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calpolyclimber
May 9, 2003, 2:08 AM
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Top ropes at Sunset Boulders near Goat Rock in northern California...
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crack_climber
May 9, 2003, 2:13 AM
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would you guys laugh if i said on a slab in Indiana? I know sounds crazy....private land....
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mr_gondola
May 9, 2003, 3:37 AM
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First learned to climb on blasted railroad rock on the Hudson. First real climbing area was the Gunks, NY. The crag where you can be proud to say you are a 5.6 leader :lol:
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roseraie
May 9, 2003, 4:05 AM
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Not counting indoor as a Girl Scout when I was 9...
First outdoor climb: some random toproped 30-foot thing on private property in Garner Valley (San Jacinto Mtns., CA) that the guys I worked with called "Sunburst." I think it was a 5.5 or 5.6, and I toproped it in my running shoes with 25 children cheering me on.
First sport lead: a 5.6 slab at Margaritaville in the High Desert.
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mackavus
May 9, 2003, 4:32 AM
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The first place I climbed was in a gym, then some bouldering and eventually the first REAL climbing that I did outdoors was SENECA.... we did Conn's West... not a bad place to start if you ask me.
PS. I am drunk right now, and this makes me happy.
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gdeveney
May 9, 2003, 4:39 AM
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stoney ridge! its kinda short and stuff but i was itching to get on real rock after learning in a gym all winter long!
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climbsomething
May 9, 2003, 4:52 AM
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Mt. Lemmon. Chimney to a hanging belay to slab. Cruel, cruel partner! :P
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taraus_de_bull
May 9, 2003, 5:25 AM
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Chickies rock!! i love that place
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dontfall
May 9, 2003, 11:53 AM
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Shickshinny (if spelt wrong, please tell me)
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bumblie
May 9, 2003, 3:17 PM
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Camp Sequoia, north of Asheville, NC
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aimeerose
May 9, 2003, 3:56 PM
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Casle Rock, CA. Toproped the waterfall route and was immediatly hooked. Especially when I got to the top and there was a view to the ocean!
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ptone
May 9, 2003, 4:47 PM
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1st outdoor lead was at Eardley Escarpment--primal scream, and I did scream too with a runout crux! (1st time on real rock)
man--I totally fell in love that day, sun setting over the west end of the escarpment line.
Climbing...
Once it's in your system :roll:
Peace,
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edited to clean the windshield
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bishop
May 9, 2003, 5:07 PM
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Bon Echo, Ontario, Canada
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thomer
May 9, 2003, 5:24 PM
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The first place I climbed was in The Outlets in the Black Hills of South Dakota. I've been climbing around there since.
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crazywacky
May 9, 2003, 5:54 PM
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First climb was Walk on the Wild Side, Joshua Tree National Monument, back in 1992.
And thanks to my friend Brent Cooley for getting me into it.
Before then, I had done quite a bit of caving with a Scout troop in Southern Oklahoma. But I dont consider that when I started "climbing". That was more like wallowing.
:D
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wonderwoman
May 9, 2003, 6:51 PM
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at DenRock Park, in the lovely city of Lawrence, MA about 9 years ago. I was wearing my converse all stars and did a spray painted climb called 'Desperado'.
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wantaberockclimber
May 9, 2003, 8:29 PM
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1st indoor climb. was at a rock climbing gym.
1st and last outdoor climb was near boulder CO. A cool canyon called Eldorado Canyon. It was a 5.7 climb. But the overhang made it feel like a 5.9. I would still love to go rock climbing, but time and no friends near by that climb make it very difficult to go. :cry:
Steve
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crag
May 9, 2003, 9:01 PM
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Seneca Rocks West by God Virginia - Where the men are men & the sheep are scared. Cow tipp'n is like take'n a bunch of college to drunk to know what their do'n coeds on their very first snipe hunt. Long live Buck Harper & his WV handshake. The stench that rose from the Roy Gap Camping area was a cornucopia of marijuana, cheep beer, sweat, chalk dust & sex, (read: sheep), all serenaded by Gerry Garcia himself. The sound of the clanking drilled out hexes was your morning wake-up call. The trip across the swinging bridge was your best bet to regain your equilibrium from the previous night’s debauchery.
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bonesz
May 9, 2003, 9:46 PM
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Crow Hill; Tarzan.
First ascent of "dons slab" (named by someone else) 5.6 stayed away from the large inside crack that everyone uses with laybacks.
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grigriese
May 9, 2003, 11:20 PM
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ABC Wall in Railay Thailand. I cried and cried when I got to the top of the first route. I was so terrified! I think I was maybe 25 feet off the ground on a 5.7.
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loinclothman
May 10, 2003, 1:03 AM
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Box Canyon, Socorro, NM
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dbarandiaran
Jun 2, 2003, 8:52 PM
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first place was the piano boulders, Ft. collins, CO almost one year ago...my brother introduced me to it. Thanks Luis!
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bakedjake
Jun 2, 2003, 8:57 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: whats the first place youve climbed Mines was Chickies rock , Lancaster PA ~Phil :shock: Ha, so was mine! Thank you Anne! - Yeah she popped my cherry |
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iridesantacruz
Jun 2, 2003, 10:06 PM
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first indoor was probably th ymca.. like most but outside was today :lol: at the south mountain reservation nj
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angelaa
Jun 2, 2003, 10:08 PM
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first top rope - Palisades
First Multi-pitch - Devils Tower
First Sport Lead - Moab
First Trad Lead - Vedauwoo WY
First Aid Lead - Zion
First Lead fall - Moab
First Alpine - - - ???? Crestone Needle this year . . I hope
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