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tradrenn
Oct 23, 2005, 2:16 AM
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Hi all
So I have a chance to have second vacation this year and my days off will be from Dec. 22 to Jan. 8 and was wondering if you guys and girls could recomend a trad climbing place to go to in USA with routes belowe 5.9
During that time is too cold to climb in Canada or East USA (Gunks) and I don't climb ice.
Thanks for all your help
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chanceboarder
Oct 23, 2005, 2:19 AM
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joshua tree
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climbingaggie03
Oct 23, 2005, 3:05 AM
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yeah, I can't think of anywhere better than Josh
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the_dude
Oct 23, 2005, 3:07 AM
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Red Rocks Las Vegas. Tons of multi pitch below 5.9. Good temps that time of year too, a little chilly at night though.
Cheers
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starkcontrast
Oct 23, 2005, 11:08 PM
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tennessee wall just outside of chattanooga.
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androol
Oct 24, 2005, 12:45 AM
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Asheville, North Carolina. Or anywhere in the Southeast. Tennessee is good too. Crisp, great friction, and Southern...best climbing season is anytime but summer.
http://www.foxmountainguides.com
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nedsurf
Oct 24, 2005, 1:48 AM
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JT and red rocks. jet blue for $99 to vegas from dulles.
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phassett74
Oct 24, 2005, 2:15 AM
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While the others are pretty obvious, you might consider Boulder/Denver area. True, there may be snow, but the conditions in Eldorado Canyon are hard to beat in the winter season. There are many shirtless/Tshirt climbing days during those two months in particular.
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curt
Oct 24, 2005, 2:19 AM
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Another vote for Joshua Tree here.
Curt
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dilettante
Oct 24, 2005, 2:25 AM
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vegas is awesome for easy trad climbing, say 5.4 to 5.7 and beyond. long fun routes. the weather could be great or not so great at that time of year but if it's too cold to go back into the canyons, you can always do some sport climbing as long as there's a bit of sun. and the weather will be iffy at all of the places mentioned. vegas has plenty to do if it's too cold or wet to climb...
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altelis
Oct 24, 2005, 3:47 AM
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jtree can't be beat-
i spent all of january '03 there and it was a blast. lots o climbing----and who wants to trust gear in crumbly sandstone? 8^)
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vegastradguy
Oct 24, 2005, 4:17 AM
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Red Rock and JTree, hands down. Less than three hours apart, they make a great combo trip for any trad climber.
However, you may find Red Rock to be more friendly in the way of easy trad than JTree at first- those climbs always take me a couple laps to get used to the rock.
Fly to Vegas, warm up on sandstone, then head to JTree to tick off some tougher one pitch routes!
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In reply to: JT and red rocks. jet blue for $99 to vegas from dulles.
$89 nonstop dulles to vegas, independent airline (that's their name)
http://www.flyindependent.com
$218 independent 12/20 - 1/7
$360 independent 12/22 - 1/8
$640 jetblue 12/22 - 1/8
At least, that's from Dulles.
david yount.
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builttospill
Oct 24, 2005, 9:15 AM
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Am I missing something? Why is everyone quoting airfare from Dulles? The guy's profile says he's from Canada.
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If flying is an option, the Vegas/Joshua Tree combo sounds pretty kickass.
If you're just driving, head to Chattanooga. Lots of good southern exposure. Also, NC has some great winter climbing - Rumbling Bald, Stone, Looking Glass and Whitesides.
As far as the weather goes, western NC and eastern TN are hit or miss in December.
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billcoe_
Oct 24, 2005, 2:49 PM
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In reply to: Another vote for Joshua Tree here. Curt
ditto.
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tradrenn
Oct 24, 2005, 11:09 PM
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A huge thanks to all.
You are asome.
This thread I have made just so I can find out where is best to go.
So if I may ask few more questions:
Where is the best place to stay at Red Rocks?
Where is the best place to stay at J. Tree ?
Any campsites with showers or cheap hotels/motels ?
What guide books are best that I could I get for each area ?
Thanks again for all your help
Wojtek
P.S. I might need a partner for that trip, but I will make a proper thread in partners section.
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chanceboarder
Oct 24, 2005, 11:30 PM
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well if you go to jtree there are about a half dozen campgrounds in the park. the most popular for climbers is hidden valley. you can get a shower in town at the coyote corner across from nomads. there's also some motels in joshua tree and yucca valley if you want to go that route.
you said you were looking for 5.9's and under so a good guide book would be "the trad guide to joshua tree: 60 favorite climbs from 5.5 to 5.9" by winger
another good guide to have would be the "rockclimbing joshua tree guide" by vogel
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