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Posted: **Tue Aug 25, 2009 2:04 am**

erykmynn wrote:Sacramento can't be much worse than Denver =]

Guess again...

Posted: **Tue Aug 25, 2009 2:27 pm**

I'd be willing to trade places with ANYBODY in two seconds, but I'd feel sorry for my spouse

and supervisor (at work) NOT having me there - but as 'George Harrison' once said,

"All Things Must Pass." Isn't It A Pity? :wink:

Posted: **Tue Aug 25, 2009 5:53 pm**

The rivalry between California and Colorado climbers is a long standing affair. The California delegation definitely won a round when Bob Kamps and Dave Rearick bagged the first ascent of The Diamond, on Longs Peak.

Colorado did get a bit of revenge when Jim Erickson did the first free ascent of Insomnia Crack, at Suicide Rock. Of course they broke it up into two pitches, so I don't think it should count. It's half a rope even done as one pitch ...

Posted: **Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:08 pm**

Kris. Hi welcome home.

You are correct about CA vs CO.... :wink:

A long-standing good-natured feud has developed over the years for sure, but some folks will wish you dead if you have an opinion. So look out for the "s#*t bombers".

gk

Posted: **Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:52 pm**

ksolem wrote:The rivalry between California and Colorado climbers is a long standing affair.

Harvey Carter still says that those Yosemite boys didn't know how to climb. (At least he did last time I listened to his rantings!)

I personally like both places (apart from the taxes in CA). Alpine climbing is better in CA. Ice is better in CO. Skiing is better in CO. Rock is generally better in CA. (Diving is definitely better in CA!)

Damn! I guess I missed the point of this forum!

Posted: **Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:14 pm**

Lolli wrote:I'm a native of this part of the world since the 14th century

Damn, you're old.

Posted: **Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:15 pm**

mconnell wrote:
ksolem wrote:The rivalry between California and Colorado climbers is a long standing affair.

I personally like both places (apart from the taxes in CA). Alpine climbing is better in CA. Ice is better in CO. Skiing is better in CO. Rock is generally better in CA. (Diving is definitely better in CA!)

Damn! I guess I missed the point of this forum!

Oh no not at all.
Your vote has counted.
thx
:wink:

Posted: **Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:04 pm**

CA vs CO. 18 years I have lived in the former, 1 year in the latter. I am 7th generation Californian, so I am partial to the Golden State. They both are too different to compare effectively. All I know is that I will most likely return to my "home ranges" after college. This place is great, but I feel like there is more variety in CA.

Posted: **Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:52 pm**

It's all really quite simple, you know. California has The Needles, and Colorado does not.

Posted: **Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:29 pm**

Lolli wrote:they look as you could walk up on the backside?

Some yes, some no. This of course detracts in no way from the amazing quality of the rock climbing there.

You can walk to the summit of El Capitan too, should you choose...

Beautiful photo linked from the El Capitan page on this site.

(Also in CA, not CO...)

Posted: **Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:39 pm**

But Colorado goes the extra mile to help their climbers find the summit by marking the routes with special bulls-eyes:

Posted: **Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:43 pm**

That's way cool, just like they do over in Europe.

thx

Posted: **Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:48 am**

Lolli wrote:
Guyzo wrote:That's way cool, just like they do over in Europe.

thx

They do?
Where?

Well, maybe not bull's eyes. Cable cars, via ferrata, fixed gear, huts with restaurants...

Posted: **Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:37 am**

If you want a RED piece of rock, you gotta try out Arizona!

Posted: **Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:51 am**

Arizona has its own issues.

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