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crow
Feb 29, 2004, 9:59 PM
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So I need some ideas on good first ever Aid routes to do in the valley. I've never climbed Aid before so something easy would be nice.
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factortwo
Feb 29, 2004, 10:42 PM
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The big boulder at Le Conte Memorial has some very steep bolt ladders on it for practice aid. Church Bowl Tree at Church Bowl is a good first aid lead on gear. It's where the Yosemite Mountain school goes. It's also a good free climb. There is also a multi pitch route on Rixons pinnacle, but I don't know much about it.
Aid climbing is torture. I don't know why I keep doing it.
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lambone
Mar 1, 2004, 2:21 AM
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The route on Rixons is fun and pretty easy, but there's lots of rockfall three. Almost took me out!
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skiclimb
Mar 1, 2004, 9:24 PM
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I did some practice on the first pitch of Dihedral wall...that's a nice practice aid pitch.
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epic_ed
Mar 2, 2004, 6:16 AM
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The following is from the Supertopo forum a couple of months back. Thanks to Bryan (Copperhead) for the effort put into compiling the list:
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?m=25887#msg30223
Ed
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copperhead
Mar 2, 2004, 4:40 PM
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Thanks Ed!
You saved me the trouble of searching for the link.
Try this one instead:
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?m=25887
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apollodorus
Mar 25, 2004, 9:41 AM
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Between Camp 4 and the Three Brothers, up there in the forest, is Bear Rock. It's about the size of a castle or large mansion, and hidden by the trees. There is a bolt ladder route on it, which is now about A3+ because of rust. Or maybe not. When I did it in '83, it was pretty bomber.
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karlbaba
Mar 26, 2004, 4:32 AM
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In reply to: Between Camp 4 and the Three Brothers, up there in the forest, is Bear Rock. It's about the size of a castle or large mansion, and hidden by the trees. There is a bolt ladder route on it, which is now about A3+ because of rust. Or maybe not. When I did it in '83, it was pretty bomber.
Just be aware. Bear Rock was swept by HUGE MASSIVE rockfall on both sides a few years ago. Last year, rocks were still coming down in the area.
Still, the aid climbing is on the side opposite the wall where the rocks came down. You'd probably be safe there even in a huge slide, and you certainly wouldn't have any company up there
Peace
karl
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