Most Memorable Dihedral You've Ever Climbed?
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What's the most memorable dihedral you've ever climbed? What made it stick in your mind? |
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Ryan, why don't you get us started with your most memorable dihedral! |
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Second pitch of Ocean Negro (that dihedral above Chocolate Corner at the Creek). Didn't even come close to sending it, but it had some of the hardest sandstone stemming I've ever tried. |
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Sorry RC had better pictures. This dihedral is absolutely amazing!! Just make it out there to Montana and do this route! What made it memorable was my friend decking on his ass on this pitch leaving me to finish it. Goes @ 10D |
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Donkey Dihedral at Devils Lake was a major butt whipping . |
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Open Book @ Tahquitz - partly for the historical aspect (first 5.9 in the States) and partly b/c it's a great line |
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The long 5.8 corner on the casual route: |
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Straight Shot at the Alcohol Wall, First Creek Canyon, Red Rock. It looks reasonable from the ground but when you're up there the stems & smears become increasingly difficult because of the deceptively overhanging nature of the route. The inside crack will only accept 1/4 of a pad making holding onto it damn near impossible. If it were not for the quality and quantity of protection this route would be a certain pucker fest. |
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The last pitch of Perversion was cool. Not a true dihedral because most of the climbing is to the right of the dihedral proper. Not the hardest climb either. But the classic nature of the line is great. |
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Sunshine at Smith |
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Lots of really good ones out there. |
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The Red Dihedral in the Sierras because it was, well, in the Sierras. |
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Rock Wars, RRG |
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I'll probably catch some flak for this because it's only about 30 feet...and bolted but: |
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Not very difficult, but the V-Pitch on the Upper Exum is sure in a cool spot. Quite the view from up there. |
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coarse and buggy in JT is another good one. |
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Lotus Flower Tower, although technically I suppose the endless upper crack is a splitter, not a dihedral.
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Zebra Zion Smith Rock. |
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+1 for Open Book at Tahquitz. |
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I can't believe no one has mentioned Quarter of a Man in Indian Creek or the "enduro corner" on Astroman so far. Astroman's changing-corners pitch is a pretty spectacular affair as well. The most epic corner I've ever tried to climb, however, is Ram Implosion Wing (5.12) in the Creek really long, steep, sandy and scary. |