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Re: And so a new sport is born... LEDGING!

Mon 03 Jun, 2013 9:17 pm

ribuck wrote:If you climb up Mount Solitary by its little-used south tail, there is a short section of ledge to be overcome. It's not as scary as the photo at the top of this thread, but nevertheless many people find it un-nerving.


Funny you should mention it. I did that walk nearly a year back with the same two guys as this ledging trip (http://fatcanyoners.org/2012/07/08/mt-solitary-passes/)

I think the photo below is the ledge you're talking about. It is indeed quite unnerving. Interestingly it's the exact same layer of shale (Mt York Claystone) as the ledge under Mt Banks that we followed.

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Re: And so a new sport is born... LEDGING!

Tue 04 Jun, 2013 10:36 pm

FatCanyoner wrote:I think the photo below is the ledge you're talking about.

Yes, that's it! That's a great write-up on your blog.

Re: And so a new sport is born... LEDGING!

Thu 13 Jun, 2013 10:38 pm

Of course, in parts of the world where they don't have shale layers, they have to improvise their own ledges.

Huashan, China:


El Camino del Rey, Spain:

Re: And so a new sport is born... LEDGING!

Fri 14 Jun, 2013 8:23 am

ribuck wrote:Of course, in parts of the world where they don't have shale layers, they have to improvise their own ledges.


Awesome stuff!

Re: And so a new sport is born... LEDGING!

Sat 15 Jun, 2013 7:14 pm

I say

YUK!

Re: And so a new sport is born... LEDGING!

Sat 15 Jun, 2013 10:08 pm

Wow!
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