looking for road trip advice for climbing in the States.

[davereid]

Planning a two month road trip from Squamish to california to climb.
Any advice on climbing areas and climbs that are highly recommended. Planning to head to Bishop and Yosemite but willing to go anywhere.

Climbing sport to 5.11 c/d (just can't nail the 12 a's yet. @#$%@#!)
Or trad climbing to 5.10 c/d.

Any input would be greatly appreciated

[bike]

I would highly recommend going through Utah and Nevada. On your way down stop at city of rocks idao then on to Maple canyon utah, then to red rocks las Vegas. The continue to bishop from there.

Have a great trip

[tattooed_climber]

post this up on rockclimbing.com too....you'll get lots of advice, or even if you just do a search and read some threads

i'm all down with smith rocks..if youre into trad, SUPER SLAB (5.8 i think, 3 pitches, BRING TWO ROPES someone hacked some a rap station) as well as the MONKEY FACE!!!about 20 routes on it i think....everthing from aid, sport and gear. 2-3 pitches with mega exposure! I cleaned my pants when i first saw it

Moscow is another great route in smith (5.6 but crap gear, 3p)

[MCpl]

It all depends on what and how hard you want to climb. Utah has a ton of places.

Oregon you have Smith.

California also like Utah, a ton of places. Check out the new Rock and Ice. Or Clark Mountain, Owen's.

Washinton: Little Si is good.

[harihari]

Planning a two month road trip from Squamish to california to climb.
Any advice on climbing areas and climbs that are highly recommended. Planning to head to Bishop and Yosemite but willing to go anywhere.

Climbing sport to 5.11 c/d (just can't nail the 12 a's yet. @#$%@#!)
Or trad climbing to 5.10 c/d.

Any input would be greatly appreciated

When are you going? Smith and Red Rocks is out till mid-oct due to heat, so is bouldering in most parts of Bishop. If you are in California, try

-- Lover's Leap (amazing moderate trad routes and some harder sport lines to 12-) near Lake Tahoe. Free camping.

-- the Needles (about 4 hrs s.e. of San Fran/n.e of L.a.) which are magnificent yellow granite domes with 2-8 pitch trad lines on them-- granite splitters. Good till mid-Nov. Free beautiful camping and the best 10a you will ever climb (Airy Interlude).

-- City of Rocks is great till mid-late Oct. Superb 1-3 pitch cragging on impeccable granite; mostly trad but some excellent sport routes too (SHe's the Bosch 11c is a classic)

-- Calaveras Dome is like Squamish but a bit warmer and drier. World class long trad routes like Wall fo the Worlds (10c) and SIlk Road (11a) are classics. Free camping. Good in mid-Sept cos the sun will be off it.


chris