Beginner routes

Post by **Feanor007** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 4:38 am

ok, so i'm coming home from C. after leading my first to trad routes in Eldo, onsights of west crack and diheadral...very, very humble routes. I have #3-.75 camalots, Red Alien and #4-13 stoppers. Are there any easy (under 5.6) trad routes I could lead on that rack?

Post by **meetVA** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:46 am

Bongo at Long Wall. I think it is a 5.6 but other than the first move has great stances the whole way up and loves to take gear.

Post by **Artsay** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 11:37 am

FYI, you may need more than one #3. Maybe even a #3.5 for the top, depending on your comfort zone. But definitely go to Fortress. There's a ton of stuff there and, with most routes, you should be able to tell from the ground if you have the right gear.

Post by **J-Rock** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:12 pm

Bongo is at Wall of Denial.

Post by **meetVA** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:59 pm

Oh sure Jared, call me out. Sorry though. Thank Ray for the online guidebook.

When you do get more comfortable and more gear though, Autum, 5.8, out at Long Wall is sweet.

Post by **Stewy911** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:59 pm

I suggest doing no trad during the summer. Every crack I have bee on I have encountered wasp nests.

Post by **lordjim_2001** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 1:04 pm

Just watch out on that first little lip on Autum. Whacked my knee something feirce

Post by **diggum** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 1:04 pm

Autumn is at Fortress.

J/K

I reached in and found a nice lizard a few weeks back. Screeches were heard for miles around.

Post by **Sco Bro** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 1:24 pm

Stewy911 wrote:I suggest doing no trad during the summer. Every crack I have bee on I have encountered wasp nests.

It used to be spiders, now its wasps that Stew fears and runs from at the drop of a hat. What's your next major phobia?

Post by **ReachHigh** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 1:43 pm

I hope he doesn't develop Ablutophobia (Fear of washing or bathing)