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Note 44.411 MOUNT-L 411 of 517 CUPIDO::STRITAR "Andrej Stritar,IJS,(61)-371-321" 60 lines 1-JUN-1994 08:36 CUPIDO::STRITAR "Andrej Stritar,IJS,(61)-371-321" 60 lines 1-JUN-1994 08:36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: STENAR::STENAR::MRGATE::"X400::1=de::2=d400::3=tr::5=EDU::4=METU::4=CC::4=VM::6=owner-mount-l" To: CUPIDO::STRITAR CC: Subj: Smith Rock info... From: NAME: Mountaineering Discussion List MOUNT-L FUNC: edu <6=MOUNT-L@4=VM@4=CC@4=METU@5=EDU@3=TR@2=D400@1=DE@X400@STENAR> To: NAME: Multiple recipients of list MOUNT-L FUNC: edu <6=MOUNT-L@4=VM@4=CC@4=METU@5=EDU@3=TR@2=D400@1=DE@X400@STENAR> A more recent word about the state of climbing at Smith..... I highly recommend Smith to anyone interested in climbing. Good folks, great routes, solid rock (don't believe the hype), and good facilities. Redpoint climbers supply is still in business. You cannot go to Smith wihtout stopping at Juniper Junction ( I don't know the real name of the place) to get some huckleberry ice cream. This stuff is so widely known that I;ve heard that the european climbing guides recommend the huckleberry. Necessary on hot E. Oregon summer days. On to the climbing: Good solid routes, more bolted routes than you're likely to find anywhere. Most importantly, even the trad routes have bomb-proof bolts (and often slings) at the top. The dihedrals is the most popular area. Insufferably hot at mid-day, but prickling with some of the most known climbs in the US. BUT - do not discard the "back side". Over asterisk pass, on the trail to Monkey Face are many great climbs, from highly recommended easy runs (Spiderman 5.7 - 3 pitches, really fun roof at the end) to desperate claw routes. But please do us locals a favor. With the current popularity of climbing, and the new showers (hot!) that our fees paid for - a massive crowd of new folks has stopped into Smith. Unfortunately, with the new influx of climbers have come a bunch of folks who dont' give a damn about how the area looks after they leave. Pack out your tape. Maybe pick up a can or two. Sorry to wax political, but on my last trip I spent about as much time kvetching about the no-trace ethic as I did climbing. Sorry - I'm getting old. Seriously though - the climbing's great. Get an early start if you're coming in the summer. Climb early, go into town for lunch, then climb late. Sunstroke be damned! Careful of the approaches to some climbs. erosion has taken hold and the approaches are a treacherous as the routes in some areas. Mostly on the beginner routes though - lots of spectators boot-skiing. And - I NEVER heed this advice - you might want to consider a *gasp* helmet if it's really crowded. There's loose gravel and pigeon..uh...traces at the top of most climbs. Have fun! MM -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | "It's not what you look like, when you're doing what you're doing;It's | | what you're doing when you're doing what you look like you're doing" | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | mwmindpx@netcom.com Mark W Myers Beaverton, OR | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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