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yuiruprup
Oct 6, 2009, 4:42 PM
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"The Flame" at Area E outside of Boone, North Carolina.
I will put it up against anything.
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eddie_munster
Oct 17, 2009, 3:44 AM
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curt wrote: limeydave wrote: diabasekyle wrote: Hey, I'm getting ready to road trip it for about a month and a half to 2 months, and I was wondering what people's opinion was on the best V7s in the U.S.? I'll be traveling mostly on the northern side of the U.S.... anyone got any input??? Midnight Lightning is V8.. Just sayin' Hmmm, used to be V7--must be grade inflation at work. Curt
midnight is fully V8. It's a lot more polished than when you did it, and it was misgraded to begin with. It was called V7 by peeps that didn't even do it, like Sherman and Gingery. Compare it to the other "standards for V8" like mushroom roof (can u say jug haul..)
Although there are many classics to choose from, the most classic V7 is hands down High Plains Drifter at the Milks. It is both a proud line, and has the most historical significance.
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marc801
Oct 17, 2009, 5:07 AM
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diabasekyle wrote: Well I don't necessarily mean the best V7 in the whole U.S....
Apparently the English language isn't one of your strong points.
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k.l.k
Oct 19, 2009, 8:00 PM
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eddie_munster wrote: curt wrote: limeydave wrote: diabasekyle wrote: Hey, I'm getting ready to road trip it for about a month and a half to 2 months, and I was wondering what people's opinion was on the best V7s in the U.S.? I'll be traveling mostly on the northern side of the U.S.... anyone got any input??? Midnight Lightning is V8.. Just sayin' Hmmm, used to be V7--must be grade inflation at work. Curt midnight is fully V8. It's a lot more polished than when you did it, and it was misgraded to begin with. It was called V7 by peeps that didn't even do it, like Sherman and Gingery. Compare it to the other "standards for V8" like mushroom roof (can u say jug haul..) Although there are many classics to choose from, the most classic V7 is hands down High Plains Drifter at the Milks. It is both a proud line, and has the most historical significance.
What would make HPD historically significant?
For that matter, what would make it a proud line? It's just a non-descript cluster of razor muffins on a random bulge.
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dolphja
Oct 19, 2009, 8:20 PM
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if you're just driving across the northern part of the country, this is one you need to check out
http://www.rockclimbing.com/photos/Bouldering/Quarry_Boulder_89022.html
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dreday3000
Oct 20, 2009, 1:53 PM
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Good contendors
Roughage
Babyface
Disposable Heros
(All in Hueco Tanks)
The Phoenix (in Castle Hill)
Super Sharp Shooter (in Niagra Glen)
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josiahdood
Dec 1, 2009, 9:57 AM
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I think "The Checkerboard" at the Buttermilks may be V7 - probably one of my all time hope-I-can-someday-climb-it problems. Very aesthetic. A slew of upper moderate bouldering at the Happies and Sads as well.
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I_do
Dec 1, 2009, 1:57 PM
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Myxomatosis wrote: dreday3000 wrote: The Phoenix (in Castle Hill) Hahah I had like five goes at the Phoenix and gave up  Have you done Monkey See Monkey Do? or Captain Sassy Pants at Flock? Two more world class V7/8's at Castle.
For some of the V0's it only took me one try to give up 
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Myxomatosis
Dec 1, 2009, 2:03 PM
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I_do wrote: Myxomatosis wrote: dreday3000 wrote: The Phoenix (in Castle Hill) Hahah I had like five goes at the Phoenix and gave up Have you done Monkey See Monkey Do? or Captain Sassy Pants at Flock? Two more world class V7/8's at Castle. For some of the V0's it only took me one try to give up
Haha. I will admit there was a few V1's I failed to flash..
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dreday3000
Dec 1, 2009, 2:39 PM
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Myxomatosis wrote: Have you done Monkey See Monkey Do? or Captain Sassy Pants at Flock? Two more world class V7/8's at Castle.
Its been awhile since my Castle Hill days. Is that a tallish arete? Trends left?
Also seem to remember a really nice highball v1/v2 over there. Sunshine arete maybe?
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Myxomatosis
Dec 1, 2009, 3:19 PM
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dreday3000 wrote: Myxomatosis wrote: Have you done Monkey See Monkey Do? or Captain Sassy Pants at Flock? Two more world class V7/8's at Castle. Its been awhile since my Castle Hill days. Is that a tallish arete? Trends left? Also seem to remember a really nice highball v1/v2 over there. Sunshine arete maybe?
Monkey See Monkey Do is jump start to left arete/hold then you like knee bar/toe hook slap up right then up left.
Yeah sunshine arete.... That is one tall problem! I had to save a tourist on another boulder who decided to climb passed bolts and then couldn't get down.. Clearly if you going passed bolts something is a miss!
Did you ever give Cyclops V5 a go? Shit that thing is tall and hard to get down off...
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dreday3000
Dec 1, 2009, 5:11 PM
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Myxomatosis wrote: dreday3000 wrote: Myxomatosis wrote: Did you ever give Cyclops V5 a go? Shit that thing is tall and hard to get down off... Yeah that is at quantum right? Big smooth heuco right? Also really like that v6 thing....the Whale. Has some nice stemming followed by a wicked mantle. Fell off the top out on that thing many times before figuring it out. Also really like Fatwa. Tough mantle on that too
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rckymtnlowballer
Mar 3, 2010, 7:27 PM
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Hey while we're at it .. I'm going on a road trip as well. Does anyone have a list of the best V13's in the US? It would really be helpful. Thanks guys!
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jbrown2
Mar 9, 2010, 8:04 PM
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Baba Hari Das in squamish. yum yum
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