[TR] Cochise - a couple 12/28/2010

[fgw]

Trip: Cochise - a couple routes

 

Date: 12/28/2010

 

Trip Report:

Over Xmas-New Years time frame, we spent about 6 or 7 days on the road looking for warm & dry places to climb. Things were slowed a bit by shitty driving conditions (on the way down & back home). We caught 3 great days in Cochise & finally climbed the beautiful Days of Future Passed route (highlight of the trip). On day 4, cold rain drove us out of SE Arizona and up to Red Rocks where things were dry but windy and chilly. Squeeked in one short route before giving up & heading home. More bs & photos here.

 

On the road in (freezing) Nevada somewhere south of Ely & north of LV...Christmas Eve I think:

 

Shirley leading pitch 2 of Ides Of Middlemarch, the most trad of all the lines we've done on Sheepshead:

 

Pitch 3 of Ides Of Middlemarch:

 

Getting ready for Days Of Future Passed:

 

Leading pitch 1 of DFP (5.8 A0 for me):

 

Pitch 2 of DFP - a varied crack to a flaring groove:

 

Shirley following pitch 2 of DFP:

 

Pitch 3 of DFP:

 

Shirley leading the finishing pitch of Endgame...

 

...we did the proper finish to DFP a year ago (after Endgame) & once felt enough:

 

Shirley on pitch 4 of Ewephoria:

 

Cold (but dry..sort of) Red Rocks:

 

Shirley on the beautiful 4th pitch of Bighorn:

 

Shivering atop Bighorn:

 

Approach Notes:

a drive that normally takes a post-work evening & following day (grade V) took an extra day due to sub-optimal conditions.

Edited January 10, 2011 by fgw

[markwebster]

Looks like you found some good rock at Chochise. I've heard that the good rock is at elevation, one hour approach sort of thing, with bad rock on the short approaches. That is what we found anyway. I need to go back and do some of the long approaches to see that good rock.

 

We did find good rock on the sport climbing above Owl Rock.

 

Nice TR!

[mountainsloth]

lovely!

Days of Future Past looks stunning!

 

I recognize those double ropes. They are sadly hanging in my closet waiting for a climbing day

[pink]

very cool, cochise is badass

[ivan]

cool indeed - man, that rock of dfp looks like aged elephant testicles

[Lucky Larry]

Sweet photos, looks like a great place to climb. Thank You.

Edited January 11, 2011 by Lucky Larry

[fgw]

thanks guys. it looks like petrified elephant balls but is real nice & solid. in fact, never really had any bad rock in cochise (probably have not climbed enough there though).

[Khartoum Wood]

nice photos in really cool setting