Re: Updated list of Redwall routes
If this is on the decimal system, would Papago be a 4.0? -- I'm not part of the climber culture so I'm just asking for clarification. I've read that 4.0 is...
Doug Nering 2012-01-05 00:17:59 #67793
Re: Updated list of Redwall routes
Perhaps for the climbing aspect, we could simplify to Easy, Moderate, Hard, Very Hard (E,M,H,V ;-) with
Easy (usually around 5.0-5.5)
Moderate (usually around...
brian_alleyne 2012-01-04 13:41:59 #67792
Re: Updated list of Redwall routes
And hence the value of having the three different ratings, as opposed to trying to give a single number:
0) Papago wall along Escalante route (1,5.0,I)
7)...
brian_alleyne 2012-01-04 13:35:31 #67791
Re: Updated list of Redwall routes
This is all totally subjective, but Brian seems to be on the right path. It would be helpful if the climbing scale was broken down or in some way referenced...
JoshC 2012-01-04 13:31:15 #67790
Re: Updated list of Redwall routes
That was my first reaction too, but keep in mind that exposure and climbing difficulty are two separate things. For example, the upclimb in Matkat is...
Bob Bordasch 2012-01-04 13:13:56 #67789
Re: Updated list of Redwall routes
Demonstrating that disagreement is likely to ensue, I can't quite see falling on the Papago wall thing (granted, it'd be hard to do for a climber of...
John 2012-01-04 12:21:16 #67788
Re: Bears, North Rim in winter
Thanks, Randy. I would imagine that it would be quite surprising to see a bear in the canyon. That's why I was asking about the forests up on the rims. I...
Bill Cathey 2012-01-04 11:45:57 #67787
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