Climbing Forums for California?
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Climbing Forums for California?
Anyone know of a good online forum, one that is actually used, to get current conditions on California peaks?
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Re: Climbing Forums for California?
Have you tried High Sierra Topix?
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Re: Climbing Forums for California?
Summitpost is less active these days, but still pretty good for CA.
Re: Climbing Forums for California?
If you have Facebook there are a lot of active groups on there.
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Re: Climbing Forums for California?
Looks like the domains 14ersCA.com and 14ersCALI.com are available. One could create them and thus assume all moderator privileges.
Re: Climbing Forums for California?
There is not really an equivalent to 14ers.com.
peakbagger.com - conditions, GPX
snwburd.com - route description: Hard to believe 1 person provides some of the best route descriptions, but it's true
summitpost - route descriptions, forum is inactive
mountainproject - climbing/mountaineering partners, not hiking
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peakbagger.com - conditions, GPX
snwburd.com - route description: Hard to believe 1 person provides some of the best route descriptions, but it's true
summitpost - route descriptions, forum is inactive
mountainproject - climbing/mountaineering partners, not hiking
book: High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, Trails by Secor
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Re: Climbing Forums for California?
Whitney Zone, but it's mostly focused on Mt Whitney.
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Re: Climbing Forums for California?
Thanks. I couldn't find anything similar to the trip reports we have here. For the very popular routes I use Alltrails, but it fails for the less traveled peaks.ellenmseb wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 2:29 pm There is not really an equivalent to 14ers.com.
peakbagger.com - conditions, GPX
snwburd.com - route description: Hard to believe 1 person provides some of the best route descriptions, but it's true
summitpost - route descriptions, forum is inactive
mountainproject - climbing/mountaineering partners, not hiking
book: High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, Trails by Secor
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Re: Climbing Forums for California?
Yeah, there's Whitney Zone and the California Peaks Facebook page (as well as Shasta and Whitney specific Facebook groups). Would be nice to have something like 14ers.com.
I'd also highly recommend seano's book, available here.
I'd also highly recommend seano's book, available here.
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Re: Climbing Forums for California?
Whitney zone or the Whitney Portal message boards. While the main focus is Whitney a lot of folks there do other climbing. You can also give a call to the rangers at the interagency visitor center in the Eastern Sierra.
Re: Climbing Forums for California?
peakbagger is the best source for trip reports. eg: list of ascents of Mt Whitney: https://www.peakbagger.com/climber/Peak ... =ft&y=9999ker0uac wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 3:18 pmThanks. I couldn't find anything similar to the trip reports we have here. For the very popular routes I use Alltrails, but it fails for the less traveled peaks.ellenmseb wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 2:29 pm There is not really an equivalent to 14ers.com.
peakbagger.com - conditions, GPX
snwburd.com - route description: Hard to believe 1 person provides some of the best route descriptions, but it's true
summitpost - route descriptions, forum is inactive
mountainproject - climbing/mountaineering partners, not hiking
book: High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, Trails by Secor
the abbreviation "TR" means there's a trip report, but even the concentration of non-TR ascents can give you an idea of what time of year it's reasonable to attempt that peak.
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Re: Climbing Forums for California?
Ohhh ok, I missed that!!ellenmseb wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:44 pmpeakbagger is the best source for trip reports. eg: list of ascents of Mt Whitney: https://www.peakbagger.com/climber/Peak ... =ft&y=9999ker0uac wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 3:18 pmThanks. I couldn't find anything similar to the trip reports we have here. For the very popular routes I use Alltrails, but it fails for the less traveled peaks.ellenmseb wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 2:29 pm There is not really an equivalent to 14ers.com.
peakbagger.com - conditions, GPX
snwburd.com - route description: Hard to believe 1 person provides some of the best route descriptions, but it's true
summitpost - route descriptions, forum is inactive
mountainproject - climbing/mountaineering partners, not hiking
book: High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, Trails by Secor
the abbreviation "TR" means there's a trip report, but even the concentration of non-TR ascents can give you an idea of what time of year it's reasonable to attempt that peak.
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