Ibex

Post by **Wes** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 5:21 am

Man, this might be my new favorite bouldering area if only it was closer to something. Very cool setting, very, very cool problems and some of the hardest rock I have ever touched. Bouldering would be the reason to go there, but if you are a hard-core traddie there are two of the steepest cracks that I have seen there on this 45-50 foot boulder. I think they come in around 5.13ish.

First, one more pic from Bishop:

A sunrise and a sunset from near Ibex:

Rebeckah warming up:

Nick sending Blue Flowers:

SLC guy on Bruce Lee Center:

And me, making the 2nd hold (my high point) on Bigger is better.

Post by **longlegsrule** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 6:45 am

Holy crap Wes!!! How much weight have you lost?!? You look friggin' skinny in that pic...

Post by **squeezindlemmon** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 2:06 pm

great pics, wes! thanks for sharing!

Post by **kneebar** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 2:40 pm

Now if that doesn't get you stoked for headin' west.

Thanks for the pictures! Show us the crack, Show us the crack (not that I have a chance in hell sending it)

Post by **diggum** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 3:04 pm

Wow. Nice pictures & LLR was right...you are lookin slim!! Downright skinny in that picture...aren't they feeding you out there?

Are you giving all your grub to the pooches?

Post by **haas** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 3:49 pm

I love Ibex so much. That place is amazing. I found it to be sort of like a fantasy land with having to drive forever to the middle of nowhere, then driving over the dried up lake to some incredible rock. It would be a drag though if that was the closest rock for you since it is quite remote.

I didn't realize those cracks went at 5.13. I got on one of them but bailed at the fixed piece about halfway up. Nice pics Wes

Post by **andy_lemon** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 4:53 pm

Rebeckah... ahhhh. And yeh Wes, your supposed to climb the boulders not move them around, quit working out so much.

Post by **diggum** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 5:01 pm

Wes's arms look ripped. I keep coming back to look.

Post by **andy_lemon** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 5:47 pm

I keep coming back too, but for a different picture.

Post by **kafish2** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 5:57 pm

I just keep coming back to daydream about climbing there. I have some videos with the IBEX in it rocks to see people I've climbed with there.