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Thread: Sandthrax TR
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02-22-2009, 09:26 PM #61Originally Posted by forum8fox
comes up 4th on a google of "Sandthrax".
I suggest the access situation is just fine. I'm a big believer in personal responsibility.
Originally Posted by forum8fox
Psycho D - look for passages other than the obvious.
Tom
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02-22-2009 09:26 PM # ADS
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02-22-2009, 09:43 PM #62Originally Posted by forum8fox
Having drilled a lot of holes in Navajo Sandstone, let me assure you that having a drill, hammer, hooks and 10 studs, and some experience aid climbing on actual rock, in no way means that trying to drill your way out of trouble would work. Period.
The Navajo Sandstone in North Wash is only distantly related to rock. You are unlikely to be able to drill hookable holes. What size soft-rock bolts did you have? I find 3/8" Powerbolts largely ineffective, but the 1/2" Powersbolts work well if you drill a 3/8" hole and ream it to 1/2" to produce an accurate hole.
"... there was no way we could be trapped."
Laughable, if it was not in the class of "famous last words".
Next time you go out, be sure to leave a detailed itinerary with a map with your contact person, maybe even fax it to the sheriff's office. Might save time, so the SAR team knows where to go to haul the surviving members of the party out.
Tom
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02-22-2009, 10:04 PM #63Originally Posted by forum8fox
Tom
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02-23-2009, 06:26 AM #64Originally Posted by Brian in SLC
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07-31-2009, 08:15 PM #65Originally Posted by stefan
Careful out there... Doing Sandthrax before doing the other canyons mentioned is not "careful out there". It's not 5.10 trad, it is 5.10 very odd offwidth, groundfall potential. This other party did not have a problem with the crux, they had a problem with the rest of the canyon, which proved difficult without canyon-specific climbing experience.
T
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07-31-2009, 09:02 PM #66
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Interesting thread to say the least. Thanks Tom.
I don't quite view myself as in the same position as this guy, I've probably got a bit more years experience under my belt with several different types of climbing (going on 15 years of trad climbing experience, 5 of canyoneering).
Probably gonna hold off on this one, though, as there are a couple of other ones I'm more interested atm... and matching my schedule to my 2 good climbing partners that can handle themselves and the psychological side for this canyon... can't just be a canyon that I want to do, so to speak.
Anywho, very fun stuff, can't wait to get to it (and the OW... I'll have to rock-paper-scissor my trad partner for lead on the crux though... hopefully I'll win :D)! If only I didn't have to work, right? :D
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08-12-2009, 08:09 PM #67
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Been out of the loop for a while, I got a new addiction CAVING!
Eric has talked me into another test piece, so I decided to check back in the canyoneering forum for a change (BTW you all should check out my caving TR's!). I saw this was drug up from the grave so I thought I would see what was up.
Anyway I had about 2-3 years canyon experience and I've been climbing on my own since I was about 16 (8 years) and I climbed before that with my neighbor as a kid. I climb upto 5.10 trad and 11+ sport and C3/+ on aid. I've climbed alot in Colorado, I've climbed in Utah a hand full of times. Squamish once. So you have more experience and your less qualified??? How does that work?
P.S. our agenda is to do a test run on quandry direct first and do psycho damage the same weekend. Then if we do well were going for smiling cricket on labor day weekend.
WE GET AFTER IT, THAT IS ALL!
Being afraid of death is no way to live your life, it's too short and no one get's out alive!
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08-12-2009, 10:06 PM #68Originally Posted by forum8foxsignature
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08-18-2009, 05:15 PM #69Originally Posted by forum8fox
WE GET AFTER IT, THAT IS ALL!
Being afraid of death is no way to live your life, it's too short and no one get's out alive!
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