Monday, January 01, 2018

Climbing in California 2017

From October 25th 2017 to November 9th 2017, I went to California on a climbing trip. The goal was to build experience in trad and crack climbing and explore some climbing areas :

Yosemite

Day 1 : Glacier Point Apron

With Patricia

  • Harry Daley (5.8, 2 pitches)

Day 2 : Swan Slab 

With Rhea and Dan :
  • Oak Tree Flake (5.6) : trad lead
  • Grant's Crack (5.9)
  • Lena's Lieback (5.9)
  • Claude's delight (5.7)
With Rhea :
  • Unnamed Crack (5.9) * : first trad lead while placing gear
  • Unnamed Crack (5.7) *
* Swan Slab, route E (5.7) and F (5.9) in Super Topo Yosemite Valley Free climbs (p. 96)

Bishop

Day 1 : Owens river Gorge (Central Gorge)

With Spence and Sierra, bolted routes

Warm Up wall

Great Wall of China - Left

  • Enter the dragon (5.8)
  • China Doll (5.8)

Day 2 : Owens river Gorge (Upper Gorge)

With Spence and Sierra, bolted routes

Upper Elbow Room

  • For Patricia (5.7)
  • Frank (5.9)
  • Stella (5.8) : very fun!

Joshua Tree

Day 1 : IRS wall

With Patricia and Dave

  • Tax Man (5.10a)
  • Bloody Tax Break (5.10b)

Day 2 : Hemingway Buttress

With Patricia and Dave

  • Poodles are people too (5.10b)

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