Climbing Trip August
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So, I will have about a week off in August to plan a pretty solid climbing trip. I'm looking into a bunch of the crags out west (I'm currently in the south east). What are summer conditions for J-Tree? Indian Creek? Yosemite? |
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While this has been dissected at great lengths in other threads, here's my $0.02. |
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TWK wrote:Tuolumne will have more enjoyable weather, and lots of long moderate trad routes. Good luck finding camping, though.Tuolumne in the summer is amazing. Time your arrival at the Tuolumne campground ranger hut for 5AM Monday - Thursday (hut opens at 8AM) and you are almost guaranteed to get a spot for up to two weeks. Plan on excellent meals at the Mobil station (Whoa Nellie Deli) in Lee Vining and Tioga Pass Resort. |
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Thank's for the input. I've climbed in some brutal humidity here in the Alabama summers, so anything less than that would be great haha. |
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Dave, how are the flat irons in the summer? |
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Flatirons are great, and distinctive climbing. Boulder is cool (micro-breweries), and you would have to climb at Eldorado Springs, Boulder Canyon, and Lumpy Ridge if you visited for a week. Camping in Boulder is not impossible but requires more planning/research into National Forest lands camping. |
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Are you dead set on cragging or open to some alpine climbing? Cause august is prime season for that. Think bugaboos, high sierra, elephant's perch, RMNP, etc. |
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Andrew Mayer wrote:Lumpy ridge outside of Estes Park would be sweet, paired with an alpine route or two in the Park.Heck yeah, alpine! Look at pictures of Petit Grepon, Sharkstooth, Spearhead, and Keyhole Ridge and you will be convinced. Nice and cool too. :-) |
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I'm partial to TM |
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Agreed on TM. Wow, that picture is full of great climbing with Tenaya Peak on the right, Pywiack and Dozier domes centered, and Stately Pleasure dome on the left. Cathedral Peak is just out of frame in the right background. It would take you weeks to begin to do justice to the rock in that picture. |
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Southeast Buttress of Cathedral Peak. Easy but World Class with unbeatable views. Easy approach through gorgeous territory. Would be a great intro to Tuolumne and the high Sierra. |
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All I can say is Wow. I'm afraid I really wouldn't come back.... Since the time that picture got posted, I started looking for jobs out west. Hopefully the trip I take there this summer will be as I'm moving. Thanks for all the awesome feedback. |
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squamish ... |
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+1 for Tuolumne and the High Sierra |
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No, no, we were just kidding. |
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fossana wrote:The Leap is not going to feel very challenging if you climb at that grade. There are some shady things that are reasonable to do that time of year in the Valley (e.g. Steck-Salathé)!He said he leads multiple-pitch at 5.9. He'd love the Leap! |
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TWK wrote:Okra? Rebel flags? Fat chix raised in mobile homes? Tornadoes? Greasy sandstone chose heaps?Didn't get out of Auburn much, I take it? |
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BirminghamBen wrote: Didn't get out of Auburn much, I take it?Sure did. And I got the f**k out of your redneck $hithole of a sorry excuse for a state as soon as I could. And if we want to turn this into an exchange about how fukt up Alabama is, start a new thread: "How come nobody ever posts 'Suggestions for vacation in Alabama', why is it always "Coming to California--Climbing Suggestions?"? |
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Go to Tahquitz. I was there for two weeks last summer. The moderately long but incredible steep approaches keep the crowds at bay. The high number of quality multi-pitch is astounding. Good camping. Amazing town. For my entire time there, I only waited for one climb, the Open Book. |
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John Marsella wrote: well, that escalated quicklyYeah, sorry. But spend any length of time in that culturally regressive region and you'll understand my angst. And seriously, there are a lot of climbers who used to live in Alabama and there are a lot of people that live in Alabama who used to be climbers. That's why this thread was about another Dixie refugee headed West. |
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TWK wrote: Yeah, sorry. But spend any length of time in that culturally regressive region and you'll understand my angst. And seriously, there are a lot of climbers who used to live in Alabama and there are a lot of people that live in Alabama who used to be climbers. That's why this thread was about another Dixie refugee headed West.By the same token...I've lived in CA for a good while and climbed there pretty extensively, but it'd be hard to convince me to move back. I love to come back for climbing vacations, but I'm not sure I'd live there again without some really big incentives. Course...I don't live in Alabama and I've never been there. |