Page 3 of 3
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 10:27 pm
by J-Rock
There are several cliffs in the Red that are over 200 feet.
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 11:27 pm
by Yasmeen
Yup-- the Quest is 220 feet long.
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 11:49 pm
by ynot
Nevermore says its 200' but it traverses back and forth. I would bet the Quest does to. I dropped a 60 from the top of Raven and had 15 feet or more on the ground.
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 12:59 am
by Yasmeen
The Quest doesn't wander too much-- the 3rd pitch has a 15 foot traverse, but other than that, it's pretty much straight up.
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 5:51 pm
by Joel
A week and a half ago I was climbing Absinthe of Mallet at Cochise Stronghold in Arizona. Seven pitches, about 1000' total. And here we are discussing whether our tallest climbs are more or less than 200'.
I wish the Red was A LOT taller. Like, 10X taller. I wish we had multi-day climbs, not just multi-pitch. I wish we had walls where the weather on top might be totally different from the weather at the bottom. I wish we had walls where the bottom is granite, but after a couple thousand feet you get into a layer of sandstone, and then top out on limestone. I wish we had to check avalanche conditions before climbing. I wish our climbs had summits.
A guy's gotta dream . . . .
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 7:32 pm
by rhunt
stop wishing and move to the Valley...yo
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2004 1:09 am
by J-Rock
Hey Joel, climbing the Mace with you in Sedona was one of the best experiences ever! It is still one of my favorite routes. I wish we had some multi-pitch pinnacles with roofs, laybacks, jam cracks, off-widths, and wildly exposed moves with one hell of a top out and view.