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Tanya and I started up Aires Butte at 9AM this morning and it was amazingly WINDY :eek1: and COLD :cold: . We almost turned around, but went for it anyway! I will post some pictures a little later. Tanya did awesome on that 5.6-5.7 4 pitch slab! Very impressive. Hope the photos came out good?
Ah man I hate that cold wind. Prolly a little colder up north here though. Looking forward to some pix. :popcorn:
Not only was it cold, but it was HOWLING! I wore my pack up the first 2 pitches, but after making the clip on the last bolt of the 2nd pitch it is about 50' to the anchors. A big gust hit me maybe 40' past the bolt and almost sent me for the 100' whipper (cheese grater ride). Needless to say, I left my pack at the anchors atop the 2nd pitch to reduce windage! Photos to come. We didn't have time or desire to take pictures on the climb (only 1 Gri Gri) but I think we got some great photos up top.Quote:
Originally Posted by accadacca
Can't wait to see your pics.
We did a casual stroll up Angels yesterday it was my nephews first time.
Beautiful day Sat. but man there were a lot of people on the trail, now I know why I don't like those things.
Disregard the 5.4 rating I initially gave this route. I initially only lead 2 of the four pitches 2 years ago, so it felt like 5.4. After leading all 4 pitches today in howling wind I was very tempted to give it a 5.11 rating :haha: , but with some serious thought I recant on my original rating and will re-instate it as 5.6-5.7. There is a lot of sand on some steep slab climbing that can be somewhat intimidating. The first pitch is a full 60 meters with 3 bolts...lets see? thats almost 70' between clips! :eek2:
here is a link to my original TR. It will have some modifications along with another photo album soon.
http://www.zionnational-park.com/zion-aires-butte.htm
I always love the hike up Angels Landing, people or not. It is such a classic trail! Was there still snow and ice on the Wiggles?Quote:
Originally Posted by oldno7
What did your nephew think?? I bet he loved it! :2thumbs:
It's all snow free, saw one tiny patch halfway up the last section is all.
My nephew liked it alot, he's the one I bought some gear from you for.
He's really excited to do some canyons. :2thumbs:
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Originally Posted by accadacca
Thanks, Bo. Gotta say, Tanya looks ready for anything with all that gear. Glad you two had a good day.
o.k. Tanya I know your not posting but I'm sure your reading---
Where the hells your long johns, a person could freeze in those high fashion britches. :lol8:
Great shots from the top, I guess to cold for rigging and ropework shots?
Serious girl---that under armour stuff is the shitznit :rockon:
Great TR Bo, you two are amazin'. We were over in Gunlock and it was nice to start but clouds and wind did come in.
Win
Yeah Kurt, we both made the same mistake! We wore light clothing thinking it would be nice out. The scramble up the saddle between South Ariel Peak and Aires Butte was just right for the clothing, but when we got on the buttress and exposed climb WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The wind and cold just floored us.Quote:
Originally Posted by oldno7
No...it was hard enough to just keep ourselves at the belay stances. To pull out a camera would have required hands of steel :haha: Our hands were cold and the wind blew sand that made it difficult to even look at times. I would always pull the drag rope up and flake it at my feet and stand on it to prevent it from blowing away and around the corner. On the rappels, I would flake 2 piles and have Tanya manage the feed from the anchor stance to insure no tangles or twists. Really took some creative rope management unless we wanted to have our ropes flying as a kite!
I'm afraid that I coerced Tanya into this one Win! Actually Tanya had expressed the desire to do some climbing again and I really wanted to get her out climbing. It was really a great climb and great day...(as soon as we were back to the vehicles :haha: ) I truly believe that we had a great adventure and I'm sure Tanya agrees!Quote:
Originally Posted by Win
Glad you and the wife made it out as well!
Dang... you two sure do visit some awesome places.
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wow :eek1: , check out that hottie....
thanks for sharing guys, looks like fun
Few more
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Originally Posted by marc olivares
I don't think you are allowed to say that. You are going to get thrown in the trash!
What if he wasn't talking about tanya? :naughty: Would that still be offensive enough to be thrown into the basement? :ne_nau: :lol8:
more of Aries Climb
yeah Bo, what makes you think i wasnt reffering to your sexy man-ness...lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Alex
did you use any pro in between bolts? sandy 5.6+wind+70' runouts sounds like good fun :shock: :nod:
that looks awesome.
http://www.bogley.com/forum/files/ariesa.jpg
This one is funny but it lets you know that the wind was blowing.
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Originally Posted by marc olivares
No...no pro. The rock is just way too soft and besides there really aren't any cracks except shallow, flaring slots. There are a couple bushes, but they are found at the belays.
Oh no! It's OK for the family to read if it's about someone of the same sex! It is only tabu if you are referring to a "real hottie" of the opposite sex! :roflol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex
It was so cool to do that climb but the best part was I never fell! yeah!!!
There were at least two places near anchors that I stopped and thought... dang! where do I put my hands and feet!!! :eek2: There is no place. This is too scary!!!! .... But Bo says trust your shoes and stick your butt in the air and go for it. It was scary doing that with him far far above me... I was alone on that frigid mountainside in funny shoes with the wind trying to blow me off from where only mountain goats belong. It was great, but I did regret wearing those THIN 'designer' yoga pants --. :haha:
P.S..... If I am going to be sent anywhere I want it to be the Dungeon and not the basement. I could have fun in the dungeon. :twisted:
Can we add a place for Tanya and Savanna and Allison to go when we are bad ---- where we can get the sort of punishment we deserve. :naughty:
Thanks Marc :nod:
I am Stan :naughty:
You have gone so many places Shane! :five:
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Those photos are amazing!
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Originally Posted by Sombeech
Forget about the photos. I want the Dungeon. :naughty:
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:lol8: Sorry, we just named it. The Dungeon doesn't fit.Quote:
Originally Posted by tanya
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Are you afraid? :twisted:
Be careful those mean people will throw you in the trash for wrecking my beautiful climbing thread. :lol8: ... and Marc ... you are treading on thin ice :haha:
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I thought so. BTW, great pix.
Hmmm, so Courtney, DB, Bo, Tanya, Melinda and oldno7 were all in the park at the same time this past weekend (and all but oldno7 on the east side on Sunday), yet we never ran into each other...
How come we aren't organizing a group outing? The weather is perfect. C'mon, join us for 'G2' on Sunday! Just a hike, well, a scramble. 'Course, I'll bring a bit of rope (just in case). It'll be fun!
And DB and I are gonna do a legit hike on Saturday too.
I totally agree :five:Quote:
Originally Posted by cp0915
You will have to show DB her photo on the Red Butte Trail page :)
http://www.zionnational-park.com/zion-red-butte.htm
PS... Courtney's stuff is never 'just a hike' :mrgreen:
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Originally Posted by tanya
ahh--not true-- We went to Petroglyph after Angels, so hail - hail
Aaah, so you were even in the same drainage that Bo and Tanya took to get up to Aires Butte!Quote:
Originally Posted by oldno7
Poor, innocent DB isn't gonna be so "mysterious" for long, seeing as her pics are now showing up online with increasing frequency!Quote:
Originally Posted by tanya
Yep--still a little unfinished business in PetroglyphQuote:
Originally Posted by cp0915