Yosemite Backcountry
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From Yosemite
California holidays I
San Francisco Sailing
Red Rocks Climbing
After a day of short bolted routes, we decided to go back to the more fun traditional multi pitch climbs, but we would stick to ones in the sun (but keeping the grades reasonably moderate to look after Pete’s finger tendon injury)… On Tuesday we started with the first on our tick list – Geronimo. …
Broken Car + Hoover Dam
After yesterday’s epic on Jubilant Song we were so knackered we decided on a day checking out the Hoover Dam, it’s just 30 miles from Las Vegas, so we couldn’t miss it really… But the day started badly, our hire car had sprung an oil leak! All the oil had dripped onto the car park …
Las Vegas Lights
Las Vegas Boulevard – The Strip – what an amazing place! Entertainment city. So many lights, so many gimmicks trying to lure you in to spend your money. We spent a few hours wondering up and down the Strip, mostly just looking at the outside of the buildings but occasionally taking a look inside to …
Snow and Sun
Check out the snow in the background! Yesterday we got up early – still used to UK time – so we made our way to the Red Rock Loop Road, hitting the Visitors Centre just after it opened at 8am. It was a cold morning, but that didn’t deter us, so we started the loop …
Ouray Ice Park
Cascade ice-fall climbing at Ouray’s ice park and beyond. There’s an awesome array of natural ice climbs a short distance from Ouray. But only a very short walk out of town it’s the climbs in the Ouray ice park itself that are undoubtedly the reason Ouray is an international ice climbing destination. These climbs are …
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