Best grade IV & V 5.12s in North America?
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A few that come to my mind: |
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Dylan Cousins wrote:Here's the product of a rainy day in the Chief parking lot in Squamish - the best place to talk about .12 climbs in North America :) This is more like a list of great long routes rather than purely .12s. I think the theme of the discussion was "Road to Freerider". Always adding more... Probably need to add more of the West Coast stuff. Have fun!Now that's a list! |
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Kevin Kent wrote: Mexico: Logical Progression (12d/13a)That route looks really cool. An El Caps worth of sport climbing, hua. It seems like finding a partner for a route like that would be particularly difficult though unless you lived in San Diego. |
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dare I mention Southern Belle.. |
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Palo! I'm down! |
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20 kN wrote: Sent? Shit no. I fell several times on both routes. I'm not that good. But I am also not the type to bring a ledge up on a route and try to work all the pitches until I send.Atleast you were honest the second time around. |
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20 kN wrote: That route looks really cool. An El Caps worth of sport climbing, hua. It seems like finding a partner for a route like that would be particularly difficult though unless you lived in San Diego.It's a lot closer to Phoenix/Tucson/El Paso than San Diego. |
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The Free Nose in the Black Canyon. It's badass. Nothing quite compares. |
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Jon Clark wrote: Atleast you were honest the second time around.Yeah. Just fyi, usually when someone says "completed" or "did," it means that they sent. Especially if they are dropping numbers and grades. |
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How about this one: |
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Golden Pillar, Grand Teton. |
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This isn't a post about what routes he's climbed clean it's about best 5.12 bigwalls in north america. Do you really care if he fell on a few pitches. Can you even redpoint at this level anyway. Stop splitting hairs over the valdity of his "completion" of these routes. |
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Jeremy Aslaksen wrote: CLASSIC. So you're really looking for 5.12 aid climbs eh?I didn't know aid was rated via the YDS. I thought it went A0-A5. Today I learned... |
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Velvet Tongue (12d), on the Black Velvet wall in Red Rock Canyon. Finishing with Texas Hold 'Em and Lone Star to the top of the peak makes it Grade IV for sure. |
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What's worse? Grade dropping, or name dropping? |