On 5/01/2012 dfinnecy wrote:
>I'm with the others who say Smith Rock isn't a great idea this time of
>year. if you are a local there are lots of great days to seek sun, but
>it can be very cold. Joshua Tree seems to get a bad wrap here in Aus but
>I think it is fantastic.
>Red Rocks will have beautiful days and a few too cold.
>Potrero Chico is the place for winter destination sport climbing in NA.
I wasn't that impressed with Smith Rock in terms of the climbing. It was basically vertical technical crimping, not really my style.
Joshua Tree was slabby cracks with the occasional crimp or even technical crimpy route. This too I didn't like, though then again not really my style. I like my slabs ice cold and cheap and my cracks vertical.
Red Rocks was bloody amazing - the multipitch was unreal and the single pitch was pretty bloody good. No idea on the weather, I was there in mid March and it was quite cold in the shade but multipitching was possible and single pitching in the sun was nice.