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funkdaddyfresh
Aug 29, 2008, 12:32 AM
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hey guys/gals. its my first post in the forum so i thought i would start with my favorite stuff and that is photography. cc is always welcome. hope you guys enjoy
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patmay81
Aug 29, 2008, 12:37 AM
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nice spotter
this is why im glad to climb on granite
nice pics though. not quite nice enough to make me want to go to jt, but nice.
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sungam
Aug 29, 2008, 12:38 AM
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Good stuff.
Last one is e'specially good.
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funkdaddyfresh
Aug 29, 2008, 1:32 AM
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patmay81 wrote: nice pics though. not quite nice enough to make me want to go to jt, but nice.
to be honest, the jtree experianced will probably be able to tell you the is more of the weak sauce stuff. and the guys i went with arent that experianced out doors. so. i would def check it out if your more experianced you probably would have a great time. its beautiful out there.
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churningindawake
Aug 29, 2008, 1:49 AM
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Gotta love the pics. Hope you submit lots.
Great job.
Keep up the good work.
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Myxomatosis
Aug 29, 2008, 1:55 AM
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Actually... I was pretty inspired by two of them..
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b233/funkdaddyfrsh/IMG_6267-1.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b233/funkdaddyfrsh/IMG_6267-1.jpg
Reminded me of what its like to be free on the rock...
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abe_ascends
Aug 29, 2008, 2:16 AM
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Some very crisp shots with lots of "pop."
Well done.
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kriso9tails
Aug 29, 2008, 5:41 PM
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funkdaddyfresh wrote: patmay81 wrote: nice pics though. not quite nice enough to make me want to go to jt, but nice. to be honest, the jtree experianced will probably be able to tell you the is more of the weak sauce stuff. and the guys i went with arent that experianced out doors. so. i would def check it out if your more experianced you probably would have a great time. its beautiful out there.
I'm not so familiar with Joshua Tree, -- I've only spent a week there -- but at least two of the problems look like the chube and gunsmoke traverse. Maybe there's a high noon attempt in there too (or at least the little dyno near the start of it).
Did you walk to the dam itself? I swear, I thought I was losing my mind when I heard ducks quacking in the middle of the desert, but then I saw the water and the dam and it made a little more sense.
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jt512
Aug 29, 2008, 6:15 PM
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patmay81 wrote: nice pics though. not quite nice enough to make me want to go to jt, but nice.
You're kidding! I don't even like climbing at J Tree, and those pics make me want to go!
Jay
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flipnfall
Aug 29, 2008, 9:14 PM
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sungam wrote: Good stuff. Last one is e'specially good.
That rock makes an excellent cheese grater! If you have calouses before climbing J-Tree you won't have them when you're done climbing there. I had my youngest son take the ever so smallest slip on a boulder and it chewed up his leg. He was even wearing long pants at the time. Still, I LOVE J-Tree. SO cool to camp right next to the rock.
GT
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kriso9tails
Aug 29, 2008, 10:12 PM
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flipnfall wrote: sungam wrote: Good stuff. Last one is e'specially good. That rock makes an excellent cheese grater! If you have calouses before climbing J-Tree you won't have them when you're done climbing there. I had my youngest son take the ever so smallest slip on a boulder and it chewed up his leg. He was even wearing long pants at the time. Still, I LOVE J-Tree. SO cool to camp right next to the rock. GT
I snapped a quick self-portrait on a J-Tree problem. The exif data says it was taken on March 18th. I still have three distinct scratch marks on my chest from where I hit my chest (weak and sloppy climbing) popping up. I also ripped open my first bloody tip of the week on that problem and my hands took a long time to heal.
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patmay81
Aug 29, 2008, 10:13 PM
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flipnfall wrote: sungam wrote: Good stuff. Last one is e'specially good.
That rock makes an excellent cheese grater!
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kriso9tails
Aug 29, 2008, 10:24 PM
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patmay81 wrote: flipnfall wrote: sungam wrote: Good stuff. Last one is e'specially good.
That rock makes an excellent cheese grater! this is exactly why I have no desire to climb there. I'll stick to my local basalt. I'm not too big into bouldering either, so Jtree probably wont ever be a destination for me.
To the best of my knowledge, it's more of a trad destination than bouldering (or sport).
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patmay81
Aug 29, 2008, 10:38 PM
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kriso9tails wrote: patmay81 wrote: flipnfall wrote: sungam wrote: Good stuff. Last one is e'specially good.
That rock makes an excellent cheese grater! this is exactly why I have no desire to climb there. I'll stick to my local basalt. I'm not too big into bouldering either, so Jtree probably wont ever be a destination for me. To the best of my knowledge, it's more of a trad destination than bouldering (or sport).
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jt512
Aug 29, 2008, 11:17 PM
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kriso9tails wrote: patmay81 wrote: flipnfall wrote: sungam wrote: Good stuff. Last one is e'specially good.
That rock makes an excellent cheese grater! this is exactly why I have no desire to climb there. I'll stick to my local basalt. I'm not too big into bouldering either, so Jtree probably wont ever be a destination for me. To the best of my knowledge, it's more of a trad destination than bouldering (or sport).
It's a pretty classic bouldering area, actually. The guidebook by Miramontes lists over 1000 problems.
Jay
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Factor2
Aug 29, 2008, 11:20 PM
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There may be a lot of bouldering there, but i have never once bouldered when i was there. I'd say that if you go there and only boulder you're missing out on the endless quality trad climbing. You just have to man up and deal with the sharpness of the rock
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kriso9tails
Aug 29, 2008, 11:23 PM
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jt512 wrote: kriso9tails wrote: patmay81 wrote: flipnfall wrote: sungam wrote: Good stuff. Last one is e'specially good.
That rock makes an excellent cheese grater! this is exactly why I have no desire to climb there. I'll stick to my local basalt. I'm not too big into bouldering either, so Jtree probably wont ever be a destination for me. To the best of my knowledge, it's more of a trad destination than bouldering (or sport). It's a pretty classic bouldering area, actually. The guidebook by Miramontes lists over 1000 problems. Jay
I never said that it wasn't. When I went there it was pretty much just to boulder and it's a solid two day drive for me. I was only saying that my impression has always been that it is more renowned for it's trad climbing.
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jt512
Aug 29, 2008, 11:36 PM
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Factor2 wrote: There may be a lot of bouldering there, but i have never once bouldered when i was there
And you're who?
In reply to: I'd say that if you go there and only boulder you're missing out on the endless quality trad climbing.
I think you meant endless quantity. For quality, you can do a lot better than J Tree.
Jay
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patmay81
Aug 29, 2008, 11:37 PM
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Factor2 wrote: There may be a lot of bouldering there, but i have never once bouldered when i was there. I'd say that if you go there and only boulder you're missing out on the endless quality trad climbing. You just have to man up and deal with the sharpness of the rock
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jt512
Aug 29, 2008, 11:44 PM
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patmay81 wrote: Yeah, i can deal with the pain of crack climbing on any rock. But I don't want to be bleeding all over the rock instead of waiting 2-3 weeks for my hands to heal up. So in the interest of not taking time off I'll woman up and stick to the basalt. (that's not intended as a sexist comment, I know most women climb harder than me, and are way tougher than me)
The rock isn't that sharp. You can always tape up, although if you can place jams with a modicum of control, and not thrash around, you can climb untaped and barely get a scratch. I don't even tape there, and I'm far from being a skill crack climber.
Edit: And you were wrong in your previous post about the rock being sandstone. It's a granitic rock called quartz monzonite.
Jay
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patmay81
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jt512 wrote: patmay81 wrote: Yeah, i can deal with the pain of crack climbing on any rock. But I don't want to be bleeding all over the rock instead of waiting 2-3 weeks for my hands to heal up. So in the interest of not taking time off I'll woman up and stick to the basalt. (that's not intended as a sexist comment, I know most women climb harder than me, and are way tougher than me) The rock isn't that sharp. You can always tape up, although if you can place jams with a modicum of control, and not thrash around, you can climb untaped and barely get a scratch. I don't even tape there, and I'm far from being a skill crack climber. Edit: And you were wrong in your previous post about the rock being sandstone. It's a granitic rock called quartz monzonite. Jay
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climbsomething
Aug 30, 2008, 12:03 AM
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Is Jay being nice to JTree?
What kinda rare strain of bird flu you got?!
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jt512
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patmay81 wrote: jt512 wrote: patmay81 wrote: Yeah, i can deal with the pain of crack climbing on any rock. But I don't want to be bleeding all over the rock instead of waiting 2-3 weeks for my hands to heal up. So in the interest of not taking time off I'll woman up and stick to the basalt. (that's not intended as a sexist comment, I know most women climb harder than me, and are way tougher than me) The rock isn't that sharp. You can always tape up, although if you can place jams with a modicum of control, and not thrash around, you can climb untaped and barely get a scratch. I don't even tape there, and I'm far from being a skill crack climber. Edit: And you were wrong in your previous post about the rock being sandstone. It's a granitic rock called quartz monzonite. Jay ok, I'll trust you on this one. If the crack climbings worth it I might have to make a trip next summer, although I'm kinda hoping to do tuolumne.
Summer in J Tree? Does the term "desert" mean anything to you? (Hint: it's not what you eat after dinner.)
Jay
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jt512
Aug 30, 2008, 12:09 AM
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climbsomething wrote: Is Jay being nice to JTree? What kinda rare strain of bird flu you got?!
It's probably senile dementia.
Jay
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jt512 wrote: patmay81 wrote: nice pics though. not quite nice enough to make me want to go to jt, but nice. You're kidding! I don't even like climbing at J Tree, and those pics make me want to go! Jay
Even this one....?
It makes me want to.... DANCE!
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