Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:08 am
The Tree Route is cool I suppose, but it is really easy. I've done 4th class climbs in places which are harder. Also it is way over on the north edge of Dome, you pass it as you descend in to the main faces. Arch Bitchup, 5.8 is much better and is longer and steeper.
El Whampo on Tahquitz is an oft overlooked moderate with some excellent climbing. Another oft ignored Tahquitz moderate is The Error.
Black Magic and it's rarely done neighbor Sidewalk Magic in the Needles are classics. The routefinding is tricky to keep the climbing to a moderate grade of 5.8. If you go the right way, the 5.8 is one move off a ledge at the top. There is nothing over 5.7 the rest of the way up.
The Becky route on The Hermit (Needles Area) is a super mega classic 5.8.
El Whampo on Tahquitz is an oft overlooked moderate with some excellent climbing. Another oft ignored Tahquitz moderate is The Error.
Black Magic and it's rarely done neighbor Sidewalk Magic in the Needles are classics. The routefinding is tricky to keep the climbing to a moderate grade of 5.8. If you go the right way, the 5.8 is one move off a ledge at the top. There is nothing over 5.7 the rest of the way up.
The Becky route on The Hermit (Needles Area) is a super mega classic 5.8.