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Location: AZ : Central Arizona : Isolation Canyon : Main Wall - Center : Need Em Brain (5.11a/b) : Photo
By: manuel rangel When: Apr 27, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: Loved that part. It was a toss up for the crux there or the very bottom of the photo where the rope is drawn right.
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Location: AZ : Central Arizona : Isolation Canyon : Main Wall - South : Angel Wing (5.10b/c) : Photo
By: manuel rangel When: Apr 25, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: It's a warm-up and great for someone looking at leading an 8. Otherwise, I enjoy the above pitches' consistency. The first pitch was an afterthought.
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Location: AZ : Central Arizona : Isolation Canyon : Main Wall - South : Angel Wing (5.10b/c)
By: manuel rangel When: Apr 23, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: The route description needs updating, the first pitch actually begins below the ledge, easy 7 or 8. It is now a 4 pitch route.
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Location: AZ : Central Arizona : Isolation Canyon : Main Wall - South : Angel Wing (5.10b/c) : Photo
By: manuel rangel When: Apr 23, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: that's the 2nd pitch, the first begins below the ledge. Use the rap anchor on the ledge to get down.
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Location: AZ : Central Arizona : Phoenix Areas : Superstition Mountains : Hobgoblin Spires : ... : Photo
By: manuel rangel When: Apr 4, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: Mike, I'm pretty sure that's pitch 4. I'm standing on top of the crack you traverse to from the belay.
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Location: AZ : Central Arizona : Queen Creek Canyon : Lower Devil's Canyon : Lower Devil's East (LDE) : ... : The Shmotem Pole (5.10b)
By: manuel rangel When: Mar 22, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: Just did it yesterday. I think it will continue to clean up nicely, thanks for the route Geir/Marcy. Careful on the rappel, Lori threw off a large block on the way down. Bring the #4 and #5 for a safer adventure, I did not and wish I had. Never found the register.
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Location: AZ : Central Arizona : Queen Creek Canyon : Lower Devil's Canyon : Lower Devil's East (LDE) : ... : High Man on the Shmotem Pol... (5.11-)
By: manuel rangel When: Mar 22, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: Very nice line, I didn't break any holds and only threw off a couple small bits on a ledge. It was great fun, had me working both sides of the arete. I found lots to work with and give it 3 stars!
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Location: AZ : Central Arizona : Phoenix Areas : South Mountain : Pima Canyon Area : ... : Cocaine Corner (V4 PG13)
By: manuel rangel When: Mar 13, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: FA: M. Rangel
Don't fall, bones may break. I had two spotters and was very amped not to have fallen.
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Location: AZ : Southern Arizona : Cochise Stronghold : West Stronghold : Sheepshead Area (Southwest) : ... : The Inevitable Awaits You (5.11a)
By: manuel rangel When: Feb 27, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: Loved the route but I was sandbagged into believing it was a 5.10c crux. I did fall and finally figure it out; crux bulge move is exciting and well protected.
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Location: Eric D : Acopan Tepui - Venezuela : Photo
By: manuel rangel When: Feb 24, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: Wow, awesome photo. Looks a lot like Isolation Canyon's rock. Is it quartzite?
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Location: AZ : Central Arizona : Phoenix Areas : South Mountain : Pima Canyon Area : ... : Photo
By: manuel rangel When: Feb 23, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: There is a very difficult problem Cory did just under and left of the roof on the thin slab. Way hard; stay off the roof. Another he tried left of that on the same slab. Gotta be dry though.
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Location: AZ : Central Arizona : Queen Creek Canyon : Lower Devil's Canyon
By: manuel rangel When: Jan 24, 2010 | view comment >> |
Comments: Anyone know who finished Route #20 in the Karabin foldout guide to LDC? It is listed as a project. Marty has no idea who actually finished it. We did it today and found it spicy but ok.
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Location: AZ : Central Arizona : Phoenix Areas : Pinnacle Peak : Pinnacle Peak : ... : Photo
By: manuel rangel When: Dec 1, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Jay's the man.
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Location: International : North America : Mexico : Northern Mexico : El Potrero Chico
By: manuel rangel When: Dec 1, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Potrero Chico just had massive rockfall today. The building at the base of the wall is destroyed and the watchman at the gate escaped the rockfall. The area is closed until further notice. Contact Potreroed for more info, he posted this at rockclimbing.com
You can skip crossing at Juarez and use an adjacent area, it would help save time.
Unless you were caught in a cross fire or were buying mass quantities of drugs or were carrying weapons, I don't think you'd have to worry abo... more >>
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Location: AZ : Central Arizona : Isolation Canyon : Photo
By: manuel rangel When: Dec 1, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: It makes a perfect belay anchor Mark. What would be funny is trying to cross the overhang as it is in the photo and you slipped and fell 100' to the ground.
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Location: AZ : Northern Arizona : Sedona Area : West Sedona : Coffeepot Rock Area : ... : Photo
By: manuel rangel When: Nov 19, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: cool shot, how's the climbing?
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Location: NM : El Rito : El Rito Sport Area : Gnar Wall : Crest Chewel (5.9+)
By: manuel rangel When: Nov 11, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Someone fixed the bolt last mentioned cause I didn't see that. I thought the start was the crux and quite runout for a nine leader. Maybe I just didn't find the right holds, as usual. After that, nothing but big holds, just hard to see at first cause of the shade.
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Location: NM : El Rito : El Rito Sport Area : Gnar Wall : Blackballed (5.10c)
By: manuel rangel When: Nov 11, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Good climb but a bit easier for me so I didn't feel it was 5.10c. It was just a hard pull on the right then a big jug. Great fun.
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Location: NM : El Rito : El Rito Sport Area
By: manuel rangel When: Nov 11, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Nice area and well worth a visit. The routes were fun and graded close enough to true for me. Very user friendly. The rock reminded me of a couple cobblestone areas in Spain.
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Location: AZ : Central Arizona : Phoenix Areas : Camelback Mountain : The Headwall : Spice Box (5.10b)
By: manuel rangel When: Nov 11, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: I would recommend a 70m rope or doubles to ensure a safe return to the ground from the longest/2nd pitch.
My 4 star rating is based on other Camelback routes only.
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Location: International : North America : Canada : British Columbia : Squamish : ... : Photo
By: manuel rangel When: Oct 19, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: He's the baddest!
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Location: AZ : Northern Arizona : Sedona Area : Sedona : Cathedral Rock Area : ... : Photo
By: manuel rangel When: May 11, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Great perspective Chris!
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Location: AZ : Central Arizona : Eagletail Mountains : Courthouse Rock : The Groover (5.10c/d)
By: manuel rangel When: Apr 1, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: The first three pitches are @ 90'; pitch 4 is easy 5th and a chimney that widens, belay on ledge on the right w/bolt on right wall; pitch 5 is easy 5th on wider chimney/gulley to the last 5th class portion, go to end of 60m rope and belay off gear. 4th to top and walk north to mtneers route/gulley. Look for cairns marking the rap route; double ropes.
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Location: AZ : Central Arizona : Phoenix Areas : Camelback Mountain : Photo
By: manuel rangel When: Apr 1, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: That's it! JW started the taped route revolution, I see it now.
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Location: AZ : Central Arizona : Phoenix Areas : Camelback Mountain : The Headwall : Donamatrix (5.8+)
By: manuel rangel When: Mar 31, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: I haven't done this in a couple of years and so I went back to see what the problem with the bolts was. Maybe someone fixed a suspect bolt, they seemed the same to me. None of the anchors was loose, they were in the condition I left them in. If you have some specific worry, send me an email.
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