Thinker Posted April 13, 2004 Posted April 13, 2004 I just had dinner at some little Chinese restaurant at 90th and Roosevelt. The photos there by King Wu are amazing. I found em' on line, here are a couple of my favs. Quote
klenke Posted April 13, 2004 Posted April 13, 2004 The 2nd picture is one of the biggest reasons why I want to visit a place like Vietnam, which has a lot of mountain features like that. Quote
Dru Posted April 13, 2004 Posted April 13, 2004 except that its the world famous karst in Yangshuo which is not in Vietnam.... hell, Indonesia has karst like that, so does Madagascar, Thailand, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Croatia karst Quote
EWolfe Posted April 13, 2004 Posted April 13, 2004 "Check out this killer belay stance I bolted up!" Quote
Ade Posted April 13, 2004 Posted April 13, 2004 Couple of my friends back East have been there. If anyone's really serious I could ask from some beta. Quote
Cpt.Caveman Posted April 13, 2004 Posted April 13, 2004 My friend mr x guided in China specifically for rock climbing for over a year. He just got back. He's been there a few times. I hear it's great. I think he was doinkin asians for fun since he probably couldnt get laid here. But that's another story. I could ask him for info if you really want to know. Quote
Figger_Eight Posted April 13, 2004 Posted April 13, 2004 Hope he didn't come back with any "souvenirs"! Quote
Alpinfox Posted April 13, 2004 Posted April 13, 2004 except that its the world famous karst in Yangshuo which is not in Vietnam.... hell, Indonesia has karst like that, so does Madagascar, Thailand, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Croatia karst Dru, or other geologist-type person, Please explain "karst" to an ignoramous such as myself? Quote
Thinker Posted April 13, 2004 Author Posted April 13, 2004 An area of irregular limestone in which erosion has produced fissures, sinkholes, underground streams, and caverns. Quote
Dru Posted April 13, 2004 Posted April 13, 2004 An area of irregular limestone in which erosion has produced fissures, sinkholes, underground streams, and caverns. named after the town or valley of Karst in Croatia. Karst is a landform associated with heavily dissected and eroded massive limestone and dolomite. In general karst takes a long time to develop thus in the recently glaciated limestone Canadian Rockies there is minimal karst. There is some cool stuff on Vancouver Island, and the Alaska panhandle though that developed rapidly because its so damn wet. Quote
j_b Posted April 13, 2004 Posted April 13, 2004 just a few additional details for the so inclined: weak acids present in rain water (carbonic acid) through dissolution of atmospheric CO2 or decompostion of organic matter react with limestone (carbonation). as expected water flows from topo highs to lows where it tends to collect (water table, etc ..), picks up more acids (where soils and vegies are) and dissolves limestone. through this positive feedback, ever more dissolution of limestone occurs in the topo lows. karst landscapes thus result from differential erosion that initially arises from small perturbations in the topography. Quote
klenke Posted April 13, 2004 Posted April 13, 2004 Karst in Croatia: Stap. In particular, here's a great example photo. Sourced: Quote
Alpinfox Posted April 13, 2004 Posted April 13, 2004 Thanks guys, you're the bestest. Would you rap off of this? Quote
bunglehead Posted April 13, 2004 Posted April 13, 2004 Those pics of Croatia on Summit Post are sick. That looks like awesome country. Quote
Dru Posted April 14, 2004 Posted April 14, 2004 Those pics of Croatia on Summit Post are sick. That looks like awesome country. This is not a place for peak baggers as there are no imposing peaks around. Those that seek beautiful nature should not avoid Stap poor klenke, beautiful but no peak bagging Quote
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