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Re: [piton] good U.S location for trad climbing:
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cchas
Jan 8, 2008, 2:32 PM
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piton wrote: also Seneca is now located in Arizona. I guess that place in West Virginia is no good He was probably meaning Sedona, which has quite a few new multipitch routes, but wouldn't call it a destination, but as a place to live as a trad climber not bad. -Granite Mountain -Prescott, Az 1.5hrs -Paradise Forks- Parks, Az 25miles- single pitch only -Sedona/Oak Creek Canyon ~25 miles -Isolation Canyon -Winslow Wall then if you want to drive 4hrs to Red Rocks (dependinbg on the construction at Hoover Dam) 5hrs to Indian Creek ~4hrs to Cochise Stronghold As for someone who has lived in NYC, and Nor Cal, I havee to say that Az has the most convienent trad climbing (and decent access to ice if you live in No-Az) with a moderate drive to the San Juans- but for access to the most spectacular climbing, I'd say Nor Cal Have to say that I love the Gunks and its great for a particular kind of trad climbing (roofs and face) and very friendly in starting out trad climbing, but I will go out on a limb and commit blasphemy,... to really develop as an all around trad climber; its not the best place. You don't learn crack climbing, and off widths, and to be a good all around trad climber you need it all, cracks(from fingers to offwidths), slabs, face.....-The Daks has ok cracks though.
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