Routes that are a must
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My friend and I will be spending January through June driving around the U.S. climbing and we are wondering if there are any suggestions for routes or areas to hit and when would be best to go. We are looking for sport routes anything from mid 12's and below and we enjoy routes well below our limit if they have something special to offer. |
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mountainproject.com/v/utah/…
go climb that and let everyone know if it's any good. or here is a similar thread. Maybe not the BEST climbs, but the longest sport climbs. mountainproject.com/v/gener… |
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New River Gorge and Red River Gorge. Spring is excellent, though not as good as fall. Sounds like you have a good chunk of time to spend, so if you wanted you could easily devote weeks to each location and never get sick of it. Both areas will offer the occasional break of comfortable weather from Jan-early March, but will be consistently good late March-May. June really starts to heat up, with corresponding nasty humidity. I haven't really climbed extensively around the country, but am quite familiar with the New and with Shelf Road (southern CO) which would provide a beautiful high desert setting and great camping, and is climbable throughout the winter. |
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Inti Watana in Red Rocks, Las Vegas, Nevada. mixed but mostly sport, Easy 5.10 with the all trad option of finishing on The Resoulution Arete. |