26, 2003 Szyjakowski said: ..........if you really care so much klar404, why don't you email the guy and ask... No, I don't really care but I've sent the dude an e-mail.Heres another shot from the guys site. check out the footwear:::::::::::::> Quote
Szyjakowski Posted March 26, 2003 Posted March 26, 2003 definitely igneous relative and most likely metamorphic core complex like Okanagan....maybe even paragneiss.... ask glenn...he's the real geologist Quote
Off_White Posted March 31, 2003 Posted March 31, 2003 I'm right and you all are wrong. Here's another picture of the same chockstone. It even has a name: Kjeragbolten, and it is in Norway. Rock is a slightly deformed granite called Augen Gneiss. Here's a link to a hiking guide to reach the chockstone: Kjeragbolten: Walking to the Edge Quote
Thinker Posted March 31, 2003 Posted March 31, 2003 that looks like Richard Simmons... Trask! Have you been playing with Photoshop again? Quote
Szyjakowski Posted March 31, 2003 Posted March 31, 2003 Off_White said: I'm right and you all are wrong. Here's another picture of the same chockstone. It even has a name: Kjeragbolten, and it is in Norway. Rock is a slightly deformed granite called Augen Gneiss. Here's a link to a hiking guide to reach the chockstone: Kjeragbolten: Walking to the Edge Iam not wrong augen gneiss is a feature you see in orthogness, which in turn is prominantly formed in a metamorphic core complex............. Quote
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