Mj
Muir Valley
Checked out the Muir Valley for the first time. Great place to climb. I'm a solid 5.2 leader so we went to Great Wall and did the 7, the two 8's, and I toproped a 10b.
Nice people, too. I had the honor of meeting Rick Webber (spelling?), the landowner. Congrats to Rick for his redpoint on that 100 foot 10b!
ZSpider
Nice people, too. I had the honor of meeting Rick Webber (spelling?), the landowner. Congrats to Rick for his redpoint on that 100 foot 10b!
ZSpider
Extreme thanks to J.J. for letting me use your drill..........now I can take two weeks off and hopefully my shoulder will heal.
And KUDOS for sending your route! Classic mixed routes were a thing of the past (ie pulling pockets), but not any more. Rock on!
I am sure you enjoyed your reward.....s......
Spoon
And KUDOS for sending your route! Classic mixed routes were a thing of the past (ie pulling pockets), but not any more. Rock on!
I am sure you enjoyed your reward.....s......
Spoon
I didn't climb it Tim, but when I looked at it, the first thing I thought was that the bolt looked a little low, where a fall might let you hit the ledge. But then in order to not hit the ledge, another bolt would have to be added higher and it wouldn't really be such a mixed route!?!
What do I know though, I didn't get on it
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What do I know though, I didn't get on it
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squeezindlemmon
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Thanks for the comments.
Liz and I feel a little like the couple in “Field of Dreams.” If you build it, they will come…
In this case “they” turned out to be a lot of new climber friends and the finest route setting team anyone could hope for.
I have to admit, though, that a little confession is in order here. For several years, we’ve done a lot of climbs in the Red with very little thought as to how they came to be. Watching the folks in Muir putting up routes has been a real eye opener. The work is muscle-numbing, hot, dirty and expensive. The reward for wire brushing a thousand square feet of rock is a lung full of lichen dust and bloody knuckles.
Sure, you get to name the thing, but at what price?
The next time we send a classic in the Red or one of the new lines in Muir, let’s remember the guys and gals who built this vertical playground for us to enjoy.
And, to Johnny, the grand old dean of RRG route setters, our heartfelt thanks for all you gave to the climbing community.
Rick
“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature… Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.” – Helen Keller
Liz and I feel a little like the couple in “Field of Dreams.” If you build it, they will come…
In this case “they” turned out to be a lot of new climber friends and the finest route setting team anyone could hope for.
I have to admit, though, that a little confession is in order here. For several years, we’ve done a lot of climbs in the Red with very little thought as to how they came to be. Watching the folks in Muir putting up routes has been a real eye opener. The work is muscle-numbing, hot, dirty and expensive. The reward for wire brushing a thousand square feet of rock is a lung full of lichen dust and bloody knuckles.
Sure, you get to name the thing, but at what price?
The next time we send a classic in the Red or one of the new lines in Muir, let’s remember the guys and gals who built this vertical playground for us to enjoy.
And, to Johnny, the grand old dean of RRG route setters, our heartfelt thanks for all you gave to the climbing community.
Rick
“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature… Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.” – Helen Keller