Comments on: Big Bend

By: Lewin

Lewin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:25:14 +0000

I just love bouldering. Whether is graded or not. It’s all about pushing ones self and most of all. Having fun. So relax people.

By: Tye

Tye — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:42:29 +0000

@Mathieu

Hellbelly has a V8 standup that starts about half way up.

By: Mathieu

Mathieu — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:45:25 +0000

I have a Poster of Dave Graham on Hell Belly. They put it as a V8…haha

By: Sandbag Lover

Sandbag Lover — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:10:11 +0000

“Grades essentially don’t exist in Flag, for all intents and purposes. The only place that has numbers is the Draw, really.” ~ wish this happened more often. Keeps the adventure factor high.

Wild Iris, Baldwin, and Lander areas used to have a lot of sandbags… I think it was Piana, Skinner, and others style. How about a post on sandbags.

By: Tye

Tye — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:07:06 +0000

I’m glad you did a post on Big Bend. I definitely agree that it is under appreciated as a (small) bouldering destination. The quality of some of the problems there is really amazing.

Haha.. I’m also glad you think Circus Trick is super sandbagged. My friends told me to “just do it real quick” as part of the warm up. They laughed while I projected it for like 20 minutes…

By: Pat

Pat — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:59:01 +0000

Grades essentially don’t exist in Flag, for all intents and purposes. The only place that has numbers is the Draw, really.

By: B3

B3 — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:16:15 +0000

I don’t know what the grades are like in Flagstaff, having never been there. I have spent some time in Hueco and it seems like things in Big Bend are not consistent with things in Hueco. The Scoopula seems much harder than Full Service, for example. I do like a more conservative approach, but calling Circus Trick V4 seems more than conservative. Again, I would love to come to Flagstaff when I get the chance and I will gladly give my opinion when I do!

By: sammy d

sammy d — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:26:15 +0000

so you’re pretty much saying the grading at big bend is as screwed as it is in flagstaff

By: slabdyno

slabdyno — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:12:53 +0000

jamie, please delete everything i don’t agree with.

By: B3

B3 — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:11:19 +0000

I do have the power to veto comments, but generally, as long as they are not really vulgar, I will approve as much as I can. I would prefer, and I try, to encourage thoughtful discussion, but that’s not always the case. I do want to give everyone who has something to say, even if it is mindless, the opportunity to say it. Anonymous internet slander is what it is and it is hard to take it seriously. It’s not my position however to censor it.