hemp22 Posted December 3, 2007 Posted December 3, 2007 Trip: Cali, Vegas, NZ... - Various - Pics & name that route Date: 11/16/2007 Trip Report: I recently took an extended vacation, and I was able to do a little bit of climbing in various locations. None of the routes that I got on were note-worthy enough to warrant a more detailed TR. All of the climbs were common and well-traveled climbs in popular areas, and there's plenty of beta for them elsewhere on the net. So, instead of an informative TR, I figured I'd just share some photos. Feel free to try to identify the routes or locations - like a Name-that-route thread - some are easy, others are a bit harder. You can click on the pictures for a larger view. Some caveats: * I'm not a talented photographer, and most of these were taken with my old point & shoot camera (which now has a broken display screen). * This is my first TR - go easy on me. _____________________________________________________________ The trip started with visions of spectacular buttresses... ...and golden swaths of granite. There were plenty of opportunities for butt-shots of leaders... ...and poses by followers. There were dikes to yard on... ...and roofs to negotiate. There were wide cracks to grunt through... ...and thin cracks that ran on to the horizon. There were splitter hand cracks hidden in the trees... ...and layback cracks just waiting to spit you off. There were looming monoliths... ...and peaceful meadows. There were long classics to tick... ...and high-ball boulders to top out on. There were traverses to warm up on... ...and vicious crimps to cause injury. There were posh digs to stay at on rest days... ...and cultural festivals to partake in. There were easy pitches to wander up... ...and cruxes to contemplate. There was much wine to be tasted... ...and much beer to sample as well. There were scenic sea-cliffs to admire... ...and towering walls of schist(ty) rock to fear... ...plus limestone crags hiding in the bush. There were golden, sandy beaches... ...and not-so-golden, not-so-sandy beaches. There were peaks to be viewed from down low... ...and peaks to be viewed from up high. There were grueling approaches... ...and thrilling descents. There was mischevious wildlife ready to entertain... ...and friendly locals to make all you CC.com'ers feel at home. There were runouts to get the blood flowing... ...and sketchier descents to let the curses fly. But most importantly, a great time was had by all. Gear Notes: * Keeping multiple air fresheners in the car helps keep the funk down when keeping nasty climbing shoes in the trunk for 3 weeks. * When photocopying topos from guidebooks to avoid carrying the book up a climb, don't forget to photocopy the page that explains the descent... * Casualties: -1 red camalot -1 tent due to high winds... Approach Notes: Domestic: Trusty subie Abroad: El Corolla Loco Quote
StreetBoss Posted December 3, 2007 Posted December 3, 2007 Awesome TR - Scores major jealousy points - looks like a lot of fun. Quote
pink Posted December 3, 2007 Posted December 3, 2007 wow, what a road trip .proly not right but how about travelers buttress at lovers leep. then free blast on el cap and triassic sands in black velvet. don't know the other climbs. Quote
hemp22 Posted December 3, 2007 Author Posted December 3, 2007 wow, what a road trip .proly not right but how about travelers buttress at lovers leep. then free blast on el cap and triassic sands in black velvet. don't know the other climbs. Correct pink - the first picture is a shot of Traveler's Buttress from afar (it's on the upper main wall - the pic also shows Surrealistic Pillar on the lower buttress - we'd intended to link the two). The "crux to contemplate" is Triassic Sands in RR (my car didn't enjoy the black velvet approach road too much). The El Cap picture isn't really meant to be of any route in particular - I didn't go all the way up...just did some cragging at the base. Quote
pink Posted December 3, 2007 Posted December 3, 2007 it's a great stone until it storms. then people start dropping shit. it's like easter egg hunting after a storm. i found one rock shoe once, poor guy. Quote
Blake Posted December 3, 2007 Posted December 3, 2007 I see the Aoraki Boulders and Payne's Ford tropical limestone... nice! Anything destroyed by the Kea? Quote
pink Posted December 3, 2007 Posted December 3, 2007 Was it a green boreal ace? it was about 12 years ago and it was green 5.10 boot. Quote
hemp22 Posted December 4, 2007 Author Posted December 4, 2007 Yep - the limestone is Payne's Ford. Close on the boulders - I believe they're "Moeraki" boulders (Aoraki = mt. cook). I didn't see anything destroyed by the Kea, although it was perched on someone's rearview mirror for a while. Quote
Jay H. Posted December 4, 2007 Posted December 4, 2007 I may be wrong but the picture "there were easy pitches to wander up" looked like Black Orpheus? Quote
el jefe Posted December 4, 2007 Posted December 4, 2007 payne's ford and milford sound for sure. awesome spots. Quote
hemp22 Posted December 4, 2007 Author Posted December 4, 2007 I may be wrong but the picture "there were easy pitches to wander up" looked like Black Orpheus? correct on Black Orpheus for the "easy pitches"... and yeah, that milford sound shot is hard not to recognize if you've been there. Quote
Sherri Posted December 4, 2007 Posted December 4, 2007 Wow, I feel like I've been 'round the world in 80 seconds! Nice job, Hemp! Quote
Noodle Posted December 4, 2007 Posted December 4, 2007 I'm amazed I got down that crazy cement luge without any scars... How'd it go for you? Quote
ken4ord Posted December 4, 2007 Posted December 4, 2007 This is probably one of the best TR's this year. Looks like a very sweet trip indeed. I am damn jealous. Quote
fgw Posted December 4, 2007 Posted December 4, 2007 Great TR!! There were runouts to get the blood flowing... Frogland? The next RR shot might be the double-rope-rap-option descent off of Black Orpheus? Quote
hemp22 Posted December 4, 2007 Author Posted December 4, 2007 Thanks all for the comments. It was definitely a great trip. The "luge" ride was entertaining - but we actually had more fun watching people bungee jump up there and rating their screams... FGW - correct on Frogland and the Black Orpheus descent. We only had 1 rope to rap with, but I think the 2 descent routes shared that downclimb... I just got a bunch of other red rocks pics back too... Quote
fgw Posted December 4, 2007 Posted December 4, 2007 We only had 1 rope to rap with think I've heard that story from the dude in the descent shot Some of your Yos. shots probably include Salaginella (sweet hand crack??), Nutcracker (layback), Pineline (el cap shot). Knobby looking wide crack in gold granite looks like Tuolumne but can't put my finger on which route. Quote
hemp22 Posted December 4, 2007 Author Posted December 4, 2007 think I've heard that story from the dude in the descent shot Some of your Yos. shots probably include Salaginella (sweet hand crack??), Nutcracker (layback), Pineline (el cap shot). Knobby looking wide crack in gold granite looks like Tuolumne but can't put my finger on which route. Yeah, I figured he'd probably related our Red Rock adventures to you. Anyway, correct on layback=Nutracker, and Elcap=Pineline. The hand crack isn't Selaginella though - didn't get on that one. And yes, the wide crack & thin crack & golden granite is in Tuolumne. Our original objective that day had been to do Regular route on Fairview dome, but it snowed on us the night before, so we decided not to do a north-facing climb, and instead we chose this nearby route that gets more sun exposure. maybe i'll give this guessing game a few days and then go through and actually label the pictures.... Bill - Thanks. looking forward to your Red Rock TR too Quote
TrogdortheBurninator Posted December 4, 2007 Posted December 4, 2007 Roofs to negotiate and dykes = haystack? Quote
chucK Posted December 4, 2007 Posted December 4, 2007 Knobby Tuolumne pics look like West Crack on DAFF? Quote
hemp22 Posted December 4, 2007 Author Posted December 4, 2007 Trogdor and Chuck are both right on. The roof & dikes are on Haystack at the Leap. The Tuolumne pics (as well as the "thin crack") are West Crack on DAFF. Quote
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