Climbing near resort towns
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Hey all, |
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Throw a dart on a map and find the nearest climbing area to that spot. That should work. |
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Cayman Brac seems to fulfill all those requirements, except the GF anxiety. She needs to get a passport asap. |
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Come on down to Santa Barbara, CA! There's quite a bit of climbing in the area, tons of bouldering as well. Check out these spots |
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John Byrnes wrote:Cayman Brac seems to fulfill all those requirements, except the GF anxiety. She needs to get a passport asap. climbcaymanbrac.com mountainproject.com/v/cayma…I know you like Cayman Brac -- but I don't think it qualifies for the "easy/moderate toperopable" climbing. "There are now a total of 80 routes on the island from 5.6 to 5.13, with the bulk being tens, elevens and twelves." (A quick count suggested 13 climbs under 5.10. And they don't look to all be close together. So, not much in the "easy" range. And, no information on whether they can be setup as top-ropes. How is top-of-cliff access for those climbs? |
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David Gibbs wrote: I know you like Cayman Brac -- but I don't think it qualifies for the "easy/moderate toperopable" climbing. "There are now a total of 80 routes on the island from 5.6 to 5.13, with the bulk being tens, elevens and twelves." (A quick count suggested 13 climbs under 5.10. And they don't look to all be close together. So, not much in the "easy" range. And, no information on whether they can be setup as top-ropes. How is top-of-cliff access for those climbs?Well, you got me there. I guess it depends on what you're used to... I consider 5.10 as the top of the "moderate" range, and there's twenty-one 10s. What I'm used to regarding top-roping is that the more experienced climber leads the route, and the less experienced climber TR's it. Short answer: someone will need to lead the route. Access from the top isn't practical. |
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the mokuleia crag on Oahu's north shore is super cool, and easily TRable. You can climb in the morning and surf all afternoon. there are cool bolted climbs ranging from 5.7 up. you can see swell lines in the ocean the whole time. there is a hostel pretty close at waiamea bay and resorts in waikiki an hour and a half away. there is no guidebook right now and it is still in the US, but there are cheap flights from washington. |
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John Byrnes wrote: Well, you got me there. I guess it depends on what you're used to... I consider 5.10 as the top of the "moderate" range, and there's twenty-one 10s. What I'm used to regarding top-roping is that the more experienced climber leads the route, and the less experienced climber TR's it. Short answer: someone will need to lead the route. Access from the top isn't practical.You're too good of a climber, John. When people ask for top-ropeable climbing they generally mean climbing they can hang a top-rope on from above without leading it. Otherwise, it really isn't meaningful -- most every climb in the easy-to-moderate grade range (with the rare exceptions of something that traverses a lot) can be top-roped after being lead. Kind of barely within the "top-ropeable" would be somewhere you can lead a really easy climb (say 5.3 to 5.4) to get to a big ledge from which you can then drop a rope on several other climbs. But that still requires bringing along draws which one might not want to do when going to a resort. And, while I agree that "moderate" can edge up into the 5.10 "easy to moderate" generally wants most of the climbing below 5.10 -- with, maybe, the occasionally 5.10 as a stretch goal rather than mostly 5.10 with the occasional easier climb. |
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Europe ideas ...
not sure of the details ...
If you think of these as resort towns ...
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