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Location: NV : Red Rock : Black Velvet Canyon : Western Spaces Wall : The Breathing Stone (5.11) : Photo
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 27, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Such a sweet photo, really captures the feeling of exploration happening on this ground-up FA.
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Black Velvet Canyon : Western Spaces Wall : Great Expectations (5.9 PG13)
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 27, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: 1st 4=way fun. 5 sucks majorly, six was ok but not great. worth it for locals now that it's safe to rap off.
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Pine Creek Canyon : Straight Shooter Wall : Captain Crunch (5.7)
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 26, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Thay are sorted incorrectly, too, right here.
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Pine Creek Canyon : Straight Shooter Wall : Sidewinder (5.11b)
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 26, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Russ might be right about the contrived feeling on this one, but it's pretty damn fun, anyway! Since the big hold broke, I guess people are calling this .11c, I'm not sure on that, but it's a tough onsight for sure. A couple of different ways to do it, either way, heads up getting to the 2nd bolt, and don't cheat over to the crack on the right!
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Pine Creek Canyon : Straight Shooter Wall : Forget Me Knot (5.11 R)
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 26, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Both this and Slabba Dabba Doo are pretty heinous for the grades they've been given. Interesting climbing, though-just R rated and cruxy. I emailed Mike Tupper for info on whether the original FA of this one went up Bird Crack or not, I'll post up when I hear from him.
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Pine Creek Canyon : Straight Shooter Wall : Slabba Dabba Doo (5.11b R)
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 26, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Crux is at the top. This thing is likely to be home to a lot of broken ankles, the start and finish are definitely no sport climb.
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Location: Mike Anderson : Miscellaneous : Photo
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 26, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Mike, this photo is fucking SICK. Any chance you'll do a TR about this one? I expected to be reading about it in the mags, kinda surprised you didn't pimp this major accomplishement a bit more-
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Location: UT : Moab Area : Indian Creek : Donnelly Canyon : Half Man, Half Alligator Sh... (5.13-)
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 26, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Yeah, Cedar's one of many fans of Kool Keith's bizarre and yet great releases. It is named Half Shark Alligator Half Man, the book is wrong, might as well correct it here. Cool looking route. Chalk all over it when I walked by.
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Pine Creek Canyon : Magic Mountain : Community Pillar (5.9) : Photo
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 23, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: There's a bomb bay variation that heads straight out from the top of the low finger/hand crack, heads improbably straight out towards daylight. Really exposed and airy, pretty memorable, too. Ah, the joys of being off-route.
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Pine Creek Canyon : Magic Mountain : Community Pillar (5.9) : Photo
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 23, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: We started a few feet left of Larry's "Normal Start". That way was fairly easy to top out the chockstone and get into the meat of the route. A good choice for barrel-chested or similarly thick folks. That first squeeze has a rep for grinding up small people, I didn't bother to make the attempt.
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Pine Creek Canyon : Out of Control area
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 23, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Nice spot to enjoy a sunny day at Red Rock in winter. Great "chill area" at the base of RC/OOC, but big loose blocks mean that it's not ideal for kids/dogs/helmetless peeps. Worth the walk and proximate to a lot of other good climbing.
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Pine Creek Canyon : Out of Control area : Out of Control (5.10c)
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 23, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: WOOOOOOO! This route is GOOD!
Rack: SR 00-4, 2x .4-2, 3-4 .5, .75, 1.
Climbs very much like a creek splitter with a couple of cool face "cheats", so I'd reccommend protecting it like one. White+pink rock as well-soft stuff for Red Rock. Really nice 10+ testpiece that keeps your interest the whole way, sustained in ringlocks-thin hands for my size hands. The earlier comment about the loose block is on the money-this might turn into an OW if someone managed to trundle that beast. Save #2 ... more >>
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Pine Creek Canyon : Out of Control area : Remote Control (5.9)
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 23, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: 70 meter=230 feet. Divide by two, 115. Extra couple of feet lying on the ground, 105-110', max. I understudied for the Count on Sesame Street.
This route has a couple of massive loose blocks on it. I really enjoyed the pitch, but will caution that pulling too hard on some stuff could kill your partner pretty easily. If I get back out there, I want to work on the anchor, since the top bolt crossloads any biner clipped to it and it's building into a slingfest up there; maybe I'll take ... more >>
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Kraft Boulders : The Pearl : Pearl Necklace (V6)
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 21, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Fun fact: the Pearl is a chipped problem. Multiple times, actually. That left pocket used to have a series of sharp little edges inside, there was still one left when I did my first day at Kraft a few years ago, but it's long gone now. Some tireless public servant apparently decided to help the community out by taking a chisel to the edges, making the hold less positive, but more smooth+comfortable.
The...more...you...know!
BTW I never saw the chiseling happen personally, was told about that ... more >>
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Oak Creek Canyon : The Friar and Byrd Pinnacle : J + J Groove (5.10a)
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 21, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Do we get photos, muthatrucka?
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Kraft Boulders : The Pearl : Pearl Necklace (V6)
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 21, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Cool video, cesar. Funny-that's the way I've always done the Pearl, I always thought it was a 'bag at v4. Never knew I was doing a variation.
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Location: NV : Red Rock : First Pullout : Panty Wall : Viagra Falls (5.12a)
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 19, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Hilarious, the old stick clip debate again.
Sport climbing's ethical boiling point...who will survive the octagon of...ah, who gives a shit, it's a sport route.
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Willow Spring : Sumo Greatness Slab : Dean's List (5.11 PG13)
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 19, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: This route is pretty ridiculous. Water comes down the thing, holds break and get smaller, next thing you know, it's traverse city, while solidly runout. Falling off would be a really bad idea at some spots.
That said, pretty memorable. Not the best rock in RR, but a challenge without doubt!
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Location: TuRETZ : Red Rocks : Photo
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 19, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: That shit was hilarious.
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Location: General Climbing : Best Dog Photo ? : Post : Photo
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 19, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Favorite MP photo, hands down.
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Black Velvet Canyon : Black Velvet Wall : My Little Pony (5.11d)
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 19, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: I think this one and Velveeta had independant starts that have been pretty much forgotten. Bet the hardware on this one could use updating.
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Location: CA : The Needles / Kern River : The Needles : The Warlock : Photo
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 19, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: That's a rad shot. Really beautiful.
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Location: Climbing Gear Discussion : Partially torn webbing on C... : Post : Photo
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 16, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: This just in: Is it just that this guy has no life or is it that there are unresolved child abuse issues resurfacing due to blurry photos triggering flashbacks?
Thank you for playing, "eric".
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Icebox Canyon : Sunnyside Crags : Hot August Night (5.11- PG13) : Photo
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 16, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: Thanks for the photo, Tony. Cool to get a pic on this one-I was playing around at the base of CSC ropeless a while ago, apparently climbed some of your route. Fun moves on mostly big holds.
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Icebox Canyon : Smears for Fears Area : Lebanese JoJo (5.9+)
By: Killing In The Name Of When: Jan 16, 2012 | view comment >> |
Comments: The big tree above the steep crack on P1 has a pretty huge dead tree suspended in it. Knocking this off while anyone's below is a really bad idea. Heads up, the thing moves when the wind blows.
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