EWolfe Posted October 25, 2003 Posted October 25, 2003 Given good conditions, together head, right attitude, and good strength Karate Crack, Heart of the Country, George and Martha, Diedre. Quote
wayne Posted October 25, 2003 Posted October 25, 2003 since I have already soloed K-crack, I am going after the Picket traverse , solo, next year. Hope to live.. Quote
EWolfe Posted October 25, 2003 Author Posted October 25, 2003 wayne1112 said: since I have already soloed K-crack Was that AlpineK crack? Quote
Dru Posted October 25, 2003 Posted October 25, 2003 MisterE said: Given good conditions, together head, right attitude, and good strength Karate Crack, Heart of the Country, George and Martha, Diedre. i have been trying to psych up to solo Snake for years but I'm a chicken... every time i go up on lead i ask myself if i can do it solo...the fingers and toes say yes but the head says no. Quote
chucK Posted October 25, 2003 Posted October 25, 2003 Have you solo'd Diedre Dru? It seems like it'd be a good one, but it's so tough to tell with a rope. That'd be a bad one to wig on, with about a jillion witnesses laughing at you. Quote
Dru Posted October 25, 2003 Posted October 25, 2003 its super easy solo you can always grab onto a bumbly if you are about to fall off Quote
EWolfe Posted October 25, 2003 Author Posted October 25, 2003 Dru said: MisterE said: Given good conditions, together head, right attitude, and good strength Karate Crack, Heart of the Country, George and Martha, Diedre. i have been trying to psych up to solo Snake for years but I'm a chicken... every time i go up on lead i ask myself if i can do it solo...the fingers and toes say yes but the head says no. Yeah - that traverse always scares me. Same with Outer Space. Quote
Dru Posted October 25, 2003 Posted October 25, 2003 the traverse is cruiser, it's actually the thin little slab on the 3rd pitch finish that psyches me out... oh and if the walk off is wet Quote
thelawgoddess Posted October 25, 2003 Posted October 25, 2003 MisterE said: Karate Crack, Heart of the Country, George and Martha, Diedre. how about snake dike or royal arches? Quote
EWolfe Posted October 25, 2003 Author Posted October 25, 2003 Moscow at Smith is fun, so is Great Northern Slab (exciting exit on slab-3rd pitch). Did you do any soloing on your trip, TLG? Quote
thelawgoddess Posted October 25, 2003 Posted October 25, 2003 MisterE said: Did you do any soloing on your trip, TLG? not really. just a couple of easy 5.6 routes on the swan slab. there's not much in the valley that i'd even consider soloing. Quote
lummox Posted October 25, 2003 Posted October 25, 2003 i go solo all the time. uh. did you mean climbing? Quote
CraigA Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 lummox said: i go solo all the time. uh. did you mean climbing? Craig Quote
Bill_Simpkins Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 Maybe Banana Peel If I was more comfortable with the move at the finger travese on end of the wave pitch.I've never biffed that move, but solo would be a bit weird for me. That rest of the climb is a breeze. Some climbs on the Apron are so runout anyways, a rope would do much good. Quote
Dru Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 Bill_Simpkins said: Maybe Banana Peel If I was more comfortable with the move at the finger travese on end of the wave pitch.I've never biffed that move, but solo would be a bit weird for me. That rest of the climb is a breeze. Some climbs on the Apron are so runout anyways, a rope would do much good. Hey Bill I know what you mean aboutthat finger traverse mmove. That wasthe stopper for me for a long time. Finally I went for it and it was almost easier on solo cause you can use all the finger locks instead of stuffing gear it. Calculus Crack is another real good solo, bomberr positive locks through thecrux and hard to fall off ther rest - I think the crux is actually the wet corner on the approach pitches - I found Mtn Masters are better for that than rock shoes cause its so dirty most times. Quote
bigwalling Posted October 27, 2003 Posted October 27, 2003 Steep Street on the Nevermind Wall at 38. Every hold is a jug. Quote
Matt Posted October 27, 2003 Posted October 27, 2003 The Tooth, Ingalls Peak East and South, SEWS S Arete, Midway--- I'm a ckicken and will only solo things I know I can down climb in the rain. Heart of the Country!!! Damn! By the time I place that last #3 Camalot I'm dyin'! Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted October 27, 2003 Posted October 27, 2003 Perhaps Big Boss Man ... not too tall (or committing!), tops out. The routes up at Honeycomb Wall; short, and they top out, although you're starting on a ledge about 40' up, so if you blow the bouldery crux starts, well; ouch. Quote
Dru Posted October 27, 2003 Posted October 27, 2003 ya if you go to solo a route with no top-out youve gotta downsolo to get off, like alex huber on der opportunist! altho i read he traversed to an 11c to down-solo Quote
thelawgoddess Posted October 27, 2003 Posted October 27, 2003 e-rock and i soloed the great northern slab today. Quote
bigwalling Posted October 27, 2003 Posted October 27, 2003 Dru said: ya if you go to solo a route with no top-out youve gotta downsolo to get off, like alex huber on der opportunist! altho i read he traversed to an 11c to down-solo Huber God that's awesome! Quote
EWolfe Posted October 27, 2003 Author Posted October 27, 2003 thelawgoddess said: e-rock and i soloed the great northern slab today. Way cool. Did he talk about his manlove last night? Quote
thelawgoddess Posted October 27, 2003 Posted October 27, 2003 MisterE said: Did he talk about his manlove last night? umm ... i wasn't anywhere near him and his "man" love. Quote
thelawgoddess Posted October 27, 2003 Posted October 27, 2003 bigwalling said: Huber God that's awesome! pfft; that's nothing. you should see him slacklining in his black leather pants! Quote
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