Back country first ascents

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Back country first ascents

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Anyone out there remotely interested in bushwhacking around to do trad FAs. I've got a long tick list of routes that I've found over the years but have never been able to do because no one is willing to go do them. Now would be the time before the heat and humidity and thick vegetation descend upon us.

I can't climb them all. I really suck. But am willing to share and follow someone else up stuff that I am unwilling to lead.

C'mon, this is the east. How bad can the approaches be compared to out west or in other places. Its never more than a mile or so. I'm talking about getting to stuff that has no trails, not necesarily the Bataan Death March (but I do know of a few of those to some sweet FAs to do too).

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Post by everready »

Hey ynot, isn't this your gig???
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We share the gig. He's the weekend shift. I'm the weekday...
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This used to be my gig too. Maybe we can get out one weekend and compare some notes and get some FA's.
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If you climb on the weekends at all, I'm in.
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Cool, I'm itching to climb. And it nags me that these routes (potentially) have been sitting undone.

I've been suprised before (ask Jeff, green-haired Mark and Dwayne), but a lot of the stuff I've come across is most likely virgin rock. Some I know for sure is, I've already climbed routes in some of the places.

Next two weekends are bad for me, but after that I'm wide open.
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Post by ynot »

I already have a similar list.
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Anytime! Jump in here, Alan? Bushwhacking with Jesse and Chris? Virgin rock!
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