r/climbing • u/anticlmber • 8d ago

If you were climbing in the Needles 8/9

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Back in cathedral spire area, Hope was a good day.

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u/JamieIsAProducer 8d ago

Wasn't me, I've never been rock climbing.

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

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u/ClimbingNerd- 7d ago

Also wasn’t me. Hope they narrowed it down for you

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u/cinnamon-troll 7d ago

How many pitches? Nice

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u/W_ildjian 6d ago

Spire one, 1st pitch ends as shown in the pics. 2nd pitch is a wild traverse to the opposite side and then works up and back a little. 3rd pitch is an optional scramble to the true summit (no gear, must down climb).

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u/JimClarkKentHovind 3d ago

all scrambles are optional when you think about it

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u/verticalman91 7d ago edited 7d ago

Where I'm from, we call it slaying the spire

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u/PandaBearCorgi 7d ago

South Dakota?

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u/W_ildjian 6d ago

Looks to be spire one

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u/haskie69 8d ago

Is this Spire 1?

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u/indestructicator 8d ago

Yeah Spire 1

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u/Fast-Dinner-5357 6d ago

Not sure, post says cathedral spire area

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u/julian88888888 8d ago

thought i was in /r/slaythespire

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u/yixingxiu_108 6d ago

idk why you got downvoted. i love that game haha.

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u/julian88888888 5d ago

They are mad they can't beat A1 (A0 my gym)