Favorite Easy Trad Route?

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WDW4
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Re: Favorite Easy Trad Route?

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Thanks for the replies so far! I have led Bedtime for Bonzo and Party Time over at Fortress Wall, but am looking for something a little easier to take newer climbers on. I may just do Bedtime for Bonzo. Any other ideas?
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monty4355
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Take them up diamond in the crack! Its a great climb with a huge belay ledge and amazing view.
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I have seen more than a few folks not be able to pull the start of diamond in the crack. Getting off that shelf may be rough if they have no upper body stremf. Party time and foxfire I felt were comparable depending on your lead head. I wouldn't do foxfire if you'll be the only exp climber up there. Cavers is more solo than anything. There aren't many good ones in that range. Not that many period. Groundhog maybe.
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I retract my groundhog statement.
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monty4355
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I thought Party Time was much harder than Diamond in the Crack. Mighty Edison kinda fits the bill, it just the fact that the route sucks.
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THB
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milspecmark - soloing is bad advice

Diamond in the Crack is a fantastic route, it goes at 5.6, but it's a great easy multi-pitch trad route.

Mighty Edison I thought was awkward, which made it feel hard for the grade... I would not recommend it.
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When I was a beginner they took me up Beachcomber at Pebble Beach - it was 5.3 and very easy for a beginning climber.
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as others have offered, Diamond in the Crack is a great beginner route... I think you could surpass using most of the crack... If you have done BFB you could defiantly do DITC and then get some one to second it...
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Josephine wrote:When I was a beginner they took me up Beachcomber at Pebble Beach - it was 5.3 and very easy for a beginning climber.
Beachcobmer is also fun because it tops out.
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THB wrote:milspecmark - soloing is bad advice

Diamond in the Crack is a fantastic route, it goes at 5.6, but it's a great easy multi-pitch trad route.

Mighty Edison I thought was awkward, which made it feel hard for the grade... I would not recommend it.
Oh yeah, I was definetly not advising anyone to solo it. I was just predicting it.
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