Dru Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 in the spirit of the season if one were going to do a bit of chimney climbing tonight what would be the best choice of route? Satans Slit at smoke bluffs springs to mind cause you can do it in hiking boots... might be tight squeeze in red suit and fake belly though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crack Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 sunshine chimney centre to backsack -campground wall, bring a headlamp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 hmmmmmmmm... Dru has total posts = 1. Turning over a new leaf for '04, Dru? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted December 24, 2003 Author Share Posted December 24, 2003 hmmmmmmmm... Dru has total posts = 1. Turning over a new leaf for '04, Dru? Board users see you as: Dru (Dru), Sprayissimus, with 16285 posts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willstrickland Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 Epinephrine of course. Or Steck-Salathe', or middle pitches of Half Dome Reg route, or Texas Flake on the Nose, or Honeymoon Chimney on the Priest, or... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fern Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 North-North Pole (Arete) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 Mines of Moira in the Lower Gorge at Smith. True spelunking, just like a real chimney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 hmmmmmmmm... Dru has total posts = 1. Turning over a new leaf for '04, Dru? Board users see you as: Dru (Dru), Sprayissimus, with 16285 posts Click here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willstrickland Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 Pitch 5 of Tricks of the Trade the "Santa Claus Chimney" pitch. Ding ding ding, we have a winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 Are there any chimneys in the natural world that are true shafts, like their namesake, rather than being open on one side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 Are there any chimneys in the natural world that are true shafts, like their namesake, rather than being open on one side? The one I mentioned, Mines of Moira, is. It is a partially detached basalt column that is still locked into the rest of the columns. A headlamp is recommended for that pitch. It is dark, dirty, cold, and the only light you have is from the squeeze exit at the top. Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 There is something like that at Vantage, but there is no access from the bottom and it is full of pigeon shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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