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hendo
Aug 12, 2008, 5:05 PM
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I like Red Rocks and Joshua Tree, but both are hot in the summer. I like the Selkirks in B.C. but they get a hundred feet of snow in the winter.
I've scrambled a lot in the Rockies but the rock is often iffy and the scree slopes are tedious.
Wales and the Lake District look good in photos, but they do get British weather (:
Spain? Wadi Rum? Any ideas would be helpful.
(P.S. This is about scrambling, not 5th class climbing. I'm interested in super-lightweight scampering, unburdened with piles of gear.)
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sungam
Aug 12, 2008, 6:31 PM
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hendo wrote: I like Red Rocks and Joshua Tree, but both are hot in the summer. I like the Selkirks in B.C. but they get a hundred feet of snow in the winter. I've scrambled a lot in the Rockies but the rock is often iffy and the scree slopes are tedious. Wales and the Lake District look good in photos, but they do get British weather (: Spain? Wadi Rum? Any ideas would be helpful. (P.S. This is about scrambling, not 5th class climbing. I'm interested in super-lightweight scampering, unburdened with piles of gear.)
Loads of epic long scrambles in the alps, from what I've heard- and I'm sure there is plenty in almost any mountain range.
It'll all be good in different ways.
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OptumisClimb
Aug 12, 2008, 6:45 PM
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hendo wrote: I like Red Rocks and Joshua Tree, but both are hot in the summer. I like the Selkirks in B.C. but they get a hundred feet of snow in the winter. I've scrambled a lot in the Rockies but the rock is often iffy and the scree slopes are tedious. Wales and the Lake District look good in photos, but they do get British weather (: Spain? Wadi Rum? Any ideas would be helpful. (P.S. This is about scrambling, not 5th class climbing. I'm interested in super-lightweight scampering, unburdened with piles of gear.)
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hendo
Aug 12, 2008, 6:46 PM
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Yes, after I posted, I thought about the via ferrata in the Dolomites and elsewhere in the Alps.
The Sierra Nevada is probably another good destination.
In the perfect world, one without wars and minefields, Afghanistan would probably be a great place for scrambling.
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mtselman
Aug 12, 2008, 8:08 PM
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Tetons have tons of beautiful 3rd and 4th class scrambles.
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hendo
Aug 28, 2008, 2:23 AM
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A friend just got back from Colorado and the Flatirons sound great too.
Maybe there isn't one perfect spot in the world. I'll just have to settle for hitting them all :)
(This post was edited by hendo on Aug 28, 2008, 2:23 AM)
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palidon11
Aug 28, 2008, 2:56 PM
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ahhh scrambling. theres alot of difficult scrambling in the hills of southwest wisconsin. lots and lots of eroded sandstone bluffs with slopey holds, some choss, lots of exposure. the hills are small but scrambling up the bluffs is fun.
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dingus
Aug 28, 2008, 3:00 PM
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The Premiere Location worldwide for scrambling is California's Sierra Nevada.
But we stopped issuing permits to outsiders last year. Sorry, you'll have to settle for 2nd best.
DMT
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sgreer
Aug 28, 2008, 3:13 PM
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Tehipite Valley, Sequoia Nat'l Park, Sierra Nevada
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onarunning
Aug 28, 2008, 4:30 PM
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palidon11 wrote: ahhh scrambling. theres alot of difficult scrambling in the hills of southwest wisconsin. lots and lots of eroded sandstone bluffs with slopey holds, some choss, lots of exposure. the hills are small but scrambling up the bluffs is fun.
Yeah, I agree. I started climbing after scrambling around Wisconsin bluffs. Like palidon said, its small, but fun and exposed.
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the_leech
Aug 29, 2008, 4:44 AM
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dingus wrote: The Premiere Location worldwide for scrambling is California's Sierra Nevada.
Agreed.
dingus wrote: But we stopped issuing permits to outsiders last year.
Fo shizzle!!!
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meahtots
Aug 29, 2008, 5:08 AM
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J Tree has some really nice scrambling
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jfox21
Aug 29, 2008, 8:00 AM
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i jsut did some scrambling up in the mammoth lakes area. pretty awesome. the mountains here are amazing
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mushroom
Aug 29, 2008, 10:54 PM
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I dunno about scrambling in Wadi Rum. Maybe. There are bedouins who say they've soloed all kinds of routes there. But they are also know for carving their "Bedouin Steps" into the steep sections of some routes. The summit plateaus make for excellent rolling granite dome/slab scrambling action, if that's what you're into. You need to go there anyway, but I'd bring your rack too.
I'm not the best advice on it because I climbz. But, you should pick up Tony Howard's book if you are interesting. It is named..... Climbs and Treks in WAdi Rum or something, hinting at the fact that there is lots of lower class climbzing action.
holy moly I need to get back to Wadi Rum right away.
love nick
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hendo
Aug 30, 2008, 11:29 AM
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>> But we stopped issuing permits to outsiders last year. >>>
LOL Dingus. I guess I'll just have to do stealth scrambling.
(I did hang on to my Secor guide to Sierras.)
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