Originally Posted by
Ben FR
Ryan, I'm glad to see you finally hit Yellowhill! I think we may be the only two people that have ever climbed it. Looks like you got lucky-- they only recently repaved the road. When I climbed it, it was similar in (bad) quality to Yerba Buena and descending back to Yerba Buena was brutal. I swore I'd never climb it again based solely on the crappy descent. But now I'm kind of reinvigorated to try it again. Did you do try Noranda?
P.s. I've been checking out your blog on and off for the past year and have been very disappointed not to see an update. You should post this one!
Ben, it took way too long for me to get out there. I owe you for finding these (insane, and exactly what I love) climbs. I was also surprised at the road quality - just about perfect pavement until just before the top. I also noticed that they repaved most of the bad portions along Yerba Buena, which was a nice surprise (although, given that they were repaving more than half of YB, I'm not sure why they didn't just repave the whole thing).
Noranda. Oh, Noranda. I did actually try it about a year ago. Also ridiculous? Yes. Much shorter than YH, but steeper. I'd say Yellow Hill is tougher, simply because Noranda is not
that long. Still, from what I remember, Noranda was humbling.
As for my reports on ToughAscent, I know! Long overdue. I think it is about time I post another climb.
Originally Posted by
JSMaxwell
Nyes Place. My favorite torture in Laguna Beach.
Originally Posted by
JSMaxwell
Ganado has some tough spots, but it isn't even close to others discussed here...
http://app.strava.com/activities/5826574#110940153
My friends and I pass around Ryan Allison's blog posts like they are holy scripture. Just today, I found out I have to make a pilgrimage to Santa Barbara.
I don't even know what to say, except thanks!