Indian Creek is Cool, but...
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After my first trip down to Indian Creek I find myself a little bit bummed. I mean, splitter cracks as far as the eye can see, perfect Wingate sandstone faces hundreds of feet high, forgetaboutit. But the people... Oh man, the people. |
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Most of them are from Boulder |
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Andrewprime1 wrote: Where are the easy going trad leaders that I thought I was akin to? What is it about IC that attracts the almost "sport climber" mentality? I am sorry to use that as my describing term, but I felt like I was climbing at the Pipedream Wall in Maple...You are from Salt Lake and you have to ask that question? Real simple. Single pitch, non-committing cracks that protect like sport climbs in a safe crag type setting attract a certain crowd. Not sure what you were expecting or why you did not seek out the stellar tower routes in Moab if you really were looking for and/or expecting something different??? |
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Get away from super crack / Donnelly canyon. Everywhere else out there is super chill - least that's my experience |
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Sounds about right. The Creek is part of the Bromuda Triangle and is subject to this type of debauchery. It is definitely sport climbing with cams instead of bolts. There was even a post not too long ago on here about how too much climbing at Indian Creek has ruined some climbers lead heads, because you can just plug a cam in just about anywhere you deem necessary and unwanted run outs are almost never encountered(unless you run out of gear). |
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I spent 3 days down in Indian Creek this last fall. I had a great trip. However, I was struck by some of the same crap. IC is a really obnoxious scene. |
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Dow Williams wrote: You are from Salt Lake and you have to ask that question? Real simple. Single pitch, non-committing cracks that protect like sport climbs in a safe crag type setting attract a certain crowd. Not sure what you were expecting or why you did not seek out the stellar tower routes in Moab if you really were looking for and/or expecting something different???I have been to Moab many a time, and usually I opt for the deserted desert tower or obscure crag. I was with a group of people though, and figured I would see what all the fuss was about. I though I would meet some cool people, share a rack and just lazily plug in cams and drink beer all weekend. I was wrong. It was still fun, but I felt judged the whole time. Maybe Chris is right, too many green license plates... |
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The Colorado license plates have nothing to do with it unless you embrace the bizarre Utah inferiority complex that so many people here seem to have. It is just that Indian Creek is an extremely well known and popular world class climbing area. Places like that always turn into a weird vibe zoo - Yosemite is just like that. It just seems more jarring at Indian Creek because it would otherwise be in the middle of nowhere with no one around, whereas Yosemite would still be a shitshow because of the tourists. |
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Awe. This is going to be fun. Sprad climber bashing sprad climbers and a colorado climber bashing boulder climbers. |
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I fucking love you, Greg D |
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^^^ can we make out? |
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I was at the Creek for two weeks and thought that everyone I met was rad. |
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michael s... wrote:I was at the Creek for two weeks and thought that everyone I met was rad.+1. Didn't hang out at supercrack though. |
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thank the earth for escalante ,weekdays,and february. i went to the creek this february during a nice warm spell and we had walls such as cat and supercrowded all to ourselves.......the grades are alittle easier when there are less hordes,dogs,and rope surgeons....i went to escalante and had way more fun and found a couple buckets of peace............it reminds me of a crowded beach on a weekend.....i think it is ironic and comical that people treat the world around them like crap and then are shocked when the world craps on them....you know how many times i have shown up at a popular cliff, hoping to climb in.....only to be ignored? i try not to take it personal......maybe people are not as smart as you think.people get tunnel vision.(they may be so enveloped in what they want ,that they don't think about anyone but themselves) Did you invite her to climb with you? solutions? besides its getting vedauwoo time not creek.what were some positives from your experience? what was the most fun line you led? were there any bikinis..?how were the sunsets and desert fauna? did you bring your bike,did you go for a hike?.......indian ruins,bouldering,..dune bugging................talk is cheap/beauty is in the eye of the beholder.........oh by the way humans get alot cruler. |
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Utah inferiority complex! Ha! |
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I've only been twice, and it was during some people's spring break the last two years, yet still we've only met nice people each time. |
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Welcome to 2014! |
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Greg D wrote:^^^ can we make out? Oh, sorry. That was creepy. Sometimes my filter fails.I'm into creepy!!!! :0) |
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now kiss |
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The creek is sport climbing. |
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Sorry to hear that the OP had this experience. I have come across people there who are cocky and may not come off as the friendliest until they see you climbing hard. It's really stupid. As if climbing hard is the only basis for which they will "take notice". |