The Rock Behind the Climb

My Photos https://imgur.com/gallery/ex3fLtH   Mountain Project Links to the Climbs I did https://www.mountainproject.com/route/105880426/the-angler  - the angler (Riverside Area) https://www.mountainproject.com/route/107183677/chexmix  - Chex Mix (Boy Size Area) https://www.mountainproject.com/area/105880402/man-size  - Man size area Sources https://ugspub.nr.utah.gov/publications/geologicmaps/7-5quadrangles/m-67.pdf   Geology of the area https://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-b/REPORTS/Chapter_12.pdf   Good resource about blackhawk and castlegate formations https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=168 - joes valley dam construction https://www.fs.usda.gov/nfs/11558/www/nepa/101516_FSPLT3_4054109.pdf - building up joes valley into a bouldering area https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/2006/1723/pdf/P1723_508.pdf - joes valley dam landslide Dam constructed in 1966 58 meters high/229 meters wide Top of the road and makes the reservoir Earthen dam Earthquake induc...

Hello everyone, I hope you are all doing well. After publishing the last episode, I had a massive work project, so I didn't have the time to work on a new episode, but I am back working hard on one about Joes Valley Utah, so get hyped!! Also, I just got my first shipment of The Rock Behind the Climb T shirts and Tanks!!! They are $20 each plus shipping. If you are interested in buying one, follow the link at the bottom of this blog post.  Anyway I'll catch you on the next one, stay safe out there -Jazzhammer Order Form!!

  My Photos https://imgur.com/gallery/3KPgnd2 Mountain Project https://www.mountainproject.com/area/113406457/emigrant-wall - emigrant wall climbing https://www.mountainproject.com/area/119634170/kirkwood-lake - kirkwood lake boulder area, although it does not have the birthday boulder listed https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/608320 - specifics on rocks in the sierra https://gis.ess.washington.edu/keck/ARG-CV-2006_updated_files/gillespie_tahoe_glaciation.pdf - glaciation https://www.nap.edu/read/2309/chapter/4#35 - joints. Main reference used https://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/1899/report.pdf - dikes https://scholarworks.unr.edu/bitstream/handle/11714/1781/Mackay677_WardK.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y - more on dikes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAZ1V_DJKV8 - exfoliating rock https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-glaciology/article/exfoliation-joints-and-ice-action/FFBADADB84C1279E64A52C62CCAB6868/core-reader - general exfoliation info https://image...

My Photos of the area https://imgur.com/gallery/CrqyGPd  - photos of the area Mountain Project Links to the climbs I did on the Emigrant Wall https://www.mountainproject.com/area/113406457/emigrant-wall - Emigrant Wall General Page https://www.mountainproject.com/route/115402735/high-plains-drifter - High Plains Drifter 5.6 https://www.mountainproject.com/route/119566274/trackless-wilderness - Trackless Wilderness 5.9 Sources for this episode and the next https://gis.ess.washington.edu/keck/ARG-CV-2006_updated_files/gillespie_tahoe_glaciation.pdf - glaciation http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/ScienceEducation/ScienceOfTheComstock/EarthScience-RegionalGeology.html - nevada basin https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2015TC003859 - north american batholith placement http://rockmass.net/phd/appendix1.pdf - types of joints http://www.files.ethz.ch/structuralgeology/JPB/files/English/4joints.pdf - more on jointing https://askanearthspacescientist.asu.edu/top-question/colum...

 In this episode I deliver some announcements about the podcast and then continue the discussion about columnar jointing in the Bishop Tuff at Deadman Summit that I started last episode. Below are the links to some of the sources that I used: Link to Episode 3.5: https://soundcloud.com/quinn-todzo/trbtc-episode-35-announcements-and-columnar-jointing-discussion Link to Episode 3: Deadman Summit: Introduces the climbing at Deadman https://askanearthspacescientist.asu.edu/top-question/columnar-jointing - Introductory article by  Karla Moeller about columnar jointing https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/82526546.pdf - "Sy mmet ry In a Natural Fracture Pattern: The Origin of Columnar Joint Networks" Norman H. Gray. Paper describes the alternate theory about how hexagonal columns form based on fracture junctions rather than area to crack length ratio http://rockmass.net/phd/appendix1.pdf - general information about rock joints