One Route Only

Post by **RRO** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:51 pm

You can keep climbing the rest of your life but you have to chose one route to do over and over. What would that route be and why ?

Post by **J-Rock** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:55 pm

Whoa, that's a really hard question. Some really long moderate multi-pitch trad route for me (preferably one that has endless variations).

Post by **haas** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:56 pm

simple. The Eternal Flame on the Great Trango Tower (A.K.A. Nameless Tower) 5.12c A0. It is the perfect route up the perfect mountain. I mean, come on, kids have been drawing that mountain in every kindergarten picture since the Roman Empire.

Post by **RRO** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:00 pm

i was thinking more locally(and sport) but hey who am i to make up rules

Post by **powen01** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:03 pm

Roadside. I can do it when I get older too. I hope.

Post by **haas** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:03 pm

fine, fine if you want a local route in the Red. Windy Corner. The start gives you that nice cool breeze on hot summer days, great jamming up an overhanging crack to a no hands rest ledge, then a little spice to make everything nice on the second pitch. According to Jordan though, I'll have to brush the top before repeating the 2nd pitch this year.

Post by **haas** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:05 pm

and by sport I assume you meant sporty, right?

I always thought that's how the term got started, as being dangerous, not like some other sport like Sunday afternoon flag football sport, but I guess I could be wrong

Post by **powen01** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:08 pm

Oh, sport. I just noticed this is the sport forum. Duh.

Guess I would have to bolt roadside.

KIDDING!

Post by **RRO** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:10 pm

It was bolted this weekend. Was up there a couple hours ago. I was sad.

Post by **powen01** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:26 pm

That is tragic.

How far are the runouts? Five feet? Six feet?

I want it to stay spicey!