Where Would You Go?

Post by **Joe Patton** » Wed Jun 25, 2003 2:46 pm

The white mts New Hampshire are pretty cool even in the summer. I did some trad stuff around Lake willoby and it was pretty challenging.

Post by **Yasmeen** » Wed Jun 25, 2003 3:12 pm

Lateralus, rhunt,

Sport

Sorry for the delayed response!

Post by **rhunt** » Wed Jun 25, 2003 3:39 pm

Ok so ya..Rumney would be cool but probably still hot. I am going to the Vegas area in two weeks and will be climbing at Mt Charleston and maybe up at Maple, I'll let you know how that was...but I hear they are both good summer crags.

Post by **captain static** » Wed Jun 25, 2003 5:36 pm

Wild Iris & Sinks Canyon would be a great August destination for sport climbing. There are also several diversions other than climbing in the area. We went to Wild Iris after a 2 week trip in the Wind River Range and had a blast. On another summer trip we flew to Seattle and then climbed at Mazama Rocks in the N. Cascades, Skaha Bluffs in Penticton, BC & at Squamish. One of the developers of Mazama Rocks was an old RRG climber, Paul "Woody" Woodrum. Skaha Bluffs is a great area with something like 16 different cliffs and over 350 routes. At Skaha, people were super friendly and Penticton has all the conveniences. We also liked the local brew Okanogan Ale.

Post by **tomdarch** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 11:33 pm

I had the thought of flying into Salt Lake City, then driving to additional areas to the north. SLC itself will be broiling, but there are summer areas within an hour or two drive up in the Wasatch like Maple Canyon and world class bouldering. From SLC, the Tetons are about 5 hours, City of Rocks is about the same (I think) and Wild Iris is a little farther, but a doable drive in one evening from how it looks on the map.

And, yes, it would be nearly impossible to climb much at Red Rocks in August. Mt. Charleston is known as a 'summer area' but I get the impression that August could get pretty toasty - it's also a 'warm up on 11s kind of area' to some degree, if that's what you're looking for. Also, I can tell you that Fontainebleau is worthless in August - as in rock in the sun is too hot to touch (just in case you were thinking of going to Freedom-land .. er .. I mean France)

Damnit! Now you've got me wanting to look up airfares!

Post by **Horatio Felacio** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 12:05 am

hey yasmeen, what type of climbing?

Post by **Yasmeen** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 12:54 pm

So the question has now changed...

If you were to, say, take spring semester off of school...

... what would your ideal climbing trip itinerary look like?

(:mrgreen:)

Post by **dadude** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 1:42 pm

Yasmeen,
if you're staying in the US,i'd start at j-tree,go to bishop,then vegas,baby.Moab,salt lake city,boulder,lumpy ridge on the way home.

Post by **canadaclimbergirl** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 2:16 pm

ahh...but your $$$ goes twice as far in Canada.....how about go north, Hit Rumney for some sport, the Gunks for some SCARY but good trad, then into Ontario, Niagara Escarpment sport/trad, Niagara Glen bouldering, then head west to Squamish (cracks, boulders and faces) and Skaha.

There is an amazing sport crag in Quebec too. Kamourask kicks ass!!! Limestone, all bolts 5.3 to 5.13. overhangy jug hauls and fun face climbs.

Nothing is more beautiful than a Canadian autumn.

Post by **SikMonkey** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 2:22 pm

Hmmm. I don't know, having never been to Canadia I really can't say much for or against it, but both spring and autumn in KY are awfully nice! I would probably start my tour in the southern region, then make my way back through the Natural Bridge Region, then on to Gray's Branch......

Mj