Pinnacles National Park and the Western Sierra
Lake Tahoe marked a decision point in our trip, with options eastward towards Salt Lake City, or extending our north-bound trajectory through Oregon to Smith Rock. Unfortunately, a major cold […]
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Lake Tahoe, Lover’s Leap and The “Best VS in the World”?
Lake Tahoe straddles the border between California and Nevada in the northern Sierras. Lying at 6,225 ft above sea level, Lake Tahoe earns a few entries in the record books: […]
Around Bishop – ORG and the Buttermilks (and some Festival Schmoozing)
Owens River Gorge is just a few miles outside of Bishop and at a much lower elevation than the last few crags we posted about. Depending on your point of […]
Two Big Rocks and a Big Lake
We were (over) due a rest day, and Mono Lake was the perfect spot to spend it. This iconic geological oddity combines volcanic origins with extreme mineral abundance (due to […]
Climbing Above Bishop – Pine Creek Canyon and Gong Show Wall
There’s an absolute tonne of climbing around Bishop, the outdoor capital of the Eastern Sierra. It probably has a similar claim to “epicentre” status as say Moab or Boulder, and […]
Alabama Hills, in the shadow of Mt Whitney
After the sandbag trad and hot, grueling walk-ins of Tahquitz and Suicide, we were open to some lazy roadside sport – ideally at altitude and/or in the shade. Mountain Project […]
Tahquitz and Suicide Rocks (Not Painless!)
Idyllwild is a pleasant if touristy town in the San Jacinto Mountains, a couple of hours east of Los Angeles. It sits nestled between two giant granite bastions: Tahquitz and […]
Sin City – Too Hot to Handle
Las Vegas is a pretty logical start/end point for our West Coast road trip – not least because there’s a direct flight (outbound at least) from Manchester. Red Rocks is […]
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