Lotta good ones, but I think I'd have to go with Lucky Streaks in tuolumne. 5 or 6 pitches, .10c.

Too many to list, but a few stick out for different reasons:

Epinepherine, Red Rocks, 5.9
Grand Wall, Squamish, 5.11a
Rock On, Squamish, 5.10a
Children's Crusade, North Conway, NH, 5.11a
Moby Grape, Cannon cliff, NH, 5.8
Fat City Direct, Gunks, 5.10d

and on and on......


Josh

Epinepherine , Quite Fun. There are alot of multi-pitch climbs in Red Rocks that are great.
I haven't been back to the Gunks for a while. Though there are alot of ledges which makes it nice for a break or belay anchor.
Never climbed in New Hampshire, but heard N.Conway is a popular area.

New Hampshire is a shit place to climb. Everything is swarming with gumbies and all the rock is crap, short, and crumbly. The winters are harsh, cold, and barely navigable while the summers are short and full of ticks, black flies, mosquitoes, and people who don't belong out of the cities further south. I'm serious, it's a shitty place.

I enjoy multi-pitch climbs and my favorite and longest was rock-on and then the ultimate everything.
It was 17-18 pitches, from 5. 10a to 5.9. It was a day climb in Squamish. What was your favorite multi-pitch climb?

Translation: I am either a NH native trying to keep enigma from visiting or got my ass whooped when I tried to climb there.

Johs

Translation: I'm one of those pricks from away who doesn't belong there.

Matthes Crest, Tuolomne
Grand Wall, Squamish
Adventure Punks, Red Rock
Serenity/Sons, Yosemite
Fiddler on the Roof, Red Rock

All of these left a huge smile on my face- back up against the wall, i'd probably pick Fiddler above the rest, but it'd be a shame not to mention the others.

All 23 pitches of TIme Wave Zero, El Potrero Chico

So how was that? I've never been to El Potrero Chico, How long did it take you? How's the rock? Very Impressive. Is that rated 5.11 or mixed moves? Excellent Accomplishment.
Pictures?

Chrimson Chrysalis
Birdland (RR)
Birdland (Gunks)
Arrow (Gunks)
Ramblin' Rose (S. Platte)

I'm sure there are more, but those are pretty much at the top of the list.

I don't do much mutlipitch, so pretty much every route I've done is among the best.

-Sendero Luminoso, Potrero (did not send the entire route, unfortunately)
-Original Route of Rainbow Wall, Red Rocks

Shorter Multipiches:
-Nutcracker (yes, Nutcracker), best moderate multipitch I've ever done.
-Fine Jade, Castle Valley
-Cornflake Crack, Looking Glass Rock

Enigma, you still make no sense to me.

So how was that? I've never been to El Potrero Chico, How long did it take you? How's the rock? Very Impressive. Is that rated 5.11 or mixed moves? Excellent Accomplishment.
Pictures?

Moby Grape, Cannon cliff, NH, 5.8

Tuolumne is a mellow area, I've climbed a few times there and always had a good time.
Is it 10c throughout all the pitches or is it just one 5.10c move on Lucky Streaks?

Haha, and a special mention for Burnsy of River Tower. One of the more hilarious excuses for climbing I've been involved in. HaHa!

Shangri-la in Sedona. How many pitches.... well, in the guidebook its 5 (which I;'ve done it that way). Have also done it as a 3 pitch route and as a two pitch route. Belayed Mike when he did it without the bolts and am now wondering if you can do it as 2 pitches without the bolts.

It has a bit of everything

p1 tips crack but you heel hook and bump up an
arete.
p2: a stunning splitter offset flake
p3: hard tips to powerful wide stems
p4 fingers to tight hands
p5 upto fists

and the position in the canyon can't be beat

As much as I like the International Chimney route on Spire 3 for the perch on top, I'm going to go with the Conn Diagonal behind Sylvan Lake. Maybe it's because of all the different people I've taken up it or all the good times I've had on that route. It sticks out clearly in my mind when I think of fun.

I didn't enjoy the climb that much, so I didn't list it as a favorite, but as a favorite moment with two of my best friends, yeah, that was a memorable three days. Everything about those days, from push-starting the car, to the suddenly shifting rope, to the "Give me slack I'm going to jump" moments, to the tyrolean traverse: that was a fun time.

When is warm enough to climb there? Never been to South or North Dakota, Sounds like you have had some great times. Thanks for Info

Lotta good ones, but I think I'd have to go with Lucky Streaks in tuolumne. 5 or 6 pitches, .10c.

An adventure for sure. "Wait, you're gunna what?" "Slack!"
I've never been more proud of pathfinding then on the way out of there, either.

My favorites list is pretty diverse.

VMC Direct Direct on Cannon
Stoners Highway, Yosemite
Royal Arches to Crown Jewel, Yosemite
Misty Beethoven, Yosemite
Rosy Crucifixion to Italian Arete, Eldo
Yellow Spur, Eldo
Fat City, RMNP
Exum Ridge, Le Grand Teton
Wild Women, Cathedral
Le Ticket, Le Rond, Le Carre, et La Lune, Chamonix
Fafnir, Cannon

To name a few

I'll give a second vote for Lucky Streaks. And I'll add Irene's Arete, 5.8.

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On Disappointment Peak--in the Tetons.

Curt

That's tough to pick. I guess I'll go with these five in order from most favorite:

Ramblin Rose 5.10a-S. Platte (awesome traverse on an easy flake to some in your face Platte slab climbing. Just really cool moves for a long time)

Fastest Gun 5.10a-Poko-Moonshine (cool climbing with a move where you can just cut your feet and enjoy the exposure, cool style of climbing for me)

Escape Artist 5.10a-Black Canyon (one of my first long multipitch "tens", just one of those cool moments of pushing doubt out of my head on something that was a little runout and at the time difficult for me to conceive of doing)

Center Route 5.9-South Platte (super sustained and bomber jams for a long time makes for a pumpy climb. A really pretty area of the Platte)

Wyrick-Merrel on River Tower 5.6 C2-Moab (although at the time of climbing I was sort of annoyed with the climb because I pretty much lead everything and we had to go back three days in a row for a freaking four pitch climb, we lost gear, and so on, it is one of the most memorable climbs ever aside from the North Face of Nez Perce. I don't want to ruin it but there's ancient hardware galore, nests of tiny gear in crap rock, easy runouts on really dangerous rock, wiggling fixed gear...oh and jumping. For full value I suggest taking someone who's never aid climbed before up it. The look of constant horror alone is worthwhile. Don't go in March either.)

There's more that some have already mentioned: Yellow Spur, Irene's Arete, Full Exum Ridge, Whitney Gilman Ridge, New Era, Kor's Flake, Mainliner, Kor-Ingalls, Fine Jade, too many classics to name. Can't wait for the warm weather again.

Serenity to Sons of yesterday- Yosemite
The Prow on Cathedral New Hampshire
The Line at Lover's Leap
Corn Flake Crack, Looking Glass
Lurking Fear- Yosemite. One day, I will commit to trying a free ascent of this route
Humanity Tonsai (Thailand)
Tower I Spikul Indonesia
Guide's Route Grand Tetons
Loved them all

Sadly I don't have a lot of diversity yet in what multi pitch climbs I have done. I hope to fix this in the future

of the climbs I have done so far, I would say my favorites were either Open Book or Whodunit in tahquitz.

Hey, if we're switching from "favourite" to "memorable" then I have some additions.

I don't know if I can say The Black is my favorite place. I've only been able to get out there once. It's just a really intense place with a lot of history and it's kind of ominous.

Greg, it's one of those climbs where it doesn't have to be fun to be fun. Without other people there it would have just been some chossy nightmare but luckily we all could joke and whine about it together which made it a fun climb. Sort of like Epinephrine for you I think.

All of these have left me with that "shit eating grin" for HOURS after I was done.

Cruel Shoes to Grand Wall - Squamish We did Apron Strings to Grand Wall, but didn't finish the Grand for a couple different reasons. Cruel shoes looks awesome too.
Borderline - Squamish Looks like I have something new on my ticklist for next time.
Local Boys Do Good - Squam Agreed
Dream Symphony - Squam #2 on my new ticklist
Royal Arches to Crest Jewel (CTC in 10hrs)- Yos I need to get back to Yosemite. So much to do.
Infinite Bliss - WA Never been to WA
Davis-Holland to Lovin' Arms - Index, WA Ditto
Stanley-Burgner Route - Prusik Peak, WA Ditto
Surrealistic Pillar to Corrugation Corner - The Leap Never been to the Leap
Iron Way (I think) - Mt Lemmon Never been to Arizona
Yellow Spur - Eldo I looked at this on my one and only trip there. Might have to put it on my list in my other thread.
Epinephrine - Red Rocks Agreed. The route left me smiling. The descent left me cursing like a sailor.
Yellow Brick Road - Red Rocks Haven't done.
Directississima - Gunks One of my favorite pitches anywhere. Wish it were longer. Last time I was on it I tried to link it to the last pitch of Enduro man. Hung on it but thought it might go with some work.
Recompense with the Beast Var.- Cathedral Agreed. One of the best 5.9's in the Northeast.
Book of Solemnity - Cathedral Very cool route. Also too short.
Whitney-Gilman - Cannon 5.7 Adventure climbing at it's best.

My favorite climbs all mean something different to me, depending on where it was during my climbing evolution, who I was with, or if I wasn't with anyone. Some personal highlights:

Positive Vibes, The Hulk
Astroman, The Valley
Wall of the Worlds, Cal Dome
Beckey-Chouinard, The Bugs
Nutcracker, The Valley (<20 mins)
Freeway, Squamish
The Vampire, Tahquitz
Slipstream, Icefields Parkway
Upper Weeping Wall, Icefields Parkway
Full Exum, The Tetons (<11 hrs c2c, onsight)

Nice list.

Josh

Actually it was the Naked Edge that I look at in Eldo, but Yellow Spur looks awesome too.

A couple more additions to my list:

Rosy Crucifixion to Alice in Bucketland in Eldo
Bastille Crack in Eldo



Josh

Get strong and I'll do Naked Edge with you next time you come visit.

GO

Nice list.

Josh

Yep, I grew up in the East and everything listed is classic but short. That's the "draw" of the West.

I could list more from Squamish but I didn't want to get too "one sided"

The weather window is tough sometimes but I truly think Squamish is THE BEST Trad area in NA followed by Red Rocks.

What are you implying?

Yep, I grew up in the East and everything listed is classic but short. That's the "draw" of the West.

I could list more from Squamish but I didn't want to get too "one sided"

The weather window is tough sometimes but I truly think Squamish is THE BEST Trad area in NA followed by Red Rocks.

Unpossible to decide. Especially since most of the routes I remember fondly are because of the goings-on on the route, not the actual route.
Like Agag's Groove on Bouchaille Etive Mhor, for some reason I always have a blast on that route. It's not a world class route, but I am always smiling on it.

I also like climbing towers. Something about climbing something free-standing just makes it rad.

I had such a blast on Bear's Reach with Lazlo that I think of the route highly, though I've heard people talk about it a little critically.

Funny how the ambiance of the day/mood of the party can make shitty awkward grovelling feel like cool and funky moves, or sketchy run out stuff exciting or boring easy section relaxing and chilled.

Edit to add some more fun routes:

Finger's Ridge, Corrie an T'Schneacda, Caingorms.
Pidgeon Spire, Bugaboos

Haha, and a special mention for Burnsy of River Tower. One of the more hilarious excuses for climbing I've been involved in. HaHa!

Scotland has some rad routes but the weather can be an issue and nothing is really roadside.

The bugs are rad, I don't have any photos cuz I lost my camera, though.

lost it!!! you forgot it at the hut!!!!

Way to out me Marge.

Yeah, I left it at the hut. Busted.

You'd have thought someone would hand it in, though, no?

Way to out me Marge.

Yeah, I left it at the hut. Busted.

You'd have thought someone would hand it in, though, no?

bad form not to turn it in!!

How could you find an owner of a camera where all the pics are of sheep rear ends?

Darkside was there so some of this pictures had me in "them".

Here's a few that come to mind with good memories:

The Rostrum, Yosemite
Romantic Warrior, The Needles
Snake Dike, Yosemite
Royal Arches to Crest Jewel Direct, Yosemite
The Vampire, Tahquitz
Original Route on Rainbow Wall, Red Rocks
Moonlight Buttress, Zion
Mike Strassman Memorial Route, High Sierra
The Totem Pole, Tasmania
Lord of the Thais, Railay, Thailand
Cloud Tower, Red Rocks
3rd Pillar of Mt. Dana, High Sierra
Innersanctum to Airy Interlude, The Needles
The Nose (IAD), Yosemite
Astroman, Yosemite

And so many more.....

Josh

Rock on.

ultimate everything sucks.

Rock On is a great climb.
I liked the variety in the ultimate everything.A crack pitch, a face climb, even an a little aid piece.
There are so many multi-pitch climbs there, Did you climb Angels Crest?

Any other liebacks you recommend? I did one 5.10b as a lieback my fingers were able to fit in the crack. I have to look up the name in my Squamish Book.

Angels is good. Cool traversing climbing on the ribs at the top. You did aid on U.E.? not the .10b traverse?

You can layback on lots of routes in squish, no good ones come to mind tho.

From memory some routes with laybacking include Split pillar, Caboose, Kangaroo Corner, Freeway, Golden Labs, Cruel Shoes...

Angels is good. Cool traversing climbing on the ribs at the top. You did aid on U.E.? not the .10b traverse?

You can layback on lots of routes in squish, no good ones come to mind tho.

I climbed cruel shoes, apron strings, and the flake and many others. There are so many climbs there its amazing.
As well as different areas. I also climbed in Checkamus- with a group of climbers when it rained in Squish.
When I did the ultimate everything- I did the aid, because I had to clean gear.
I guess you have to wait till spring now. You can always go to Josh for a change of place. Its warm enough in South California almost every day to climb.
Thanks for your reply. I never did the split pillar and the sword. Next time!