selkirk Posted May 12, 2007 Posted May 12, 2007 Trip: Vantage - Various Date: 5/29/2007 Trip Report: A couple for Friends and I made a pilgrimage over the mountains for a day of warm rock and sunshine a couple of weeks ago and I thought I would post some pictures. Ended up on the Sunshine wall as always. The good news is, every year I seem to be able to climb new stuff there Started out the day on Crossing the Threshold. It's a pleasant climb and the only other good gear warm up besides Party in Your Pants, which I think requires a portaledge and bivy to actually get in line for. After that Sprocket styled up Air Guitar as his second climb, repeating his hardest climb from last year, and as his 2nd trad lead for the season :tup: After that the girls jaunted up Clip or Skip in good style, and I went over and thrashed a bit on Sinsemilla. Only spooky bit was when my 3rd nut decided to join my second nut, about 20 ft below my feet Managed it clean but not overly smooth. Then of course it was warm, so we all siesta-ed for a while and I napped in the shade Visited for a bit with CBS as he was in the same area After that I ran up Hakuna Matata so that our intrepid photographer (Thanks by the way!) could get to the top of Stems and Seeds to watch me suffer. I haven't heard her cuss that much at a pitch in a long time As I had backed myself into a corner at this point I took a go at Stems and Seeds. With oodles of little gear, I managed to rest and stem my up cleanly It was a great day in the sun, and I even managed my first 5.11 gear lead Gear Notes: Why I do I always take an aid rack up single pitch trad? Crossing likes Hexes, the other two like small nuts. Approach Notes: over the river and threw the woods! Quote
Weekend_Climberz Posted May 14, 2007 Posted May 14, 2007 Nice pics Selkirk :tup: It's been a while since a rock climbing TR had pics that weren't all but shots. Quote
Sherri Posted May 14, 2007 Posted May 14, 2007 Nice pics Selkirk :tup: It's been a while since a rock climbing TR had pics that weren't all but shots. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Fun TR! Quote
jon Posted May 14, 2007 Posted May 14, 2007 That was nice of Doc to let you borrow the Delorian. Nice picts! Quote
catbirdseat Posted May 14, 2007 Posted May 14, 2007 That was nice of Doc to let you borrow the Delorian. Nice picts! I predict that the sun will shine at Vantage on May 29. I am the soothsayer. Quote
jon Posted May 14, 2007 Posted May 14, 2007 I always thought jokes were funnier when somebody DIDN'T SPOIL IT! Quote
selkirk Posted May 16, 2007 Author Posted May 16, 2007 Damnit, I tried to be all mellow but I wanna chestbeat I got my first freakin 5.11 gear climb, and 5.11b at that! Pretty damn good considering my next hardest climb on gear is only 5.10c Quote
Blake Posted May 16, 2007 Posted May 16, 2007 it's vantage though! that's just index .10d... going climb the third pitch of NAD and tell me what was harder. nice job Quote
Craig Pope Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 climb bob's your uncle, 11.a that's a worth while climb. . .last 15 ft. Mr clean is also fun. a little rotty at the top, and soft for the grade, but whatever. Quote
TeleRoss Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 Yeah the top of Bob's Your Uncle is great. It's fun to lead the lower part of Stems and Seeds then move right into the finger crack of Bob's. Mr. Clean is excellent! Quote
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