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maculated
Mar 17, 2002, 4:09 AM
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Hey guys, so . . . you've already heard me mentioned Yosemite and Joshua Tree, but here's the deal:
I am going to go to Bishop in the latter half of the week for sure.
The first half of the week is open. My situation is as follows: In Central Coast, California. Have one dog. Can drop dog off at parent's house if I travel north to the Bay Area, otherwise I need to be able to camp with said dog. I need to be back to Northern California before my trip to Bishop.
I've looked at Yosemite (which seems a bit cold for now), J Tree (which is kinda far south, because the return trip to the Bay Area will be about 10 hours), where would YOU go for 3-4 days of climbing in California?
Kristin
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apollodorus
Mar 17, 2002, 4:17 AM
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Lover's Leap is near the Bay Area. Never been there. Don't know a thing about it.
Gibralter Rock in Santa Barbara is supposed to be good.
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rrrADAM
Mar 17, 2002, 3:35 PM
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Yea... Climb South Lake Tahoe, especially around Emerald Bay. Karen and I were there last year for 5 days, and the climbing and camping were outstanding.
Check the Routes DBase, as I put a shitload of Routes in for there.
And, it's only 3 hours North of Bishop.
If you have any questions, PM me. That place is truely worth visiting.
rrrADAM
p.s. Be sure to climb at Rock Creek when you are in Bioshop. Just ask the people at Wilson's in downtown Bioshop, if you don't know where it's at.
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radistrad
Mar 17, 2002, 3:56 PM
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Yosemite is cold, but climbable especially on the short routes, areas like cookie cliff. If you are going to yosemite, you should be a solid 5.9 leader and have a big rack. Otherwise the climbs will be limited to you as there are lots of 5.10 and harder but there are not that many 5.8's.
Lovers leap, bring the crampons, its frozen as well as all of the other Tahoe areas.
Try Pinnacles National Monument, it should be fairly warm, is less than two hours from the bay area and has lots of climbing.
I am so suprised that the Route databse does not list Pinnacles. Consumes River gorge and the Grotto may be decent also.
Have fun
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rrrADAM
Mar 17, 2002, 4:14 PM
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Pinnicals is there... I put it in myself.
rrrADAM
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radistrad
Mar 17, 2002, 4:17 PM
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Must have missed the Pinnacels.
I'll find it, thanks for alerting me to its existance.
Also check out Castle Rock in the bay area...
You can spend a few days there, no camping.
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rrrADAM
Mar 17, 2002, 4:17 PM
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Here it is, and 'maculated' filled it in quite a bit.
Kudos to you girl.
rrrADAM
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rrrADAM
Mar 17, 2002, 4:20 PM
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BTW... Lake Tahoe Areas are good Spring thru Fall.
rrrADAM
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rrrADAM
Mar 17, 2002, 4:23 PM
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Emerald Bay...
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radistrad
Mar 17, 2002, 5:02 PM
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I still think Tahoe is a bad place to climb until most of the snow melts. Its currently snowing in the Tahoe area today. The leap is a north facing cliff, on the long summer days the face does not see sun until noon. It has to be bad in the winter.
I'd bet 90' wall may be fair for climbing, but hardly worth the trip to Tahoe for just that.
If you go to tahoe let us know how the conditions are..
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maculated
Mar 17, 2002, 5:52 PM
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Hey guys. How about somewhere that's not going to have snow on the ground? Rrradam, since you said Tahoe is so grand, I'm definitely going to have to check that out in a couple months. Now, however, I'd rather stick to weather in the 50s and above.
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rrrADAM
Mar 17, 2002, 6:00 PM
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You can keep busy for weeks in Bishop alone...
Buttermilks
Owens River Gorge
Rock Creek
The Volcanics
Black(?) Canyon
There's more...
There's even some mineral hot springs just south of Bishop to soak those aching muscles on the rest days.
rrrADAM
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radistrad
Mar 17, 2002, 6:40 PM
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Pinnacles.
No snow, warm weather.
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maculated
Mar 17, 2002, 7:21 PM
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Rrradam, I'm already sold, but I'm going with a bunch of people in the latter part of the weekend.
Rad, I'd be up for PNM, but camping there is insane. $7 a night?? Does anyone have suggestions around this for PNM?
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radistrad
Mar 17, 2002, 7:44 PM
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Is it only $7 a night?
I thought it was $12 per person per night.
I dont camp there, I live mid-peninsula in the bay area, it takes less than 2 hours (90 mi, from San Mateo) to drive.
Base out of the parents house, and return each night. Although you'll probably burn the camping fee in gas.
The valley has been great this year, I got snowed on on friday and had to leave before chains were required. Bring the Long Johns, it is quite climbable. I've been there 8 time this year, logged over 3000' just in Feb.
Camping is pricey, but hey you get what you pay for. Yosemite is worth every penny.
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phylp
Mar 18, 2002, 9:51 PM
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Kristin-
I obviously missed the beginning of this somewhere because I don't know exactly what time frame you are talking about. Regardless, if it's spring break I would avoid the Tahoe area - there's just too much snow cover. Some of the south facing things like 90 ft wall and Pie shop are OK if it's sunny, but odds are better elsewhere.
This is in the sport climbing section, so do you only want sport climbing areas? I agree with Trad that there are a couple day trip destinations from the Bay area - Pinnacles and Jamestown/Sonora area.
The south facing walls in the Valley can be great this time of year but there's not a huge amount of sport climbing on those walls (htere are a lot of bolted routes but a lot of them are quite run out).
Let me know what you decide. I live in the SF BAY area and might be available for a few days depending on the dates - for sport or trad.
Phyl
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