I have had a number of climbing and other trips around Flagstaff this spring. Among other things I bouldered at Buffalo Park and Super Roof, climbed at Paradise Forks, Sedona, Volunteer Canyon, The Peaks, and the Hobo Jungle, slacklined at the park, and biked/hiked up Mount Humphreys.
Super Roof is a long horizontal climb along the roof under a ledge. I actually managed to get it with my first try (this year) and then was unable to do it again despite many tries. It is good training though.
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| Dawn on Super Roof |
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| Dawn on Super Roof
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| near the end of Super Roof (thanks for taking the pic Dawn) |
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| Dawn - it was a high gravity day. |
We took advantage of a cold snap to head down to Sedona to climb "Duck for Cover". It had 3 pitches at I would say 5.11, 5.10, and 5.11. I fell at the end of the long first pitch at the crux "hands" section that involved .75 camalots (very thin for my hands) over a bulge. The last pitch was pretty spicy too.
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| John W tapes up for "Duck For Cover" |
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| "Duck for Cover" on the leftish side and up the crack on the buttress for the first pitch |
One day I biked up to the Arizona Snowbowl and then hiked up to the summit of Mount Humphreys. They are installing pipes and snow making stuff as well as a new run. There is some controversy because among other things they will use reclaimed waste water for the snowmaking. They definitely didn't want anyone getting in their way.
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| they want to be able to throw the book at protesters at Snow Bowl |
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| new ski run in the upper left plus trenches for reclaimed water lines |
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| trenches for reclaimed water lines for "snow" making |
At the summit there was very little wind, which was nice except there were also a lot of bugs that are normally blown away or hunkered down. I didn't spend long up there because of them. As usual the descent went a lot faster than the ascent.
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| summit fat pill on top of Humphreys |
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| panorama from the summit of Humphreys |
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| fresh leaves on the aspen trees |
I climbed at the Peaks and the new area the Hobo Jungle a few times. It is most excellent Dacite climbing, although fairly sharp on the finger tips.
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| Verm "manning up" at the Peaks (maybe DK took this pic) |
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| Dawn and Darren at the Hobo Jungle |
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| Peregrine Falcon |
I taped the sun viewing glasses onto the front of my telephoto to take pics of the transit of Venus. I could barely see it with just the glasses.
