How to find land using basic requirements lists coupled with GIS applications and permaculture.

1) What do you want?
a) avoiding sun or needing sun?
b) water on site or just ability to capture water on site?
c) good road access
d) minimal distance to certain points of interest
Write it all down.
2) Gather your data
a) state, government, township, community, etc
3) Find a way to analyse your data in a way you can filter out areas which
will not work based on your previous definition of "wants"
a) Google sheets
b) QGIS or ArcGIS
c) Google Earth
4) With GIS this means mapping and using GIS tools to isolate areas visually
a) put all the data in layers
b) overlay POI's
5) Identify areas of interest and start looking for land
a) not always shown in proper location! use parcel / roads / etc
6) Use multiple platforms
a) QGIS, google earth, etc
7) When you find suitable locations get on the land with your permaculture eye
a) The contours can lie based on sample size!
b) Run down your "must haves" list and check for your requirements
c) Don't get emotional, the land matches or it doesn't if it doesn't move on.
d) hidden fees like current use

You are already miles ahead of everyone looking for land just trust your filters!

Finally got a chance to go back and do The Howling ... the real one as previously I did The Christening thinking it was The Howling. The route doesn't disappoint at all ... small feet, sometimes small smears and hidden feet all with interesting forms to navigate.

After pulling the dihedral forming the start of the crux you can see the slab to the right which is the main crux on The Howling Direct 5.9 (something I will have to try in the future)

Location: https://www.mountainproject.com/route/116079543/the-howling

WARNING!
Don't do anything I do ... seriously. Your life is in your hands if you choose to replicate my actions. I suggest consulting subject experts and guides in the field before attempting anything you see here.

I noticed a section of the wall which previously has been un-climbed and decided to venture into the unknown. This is pitch 1 of a two pitch 180' climb where the second pitch features a 15-20' chimney feature which is hidden from view less you are right next to it! It was an amazing find. Sadly I don't have P2 on video as my camera died but I did capture up P1

Location: https://www.mountainproject.com/route/116116013/lichen-d-chimney

WARNING!
Don't do anything I do ... seriously. Your life is in your hands if you choose to replicate my actions. I suggest consulting subject experts and guides in the field before attempting anything you see here.

First Accent with Indy at lovers leap ... technically my WDYB climb was a variant and FA but we haven't verified that yet ;)

I removed the gear placement, rock removal, and in some cases tree / shrub removal process I had to do on the way up to make the video not as long.

Will add location when I upload it to Mountain Project

Likely the most overgrown climb on this whole 3/4 of a mile rock face ... hence the name; guard your ears ... you have been warned.

Location: https://www.mountainproject.com/route/115359158/jungle-love

WARNING!
Don't do anything I do ... seriously. Your life is in your hands if you choose to replicate my actions. I suggest consulting subject experts and guides in the field before attempting anything you see here.

This could be seen as the second pitch of How Ying Yick (HYY) if you are climbing the dihedral. You can make this harder by sticking more left vs using the gully you find mid way up ;)

Location: https://www.mountainproject.com/route/115353915/varlottas-daughters-would-totally-flash-this

WARNING!
Don't do anything I do ... seriously. Your life is in your hands if you choose to replicate my actions. I suggest consulting subject experts and guides in the field before attempting anything you see here.

This video has been edited to reduce the length! (Seriously I was on the wall for 56 minutes for this one, and 10 minutes of that was a rest near the top.

This is the first time I hung on my own gear :/ ... I should have belayed at the big ledge before the crux of the climb to reduce rope drag / stress and get a good rest in but I was too focused on just completing the climb.

Location: https://www.mountainproject.com/route/115312659/who-do-you-beliieve

WARNING!
Don't do anything I do ... seriously. Your life is in your hands if you choose to replicate my actions. I suggest consulting subject experts and guides in the field before attempting anything you see here.

There are several ways to pull the crux (the first fist size crack) and each are pretty fun as a warm up to this place.

Don't hug the tree at the top!

Location: https://www.mountainproject.com/route/107100779/preschool-dropout

Interesting climb ... traversed right to see if I can find the Tunnel of love rap station instead of taking it to the top.

Location: https://www.mountainproject.com/route/107100805/mystery-scat

Not sure I did this right ... but it still fells like a 5.9

Location: https://www.mountainproject.com/route/107100787/rain-check

The first thing you see when you approach lovers leap from the bottom trail is the front porch ... it signals you have reached a point where you can climb.

But why not climb the front porch as well? Sure! Lets turn a simple boulder problem into a trad climb by carrying gear up this would be PG13 / R rated climb with limited protection.

Then when we are done lets wade through 20-30' of sticker bushes so we can then rap back down through the same bushes to get our gear :/

Yeah ... that was stupid ... looking in hind sight it likely is v2-v4 depending on height. Not sure for YDS rating since it is so short. The added weight of the gear makes a difference here.

WARNING!
Don't do anything I do ... seriously. Your life is in your hands if you choose to replicate my actions. I suggest consulting subject experts and guides in the field before attempting anything you see here.

Not sure I am exactly on track with the original route here. Trad climbing at lovers leap again, this time doing a small warm up on a climb and section of wall I am not too familiar with. The ledge of this can traverse over to the FBWI rap station (as I didn't see any bolted anchors here)

Description: Climb white block and choss to a platform. Move right and climb the corner to the left of the tree (crux) and trend right aiming towards a pine tree and pile of boulders

location: https://www.mountainproject.com/route/109354929/king-tut

WARNING!
Don't do anything I do ... seriously. Your life is in your hands if you choose to replicate my actions. I suggest consulting subject experts and guides in the field before attempting anything you see here.

Finally got out this year to rock climb at Lovers Leap! (aka The Narrows)
The top section of this climb is pretty close the unexpected party just a little farther left. Interesting line at the start and there is a line just right of this which is supposed to be top rope only I will likely try to lead later this year.

Location : https://www.mountainproject.com/route/109414109/house-of-sticks

I apologize for the dizzying footage ... I haven't recorded anything in a year and forgot how to do it ... sounds odd but when I record I need to remember to move my head slower, use wide vs mid or narrow fov on gopro etc.

Also if you spotted the not so good placement in here good for you ;)

WARNING!
Don't do anything I do ... seriously. Your life is in your hands if you choose to replicate my actions. I suggest consulting subject experts and guides in the field before attempting anything you see here.

This was a little odd toward the top. I remember reading some of the variants but forgot their grades near the top so I went with the path of least resistance that I could see.

In hindsight I think I could have pulled the roof in the center with the larger holds that were there. Will have to try it again in the future for sure.

Location: https://www.mountainproject.com/route/107100791/tunnel-of-love

WARNING!
Don't do anything I do ... seriously. Your life is in your hands if you choose to replicate my actions. I suggest consulting subject experts and guides in the field before attempting anything you see here.

This climb at Lovers Leap didn't have any stars ... I understand it is short but the problems you have to work out, especially the second crux, are worthy of at least a star.

This climb really is a single roof crux ... took a while to figure out where the holds where. Found a nice butt rest though :D I still wouldn't suggest falling on the start of this climb if you are following it!

Location : https://www.mountainproject.com/route/114940586/hunters-roof

I apologize for the dizzying footage ... I haven't recorded anything in a year and forgot how to do it ... sounds odd but when I record I need to remember to move my head slower, use wide vs mid or narrow fov on gopro etc.

WARNING!
Don't do anything I do ... seriously. Your life is in your hands if you choose to replicate my actions. I suggest consulting subject experts and guides in the field before attempting anything you see here.

More Rock climbing from Lovers Leap (aka The Narrows) continuing from pitch one's ending you fight a dead tree which has fallen over to get on the wall and not find much to protect yourself with before pulling the first roof ... and seriously watch out for the loose holds.

WARNING!
Don't do anything I do ... seriously. Your life is in your hands if you choose to replicate my actions. I suggest consulting subject experts and guides in the field before attempting anything you see here.

Oh lovers leap, how I wish you were not so overgrown at times. The amount of foliage on this climb is amazing and I think prevented me from doing the full line ... so this is more of a variant I guess.

Not sure if I got the starting location right on this one, it was pretty mental at the start for sure. Near the top past the fixed nut I think the original route continues in the brush which needs to be cleared to do it properly.

Ended it at the howling rappel ledge.

Location: https://www.mountainproject.com/route/107099273/how-yick-ying

WARNING!
Don't do anything I do ... seriously. Your life is in your hands if you choose to replicate my actions. I suggest consulting subject experts and guides in the field before attempting anything you see here.

Back at Lovers Leap, aka The Narrows, for a great weekend of climbing.

I think the start of this is supposed to be further left ... this was suppose to be a "warm up" but turned out to be a lot harder than I thought it would be on the lower section.

I placed more nuts on this climb than any other so far and found myself wanting more to place. The placement on the small finger crack would have been perfect with the one size smaller but I left that down in another crack which is why it took me a while there.

I am beginning to learn why it is I am a slow climber ... I take too long to find a place to put gear rather than pushing up a little further where I know gear would be good.

This was a very mental climb for me even though it has a low rating as you do not want to fall early on this.

WARNING!
Don't do anything I do ... seriously. Your life is in your hands if you choose to replicate my actions. I suggest consulting subject experts and guides in the field before attempting anything you see here.