So it seems time flies by when you get a new (real) job and move house whilst still climbing outside a fair amount; so fast in fact that I haven't had time to do more than leaf through the two shiny RRG guidebooks on my coffee table.I'd be very grateful if people would recommend any routes, crags or even rest day activities that shouldn't be missed whilst out in the Red (considering both Nat and are going, all angles and all grades are considered).Many thanks in advance (I'm not taking the trad gear)
so a Chevrolet Spark isn't ideal then?
The couple of days I went up to Purgatory etc we just walked from chocolate factory parking, it's not too far. That bit of road up to their parking was seriously pot holed. I get the impression that the state of the roads is quite highly dependent upon the recent weather, so can be hard to predict.
We just got a slightly bigger rental car, which turned out to be Snoop Dogg's SUV.
Purgatory
I have been pondering an RRG visit some time. The climbing looks great, but - given how much hype it gets these days - it worries me that it might feel too crowded. Especially with the kind of won't-shut-up over-excitable american climbers that can plague parts of Squamish mid-summer. Is that an issue?
I don't mind it myself, and accept it as all part of the American climbing experience.
ps - Ally has emailed me a list of his suggestions, I might compile that (routes only) and the above (if he has no objections).
(don't wash for a month, climb wearing only Chaps and a harness, smother yourself in animal entrails, roll around with a few skunks etc...).
MotherlodeThe 7a+ near the RHS of the crag is fine to warm up on,
Burlier's Bane is the easiest .12a on the Undertow, then Kick Me in the Jimmy. Chainsaw Massacre is harder.
Also worth mentioning that could easily go motherlode for the morning and drive by or similar for the afternoon if nat wanted to climb elsewhere
a rather large knuckle
Tower routes?
We've now been back from 'the Red' for 4 days and basically, I had the best climbing holiday of my life, of anywhere, ever (you can't quite class the two 6-7 month trips as hols). Thanks to UKB for the above help, below is me wittering about various aspects of the trip/area:
Nice one, that's a great resource
It'd almost make a UKB destinations type article. or ?
Quote from: GuyVG on November 11, 2015, 01:14:23 pmNice one, that's a great resourceIt'd almost make a UKB destinations type article. or ?
Cars - They were all out of Chevrolet Sparks so they gave us a Tuscon 3.4l V6 with hill ascent/descent and all of the toys. Although I saw a Spark and a Mini Cooper S at the worst parking possible, high clearance is a must for an easy life (IMO). 4x4 isn't necessary.
Like I said we're thinking of going back next year
Have you looked at the stuff near Tennessee too?
Not really, you know crag names? Was thinking of starting in Boston/Rumney to see Eddie B then working down via a bit of bouldering to NRG, RRG and maybe a bit of Chantnooga area stuff (Sept/Oct/Nov roughly). Very open to other ideas and suggestions at this stage though!
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