Lander Rock Climbs 2018 von Steve Bechtel ist der aktuellste und umfassendste
\nKletterf\u00fchrer zu den Crags um Lander, Wyoming. Dieser F\u00fchrer, der im Juli 2018
\nbrandneu erschienen ist, enth\u00e4lt 400 neue Routen seit die erste Ausgabe 2015
\nerschienen ist. Die Entwicklung in den Dolomit-Kletterg\u00e4rten in und um Lander
\nist nach wie vor voll im Gange, was wesentlich zu den neuen Routen beitr\u00e4gt,
\ndie in dieser Ausgabe von Lander Rock Climbs enthalten sind. Die wohl
\nbedeutendste Teil dieses F\u00fchrers ist die erstmalige Ver\u00f6ffentlichung der
\nlangen und bisher immer noch halb geheimen Routen der North Country Wall. Auch
\ndie umfangreiche Erschlie\u00dfung im riesigen Little Popo Agie Canyon z\u00e4hlt zu
\ntr\u00e4gt wesentlich zu den Neuzug\u00e4ngen bei. Ein aktualisiertes und
\n\u00fcbersichtlicheres Layout der Karten und Bilder macht diesen Kletterf\u00fchrer zum
\nidealen Gef\u00e4hrten f\u00fcr das Klettern in Lander.<\/p>\n
Lander is home to several cliffs dispersed throughout the foothills of the
\neastern Wind River Mountains. The rock is mainly Bighorn Dolomite Limestone
\nand occurs in two basic types. There are wind eroded butresses like those of
\nWild Iris and Suicide Point, and there are walls lining the sides of river
\ncanyons, such as Sinks Canyon and Wolf Point. The rock varies in quality from
\nvery good to very featured and consists mainly of crimps and positive pockets,
\nsome being as small as one-finger on the more difficult lines.<\/p>\n
There is a bit of granite climbing as well, the Joint wall and the Sanctuary
\nat the top of Sinks being 2 areas that have about 50 sport climbs all
\ntogether. There are some fantastic routes on these cliffs if you get tired of
\npocket pulling. Sinks also has some sandy sandstone at the entrance of the
\ncanyon, but it is not worth your time unless you are on a NOLS course or like
\ninsecure trad climbing.<\/p>\n
It is possible to climb throughout much of the year here. Sinks is the best
\nwinter area, with a paved approach and an inversion that keeps the wall toasty
\nwhen it is freezing in town. It is not uncommon to climb in a t-shirt on sunny
\ndays in January and February when the temperature in town is 10 degrees.
\nSummer is better spent at Wild Iris and its surrounding crags as they are much
\nhigher in elevation, and mainly under snow in the winter. Spring is sometimes
\ngreat but often snowy and wet. Fall is the best time for climbing in Lander,
\nwith crisp temps, sunny skies, and access to every crag here.<\/p>\n
Steve Bechtel’s guidebook does a great job of describing the sport routes
\naround Lander and is the best resource for any climber visiting the area. It
\ndescribes the following cliffs:<\/p>\n
Sinks Canyon
\nFairfield Hill
\nFossil Hill
\nWild Iris
\nMiner’s Delight
\nThe Strawberry Roan
\nThe Sweat Lodge
\nWolf Point
\nWolf Pup
\nBaldwin Creek
\nSuicide Point <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"