Louisville Kind of Deep Water Soloing
Sorry powen01, since Driskel is mad at me, even though I tried to be as polite about it as possible, I volunteer him to watch me, and that way he will get access. O it isn't shit anyways, just something to do on a hot summer day, and a good workout; I got pumped after a few minutes because I kept using the pinches. The worst part is that the walls use these square panels, and they are all the same. The side I climbed on was 5 panels high, and the other side was 7 panels high, and about 35 feet tall. I never did check the depth on the other side, hopefully it is deeper on that side.
"It is difficult to estimate the potential damage of solvents; therefore the middle of the rope should never be marked with a felt-tip pen or similar. Although a danger might be improbable, it should never be ignored." Mammut
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jordancolburn
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falling into three feet of water sounds more dangerous than just landing on a crashpad on the ground. at least a crashpad is reliable. Don't get me wrong, you can jump off a roof into three feet of water and not hit bottom, but falling while climbing you will rarely be able to pick your posistion like that.
Hey it has some potential, all it takes is a harder rain for the creek's level to be higher, and I haven't even checked out the other side, it might be deep over there. With all of the pinchers it got me pumped in just a short amount of time, and so I know it's a good workout.
"It is difficult to estimate the potential damage of solvents; therefore the middle of the rope should never be marked with a felt-tip pen or similar. Although a danger might be improbable, it should never be ignored." Mammut
UPDATE:
I found a new deep water solo spot at this limestone quarry, and it's plenty deep. It's so close to Louisville if I drove you there a certain way you would think you were still in Louisville. It was an amazing feeling climbing routes that might have never had a person on them before. The routes were fun with thought provoking moves, and good movement once you realize what to do, and I would rate them both as 5.9's. The first one reminded me of the gorge, the start was the hardest part(thanks to super slippery moss below the waterline). There is one time when you are pulling a bulge that if you look down it looks like you could hit the slab below you, but in reality it's not likely to actually happen since the bulge sticks out just as far as the base of the cliff. This route contains my new favorite handhold, it's this thin limestone flake that just protrudes out of a flat blank wall. You can actually get your fingers behind it, and so I thought it would be referred to as a plate. I thought maybe it could get ripped off easily, and so I did a pull test and it was solid.
The other route was pretty scary, there is this ledge that protrudes out that is almost even with the water level. Later on during the climb when you traverse above it, if you look down it gets scary. I just kept reminding myself to push off hard if I fall. I was pretty much in my solo(or cave climbing) state of mind, and I knew there was no room for error, especially a feet slipping and then your hands going and you fall strait down on the ledge kind of error. Finally I saw a wasp flying around and he seemed pissed at me so I bailed out. After further inspection I noticed a bunch starting to swarm around the area where I last saw the wasp, and so I think they have a nest there.
I almost forgot how great climbing on limestone can be, sometimes the texture feels like the grippy handholds of Cherokee Park, and other times there is smooth slopers. There is: pinches, amazingly smooth crimpers that have v shaped slit cut outs, crimpers that are just really textured, sidepulls, massive jugs, pockets with too much grip, and some that feel fine on your fingertips. O ya and there was another short 5.7, and one ledgerline, it was like stairs with ledges just below you every step you take.
Tomorrow I am organizing a big trash cleanup there, it's a mess. The only thing I don't know is if this place is 100% legal, but from what I have heard it might be ok. I am going to do further research on it, and if the place is legal I will definitely release it's location, but I might never tell KD where it is, not that he cares anyhow since he has his own little gym
I found a new deep water solo spot at this limestone quarry, and it's plenty deep. It's so close to Louisville if I drove you there a certain way you would think you were still in Louisville. It was an amazing feeling climbing routes that might have never had a person on them before. The routes were fun with thought provoking moves, and good movement once you realize what to do, and I would rate them both as 5.9's. The first one reminded me of the gorge, the start was the hardest part(thanks to super slippery moss below the waterline). There is one time when you are pulling a bulge that if you look down it looks like you could hit the slab below you, but in reality it's not likely to actually happen since the bulge sticks out just as far as the base of the cliff. This route contains my new favorite handhold, it's this thin limestone flake that just protrudes out of a flat blank wall. You can actually get your fingers behind it, and so I thought it would be referred to as a plate. I thought maybe it could get ripped off easily, and so I did a pull test and it was solid.
The other route was pretty scary, there is this ledge that protrudes out that is almost even with the water level. Later on during the climb when you traverse above it, if you look down it gets scary. I just kept reminding myself to push off hard if I fall. I was pretty much in my solo(or cave climbing) state of mind, and I knew there was no room for error, especially a feet slipping and then your hands going and you fall strait down on the ledge kind of error. Finally I saw a wasp flying around and he seemed pissed at me so I bailed out. After further inspection I noticed a bunch starting to swarm around the area where I last saw the wasp, and so I think they have a nest there.
I almost forgot how great climbing on limestone can be, sometimes the texture feels like the grippy handholds of Cherokee Park, and other times there is smooth slopers. There is: pinches, amazingly smooth crimpers that have v shaped slit cut outs, crimpers that are just really textured, sidepulls, massive jugs, pockets with too much grip, and some that feel fine on your fingertips. O ya and there was another short 5.7, and one ledgerline, it was like stairs with ledges just below you every step you take.
Tomorrow I am organizing a big trash cleanup there, it's a mess. The only thing I don't know is if this place is 100% legal, but from what I have heard it might be ok. I am going to do further research on it, and if the place is legal I will definitely release it's location, but I might never tell KD where it is, not that he cares anyhow since he has his own little gym
"It is difficult to estimate the potential damage of solvents; therefore the middle of the rope should never be marked with a felt-tip pen or similar. Although a danger might be improbable, it should never be ignored." Mammut