Decent bouldering in the RRG

Post by **bazoqop** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:00 pm

The bolderfield I've developed is covered in moss and you must share the good holds with the millipedes..

Otherwise, yer welcome to it..

That is all..

Post by **jhwatts** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:15 pm

I would love to see this boulderfield, You should also let me climb on all the problems, seeing as I can't climb anything with a V rating, but I am a bit fat, so I could help break/clean all the loose holds.

Post by **bazoqop** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:26 pm

jhwatts wrote:I would love to see this boulderfield, You should also let me climb on all the problems, seeing as I can't climb anything with a V rating, but I am a bit fat, so I could help break/clean all the loose holds.

Just wander around the Emerald City..you'll find your share..

It's just perfect for fat weak old people...( and I include myself in that description..)

Post by **Ascentionist** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:37 pm

JR wrote:I don't think so Jordan. Several people(Chris Redman,Chris Chaney) have spent years looking for boulders and have found next to nothing of quality.

I've found lots of quality, spread out and hard to get to. LOTS. Spread out. Hard to get to. LOTS.

The problem is that most climbers are looking for the quick fix. The bouldering in RRG is great if you live close by and want to get out on a weekday after work or on a weekend to avoid the crowds. Not so good for road tripping or taking your posse to.

I found more than one good area, with concentration, quality and variety but most people would cry about the approach, or not be able to find it after the first visit, or bitch because they didn't find it themselves.

I found a lot of areas that weren't so great on quality, but had lots of problems in a small area so they were great to go and do laps that got harder with each pass.

And of course there is a lot of historic bouldering in the Red and you can combine scattered areas and get in a pretty good day if you're willing to put in the leg work. Check ou tthe traverse between Africa and Arachnid at Tower Rock. It was mentioned in one of Martin Hackworth's guides.

To be a boulderer in the Red you have to love the RRG and love bouldering. And then you have to be poor and not able to afford to drive hours to get to better bouldering destinations. You make do with what you have...

I live five minutes from Morrison, CO now and I actually rode up Flagstaff Mountain in Boulder this morning on my bike. But I don't boulder now. I want to, but the appeal to me when I lived there was finding the unknown, onsiting crazy stuff, cleaning as I went, one pad, no spotter and only my Double Canine Rescue Team to help me out if I got in trouble.

Bouldering in the Red is not for everyone. I will maintain til the day I die that there is great bouldering in the Red and all over Kentucky, but it's not for the masses (read: sheeple) and that's ok.

Someone needs to go do that thing at the Dome.

Post by **Shamis** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:25 pm

pigsteak wrote:the boulderfield we are developing has potential for 40-50 problems. however, we have just started the cleaning process. If you would like to be shown the area, we will need you to sign a waiver stating that you will respect our projects until we release them to the general public.

Prepare to be poached.

Post by **ynot** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:10 am

That thing at the Dome looks good. Watch for copperheads. I was standing inches from one for several minutes before I saw him. They blend right in with the leaves.

Post by **krampus** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:36 am

while I fully understand and agree with red tagging a rout that actual money and time went into cleaning, I am not sure I could see red tagging a boulder, I do not know where this field is, and don't believe in poaching should I go hiking for a day and come across a boulder problem I will probably get on it, they don't really count for points anyway, other than 10 minutes of brushing what really went into the rout? Could it not be randomly discovered by someone else? I suppose it would be a different story if you told me where it was and I went and knowingly poached.

Post by **pigsteak** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:16 am

krampus wrote:while I fully understand and agree with red tagging a rout that actual money and time went into cleaning, I am not sure I could see red tagging a boulder, I do not know where this field is, and don't believe in poaching should I go hiking for a day and come across a boulder problem I will probably get on it, they don't really count for points anyway, other than 10 minutes of brushing what really went into the rout? Could it not be randomly discovered by someone else? I suppose it would be a different story if you told me where it was and I went and knowingly poached.

I'll take you Krampus, cause I like you. But no worries..scobro and I are drilling a single bolt/hanger by the starting holds, and attaching red tags on them. if it ain't tagged, it's open or above our abilities. after sending, we remove the tags and hangers, and fill in the holes.

it's never about the money..it is about the process. of course the red tags ca be ignored, so we are contemplating a color coding system to highlight our desires: red tag-we want the FA (stay off)
pink tag-open for all
yellow tag-probably over our head, but we want co-credit on the FA since we cleaned it for you.

it will be an easy system for all to learn, and make your day at the crag more enjoyable. respect the boulder tags, and commune with nature.

There might be enough potential in this one area for a 20-25 page mini guide. Ray?

Post by **krampus** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:04 am

Post by **tbwilsonky** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:15 pm

pigsteak wrote: respect the boulder tags, and commune with nature.

made my morning.