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John

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New crag, any interest?
« on: January 07, 2014, 07:41:33 pm »
This holiday trip we checked out a sweet little crag on Shuteye Ridge amongst many many less close crags. I doubt it has been explored by any of the current characters out there due to no bolts, anchors, trail trimming or signs of having been visited. If I am wrong about being the first out there I would still be very interested in any info available.

I don't think we touched ground for two hundred feet of the final bushwhack it is so, well, bushy. If anyone wants to go back there let me know and I can give you the particulars or maybe we can go back out there together. About a 30 minute, reasonable approach, even in the snow, even with the bushy part.




This one is featured and steep. Very promising for routes. There are even some steep cracks!




We did a couple of the cracks in this photo. One was really steep, about a mid-ten and the other about 5.8. No bolts. There is a wide crack that we want to go back and do too. Wanted to do more but the short winter days don't give you much time, you know?

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NateD

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Re: New crag, any interest?
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2014, 09:01:53 pm »
30 min Godar approach = 1 hour for mere mortals.  :)

Fine looking rocks. I'd be up for it... If'n I'm up for it.  Crazy winter, this.

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Re: New crag, any interest?
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2014, 10:49:30 pm »
Looks fun john- sun and granite

mungeclimber

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Re: New crag, any interest?
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2014, 10:57:49 pm »
hubba hubba

John

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Re: New crag, any interest?
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2014, 06:17:18 am »
30 min Godar approach = 1 hour for mere mortals.  :)

Actually it took like 1.5 hrs to learn the wrong way and less than 30 mins to get back the more direct and best way. Seriously, it is a mellow approach.

Now I just need to find out if they really locked Central Camp Rd on 12/31 as the FS site says they would. Anyone tried since the New Year?

daniel banquo merrick

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Re: New crag, any interest?
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2014, 07:51:32 am »
One of my climbing buddies gave me parang for Christmas. A parang is a Malaysian type of machete. I'm ready for bushwhacking.

John

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Re: New crag, any interest?
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2014, 08:02:33 am »
You got a machete for Christmas? That is awesome. Lets break that sucker in!

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Re: New crag, any interest?
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2014, 08:07:50 am »
Beautiful!   Way to keep exploring you two.

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Re: New crag, any interest?
« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2014, 09:55:25 am »
some people ask for cams, stoppers, hexes for the holidays, but Dan gets a machete.

I'm not sure if that says something about you Dan. lol :)

In any event, good stuff!

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Re: New crag, any interest?
« Reply #9 on: January 09, 2014, 12:27:35 pm »
Sweet!

I will bring the tricams and pitons.

daniel banquo merrick

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Re: New crag, any interest?
« Reply #10 on: January 09, 2014, 01:58:13 pm »
I've been practicing waving it around making pirate noises. The cat shows great concern.

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Re: New crag, any interest?
« Reply #11 on: January 09, 2014, 06:22:48 pm »
lol, nice Dan!


John, are you going back this weekend? I'm probably going Valley style.

John

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Re: New crag, any interest?
« Reply #12 on: January 09, 2014, 07:19:34 pm »
Dunno, any interest? We rarely plan during the week as to where to go this time of year, we pack for anywhere, start heading East and discuss where to go while in traffic. Weather looks good but I actually saw 20% chance of rain in the Valley.

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Re: New crag, any interest?
« Reply #13 on: January 09, 2014, 08:37:30 pm »
Seriously, any takers for this place or Soyo in general, let me know. Totally down with going out there, even with dudes waving machetes around their cats while all loaded on Nyquil.

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Re: New crag, any interest?
« Reply #14 on: January 09, 2014, 11:08:02 pm »
shit, didn't see that.

Will check it out. Forecast for the soyo looks pretty good.