Author Topic: Climbing Objectives for 2015 (Read 81785 times)

Brad Young · « **Reply #60 on:** May 13, 2015, 06:49:36 AM »

I got "goal" number three done Monday:

"3 - The Southwest Face of Liberty Cap in a day. Well, I admit it, Roger is rubbing off on me a little. I've tried this route and failed in the past. I'm pretty sure that doing it with Roger will be a synch. I'll be making a special effort to be in shape for it (I'm making a Clink-style aid/jumar training rig in a tree behind the house). And Roger? Well he did the Salathe Wall last April - he'd never even been on it before then - in under eleven hours."

That's a pretty physical route all done in a day. Roger is still laughing at me for thinking that getting up at 5:00 a.m. to get ready was uncivilized (it is an hour and a half hike to the base, and ten long pitches to the top):

I particularly enjoyed seeing the "Crack of God" feature where Mucci's route joins this Southwest Face. But then Roger's geologist side came out and he told me that that crack means that the whole section of face there (ten thousand tons of rock?) is going to come off. And it's gonna happen in ten days or ten thousand years (I don't want to be there then).

I'm still sore as hell in way too many muscles.

Brad Young · « **Reply #61 on:** May 13, 2015, 07:00:58 AM »

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...Munge, Brad, Jim, Aaron, Geoff and all others suffering from harsh cases of severe granititis.

Given what I posted above, I suppose there is some truth to this. Pinnacles is always love number one, but even there, "to every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven."

JC w KC redux · « **Reply #62 on:** May 13, 2015, 07:21:59 AM »

Quote from: Brad Young on May 13, 2015, 07:00:58 AM

Given what I posted above, I suppose there is some truth to this. Pinnacles is always love number one, but even there, "to every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven."

Love is supposed to be timeless and unconditional

Exfoliation domes...yeeeesh

Brad Young · « **Reply #63 on:** May 13, 2015, 07:38:46 AM »

Quote from: JC w KC redux on May 13, 2015, 07:21:59 AM

Love is supposed to be timeless and unconditional

Yes, of course. And a constant, hovering presence with my love has never been my style.

mynameismud · « **Reply #64 on:** May 13, 2015, 08:39:48 AM »

Went Big! Congratulations looks like a really cool route.

mungeclimber · « **Reply #65 on:** May 13, 2015, 11:42:14 AM »

gear list?

Brad Young · « **Reply #66 on:** May 13, 2015, 11:50:41 AM »

Quote from: mungeclimber on May 13, 2015, 11:42:14 AM

gear list?

What Roger would bring next time, or what we brought this time?

- We only had about ten stoppers. I use lots of stoppers and would bring twice that many.

- Double set of cams from blue Alien through #3 Camalot, plus a single #4 Camalot (I was the only one that used a tiny purple cam, and I got a blue alien in a foot above that). Offset cams were really useful (no surprise there).

- He used a cam hook one time.

- The 70 meter rope was very helpful.

He revised his topo (from the one that is currently in his guidebook). It's pretty darn good now. I bet we could arrange to get you a copy.

CruxLuv · « **Reply #67 on:** May 13, 2015, 02:15:48 PM »

Congrats! Looks amazing.

CruxLuv · « **Reply #68 on:** May 13, 2015, 02:19:14 PM »

Okay - putting out there to invite peer pressure next weekend:

Lead 5.8 sport and 5.6 trad routes at Courtright.

Baby steps.

Brad Young · « **Reply #69 on:** May 13, 2015, 06:29:23 PM »

Quote from: CruxLuv on May 13, 2015, 02:19:14 PM

Okay - putting out there to invite peer pressure next weekend:

Lead 5.8 sport and 5.6 trad routes at Courtright.

Baby steps.

One of the beautiful things about climbing is that everyone can find their own level of challenge. It's been fun watching you find your level (you've got a great sense of adventure).

Brad Young · « **Reply #70 on:** May 13, 2015, 06:58:05 PM »

Oh hell, I almost forgot to post these too:

NEW TOY, NEW TOY

That's a normal #3 Camalot next to it. Who in for some offwidth?

CruxLuv · « **Reply #71 on:** May 13, 2015, 07:37:21 PM »

BLING!

mungeclimber · « **Reply #72 on:** May 13, 2015, 07:44:42 PM »

nice, can I borrow it?

clink · « **Reply #73 on:** May 13, 2015, 08:05:56 PM »

Congrats Brad and Roger!

Brad Young · « **Reply #74 on:** May 13, 2015, 08:44:44 PM »

Quote from: mungeclimber on May 13, 2015, 07:44:42 PM

nice, can I borrow it?

Of course. And Alan and I went in on two (he's got the bigger one).

clink · « **Reply #75 on:** May 14, 2015, 05:09:57 AM »

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he's got the bigger one

Forever humble. The "I only took second place, but OMG look who's first."

mungeclimber · « **Reply #76 on:** May 14, 2015, 08:25:34 AM »

You know what to ask me, if I do ask to borrow it: "are you sure? are you feeling well? Are Em, Scuffy, Jaybro, Ed and Odub crew coming up to Sonora again?"

Aaron McDonald · « **Reply #77 on:** May 14, 2015, 12:20:29 PM »

Quote from: mungeclimber on May 14, 2015, 08:25:34 AM

You know what to ask me, if I do ask to borrow it: "are you sure? are you feeling well? Are Em, Scuffy, Jaybro, Ed and Odub crew coming up to Sonora again?"

Munge,

You sold me all your wide gear last year....

Aaron McDonald · « **Reply #78 on:** May 14, 2015, 12:21:39 PM »

Quote from: Brad Young on May 13, 2015, 06:49:36 AM

I got "goal" number three done Monday:

Great job! That looks like a great route!

MUCCI · « **Reply #79 on:** May 15, 2015, 03:29:48 PM »

Very nice ascent Brad!

Roger is solid in every way, pretty good at climbing too

That summit shot shows quite a bit of light left in the day!

One question:

Was that triangular death block still in the squeeze at the end of the 6th? Pitch (Large Right Facing Corner)

News:

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