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bkboyd
May 31, 2006, 11:07 PM
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Our memorial weekend plans for the Enchanted Tower were canceled due to fire closure, so we stayed close to home: Three days at Jacks Canyon and the Pit, with a 'rest' day in between at Paradise Forks. No photos of the Forks, sadly, but here are some highlights from the limestone days, starting at Jacks Canyon:
Crack Dealer (5.11a/b), Casino Wall
http://www.briankboyd.com/...tone/CrackDealer.jpg
Chris on Hand Job (5.12a) Main Wall
http://www.briankboyd.com/...imestone/HandJob.jpg
Hollie on Sixshooter (5.12a), Crackerjack
http://www.briankboyd.com/...stone/Sixshooter.jpg
http://www.briankboyd.com/...tone/Sixshooter2.jpg
Chris on Crack Dealer (5.11a/b), Casino
http://www.briankboyd.com/...mestone/WildCard.jpg
Rick on Tales From the Grypt (5.11c), Main Wall
http://www.briankboyd.com/...akesFromTheGrypt.jpg
Some additional photos on the same roll of film from earlier in the spring of Charlie and Rick on Jacks In Hole (5.11c/d), Crackerjack:
http://www.briankboyd.com/...tone/JacksInHole.jpg
http://www.briankboyd.com/...one/JacksInHole2.jpg
After beating up our fingertips for a couple of days at Jacks, we spent a fine day at the Forks on moderate hand and finger cracks. Barely able to lift our arms over our heads, we finished up at the Pit:
Rick on the upper bulge of the Abyss (5.11b)
http://www.briankboyd.com/...Zlimestone/Abyss.jpg
John on the Joker (5.12c/d)
http://www.briankboyd.com/...Zlimestone/Joker.jpg
http://www.briankboyd.com/...limestone/Joker2.jpg
Finally, a montage of John on Don't Feed the Agave (5.11c)
http://www.briankboyd.com/...ne/Agave_montage.jpg
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slablizard
May 31, 2006, 11:29 PM
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THIS IS PORN!!
at least from here...bay Area...seeing LIMESTONE in a land of granite cracks and...well...choss-piles.......is PORN!!!
and reminds me home...SIGH!
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namoclimber
May 31, 2006, 11:39 PM
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Is it just me or does most of that seem heinously over bolted? :shock:
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climbsomething
May 31, 2006, 11:41 PM
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5, 4, 3, 2...
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ratmnerd
May 31, 2006, 11:48 PM
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yeah, some of it's a little overbolted, but it's like puttin plenty of pro in on the crux of a trad climb i guess (assuming we're actually seein the crux here). plus the fact that limestone doesn't like trad gear (it doesn't hold too well) cld have sumthin to do wit it.
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slablizard
Jun 1, 2006, 7:15 PM
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It's just you ;)
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crackrn
Jun 1, 2006, 9:05 PM
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We're moving there in 2 months and I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!! :)
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crackrn
Jun 1, 2006, 9:06 PM
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We're moving there in 2 months and I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!! :)
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roninthorne
Jun 15, 2006, 9:52 PM
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In reply to: We're moving there in 2 months and I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!! :)
Yeah... makes me wanna move back to Flagstaff.. ahhh... the cracks of Oak Creek, the bolts (yes, they ARE close and I challenge you to skip any of them) of Le Pit and Jacks.... the undiscovered area I bolted in... oh, never mind... but there are miles of Limestone cliffbands beyond Hayden, up in the cool mountains around Chevelon canyon... and then there's the S end of Devil's Canyon.... the towers of the Upper Sedona Plateau... The cold beer and hot waitstaff of Alpine Pizza...
Lord, I miss the desert SW.... Enjoy!!!
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tradrenn
Jun 24, 2006, 10:40 PM
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Looks like a nice place to climb
Looks over bolted too, but looks are deceiving.
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