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- From: pggreen@juliet.caltech.edu (Green, Peter G.)
- Newsgroups: rec.climbing
- Subject: Re: Joshua Tree climbing suggestions
- Date: 22 Dec 1992 08:54 PST
- Organization: California Institute of Technology
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- In article <1992Dec22.103307.1@stsci.edu>, kochte@stsci.edu writes...
- >them suggestions of climbs to do out there, and what kind of pro is needed.
- >They'll probably be climbing between 5.5 to 5.9 lead, 5.10 toprope. I was
- Others have posted specific advice lists for JTree in the recent
- past. I would only remark that the new comprehensive guidebook
- lists nearly 4000 routes (from 5.1 on up) plus a few hundred
- boulder problems. The index will have at least a hundred routes
- at any of the desired grade with star ratings to boot. Bring a
- varied rack to the base of all non-bolted routes and then decide.
- I have used everything from tinty nuts to #4 Camalot there. For
- bolted-only routes, bring courage and the ability to run-out great
- distances at difficulties lower than the crux move. Bring warm
- and wind-proof clothes just in case.
-
- -Peter Green
- pgg@chemsys.caltech.edu
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