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boneware
Nov 13, 2003, 12:32 AM
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I might be moving for work in the beginning of the year and was wondeing what the climbing was like, if there was any and what the season is. i am sure this is answered somewhere else and i apoligize, i am on very limited computer time and i have many questions.
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philip
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moof
Nov 13, 2003, 7:24 PM
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For cragging there's Consumnes River Gorge about an hour away. Good granite toproping with a couple dozen worthy routes, dozens more less than worthy ones. Across the river is a lead wall with a sport area (thin and slabby), and the upper wall has up to 4 pitch climbs, but nothing spectacular. Consumnes is mainly a Fall-Spring area, blazing hot in summer. You can hit Tahoe about 3 hours away, Lover's Leap, Sugerloaf, etc. Worthy for weakend trips, and is good from about June to October.
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boz84
Nov 13, 2003, 7:33 PM
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Check out the routes database.
Theres an entire section that is...
(drum roll)
"Sacramento Area!"
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caughtinside
Nov 13, 2003, 7:34 PM
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Send me a PM when you get here. There is a good sport area 30 miles from Sacramento. Check out Auburn in the Routes database, there's some good info on it there. Other than that, what the other guy said is pretty accurate. Consumnes is pretty lame though, in my opinion.
Cheers,
Dave
edited to add that Lover's Leap, Phantom Spires and Sugarloaf are 1.5 hours from Sacramento. Lots of other Tahoe areas as well.
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dingus
Nov 13, 2003, 8:05 PM
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In reply to: Consumnes is pretty lame though, in my opinion.
I don't mean to nitpick, but this drives me up the wall. Oh hell, I do mean to nitpick!
It is COSUMNES. It has ONE N, not two. Pronounced
Coe Some Ness (not 'con soom ness')
The routes database contains inaccurate information to the point I couldn't even find the area (cause I spelled it correctly!)
Just doing my part to raise the educational level! Spelling errors in a post are one thing...
Cheers
DMT
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caughtinside
Nov 13, 2003, 8:38 PM
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I'll be damned, you're right Dingus! I didn't believe you, but a google search quickly convinced me.
To reiterate:
Cosumnes River Gorge is pretty lame in my opinion.
Word on the street is you get your car broken into...
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dingus
Nov 13, 2003, 8:43 PM
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In reply to: To reiterate: Cosumnes River Gorge is pretty lame in my opinion. Word on the street is you get your car broken into...
Have to agree on both points!
Cheers
DMT
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climberjim
Nov 13, 2003, 9:17 PM
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cosumnes river is really lame ... and for the guy that said the loaf is 3 hrs away u must have a really fast watch... cause i live in dixon with is right next to davis and it only takes me 1 1/2 hrs to get there so from sac its only like 1hr and 15 to 20 mins.......but the loaf is awsome so is phantom spires and the leap all with in about the max of 2 hrs away from sac. but pm me when u move there and u could maby catch a ride with me and my friends to the loaf. that place is awsome its my fav rarley any one els there.
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joebuzz
Nov 14, 2003, 2:02 AM
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Holy Frig! Don't forget Donner Summit, crack climbing heaven. You could spend a lifetime just working the problems there. Maybe an hour and a half from Sac. The Leap, Sugarloaf and Phantom Spires also are killer.
Hope your a skier too, you'll get some of the deepest & steepest anywhere. "Sierra Cement" rules, almost no avalanche danger in the Sierra, ALMOST!!
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mungeclimber
Nov 17, 2003, 9:01 PM
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www.sonorapassclimbing.com
not too far away if you are hitting lower elevation areas, otherwise Tahoe is closest quality.
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crackboy
Nov 18, 2003, 1:28 AM
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yup, took me 1:30 to get there and that was with all the gawking and not knowing where to go being my first time up that aways.
plus yosemite is fairly close. i made it to the gate in 2:30 thanks to some good shortcuts provided to me by dingus
having just moved her myself i still don't really know where everything is and still have many places to check out
am always looking for new people to climb with, want to learn some aid stuff too
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boneware
Dec 1, 2003, 1:29 AM
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Thank you all for the info, i have yet to hear about the job but if they offer it i will most likely be moving in the beginning of the year.
thanks once again.
philip
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