Re: climbing gc summits
I think the issue of "exposure" (how scary is it ?, what will happen to
you if you mess up ?) is kinda "orthogonal" to the "class". For example,
any...
johngeyles 2008-09-16 21:02:25 #52487
Re: climbing gc summits
It would be very amusing to see someone try to get up Battleship
without handholds, which might actually be possible but extremely
risky. I agree it is...
Doug Nering 2008-09-16 16:09:42 #52486
Re: climbing gc summits
For anyone who does climb occasionally by necessity but is not really
committed to the technical sport and climbing community, this is about
the most...
Doug Nering 2008-09-16 15:58:49 #52485
Re: climbing gc summits
i think this is it:
Here is how the ratings break down (stolen from the internet):
class 1 (used for some peaks that do NOT have trails)
hiking on...
mplsbeatnik 2008-09-16 15:18:30 #52484
Re: climbing gc summits
I don't have a pointer, but here's what I have always understood (and
have read in at least one place) ...
Class 3: An agile unloaded person does not need...
johngeyles 2008-09-16 13:17:11 #52483
Re: Cell phone access from IG, PR, NK
invade any fellow hiker's tranquility
Maybe you can kill two birds with one stone by hiking off-trail
up one of the washes and then maybe climbing up on a...
johngeyles 2008-09-16 13:13:54 #52482
Re: climbing gc summits
There is a 5.8 crack up the eastern side that faces the trail directly with some tricky moves near the top (sort of a small roof), takes gear fine. The route...
Sean Peters 2008-09-16 10:31:36 #52481
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