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krosbakken
Mar 13, 2009, 2:34 AM
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Spring is on its way, for some, but not here in the north. We just got a blizzard and 10in of snow. 
Anyway, because summer is on its way what are your plans and goals for this up coming spring and summer climbing season.
Lets hear it!
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coastal_climber
Mar 13, 2009, 2:45 AM
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Summer has started for me. Started limestone sport in January.
April - 12 pitch slab route here on the island.
May - Yosemite - Salathe
June - the other valley (higher than El-cap)
July/Aug - Craggin and alpine.
Sept. - Alpine
Oct. - Back to work or school.
>Cam
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Alpine07
Mar 13, 2009, 3:04 AM
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As of right now..
The East Buttress of Mt Whitney is a possibility.
Definitely some stuff on Cannon, Moby Grape looks pretty sick.
Get back to try the Y Couloir on Pikes Peak since last spring we failed miserably during a snow storm.
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tready
Mar 13, 2009, 3:07 AM
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Off to Moab for a week on Saturday. Yay! I don't really plan much further ahead than that, so who knows....
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krosbakken
Mar 13, 2009, 3:08 AM
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This summer I am going to road trip a lot more as long as the gas stays at decent price.
Looking at a week long trip to South Dakota - hit custer and hopefully get a lot of multi pitch climbing in.
Also Ill be hitting Devils Tower sometime.
My goals aren't to set in stone but I would like to really push my self on trad. More so than last year.
(I just had to post on my own forum.  )
edit: spelling (man do I suck at spelling. 
(This post was edited by krosbakken on Mar 13, 2009, 3:09 AM)
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Myxomatosis
Mar 13, 2009, 3:14 AM
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Winter for some  but have two more months of the best sendin' conditions, maybe a mid April trip to Castle Hill and around the South Island.
But still in Team Injured so perhaps rest for another two months
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Hennessey
Mar 13, 2009, 3:19 AM
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March 14- April 15 - Red Rock Canyon
April 17 - Devil's Tower
May 13-18 - New River Rendezvous
June - Red River Gorge(hopefully)
July - Gunks for a week
August - ?
Sept - New River Gorge for a week
Thank God my job let's me take off whenever the hell I want.
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USnavy
Mar 13, 2009, 3:36 AM
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March 19 - Apr 2: Red Rocks
September / October: El Potrero (whooo... multi-pitch sport!!!)
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dlintz
Mar 13, 2009, 3:48 AM
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Provided my finger injury doesn't regress:
Leaving tomorrow for a week of bouldering/climbing in the Unaweep Canyon area
5 day trip to Shelf Road in early April
5 day trip to Moab in May
Getting married in June! Honeymoon #1 is a two week roadtrip to British Columbia with some climbing along the way (honeymoon #2 is Ireland next year).
There will be more trips later in the summer and fall but that's all I have planned at this point.
d.
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ShibbyShane
Mar 13, 2009, 6:58 AM
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Considering this will be my first summer since I started climbing (October), I just want to get out and climb as much as possible.
More specifically tho, I want to improve my crack climbing skills.
I'm really really looking forward to Lover's Leap drying out so I can do some multi-pitch trad leads.
Hopefully make several trips out to Yosemite/Tuolomne.
But yeah, overall plan is to just climb as much as possible, and slowly build up a trad rack...
Stoked!
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suilenroc
Mar 13, 2009, 7:08 AM
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new red seneca.
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granite_grrl
Mar 13, 2009, 11:21 AM
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I've been mostly sport climbing for the last couple of years, so I'd like to do a little more trad. My sport redpoint and onsight level has increased quite a bit so I'd hope to get on some trad climbs one or two letter grades harder than my previous hardest gear onsights.
Place to go:
- Red over Easter
- New over Victoria Day (same weekend as NRR)
- If I have to take vacation in July then maybe Squamish.
- Lots of weekends to the steep sport cliff on the Georgian Bay.
- Hopefully back to the Red this fall for a week.
I feel strong after ice climbing and drytooling this winter. I hope this will help push me through some of my weaknesses in sport climbing.
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Wunderkind
Mar 13, 2009, 1:23 PM
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Going to hit all of the following this season (also moving out west and secretly hoping to be unemployed for a bit... but not really)
The New in April
Seneca in April & May
Indian Creek, Moab, BCC & LCC in June
Uintas in July
Rifle in August
Maybe Banff at some point
Red River in September
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atg200
Mar 13, 2009, 1:54 PM
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Indian Creek in June is brutally hot. I'd skip it.
I'm rowing my raft through the Grand Canyon in May, and i'm hoping to do a couple of new desert towers before I go.
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Wunderkind
Mar 13, 2009, 2:02 PM
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So maybe I'll bump my utah desert items to the fall. Any other tips would be great - I've never climbed west of CO.
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kachoong
Mar 13, 2009, 2:21 PM
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Damn, some of you have a full climbing year... lucky buggahs!
For me I intend to get the woody in the yard done and hopefully before the onset of summer.
Red Rocks next week.
Another trip later in the year but not sure where yet. Maybe Witchita's, definitely E-Rock, possibly Hueco Tanks when the Fall/Winter season arrives.
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Gmburns2000
Mar 13, 2009, 2:49 PM
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Joe's Valley for the week / 10 days over the first of April. After that, lots of 'Gunks, Cathedral, and if all works out, Chile.
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shimanilami
Mar 13, 2009, 3:28 PM
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April - lower valley for trad tune-up
May - 10 days in the valley, including Mescalito
June - July - depends on snow levels
August - 1 week of sierra alpine routes
September - having our second child.
October and beyond - will I ever climb again?
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acorneau
Mar 13, 2009, 4:44 PM
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1. Enchanted Rock next weekend
2. Wichita's in April
3. Buffalo River, Arkansas (FA's!) in June
4. New Mexico in September
6. Continental Ranch or Potrero in November
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kachoong
Mar 13, 2009, 5:36 PM
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acorneau wrote: 1. Enchanted Rock next weekend 2. Wichita's in April 3. Buffalo River, Arkansas (FA's!) in June 4. New Mexico in September 6. Continental Ranch or Potrero in November
Hey, I'll be interested in checking out CR once the cool sets in at the end of the year. Still haven't been!
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patmay81
Mar 13, 2009, 5:43 PM
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well, I was going to do Hood, 3 fingered jack and the sisters traverse this summer. But I got a fricken DUI, and lost my license, so I'm going to take a trip to smith next week and get as much crag time in before my license suspension is effective. I might try to hitch my way to the mountains for a couple of the climbs. It shouldn't be too hard to find a ride up to Timberline.
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climbingnoise
Mar 13, 2009, 6:02 PM
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bishop after the 20th of march weeeeeeee.
I <3 owens
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Parkerkat
Mar 13, 2009, 6:09 PM
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-start climbing cracks
-start learning basic trad skills
- set a route in the 12 range!
Are we there yet? (spring I mean!)
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sungam
Mar 13, 2009, 6:16 PM
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patmay81 wrote: well, I was going to do Hood, 3 fingered jack and the sisters traverse this summer. But I got a fricken DUI, and lost my license, so I'm going to take a trip to smith next week and get as much crag time in before my license suspension is effective. I might try to hitch my way to the mountains for a couple of the climbs. It shouldn't be too hard to find a ride up to Timberline.
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