Muir Valley Topos
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marathonmedic
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squeezindlemmon
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Best wall to go to, again, depends on your climbing preference. But here are some personal thoughts:
Great Wall: lots of cool sport routes in the moderate grades. routes are close together so there is no long hiking in between climbs. There is a cool corridor that you can use during those hot days (but I don't think that'll be for another couple of months).
Indy Wall (Tantroft Hollow): around the corner from the Great Wall, this wall has short but pumpy routes that are also in close proximity of each other. Wall gets really warm in the afternoons.
Sanctuary (Tantroft Hollow): the routes here are along the 5.12 and harder range. Most are still projects. You can climb here in a hurricane.
Inner Sanctum (Tantroft Hollow): a few hundred yards past First Fall, this area which can be reached after crossing a gully, is home to more moderate (and a few hard) routes. Gets morning sun.
Stadium (Tantroft Hollow): this area gets PLENTY of sun and is home to a lot of trad routes. Doesn't get a lot of traffic in this area.
Tectonic Wall (Tantroft Hollow): This wall is home to two excellent sport climbs. Gets afternoon sun.
Johnny's Wall (Tantroft Hollow): aka 5.10 Wall. Gets afternoon sun.
Joe Ponder Hollow: area doesn't get as much traffic either but is home to a handful of interesting routes.
Bruise Bros Wall (Rebel Branch): home to a lot of easy to moderate climbs. It's a rainy day wall.
Sunnyside (Rebel Branch): I haven't been in this area much but from what I understand, it's Sunny (duh) and it has a couple of really great *classic* routes (Machete and Weedeater).
Hatton Hollow: I've never been to this wall either, but from the pics, the routes look good.
So as you can see, lots of walls in Muir, you shouldn't have any problems when it comes to large groups. Tantroft Hollow and Rebel gets the most traffic out of all the hollows though, fyi.
Indy Wall and the Great Wall are my personal favorites.
Great Wall: lots of cool sport routes in the moderate grades. routes are close together so there is no long hiking in between climbs. There is a cool corridor that you can use during those hot days (but I don't think that'll be for another couple of months).
Indy Wall (Tantroft Hollow): around the corner from the Great Wall, this wall has short but pumpy routes that are also in close proximity of each other. Wall gets really warm in the afternoons.
Sanctuary (Tantroft Hollow): the routes here are along the 5.12 and harder range. Most are still projects. You can climb here in a hurricane.
Inner Sanctum (Tantroft Hollow): a few hundred yards past First Fall, this area which can be reached after crossing a gully, is home to more moderate (and a few hard) routes. Gets morning sun.
Stadium (Tantroft Hollow): this area gets PLENTY of sun and is home to a lot of trad routes. Doesn't get a lot of traffic in this area.
Tectonic Wall (Tantroft Hollow): This wall is home to two excellent sport climbs. Gets afternoon sun.
Johnny's Wall (Tantroft Hollow): aka 5.10 Wall. Gets afternoon sun.
Joe Ponder Hollow: area doesn't get as much traffic either but is home to a handful of interesting routes.
Bruise Bros Wall (Rebel Branch): home to a lot of easy to moderate climbs. It's a rainy day wall.
Sunnyside (Rebel Branch): I haven't been in this area much but from what I understand, it's Sunny (duh) and it has a couple of really great *classic* routes (Machete and Weedeater).
Hatton Hollow: I've never been to this wall either, but from the pics, the routes look good.
So as you can see, lots of walls in Muir, you shouldn't have any problems when it comes to large groups. Tantroft Hollow and Rebel gets the most traffic out of all the hollows though, fyi.
Indy Wall and the Great Wall are my personal favorites.
Emancipate yourself from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our mind. ~Bob Marley
And in the near future we will have the Solarium - home to MANY quality long hard aesthetic overhanging 5.12-5.13 sport routes... there are also several other walls and hollows that will gradually be opened every couple of months...
"Those iron spikes you use have shortened the life expectancy of the Totem Pole by 50,000 years."
--A Navaho elder
--A Navaho elder
Thanks, y'all, for your patience. I don't like those few muddy trails, either. Most of the trails established on the Gathering Trail Day last fall are dry and in great shape. But, the muddy path down from the main parking lot to the start of the new trail heading off to the right through the woods follows a water race and is pretty yucky.
Those of you who have been to the main parking lot in the past couple weeks have seen our new barn for storing maintenance equipment including a new Kubota 3830 with backhoe and other implements. These were purchased to build and maintain proper trails and roads in the Valley.
However, it will take time to fix up some of the existing mud slides-- years to do it right. First, and foremost, we need dry weather, and I'm beginning to see that this is a rare event in KY. Last year was a record rainfall year, and '05 is starting out to beat that record.
So, bear with us, and look for some nice new routes and trail improvements this year.
Oh, and as for Fred, our snapping turtle. Please live and let live.
Thanks again to all of you who are helping to restore the Valley back into a place of spectacular natural beauty.
Rick
Those of you who have been to the main parking lot in the past couple weeks have seen our new barn for storing maintenance equipment including a new Kubota 3830 with backhoe and other implements. These were purchased to build and maintain proper trails and roads in the Valley.
However, it will take time to fix up some of the existing mud slides-- years to do it right. First, and foremost, we need dry weather, and I'm beginning to see that this is a rare event in KY. Last year was a record rainfall year, and '05 is starting out to beat that record.
So, bear with us, and look for some nice new routes and trail improvements this year.
Oh, and as for Fred, our snapping turtle. Please live and let live.
Thanks again to all of you who are helping to restore the Valley back into a place of spectacular natural beauty.
Rick
We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. - Randy Pausch
None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm. - Henry David Thoreau
None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm. - Henry David Thoreau
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lordjim_2001
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squeezindlemmon
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There might still be a mother and a cub in the valley. Last year the male bear was illegally shot and killed on Muir Valley property. (I was surprised that so many people on here raised a ruckus about climbing a route with a rat or a squirrel on them, but nobody made much of a fuss about the bear being killed). By the way, I think Rick still has an offer for a free steak dinner to anybody who is able to photograph the bear.
"Those iron spikes you use have shortened the life expectancy of the Totem Pole by 50,000 years."
--A Navaho elder
--A Navaho elder