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jhattan
Nov 19, 2001, 8:40 PM
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does anyone know of any top rope or sport climbs (that are still climbable this late in the season) within 10 hours of lincoln, nebraska? i want to do some climbing this weekend, but nebraska has nothing to offer. the only thing i've found thus far is sinks canyon in wyoming, but that's 13 hours away. god, nebraska sux!! josh [ This Message was edited by: jhattan on 2001-11-19 12:43 ]
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wigglestick
Nov 19, 2001, 9:08 PM
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You cold probably reach any of the areas on the Colorado Front range from Lincoln. I used to drive from Vail to Iowa City and it took 14 hours or so. You could probably be in Boulder in 9 or 10 hours. Check out this site for specific areas that might interest you. For Top Roping I would recommend Table Mountain Near Golden. For Sport I would say Boulder Canyon, Clear Creek, or table mountain.
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aulwes
Nov 19, 2001, 9:22 PM
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I know some good places in Iowa! The closest place to Lincoln is on the Des Moines River, the Stratford climbing area, it's an old stone bridge. The stone is bolted... How far is Kansas City from Lincoln? Thier is one place in KC and several great 2 hours from KC.
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jhattan
Nov 19, 2001, 10:36 PM
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ideally i'd prefer some place in colorado or wyoming, but would consider KC. especially since it's only 3 hours away. i'm finding alot of info on table mountain and boulder canyon climbs from climbingboulder.com. i'm just not finding out if they're climbable this late in the season. i have this flatlander complex of not having a clue about mountain weather. what can you tell me about the KC area climbs?
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jer
Nov 19, 2001, 11:11 PM
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The climbing IN KC is either chossy hard sport climbing or fun hard bouldering; but within a hour and a half of KC is high quality sport climbing and toproping; and as long as the weather is 40 or above; the climbing is spectacular- above rivers and lakes- so the suns reflection warms you up quite a bit. Check out midwestvertical.com for more info; or some of the lists on the missouri page of this site. I would suggest warsaw for toproping and sport/trad leading. You wouldn't happen to be the guy I met in Red Rocks Nevada two weeks ago from Lincoln looking for Missouri climbing would you? Jer
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wigglestick
Nov 19, 2001, 11:15 PM
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As long as it is not snowing Table mountain is probably very climbable. You get baked up there in the sun. Clear creek is more variable. If you were in the sun it might be ok. Up until yesterday the weather has been perfect for climbing. Mid 60's and no precep. It snowed/rained yesterday, but today it is in the 50's again. Who knows. Check weather.com Neither of the areas mentioned are truly in the mountains. So it will not be an alpine environment by any means
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addiroids
Nov 20, 2001, 1:30 AM
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Hello fellow Lincolnite! I too felt your pain while at the Univ of NE at Lincoln. It was only alieviated by going to Colorado every long weekend I had. The suggestions by the guys above seem good, but I never got to any of those places. There is one place at the Platte River State Park that has a 30' wall of packed dirt. Walk down behind the water tower and head to the river. You can set up a TR by a few cracks, but that's about it. There is also a building on campus (90' tall) that I got the first ascent on (November 2001). The route was called _______ ______ Right Chimney (5.7) I can't tell you which it was just yet (the underlines are the name of the bldg), but the "Right Chimney" gives it away. Just a hint, it's not Oldfather Hall. You will see a little film canister at the top on the concrete side (further hint) opposite the brick side (further hint). It is facing the stadium (okay, you should know what I am talking about now). Go walk around campus and let me know if you still can't figure it out. This reconn mission took about 3 hours to find it and prepare the rack, and about 30 minutes to lead it, and I have it documented on tape and photos, if you have any doubts. So have fun, and learn to lead. And do as I did, GET THE HELL OUT OF NEBRASKA!! It sucks. Get into Med School in SoCal or Davis (near the Valley) and your life is set. TRADitionally yours, Addiroids Go Huskers!!!!!!
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mnutz
Nov 20, 2001, 3:22 AM
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Hello fellow flatlander! I lived in Nebraska for 20 years. Their just isn't much climbable rock there. People used to climb Chimney Rock and Schoolhouse rock, but since they are National monuments now, Big Bro really frowns on that. I know of some excellent places in southeast Wyoming, about 6 hours from you. The altitude, though, is 8000 ft (Vedauwoo, great crack climbing) to 13000 ft (Lake Marie area, incredible alpine routes and great bouldering). I'm not sure when they close the road up Snowy Range. But I definately reccomend you get up there sometime. I now live in Southern Illinois, great climbing here. About 9 hours from Lincoln, and you can climb here YEAR ROUND! I would be glad to hook you up with details. BTW - my sister and her husband have an old rock quarry on their land, near the Harlan County Reservoir. It's in the middle of nowhere. I just recently found out about it. I will be home at Christmas and am going to check it out. My sister has sent me pics, and from what I've seen, I smell a possible development. Wow, hard rock climbing in the middle of Nebraska! Read most any climbing guide and you will see "Nebraska is the only state with almost NO climbable rock".
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jhattan
Nov 20, 2001, 9:51 PM
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well i think i'm pretty much decided on table mountain. the forecast is looking good for friday and saturday. now i just need to figure out how to get there. can anyone recommend a good guide book for the area, and a shop in denver that might sell that book as well as rent my bro a pair of climbing shoes for a couple days? jer, i'm not the guy you talked to in Red Rocks. mnutz, you'll have to keep me informed about the rock quarry near harlan. that'd be great if it were eventually opened to the pubic!!
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wigglestick
Nov 20, 2001, 10:12 PM
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I have seen too books for table mountain. One is a cheapo model that is photocopied and stapled together. I don't know where to get that one. The other one is called "Golden Cliffs" and is in the Falcon Guidebook series. You can probably get it at REI in downtown denver or Bent Gate Mountaineering in Golden (closed saturdays) or Neptune Mountaineering (best shop in area) in Boulder is sure to have it. The weather forecast looks good for the weekend so if you get bored with Table Mountain, you can always venture to some of the crags near Boulder. Let us know how it went when you get back. Another good book to pick up is Rock Climbing Colorado by Stuart Green. It has a sampling of the routes from many, many areas so you can get an overview of what is available to you. Good luck
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