SpiderSavage wrote:Nice list of peaks, but she lives in the UK, so think really big hill with a hard rocky bit on one side, scrambling up that in winter, full conditions.
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by MoapaPk » Wed Sep 15, 2010 12:38 am
SpiderSavage wrote:Nice list of peaks, but she lives in the UK, so think really big hill with a hard rocky bit on one side, scrambling up that in winter, full conditions.
by Andinistaloco » Wed Sep 15, 2010 2:12 am
SpiderSavage wrote:Nice list of peaks, but she lives in the UK, so think really big hill with a hard rocky bit on one side, scrambling up that in winter, full conditions.
by emmieuk » Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:31 am
by Gator » Wed Sep 15, 2010 7:39 pm
by SpiderSavage » Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:26 pm
by welle » Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:34 pm
Gator wrote:I'm more of a mountaineer but rock climb too. This summer I met some people at the Climbers Ranch in the Tetons. One of the girls had climbed in the gunks and was doing well there. This was her first time trying all out mountaineering and it really kicked her ass. Not only was she not prepared for the amount of effort to climb some of these peeks she was totally out of her element in all the transition areas. Moving from tallus, scree, vertical, then wet then back to loose ect., really messed with her. Not to mention all the sections of class 4/5 that were often climbed with out ropes in the name of speed plus all the down climbing. Car to car of the Grand.... out of the question. She learned quickly that you need to be in very good shape for the mountains, climb several grades lower and to leave the Starbucks coffee for the drive up and start climbing routes. She is going to go all out next season and I know she will be fine. Even with all of her frustration she really loved it and has now opened a whole new world.
by CClaude » Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:56 pm
by MoapaPk » Wed Sep 15, 2010 10:32 pm
SpiderSavage wrote:Some good tips on this thread. Here's more:
If you're going after some alpine 5.6 (US) you'd better be a solid 5.9 leader at the local crag or much higher in the gym.
That loose crap, at high altitude, with weather conditions, under the deadline of avoiding an epic, will be much harder in real life than it seems in the guidebook. Case-in-point: Mt Whitney, East Face, Shaky-Leg Traverse - A 30 ft, 5.7 layback crack which takes pro easily, onto a ledge covered with a cone of scree, 2000 ft exposure. (whoot-whoot!) elevation about 13,800 ft.
SpiderSavage wrote:Nice list of peaks, but she lives in the UK, so think really big hill with a hard rocky bit on one side, scrambling up that in winter, full conditions.
by Charles » Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:51 pm
emmieuk wrote:So I am thinking of trying some indoor rock climbing and build up some upper body strength to help when climbing mountains...
who here does the two?? do you feel they benefit the other?
Discuss please...Im kind of in two minds...
by Gator » Mon Sep 20, 2010 3:33 pm
welle wrote:Gator wrote:I'm more of a mountaineer but rock climb too. This summer I met some people at the Climbers Ranch in the Tetons. One of the girls had climbed in the gunks and was doing well there. This was her first time trying all out mountaineering and it really kicked her ass. Not only was she not prepared for the amount of effort to climb some of these peeks she was totally out of her element in all the transition areas. Moving from tallus, scree, vertical, then wet then back to loose ect., really messed with her. Not to mention all the sections of class 4/5 that were often climbed with out ropes in the name of speed plus all the down climbing. Car to car of the Grand.... out of the question. She learned quickly that you need to be in very good shape for the mountains, climb several grades lower and to leave the Starbucks coffee for the drive up and start climbing routes. She is going to go all out next season and I know she will be fine. Even with all of her frustration she really loved it and has now opened a whole new world.
Whoa, Gator, at first I thought you were talking about me: Climbers Ranch this summer - check, girl - check, Gunks - check. I had no problems with unroped travel, or scree/talus though. I still would have not done it car to car. Maybe at the end of my trip, when I was fully acclimated not sure... Do you have the contact info of that girl? It'd be great to find another female alpine climber locally.
by AlexeyD » Mon Sep 20, 2010 9:51 pm
by Cissa » Thu Apr 04, 2013 7:05 pm
AlexeyD wrote:Not sure if this has been mentioned already, but rock climbing can also help improve your rope skills, which of course is an essential part of mountaineering. However, if you only climb indoors the benefits of this will be very limited, so I would definitely suggest getting outside, practicing making your own anchors, rappelling, learning to place gear, etc. Many skills that will be useful in the high mountains can be learned on small, local crags.
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