Weekly Favorite Shuteye Ridge PICS thread

[DaveyTree]

Dan, that one pic looks to have some lines

[John]

Beauties! Interesting how they are in the Park and so easily reached from that side.

[John]

Truthfully the pools have had FAR more promotion online over the years, through all the talk and pics on forums including this, than the guidebook ever will, IMO.

I am not so sure, Nate. Mentioned, sure, but I have only recognized shots of the pools and have never seen a shot labeled. No directions, ever. Mike A. seems to have the most shots posted of LE but even then, you couldn't find the place from them and there is no LE on any map.

EDIT: I immediately saw a labeled shot of Mikes right after I posted this. Oh well.

One thing I appreciated from the info on RC.com was the lack of directions to anywhere. Unintentionally brilliant. If you think about it, it is a great mechanism to protect a place. If you wanted to pursue a place that you liked in a photo or read a good description, you could contact someone who has been there and they would hopefully share the particulars on the place, or not, if their shit detectors were buzzing.

[susan]

Looks lovely... would like to check that out someday.

[NateD]

Well John, one thing is for sure - the pics attract attention (far more than words), and people do start to ask. Everyone who has been there has shared with friends, and those friends then share and word travels remarkably fast. That's one thing I've learned. Climbers love to talk, me included, for better or for worse. We simply know how to have fun, and how can we not talk about our fun experiences, eh? 

Secrets are pretty tricky to keep, esp. with a lot of climbers/friends mulling about. We'll see what the future holds.

[John]

Nate
I hear you about photos attracting the most attention. Are there any of LE on this site? I could be wrong but I don't remember seeing any.

Ironically, I would love to see pictures of LE!

I also would love for people to be introduced to them and I would also like people to never go there, etc, etc. I am perfectly aware of how I am being irrational, I just don't want to reflect on the ol days when we could go there and be alone without music, broken glass and garbage floating around.

One thing is for certain about the exposure is that the pools will never be better off from it. That is a constant battle with nature and the outdoors in general with no clear answers except to lock everything up and no one wants that. Sorry, I just wanted to vent.

[DaveyTree]

John, LE pic melting wall page 12 of this post of Jim and Tom.

[John]

Actually, I meant the pools. The climbing has been all over the web for years.

Feels kinda strange talking about them separately, you know?

[susan]

[jeff]

Cool pic,  thanks Sue.

[DaveyTree]

Sic pic Susan. That yellow pops. Where is it?

[susan]

Thanks Jeff and DaveyTree. We've been calling this area Yellow Wall and it's at Gray Eagle.

[DaveyTree]

Far rt opposite electric?

[susan]

It is on the west sigh-eed. I will see if I can find some shots to post of it.

[John]

It is actually the south side, high on the hill.