EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO EXPLORE EROCK ON YOUR OWN, GUIDED PERHAPS BY VISUAL AESTHETICS.
AT THE SAME TIME, IT IS HOPED THAT BY KNOWING WHAT A PLACE LOOKS LIKE BEFORE YOU INVEST THE TIME TO GO OUT THERE THAT YOU WILL PERHAPS HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF GETTING ON SOMETHING YOU WILL FIND PLEASING... OF COURSE, YOU MAY BE MOTIVATED FOR A PARTICULAR GRADE OR KNOWN PROBLEM.
IF YOU DO CHOOSE TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT LINES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED, OR ARE CURRENT PROJECTS, PLEASE DO CLICK ON THE ABOVE SYMBOL ON EACH PAGE. YOU WILL THEN BE TAKEN TO THE “KNOWN PROBLEMS” PAGE WHICH IS IDENTICAL TO THE ONE BEFORE EXCEPT THAT ALL PICTURES WILL NOW HAVE COLOR-CODED LINES AS WELL AS AN ASSOCIATED NUMBER. IF YOU PERHAPS ONLY WISH TO KNOW WHERE THE PROBLEMS ARE BUT WISH TO DISCOVER THE GRADE FOR YOURSELF, SIMPLY PREVENT YOUR FINGERS FROM SCROLLING DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE WHERE EACH NUMBER IS CORRELATED TO THE ACTUAL NAME, GRADE, DESCRIPTION, ETC...
A SAMPLE OF THE PROCESS IS SHOWN HERE...
3 | PROJECT “BLACK PEARL” {>V7?} Climb the overhanging side of the west facing arete on the upper boulder. SOLID.
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★ THE COLOR OF THE LINE WILL MATCH THE PROBLEM NAME & RATING FONT COLOR.
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★ A RATING IN BRACKETS [V0+] IS TAKEN FROM SCOTT STEINER’S LITTLE DOME DRIVER’S BOULDERING GUIDE BOOK.
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★ A RATING IN WHITE BRACES {>V7?} (IF ANY) IS MY PERSONAL GRADE RECOMMENDATION. OFTEN TIMES I’VE BEEN SPANKED ON A V3 BUT WALTZ UP A V6. MANY ESTABLISHED GRADES NEED HOUSECLEANING.
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★A YELLOW STAR
NEXT TO A PROBLEM NUMBER INDICATES A RECOMMENDED GRADE CHANGE FROM SCOTT STEINER’S LITTLE DOME DRIVER’S MANUAL.
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★A GREEN STAR
NEXT TO A PROBLEM NUBER INDICATES A NEW PROBLEM SINCE PUBLISHING OF SCOTT STEINER’S LITTLE DOME DRIVER’S MANUAL.
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★ A PROBLEM NAME IN QUOTES “BLACK PEARL” IS MY PERSONAL NAME RECOMMENDATION IF ONE IS NOT ALREADY ESTABLISHED OR FOR A PERSONAL PROJECT THAT I WILL NAME IF I SEND.
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★ I DO NOT BELIEVE IN CLIMBERS’ RIGHTS OVER PROBLEMS. IF I GET THE FA, SURE I’LL NAME IT, BUT ANYONE ELSE CAN CALL IT WHATEVER THEY WISH AT NO HARM TO ME.
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★ IF I INVEST THE TIME & $$$ TO BOLT A LINE, I STILL DO NOT OWN THAT PIECE OF ROCK OR HAVE A PATENT ON ANY PART OF IT. ANYONE MAY CLIMB, GRADE & NAME AS THEY WISH.
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★ FURTHER, EVEN IF I BOLT A LINE, IF I DID A SHITTY JOB AND MADE A DEATH FALL POTENTIAL, ANYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY AND ADD MORE BOLTS. THIS ADDS TO THE ENJOYMENT
OF THE CLIMB. IF YOU THINK THERE ARE TOO MANY BOLTS OR THAT THE CLIMB ISN’T AS ENJOYABLE ANYMORE, GUESS WHAT, YOU ARE ENDOWED WITH FREE WILL... USE IT TO REFRAIN FROM CLIP.