Southern Yosemite Climbing Discussions
Southern Yosemite Categories => Shuteye Ridge Area => Topic started by: mungeclimber on March 07, 2013, 08:25:58 pm
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Man that last one is the money shot Munge!!1
Great times..
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Good times that weekend.
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Tork's pic
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Photo rampage
Will have to start loading some other pics to keep up.
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Bam!
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Hey ho! :o
Trundle party?
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is that Sean on the sleevless pic. Nice shot on that. He got a couple pieces in, looks like. Then heading off into no man's land?
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Warning: This isn't "Shuteye" but is part of SoYo:
Nice photos of the ridge. Yes, that's Sean on Chiquito.
Here's an eyefull
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wow, which domes are those?
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Left to right: West Fuller Butte, East Fuller Butte, Companion Domes.
All seen below to the East/Northeast when up on Shuteye, so not part of Shuteye.
They belong in the "West of the San Joaquin Gorge" section. Susu broke the rules. :)
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So I should put that in the right category but can't from my phone right now. I think the photo was taken from Tranquility Dome. John thinks it's from Mammoth Pools bridge. It looks like there are even more than three domes, so the companion domes have their own names, right? Friendship? What others and which are which?
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The picture of Sean on Chiquito is on the second pitch of "Sweet Liberty".
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what's that little slabby deal with the suv in front of it? Great view!
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Plaque Rock right below the fire lookout, looking Westish. You can see all the plaques bolted to the base commemorating past Forest Service higher-ups if I recall.
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Photo taken from top of Sun Dial
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One of the best weekends....EVER!
Sean: "What the f*ck John?....you didn't even make it to the high point?!?"
John: "I'm sorry Dad! I'll try harder next time...honest!"
- A moment during the Mini Bike Rodeo
Never gets old! (Of course, John is yawning at this point after I've rehashed it a billion times.)
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How do you think I feel, having to relive my failures as a competitive drunken mini-bike clown every time you tell that story. I am so ashamed...
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Great weekend that was! Nice shot around the campfire!
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Lynnea Anderson on Hidden Eagle. Photo by Roger Hayashi.
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Stunning light on that shot of Voodoo, John.
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Beautiful shot!
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Another fine one by Roger Hayashi
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Nice one Nate.
Dave, Jerry, Sue above Big Sleep.
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Ahh, looks nice in the shade... and a Balloon way below in the distance.
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John on, what I believe is, Book of Spring Pages (Robbins, et al)
the climb I never got to climb at SE. :'(
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Another perspective on Book of Spring Pages - Yeah Mungie, you missed out but there'll be a next time
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Linda on Titanic
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Since I'm not posting location and Jeff already has some pics of this formation I'll post this here, but if it's not kosher, just ping me and I'll dump it.
This was an amazing climb!
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IC on the climb Nate posted of Roger a few posts ago
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Sunset looking out from Big Sleep
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Sean maxing the day!
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Now that [dramatic pause] is an outstanding shot. Well done Ansel.
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Quality photo for sure!
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and that's completely not retouched with saturation. One could really spruce it up.
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This time with some saturation on it and playing with the light setting.
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Slightly different. Some saturation and lighting effect. Edited out sensor dot too that was in the sky.
I like the position of Sean that I captured, but not particularly fond of the framing of the image or the saturation I settled on so far.
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Great to see there was a series of those shots. Really cool.
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I think the framing on the last one (and Sean's position) is pretty unique. But it would have been pretty stellar as a vertical also, with more cliff below Sean. Great angle on these shots. I grow tired of the typical climber focused shots from above without much context/landscape.
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I agree Nate. That would be a good guide shot if it was a portrait view. Probably wouldn't have the same cool effect though.
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Nice one! The stone looks amazing. Lot of gold and red in that last.
Also, on the last shot of Sean with added saturation, it is great with or without. Of that series, I am most fond of the golden tone in the earlier post with the added saturation and wonder if that tone would work for the last one posted of Sean.
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Cool shot.
Good thing we all didn't wear our gray jackets and gray pants that day!
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Do I see fresh drill dust?
Oh, and Mammoth Pool is not Shuteye... wrong subforum again, hehe.
(somebody has got to police the rules 'round here, right?) ;D
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I wasn't going to tell anyone where anything is located. Deliberate obfuscation. :)
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Great Photos Rob! I will get some more up tonight. What a great weekend!
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maybe we move the whole thread to the general subforum?
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Sick shots! Got me jonesin!!!
Woohoooo
Munge is a convert!1
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can't stop thinking about Shuteye rock.
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He he.
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Munge and Aaron at Chiquito catching the Shuteye bug
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oh shit, that pic makes me look Guuuuuuuuuuuuud. 8)
So close to a perfect lead.
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What are you talking about? That was a perfect lead!
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I don't know, had I read the route correctly, I could have avoided that hold that broke that resulted in the fall.
In contrast to my fall on Reeds many years ago, I deliberately had to commit to wet holds and fell as a result. In that case I don't consider the fall to be my fault, per se. So I feel ok saying "I have lead p2 of Reeds direct" even though I fell. I don't feel a need to re-lead that particular pitch.
quibbling over details, I know. But for some a fall is a fall, is a fall, and thus it would be incorrect to say "I lead" that route this weekend. So I feel the need to climb it again without falling.
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You did lead that route, no aid, tho you fell.... I didn't register that at the time.... You done guuuuud anyway! Natural cleaning process... You got it and you know it... next time.
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That Thau/Vernon route next to Top Gun was a little crunchy in places too.
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Aaron on That Thau Vernon Route
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Lost Eagle Crew topping out on Wing Feather/Captain Obvious
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nice!
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Doodle
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An excellent Spencer route at Voodoo
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Fallen Eagle Dome
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from last weekend (conditions)?
superb stone
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Not from last weekend but from a previous year around this same time of year. Yes, this was such a jewel to stumble on.
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Really nice angle on a very handsome dome, Susan.
This was a nice day in May out at Chiquito 7 years ago.
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Looks like Jer is saying, " you do this bearhug move then you do this heelhook with your right foot and then...."
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that thing is probably resting on pine needles, and just waiting to take the big ride
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It reminds me of the Doodle.
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It seems so many formations out there are capped by some teetering block(s), eh?
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Who puts them there? Are they cairns?
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Are they called "erratic" in geo terms? If so, nice erratic moves Tiki :)
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50 Five Sevens
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That so doesn't look 5.7 to me! :o
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Haha... It's not a sandbag but the name of the formation.
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Good times.
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Recognize this one?
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Looks like some fun at QT.
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QT for certain
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Here is looking down and up from the middle of P1 of "June" on Shuteye Peak.
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what's this one?
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Didn't look far away, north of Dreamscape above the road as heading out.
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how about this one?
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SE Lily
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Hard day of climbing?
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Gangster Hood
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coveted second top rope, third overall ascent. lol
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Mucci crushing the thin up there. Da brim in effect down here.
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what's this one?
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Didn't look far away, north of Dreamscape above the road as heading out.
I've played on this with my boys, setting up a 5.6ish TR on those cracks in the center. There could be a few moves of 5.9+ at the start of a few parts, easing up really fast. Super mellow and friendly for young 'uns. I'd by absolutely flabbergasted if I was the first to play on this roadside slab, which still I'm sure most blaze on by for more challenging rock up the road. Didn't seem to warrant any lead climbs IMO, but I debated putting in a bolted anchor on the unprotectable right side for TRs.
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how about this one?
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This is the Watchtower. Sport routes w/views. The 5.10a arete done by Leo Miner is supposedly real good. Harder routes by Grahm on the south side.
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Thx Nate
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SE Lily
For those that are interested, the Shuteye Peak Fawn Lily is only found on Shuteye Ridge and at no other place in the world. It is not officially endangered but super rare and should be left alone if possible.
They are going bonkers right now and tend to like the bases of crags. I do my Ninja dance when walking through patches, trying to avoid trampling them.
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That's awesome, John.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythronium_pluriflorum
It is endemic to Madera County, California, where it grows in isolated populations along the San Joaquin River and its tributaries in the Sierra Nevada. One of its common names refers to Shuteye Peak, one of very few places it exists. The plant was not described until 1990.
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Those are beautiful especially the way they fill up at places at the base of domes.
Hmm, this lily may help with naming a climb...
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This is from a really trippy series of shots we took from the top of Red Feather of Red Eagle. The knobs are out of control around here. Most of the right half of this shot is the "Breast Feather".
This is one of the coolest summits I have been on on the ridge. 360 degree views. We found the handle from a smoke canister on the summit but left it there. We couldn't figure out how it got there than dropped by helicopter. Jeff found an old smoke canister near the Red Dihedral and there is another one on the south side of Gray too. ? ? ?
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Fyi - To get down from where we took this shot, we led back down the formation on 4th or easy 5th class sw corner, placing gear for the second, careful of loose rock on the lower third. That formation has been treated voluntarily as off limits during the year til about July due to perigrine.
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Super neat pic, John.
Here is my all time favorite shot of this cute couple, relaxing at home:
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I don't recognize that one. Thanks for sharing it Nate.
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Thanks Nate. That's a good clear and colorful shot. Is that doctored? Not that it looks it at all.
That was a really fun day there. That's right, this is end of day after John's lost his hat in that chimney we raced up to catch up to you & Tiki
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Slightly doctored rather hastily - bumped saturation, sharpened ever so slightly, and darkened the overexposed sky/clouds. Don't know why the right edge goes so dark in the original.
Anyhow, I'm quite certain this was taken right before we all rapped. I recall John carefully deciding on what gear to take.
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"Anyhow, I'm quite certain this was taken right before we all rapped. I recall John carefully deciding on what gear to take."
True that.
"Slightly doctored rather hastily - bumped saturation, sharpened ever so slightly, and darkened the overexposed sky/clouds."
Looks like a great job to me.
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Up at Crocodile
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Jeff styling up his route, "Runnel Vision"
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The color of that rock is so cool.
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Yes it is. Ok then, here's another. (http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx99/susangodar/IMG_3418.jpg) (http://s745.photobucket.com/user/susangodar/media/IMG_3418.jpg.html)
Would love to get back there sometime soon, when it's less hot than last weekend though.
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Looks like good nut placements. Nice one.
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gear city and cruiser funness
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goodness it's tuff down loading pix, at this point, this is the best i can do, guess i have to work it a bit, can't wait to have some new stuff from this 4th of july week, happy climbing :-)
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Mike, this one is gorgeous! Had some trouble embedding it. Hope it shows up this time.
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Holy crap! My eyes are burning it is so colorful!
That is awesome.
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Summit of Bear Creek Spire last Saturday 6/22/2013. Peak with two summits on left is 7 Gables, Big peak right of center is Mt. Hilgard. Just right of that is Shuteye Peak my excuse for posting it here.
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Sweet shots! That is a stunner Mike! A total favorite.
Great shot Dan! A friend who we've been trying to get to Soyo who has been trying to get us to East Side Sierra was just saying you could see Shuteye from top of BCS. Nice to see what they mean.
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Dangerously on the verge of being off topic. ;)
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My son Ford belaying me two days ago on Queens Thone.
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My son Ford belaying me two days ago on Queens Thone.
Did you untie and sneak around him to take the photo?
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A bit of a traverse from the belay let me get a nice angle.
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What a shot Dan!
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Come on folks.... hook a brother up. I haven't been out there in like forever, post up some sweet shots.
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Butt shot for now. YETI at Lost Eagle.
Bam!
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John on a line at the end of the ledge, by the 5.8 at LE Melting wall. Looked sick.
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This was my only possible anchor without using bolts on an exploratory new route we did a few years ago. I think the right piece was a Lost Arrow, maybe a baby angle in a hole and rang like a champ going in. Don't ask where.
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Guess the formation.
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Summit Fever at Lost Eagle
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Pink Bosch deployed on the Mustache route on Big Sleep, product of a loooong night of carbo-loading.
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I think I guessed it Yeti, but rather wait to say.
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Why the hell is Neville not here to defend himself and his progressive use of a pink Bosch with glitter and puffy paint on it?
Not that there is anything wrong with that.
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Sean on some FA at the Fish Craig, through the splitter roof crack.
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Munge on Runnelvision
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Runnelvision....perfect
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Standard belay knob
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Last pitch of Mustache brigade, PHoto credit Photonez
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sean finishing the Mustache, this was a spectacular finish.
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Mustache looks excellent indeed. Nice shots!
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Yaya! Keep em coming
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Sue on When Dreams Come True
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Jeff - this photo will straighten out... Does this one belong on the FA thread?
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Hey that's me :) Trailing rope to pull up my non pink drill, yes I think so?
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Here's another. What climb did this turn out to be? All great stuff there!
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I took that shot!! WOOT!!!
I think the one with Sean too on the final pitch. He was on fire that day, getting us all motivated to keep going up.
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Damn, I thought it was EZ, but now that makes sense!
I will adjust the creditz.
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morning all, hey where is runnelvision at, like super fun, cheers mike a.
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Hey Sue! I am on Gray Expectations in that photo with the original wide start. It shares an anchor with(pardon my vulgarity) Dickens Cider.
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Mike, Runnel Vision is just south of the Big Sleep. As you hike up the Pass trail not to far up there is a slab of rock you walk across that reminds me of a whales back, go right through the woods following cairns all the way. It may take an hour your first time but after that more like 30min hike. The hike is kinda cool I think and the hidden little valley below the wall is beautiful and there is also some cool crack bouldering there. You can also approach from above, it is below the Fish an area Slater developed but it is longer that way. My cairned trail is also the fastest approach to the Eagle beaks from the Big Sleep parking.
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Whats up fuckers! I finally got approved to be on the site by John. So now I can defend "Big Pinky". I was pissed at first when I awoke and saw her hanging in a tree all pimped out like she was ready for a dance class but, I have come to accept her color and power.
John/Sue,
Where is the climb on the 4th picture on this thread? I want to climb that crack. Also, Sue do you have that picture of us on the FA of redlinin with all the knobs? That is a sweet shot. Looking forward to more pics. Here is one from "ThunderBelly" Put that on the list for bolts to be replaced (Thanks John!).
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Woot woot Sneville! Had to woot atleast before drifting off....nice to see ya here! Am only on the cell or would post more. Will post the goods soon.
& Jeff... So much good stuff there.
Also pictured far right isnt that Urmas' 40 Miles of bad road?
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So now I can defend "Big Pinky". I was pissed at first when I awoke and saw her hanging in a tree all pimped out like she was ready for a dance class but, I have come to accept her color and power.
There was a time when guys with pink drills couldn't even drill in public. We have come a long way.
Next issue up, why do you insist on wearing a tutu when you climb with Big Pinky?
Welcome Sneville!
John/Sue,
Where is the climb on the 4th picture on this thread? I want to climb that crack.
That is the first pitch of Seriously Old School on the Bastion, probably the best 5.9 crack on the ridge. I mean, just look at it!
Here is one from "ThunderBelly" Put that on the list for bolts to be replaced (Thanks John!).
If I put it off long enough, someone from the ASCA will do it.
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Here is a Redlinin' shot. There are more but they are from really far away and hard to see climbers. I got em if you want em.
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/P1000053_resized.jpg)
BTW, Sneville, I am still bummed you one-upped my name for our route on Red Eagle, Redline. Your name Redlinin is so cool sounding it somehow made ours sound lame. I might have to change it. If we had a bunch of names of climbs with Red in it would be total anarchy. Whats next? Guys in tutus with pink drills? Not in 'Merica!!
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Redlinin looks sik!
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One with the crescent moon (if it's sideways it'll correct itself soon)
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More Redlining (don't worry, it'll right itself to portrait instead of landscape any... hour now.)
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That is a sweet shot Rob!
"missed a bolt"
Hahah
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Where is your line Redline John? Is it up and right on red eagle? Did we do redlinin before redline? How do I get a picture in that format if it is not on some website like photo bucket?
Sean
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Yes, Redline is up and right and we were on it like a week or two before Redlinin'. It is now back on the "Unnamed" list so Redline is no more. Too close to Redlinin.
Did you guys ever come up with a name for your climb to the left of it, the 10a?
How do I get a picture in that format if it is not on some website like photo bucket?
I don't understand your question. What format are you referring to?
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Last weekend
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Possibly a few weekends back, I can't remember so good.
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Susan, Sick pic with the moon in the back drop. Adds so much to the photo. That route looks toofer.
Sat I went to Aerie and then later to Lost Eagle after a dip in the pools. Awesome day.
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Thanks for the help on the pics. I was wondering how you guys made them large.
The route with the black streaks was an FA by Grahm Doe but the pic is of Jimmy(unk last name from Bay area who is a photographer). Don't remember the name of the route. Tom Addison got the second on it after warming up on Ugly Monkey in other pics. I believe that is one of Mike A.'s routes.
At Lost Jimmy & Tom did a .10a on the right side and Grahm and I did Don't be a Turkey and then another to the left. First time at Lost......what an awesome place. Can't beat those pot holes. Gotta admit I was sketched on my first dive into that little deep pool.
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Daveytree,
The pics are kinda small. Any chance you have some larger ones?
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Tx! Very cool shots you posted of Aerie, tho would be good to see them enlarged. Gorgeous rock up there! Is that you in the photos or who? What are the routes?
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Daveytree-
To make your photos full size, modify the links for your photos in your post like this:
Yours have the "mob1119" in the early part of the link-
http://mob1119.photobucket.com/albums...............
Change the "mob" to "i" like this:
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...........................
The "mob" is only for viewing on phones, and the "i" is for full size.
We would love to view your photos in full size. Thanks!
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Modified pics and info. Tks for the help
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Much better sized pics.
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That's Jim ThornB...
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Hi tom and jim, yes ugly monkey is my route, way better warm up then the warm up at jailhouse, you do not have to get in line at the aerie for the warm up :-), it cool you guy's checked out lost eagle, i hope you two founded time to check out the swimming hole at l.e. i am psyched to see some jailhouse climbers besides kent s. climbing at shuteye, happy climbing mike a.
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Both Jim and Tom were really cool guys. Tom grows crazy fruit from all over the world. He brought some crazy orange fruit that looked like a cherry tomato wrapped in a wax paper shell that tastes a.little lime a blue berry and grows in Peru. So Fricken good.
Mike, the pools are awesome. I could have stayed there the rest of the day. The water was like 70-75 degrees. It was like a pool.
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Happy for you that you got to check them out, Daveytree.
I do think that the pools were the only thing that the Ridge really had to lose and Lost Eagle should have been kept out of the guidebook. It will be a sad day when you can't even park and go in there. I have two photos of a day that there were 10 cars parked there and we had to leave because of that since no one could get out. That was about 4 years ago and when you only could have learned about it by word of mouth.
Sorry to be the guy predicting doomsday, but we really feel like we are saying goodbye to Lost Eagle this year.
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We were the only ones there from about 3pm until dark. I would have also turned around with all those cars there.
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This is one technique to make a climb have a really runout first pitch, start with the second pitch first. It actually panned-out just fine.
Sean and Dan on The Fairway-5.9, Minerva
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I do think that the pools were the only thing that the Ridge really had to lose and Lost Eagle should have been kept out of the guidebook. It will be a sad day when you can't even park and go in there. I have two photos of a day that there were 10 cars parked there and we had to leave because of that since no one could get out. That was about 4 years ago and when you only could have learned about it by word of mouth.
The pools were not to be mentioned in the guidebook, and really aren't, due to concerns about other local user groups (non-climbers). However, Jerry's Swimming Hole Wall is included, which pretty much says there are great swimming holes there. Truthfully the pools have had FAR more promotion online over the years, through all the talk and pics on forums including this, than the guidebook ever will, IMO.
I enjoyed the pools with my 3 boys several weeks ago, and had them all to ourselves - no other cars up there. But I too fear they will be overrun as word continues to spread. Go out and find more pools folks, they are out there, undoubtedly. John, surely you knew almost all of the owners of the 10 cars there at once, no? Hope it's a rare instance.
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Nate
What is done is done. You know that you cant avoid the pools if you go there but before, you couldn't find it if you didn't have directions. Your old topo didn't even have directions. I can get a photo online of the Methuselah tree, the oldest tree in the world, but no one will tell you where it is.
I didn't recognize a single vehicle of the 10.
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There are some fine swimming holes where Grizzly Creek meets the S. Fork of the Merced River. Drive out Sky Ranch Road 9.5 miles past Fresno Dome. Park where the road makes a hairpin turn at the north end of the ridge on the east side of Grizzly Creek. Hike 1.2 miles down the ridge heading northwest and hit the creek just above the river. It is 1.2 miles due west of Chiquito Lake. Some of the best pools I've ever seen. It is an easy hike on an open ridge. Take the kids.
I went down there a few years ago looking for climbing but didn't find anything worth the hike. I did find a stocked camp and lots of bear sign.
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Dan, that one pic looks to have some lines
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Beauties! Interesting how they are in the Park and so easily reached from that side.
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Truthfully the pools have had FAR more promotion online over the years, through all the talk and pics on forums including this, than the guidebook ever will, IMO.
I am not so sure, Nate. Mentioned, sure, but I have only recognized shots of the pools and have never seen a shot labeled. No directions, ever. Mike A. seems to have the most shots posted of LE but even then, you couldn't find the place from them and there is no LE on any map.
EDIT: I immediately saw a labeled shot of Mikes right after I posted this. Oh well.
One thing I appreciated from the info on RC.com was the lack of directions to anywhere. Unintentionally brilliant. If you think about it, it is a great mechanism to protect a place. If you wanted to pursue a place that you liked in a photo or read a good description, you could contact someone who has been there and they would hopefully share the particulars on the place, or not, if their shit detectors were buzzing.
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Looks lovely... would like to check that out someday.
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Well John, one thing is for sure - the pics attract attention (far more than words), and people do start to ask. Everyone who has been there has shared with friends, and those friends then share and word travels remarkably fast. That's one thing I've learned. Climbers love to talk, me included, for better or for worse. We simply know how to have fun, and how can we not talk about our fun experiences, eh? ;D
Secrets are pretty tricky to keep, esp. with a lot of climbers/friends mulling about. We'll see what the future holds.
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Nate
I hear you about photos attracting the most attention. Are there any of LE on this site? I could be wrong but I don't remember seeing any.
Ironically, I would love to see pictures of LE!
I also would love for people to be introduced to them and I would also like people to never go there, etc, etc. I am perfectly aware of how I am being irrational, I just don't want to reflect on the ol days when we could go there and be alone without music, broken glass and garbage floating around.
One thing is for certain about the exposure is that the pools will never be better off from it. That is a constant battle with nature and the outdoors in general with no clear answers except to lock everything up and no one wants that. Sorry, I just wanted to vent.
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John, LE pic melting wall page 12 of this post of Jim and Tom.
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Actually, I meant the pools. The climbing has been all over the web for years.
Feels kinda strange talking about them separately, you know?
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Cool pic, thanks Sue.
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Sic pic Susan. That yellow pops. Where is it?
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Thanks Jeff and DaveyTree. We've been calling this area Yellow Wall and it's at Gray Eagle.
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Far rt opposite electric?
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It is on the west sigh-eed. I will see if I can find some shots to post of it.
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It is actually the south side, high on the hill.
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Man oh man does that block (The owl?) look precarious.
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Looks are deceiving on this one. I hope!
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One of the coolest routes on that side of the creek.
Rappelling that block, to the side this shot was taken is gripping for just a minute... Way cool piton and slung horn for the rap.
Get some!
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Left a bomber nut up there too. Is that gone now?
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Whoops, yeah pin, nut and I slung a knob...
Yes it is still there.
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where are the bees in that pic?
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Interesting angle, I don't remember seeing that one. We must have been on Sleepy Hollow to get that angle from above?
Looks like you could almost jump off the shoulder to one of those boulders.
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Nope. Rainbow Connection. The bee attack that Victor and Mucci suffered was on a climb further east and out of view.
Glad that nut is still there. We should probably get a real anchor in.
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morning all, amy and i went and check out the pools at grizzly creek, long hike down there, long hike out, 1200 foot down and out, if you have small kidz, i do not think they would be psyched on the hike, checked out chquitio lake and grizzly lake as well, before we went climbing at fresno dome, never been to the end of the road on skyranch, beautiful drive, checked out slater's so called "best 5.8 at shuteye", at dreamscape dome, not the best 5.8 at all, if your a 5.8 climber, and your first time at dreamscape dome, super hard to find it, and real hard to get on it, hate to be all haten on tom slater, but if i was going to blah blah blah about me mega classic at shuteye's BEST 5.8. i would hook people up with awesome beta a cool topo, and show youall a map that would get you there :-(, i do not know, i guess that's just the way i roll, something like captian feather is a ton way best!!!, and the routes on the first wall you come up to at dreamscape, the starts are pretty flippen hard with no feet, but once you get going awesome edge climbing, the one second to the last route to left is a real good route, and the start move seemed to be the crux move maybe 12a, i want to see how my rating stack up to grahmy's and the rest you shuteye people??? when i get he's book. happy climbing mike a.
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hi all get the new shuteye book, looking at it right now, lots of info, i finally get some beta on new places to go, better go check it all out before shuteye becomes a zoo :-),
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Hi Mike
Man, we had a very similar weekend and I think we saw you on Central Camp rd on friday evening going the opposite direction. We couldn't see inside the cab but I am pretty sure you were waving. You seem to be fond of waving!
No, really, we went to Dreamscape, Chiquito Lake and Quartz Mtn. with the half hearted intent of going to Dans suggested Grizzly Creek/Merced swimming holes but didn't have the directions with us and didn't feel like winging it. We only went to Chiquito Lake and learned that it is not of the swimming variety as you likely know. Too bad we missed you.
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morning john, goodness, you were on the mike a. agenda last weekend, what do you climb at dreamscape???, i am sick of work, going to play hookey next tuesday blow off work and do a day trip at shuteye, with the new book gets let to choose from, i did not see any pix of you in the new book, whats up with that??? no worries, i have no pix of me as well, grahm did want some of me, but i sent him all the pix of me waving, :-) lol
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Who's black truck did I see on Friday parked on the side of the road half way to high eagle?
Sic pic Susan!
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Mike
Its funny, I think we climbed the same climbs there, too. At Dreamtime Wall we climbed Edge of Dreams on gear and one of the bolts and TR'd the 12a for a while. We really liked the 12a. The start is the crux for sure.
At Hawk Tower we did all of the climbs but Narcoleptic. I love how the rock down there is painted with all kinds of colors.
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no worries, i have no pix of me as well, grahm did want some of me, but i sent him all the pix of me waving, :-) lol
No Soyo guide is truly complete without a pic of you waving, mike. Major oversight. :)
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Mike, That is a fantastic climb you mention. Felt so good to finally catch the opening move dyno. Awesome climb.
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Just cuz there isn't enough pics in the PICS thread...
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Nice one. Where's that? Who dat?
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Here's a shot taken by Bela for ya Davey. A bunch of fun trad lines
with lots of pro-able plates and knobs there.
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Kinda Like this sort of goodness
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That IS a pretty matrix of rock, Susan. Hawk Tower?
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Yes. We hiked to the top of the tower then rapped in. Seemed going around the bottom of the tower would have been more of an ordeal?
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I like the look of that. Def a monkey's fist spot or two ;)
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Magic Wall
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nice wall
to co-op a phrase from BBT...
'Believe in magic, you muggle' :)
http://youtu.be/ZIKZssnesZo
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Thanks for the shot Munge!
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Nice shot, which route?
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Three Feathers. Tx Nate. I like the route a lot and your old topo description to "unlock the sequence. Long slings needed for sure.
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Crazy Mountain Goat
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Nice. Is that route called crazy Mountain Goat? If so I love it. And the pic.
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Crazy Mountain Goat is the name of the climber. This is a very fine McDevitt climb up at High Eagle.
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Gotta love a bomber nut placement in a hole.
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To paraphrase Yeti, looks like a good one to weld!
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Love the unigue gear placements
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Awesome, and almost so perfect it looks manmade. The good old pink tricam in active mode would probably work too.
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Awesome, and almost so perfect it looks manmade.
Gasp.
What are you implying, Nate!?
I found it like that, I swear!
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FA of the Chocolate Triangle 5.7 Exile dome
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Jingus rappel down Exile dome
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Not sure what this was, but sean A0 it, Exile Dome
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John on some FA? at Exile dome, looked ultra classic.
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No idea what this was, but a very cool climb.
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FA of Drench Warfare P4 Big sleep
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5057's, Great climb, but there were offending bolts placed right next to perfect #3 cracks just to the left.
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Red eagle, Sean, Jeff getting on a proj.
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First bolt, You guys ever name this one?
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Jeff is this dickens cider?
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Good friends!
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Not too worried about traffic here....
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One of the better dutch oven treats.
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Liking the new batch of pics, Yeti. The brush fighting road crew is great.
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Yeah, it looks like John's chasing butterflies.
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With clippers? Koo koo.
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Sweet pics Yeti. Some sweet lines.
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Not Dickens Cider, Gray Expectations. Dicken's Cider is to the right.
As far as the names, I guessed people would get the play on words but my buddy Art didn't so maybe others don't. Gray expectations is a play on Great Expectations written by Charels Dickens thus the second route name which is a funny, to me anyway, joke a friend of mine told me years ago that I think of when ever I hear the name Dickens. Sorry to those it may offend. RIP Paul.
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Jeff, That's very cool... didn't realize you had your friend in mind when naming that route. I really love that book, too.
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Nice hand drilling picture yeti. We have not named that route yet. Any suggestions?
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Anyone recognize this?
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There are so many weird things out in the middle of nowhere.
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top of Patterson Bluff?
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Hint: Note the thread it is under.
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Sure, you could go with obvious. ;)
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like!
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Neat angle.
And fine looking skateboard ramp too. (I assume that is what one of the small figures is doing.)
:D
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The skateboarding comment is exactly what I thought when I saw that photo too!
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The highly coveted and rare shot of John following!
j/k, it's not rare for John. we all know Susan busts the hard moves on lead regularly...
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Six pack flashing, right?
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Hey thanks Munge! Wonder what route that is John is climbing. And what were you climbing at the time you took it?
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Hey thanks Munge! Wonder what route that is John is climbing. And what were you climbing at the time you took it?
I wasn't climbing. That was at Grey that day I couldn't climb. :(
It's right off the ledge. Big right facing corner. John does a killer move flipping the lip up higher on the p2. I think I have that pic around here too.
Since I'm not climbing, I'm going thru pics. Might see some more in between gym trips and errands.
have fun this weekend.
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Munge, That must have been Book of Spring Pages.
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was hard to judge scale until I opened the original file size. Is that Minerva?
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I didn't recognize it either and had to zoom in too. It is 40 Miles of Bad Road on Gray Eagle.
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good name for a route
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That's a route Urmas did - Forty Miles of Bad Road. I like the name too.
The only other one of his I know we've done is Lord Caffeine at Olmstead. Fricken love that route.
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Josh rapping at Gray
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Eric leading up Cage Match
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Did you finish a long standing project out there, Susan?
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Kinda.
You going to make it out there one of these days again soon?
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It's not looking like it can happen at the moment. :(
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Crazymountaingoat doing a heck of a great job leading up the Mike A. route top of the ridge - very cool route!
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Scarlet Letter
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Any rope drag issues?
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Nothing bad in my opinion.
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A wee bit chilly at the eagles.
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Pardon the discourtesy tilt. Photobucket will adjust itself in its own sweet time.
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Which route is shown in the 2nd pic, Susan?
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Hi Nate happy holidays! That's p4 of Top Gun. Have you climbed this?
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I've heard it's a good 'un, but I've only climbed p.1 (or 1 and 2 combined as I think it's drawn in the Spencer guide).
Merry Holidays to you too!!
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If you want to get technical, that would make this p5.
Hope you get a chance to get out there btw the holidays.
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Fun times
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Puffy jacket brigade. :)
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"don't do that Ernest, you like the devil, man." -George Carlin
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I haven't been posting photos enough lately so, BAM!
A great day out. Kev belaying Sue on Path Of Tree Resistance with Gray in the background.
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Must have been C1 or C2 because Cobble don't surf!
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Clean rock, sunny clear day...more pics please
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Hi Jeff, How you been? It was nice out there last weekend. Here are a few from Josh's birthday.
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Yeti
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John
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Meg
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Yeti & Sean
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Brandon
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Sweet pics! HEY JEFFE!!
WOOHOO!
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Hey!!! Missing you all. Be heading to the west side soon.
Great pics Sue, looks like I missed a fun weekend. Happy B-day Mucci Man!
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Yo Jefe!
Let us know when you make it out there, we miss you guys too. Are you waiting for Tioga to open?
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Yo John,
I drive on the 4th or 5th over Sonora if it is open. Was opened then closed. Maybe open today but snow expected tomorrow.
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Cool. What is up with the schitzo weather? If you are around the west side, preferably on the weekend or maybe even a monday we would love to see you. Give me a call or email when you know for sure.
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It would be great to see you, hopefully soon!
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hi all, nice pix, gets me all psyched to go up there, amy and i are going the first week in may, next week :-), hey jeff, we were in the gorge this week and last week, lots of new stuff to climb, was wondering if you know about the climb left of flex your bazooka on the health club wall, did that and the one to the right, hand and fist, both fun, and looked at the new one more left, i think it's a 5.9, goes up a black water streak, thanks mike a.
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Nice, even a Monday. Gonna hold you to that one John.
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We now need to take extra measures to hang out with Jeff since he has to drive so far. Mondays at work suck anyhow.
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I like where this is going.
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And where is that?
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Southern Yosemite?
with JEFFE!@!
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We're getting the Band back together!!!
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Can I be the singer?
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i call Ringo
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i call Ringo
Better than being Yoko!
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These beauties are really filling up the creeks with their sweet smell.
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Western Azalea (Rhododendron occidentale) I think. Those and the dogwoods are some of my favorites. I like the Douglas Irises (Iris douglasiana) that are out now too.
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The irises (or iri?he he) must be the blue and white ones with a strip of yellow?
The Dogwoods are really tricky to get their delicate look to show up in a photograph. At least with my skills or lack thereof.
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I knew a girl named Iris in high school but that's a story for another day.
Back to flowering plants; in regard to smell, I think the Buckeyes are hard to beat. Sadly, it's so dry this year that the buckeyes are dropping their leaves already.
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Shuteye Peak Fawn Lilies at the base of Gray.
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Native American Paintbrush
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Purty flowers for sure.
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SoYoHwy!
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I remember a discussion with Jeff about where the title of Southern Yosemite came from besides a portion of the area being South of the Yosemite border. It is sort of an odd title if you think about it. This sign suggested the title to be an official one, at least as far as the Dept. Of Signs is concerned.
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Didn't the park start using that language?
120 Northern Yosemite Highway?
140 Not on the left hand side, not on the right hand side, but right in the middle.
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140 is the Middle Yosemite Highway?!
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IF the common use of the term amongst climbers came from the title of the Spencer guide, that book does include stuff in Yosemite NP like Wawona Dome, Mt. Starr King, and Bunnell Point, as you all know. I always like seeing that sign - like it's saying "you're almost there".
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Awesome! Nice shots, Nate! Is that Roger climbing the cracks? Really great shot of you slinging knobs!
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Nice crack! Where is it?
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All pics are of Rogelio at Hidden Eagle. The crack, I confess, is 2nd class at most, atop the dome, rotated and faked to look well... cool. ;D Roger is actually leaning down on his hands. Many low angle splitters up there - if we can only round up a bunch of guys to tip the dome quite a bit more, we'd have some fine crack climbs to do.
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Sweet pix Nate! Nice hidden gem. 5.12 crack right there.
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Should have noticed he doesn't have his climbing shoes on.
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Should have noticed he doesn't have his climbing shoes on.
..yet sensible enough to be wearing a helmet.
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Hah! Brilliant, Natester. Duped us all.
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Not recent but a cool scene.
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The approach took us about an hour, going slow. The start was easy to find. Going up the second pitch, I exited the dihedral about 2/3rds up, unsure of the pro for the 5.8 crux, which I couldn't identify. Besides, I was tempted by an anchor off to the right on the slab, which turned out to be a Sons of Thunder anchor. The bouldery move up over the dihedral possibly 5.8. The real second pitch anchor was another forty feet up and back to the left, near the base of a left slanting crack, which leads to fields of knobs. I never did find the third or fourth pitch anchors. I was looking for a third pitch anchor on the big ledge straight above me, to the right of a large patch of bushes—although way off to the left, to the left of the bushes, through more knobs, was an anchor, which I reached by clambering inelegantly through the brush. It had rappel rings on it, going where, I didn't know. It may have been the correct third pitch anchor, and the guidebook description a little vague. The fourth pitch again slanted left through knobs, steep at first and then led to the topout, though I didn't see anchors at all there. Didn't really need them. Getting to the gully descent left was also pretty easy. No bushwhacking the whole day. And I brought too much gear as usual. The next day we took it even easier, and went to Eagle's Nest from the Shuteye Pass Trail, and climbed the short, sport route, Space Cadet 5.7, and top roped the 10b to the left, which seemed hard for the grade for me, but we only get outdoors 5 weekends a year. We're going back in July, and are hoping to do the Southeast Face of North Eagle Beak, though the guidebooks seem a little sketchy about what's there. If anyone has topo info about the routes there , I'd appreciate it. For us, a great weekend.
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Milky Way Wall, left side
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Start of Crossing the Milky Way
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Looking down from the top of the second pitch to the anchor for Sons of Thunder
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Looking up from the third pitch beginning with the left-slanting crack (left)
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View from the saddle of the Shuteye Pass Trail
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Karen on Space Cadet 5.7, Eagle's Nest
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good stuff, TFPU!
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Yes! Beautiful photos! Looks like a fun couple of days.
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Nice! Keep the photos coming, we love em!
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Couple of guys we saw on Wing Feather on Monday-
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cool
got your rope ok?
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interesting.....that pers[perspective of wing feather looks different. For some reason I remember being a bit left.
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cool
got your rope ok?
Nope. Critters are feasting on it right now. We are shopping for a new rope just in case.
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fricking wood rats! They'll get you every time!
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fuggers! Caught a rat in my wife's newly planted sage yesterday. Little whore rodent, sick and outside our house too! Better than inside.
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Please donate your old cord to the BAF.
Bay area Fixers.
We treat varmin with respect, offer our food, don't pee on them etc...
In return, they don't go all fat kid on the birthday cake in regards to our fixed lines.
What color, size, age is the donation cord? I want to inform our members and possibly get it on the roster very soon.
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In return, they don't go all fat kid on the birthday cake in regards to our fixed lines.
hilarious
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Anybody ever seen this? It is a super-dense "growth" of pine in another tree. I am not sure if the growth is even the same type of tree.
Weird, right?
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Quite bizarre indeed, John. Haven't seen or taken note of that anywhere before.
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This is on the 4th pitch of Escher's.
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*FYI - A reminder that the guidebook has a couple of notations on this climb that would cause trouble if followed. One of them regards the 4th pitch. Take the path of least resistance when you come to the blank face pictured in this section, rather than following the guidebook's advice to not follow the easy ramp left. The most protectable path is to follow the easy ramp left, place more pro there, then launch onto the face to gain the next pro in the crack above.
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Check out this little bastard!
He jumped out for a minute when we drove up and then went right back in. We drove right up to the can and laid down the horn, he looks up and goes right back to munching! Kept honking, kept eating. Gave up after a while since he ended up totally ignoring us.
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lol, awesome bear!
bummer about the trash being all trashdangled.
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Whoa!
That dumpster was empty on friday night!
Cool bear sighting!
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That bear may not survive hunting season.
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Killing a bear in soyo does not sound very sporting.
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Mile High John? Man, they need to get some bear proof dumpsters.
lars
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Mile High John? Man, they need to get some bear proof dumpsters.
lars
Yes, Mile High.
You could tell somebody just stacked more garbage on top of an already full dumpster and didn't close the lid. The lids do have chains.
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I think the chains had clasps which are gone.
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Featured goodness over on ShuteEye Peak
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It goes up the arête on the right of the upper headwall/formation. half rack or less protects it fine, as I recall. what the heck was the name of this thing?
BAM! I remember now looking at the new routes thread... Percussive Hyperbole! BAM!
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Looking down Matt Will's Magic Carpet Ride p1.
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Love it! At least the fire can't damage that beautiful rock.
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actually, a hot fire will seriously damage rock for climbing purposes... depending on heat and height of the fire.
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I heard fire tends to seek weaknesses, so obviously the bolts next to cracks are going first.
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Stonewall Peak, near Cuyamaca is a perfect example of how badly fire can damage the rock. Turned the first pitches of most the wall to kitty litter.
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Stonewall Peak, near Cuyamaca is a perfect example of how badly fire can damage the rock. Turned the first pitches of most the wall to kitty litter.
Then Alabama Hills must have had one whopper of a fire!
I would imagine that there were some unfortunate conditions to get a fire hot enough to alter the grain structure of the rock. I once learned that Manzanita is one of the hottest burning wood in the sierras due to its extremely high density. The Native Americans found it to be the best wood to use for kilns for pottery.
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Ok, I laughed. Daym u John! Lol
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Love me sum burnt granola!
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Clockwise from left, Gray, Bastion, Lower Electric, Owl Wall and Beagles Nest.
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cool perspective.
where is the beehive in this pic?
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I hear the whisper! Any rain up there yet?
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This weekend was 20% chance of showers and 30-40mph winds but it was warm, calm and dry all weekend. Only saw one other party.
Next weekends weather looks harder to call the bluff on but things change.
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cool perspective.
where is the beehive in this pic?
Oh yeah, beehive is right smack in the center of the photo near the upper of three prominent trees. Josh might have more detail if he can talk openly about his incident without panicking yet. Hehe.
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How's this for a view!
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This one is kinda funny. I wanted to run over and get the camera so Sue said she would clip off to a bolt so I could do so. I shot this photo when I was walking back as she is still working out the moves. She has no belayer but it looks normal.
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Ha!
I am sure I did that same thing to Kev one time, but to go get beers.
Except there was no protection for him to "clip off"
On second thought, I pretty much just bailed on belaying him....
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Ya, what's new?
Missing the place and the crew. Hope you're all well.
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Hi Jeffe!
word on the street: snow coming your way!
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We are keeping are fingers crossed Rob. The local Mammoth forecaster is saying 2 feet or more on the mountain but we are a bit lower here in June. The last storm gave us about 6" here but then turned to rain for most of the storm. We will take any precip we can get though.
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Hi Jefe! We're doing fine. How about you? I hear ya on the storm front. So no skiing yet? Was recently thinking of some good memories visiting you guys in Wawona for a fondue holiday party.
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Come on over, lets do it again! Fun fun fun!
Yep, no skiing yet for us. Maybe this storm will pan out. Just horizontal spittle so far but tonight is when it's spose to hit.
What route is that above your leading Sue? Nice looking stone. Also looking well protected. Missing that Shuteye rock. Just clipping bolts in the ORG for me these days. Hurt my wrist on a new route and didn't lay off and now it wont heal. Can't seem to lay off on a few new projects but I need to. Finished two new routes this season so far. There is a popular and very fun 10c called, excuse me, Show Us Your Tits. I named my route that I put up to the left of it Thanks for the Mamories. I was also thinking of calling it Big or Small We Like Them All or just Men Are Such Pigs. With all the time I spent there cleaning the choss I have yet to see a single boob.
Speaking of Choss, there is a ton of rock here with Robs name all over it.
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Speaking of Choss, there is a ton of rock here with Robs name all over it.
So very much want to get back to the ORG. We were thinking about it over tgiving, but then got sick.
My first route in the ORG... Gorgeous. This was one of my first road trips with friends from REI. We hit the ORG on the way up to Lover's Leap. Such a good time. I wish I had the names of all the climbers we ran into on that trip. The one guy at LL, that showed me the Lord of the Rings boulder problem. The guy that lead a bunch of things at Donner for us, and I rose to the challenge of those 5.11s on TR. This is like just out of high school. I was such a grom, but it was way fun.
Anyways, Gorgeous. Stunning line. Got stymied at the first crux, moved down, then pushed through. Got smoking pumped near the top on the easy ground. Luckily I brought a yellow TCU and put it in a pocket up there somewhere. I'm not sure we did much else that day. We pushed on thru to LL that night sleeping on the side of the road at some point. The next morning.. MIND BLOWN... by LL. Barely anyone there. Got on The Line, without any lineup. Amazing time. Just the start of many road trips, but I just don't go to LL anymore since the ST guides came out.
Sorry, thread drift there.
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Our door is open, let the choss fly!
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Our door is open, let the choss fly!
WOOT! Thx! Mrs. Munge wants to hit Clip Jr. Her first route in the ORG. We were just talking about this a couple nights back. Checking Calendar...
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Yeah! Would love to come out sometime for sure! Gotta work on John on that one.
Hey, I like your sort of equal opportunity naming attempt there Jeff... :) Don't like hearing you got hurt at all. Hope it mends good n fast.
Don't know the name of that route nor rating in the last photo John posted. Believe it to be done by Jerry A. Stunning rock right there, that is for sure.
By the way, a latest name I just thought of for that route John & Sean and I did together last time we were three of as at Minerva: Puppet on a String. Whaddya think?
And way to go Mrs. Munge!
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There is a popular and very fun 10c called, excuse me, Show Us Your Tits. I named my route that I put up to the left of it Thanks for the Mamories. I was also thinking of calling it Big or Small We Like Them All or just Men Are Such Pigs. With all the time I spent there cleaning the choss I have yet to see a single boob.
Friggin hilarious.
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What route is that above your leading Sue? Nice looking stone. Also looking well protected.
I believe Sue is on Jerry's climb "Don't Drink The Corporate Coolaid" at Paradise Dome. Mid 5.10. Yes, tightly bolted.
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Cheers and beers to Mrs. Munge!
Sounds like a good name, route sure looked nice!
Where is Paradise Dome?
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Puppet on a String. Whaddya think?
That sounds perfect based on the story I heard. :)
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The word... Mammoth mountains 2+' ended up being 7" and our 10-20" ended up being 3-4"
Very bummed!
Oh, now the latest update for Mammoth Mt is 12-16". LIES!
Somebody post up a few good pics to brighten my day
Is Paradise Dome top secret???
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Is Paradise Dome top secret???
Don't think so, as it's right below/before Hidden Eagle, which isn't secret...
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My source in Twain Harte (hwy108 area) says only a couple inches at 4k or so feet as of this morning. Will likely melt out fast at that elevation.
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Snow fail. When are we going to get the real deal?
Also, photo fail. My photobucket free site is full, and I haven't found a free site I like better for linking photos yet to add new ones. Plus, every time I'm online lately to forum hop, the Christmas imp in me gets held hostage by promos and shopping. It's all good... almost done with shopping!
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All he deserves is a lump of coal! We want more pics!
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Flickr is 1tb of space free, but it sure isn't user friendly for grabbing the links.
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This is "Big Lunk" on Delk Dome. A very interesting and physical climb. Starts as an undercling flake then becomes a looooong (like 300+' long), low angle chimney and OW. Super fun "reverse-slinky" path you take with regular body-side directional changes. A bunch of wild movement unique to chimney climbing.
First pitch:
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Somewhere in the middle:
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The angle at end of the chimney forces you to pretty much climb sideways until you can escape onto the summit:
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Rad!
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Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
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Niiiice line! Rating?
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Going through some old photos. This corner must have a name:
(http://danielmerrick.com/SOYO_photos/224.jpg)
Small crag:
(http://danielmerrick.com/SOYO_photos/145.jpg)
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Just catching a cellphone peak with iffy reception, but that top one, Dan looks kind of like Jack Delk's Nipple Bypass area at QT. Nice shots.
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No Susan, looking at the photos, I didn't visit QT that day although I did the next day. This is in the Chilkoot Lake area.
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Dan,
The handsome corner is the descent route (3rd or 4th class perhaps, walk off) on the right side of Hidden Eagle. Rog and I did some fake tilted-camera "climbing" shots on that once that got a few folks hot and bothered, due to it's cleanliness. :) :) I'll post one here.
I have been by the other small crag as well - a good walk. Done any climbing in those parts?
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I suspected Nate would ID it. Looks really steep in my photo but I recall it be low angle. I was out there a few years back.
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Nice Nate!
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Nice one Nate. Looking like Honold casually soloing the improbable.
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Josh and Kev finishing up Titanic on Gray.
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/353_resized.jpg)
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Great pic Munge. That rock sure has some nice colors and texture.
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Maybe it's just lunch time, but that rock sometimes reminds me of the best cookie I ever had. Looked something like this photo, except it was more the color of the rock than simply chocolate. I think it was what's called a carmelized turtle cookie - was given one free up at Snowshed by a local baker who happened to be handing them out. Wish I knew the recipe or where to get em. Anyway, nice shot!
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/Flourless-Chocolate-Cookies_resized.jpg)
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(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/P1010854_resized.jpg)
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Yummy delicious cracked plates
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(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/P1040198_resized.jpg)
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/P1030550_resized.jpg)
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morning, this wekend my friend kent schmitz flashed the project to the left of frog roof on quarter day dome, he is thinking 5.12.
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Nice! Details?
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hey john, it's a t.r. project in grahms book, to the left of frog roof kent did it in one try he did a great job lots of stimming and yoga moves, no longer a open project, happy climbing mike a.
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Yoga moves..ha, ha ha! I can totally picture that! What size gear did he end up using?
Thanks Mike!
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Nice pix John! I'm picturing high tech gadgetry, computers, satellite links, and Dr. Evil (or any other Bond villain) tucked away in that cave. ;)
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Thanks!
I totally wonder what is in there. There appears to be enough room for an evil laboratory for sure!
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Man, cool perspectives in every shot!
What is in there?????
Prolly a yeti.
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A gimp?
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Whatever is in there, it's sitting on 190 MWatts of power. What's to worry about?
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When I first saw that tunnel I knew it wasn't a core power-producing part of the dam since the power lines coming out of it are a really thin gauge and very little water exits it. I think that tunnel probably has a small turbine to power some local buildings and devices like pumps and lights. Most of the water goes 7+ miles down the canyon in a big tunnel to the Mammoth Pumphouse #8.
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Troll cave, for sure.
Been locked up a long time. Don't open it, no matter what!
More pics people! More pics!
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Yes, more photos! I'll see what I can dig up.
I do not know what that roof looks like at 1/4 Day Dome and am curious, hint hint, but glad to hear your friend got a clean TR, Mike A, yoga moves and all. Sounds fun if you don't wrench yourself.
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All apologies for any repeats
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That looks really familiar.
Like the arête in this pic... bad angle, but trust me that bottom of your pic looks like the bottom of that arête in this pic.
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7308/9649321749_1a3164c3f6.jpg)
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The view from Red Dihedral on Red Eagle. The little formation is Red Feather or "The Eaglet". The Eaglet has one of the most spectacular summits in Southern Yosemite BTW.
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/P1130636_resized.jpg)
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Haven't done Red Feather. Looks like a cool summit. Spied it from Gray a few times.
In the bottom left of the pic is the top of that free standing pillar. Anything up that yet? It is only like 50'-60' from what I can remember.
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DaveyTree, That's funny you mention it. Towers are the coolest. Yeti and I mentioned being really interested in it a couple of times. It looks like a fun tower as viewed from Gray above it. Thought I spied the base on the approach to Minerva once, but not sure as it didn't look quite so good from that vantage point. It deserves a closer look by someone. Three others sides might yield the goods.
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Also, there were perigrine on the eaglet, but I remember hearing that they are believed to move on in only another month or so.
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DaveyTree-
I saw the rear of that tower and it is attached to more rock so it is not really a free standing formation. I think you could climb it from the rear with minimal climbing. Would still be fun to get up there, right?
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There is an awesome inner passage that goes through it, part of my Zombie Plan.
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Jeff, Passage that goes through Red Feather or the Sorta-Spire (Sort of a spire)?
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Ha ha, Jeff. Your zombie plan? That formation does look like a pyramid and on the south side with what look to be inviting corridors.
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The sorta spire. Go in on the East side at ground level and makes a 90 bend inside to the north. Can pop out on the north face but about 30' or so off the deck.
Gotta have a zombie plan, you know , when shit hits the fan.
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Ammo and chainsaws is my zombie plan, oh, maybe a flame thrower!
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I am so checking out the hidden passageway in the zombie tower.
Hey Jeff, I remember you saying you and the Monster found a smoke grenade somewhere on the Red Dihedral. We found it on the second pitch belay in some blocks. Is that also where your face climb out of the Dihedral starts?
We found another smoke grenade up on the south face of gray and a handle from one is still at the summit of red feather. They are so rusted they must be really old. Probably some training exercise?
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From Gray Eagle. I wish the photo showed how much these clouds were lit up. So mesmerizing.
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/P1130648_resized.jpg)
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Sweeet! I want to check that thing out. Sounds cool, especially if you can add it into a route.
I agree the smoke grenades are probably from some training. It would be interesting to find out when they were used. I have connections that would be able to identify the model and when it was in use. Any picks of them?
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My zombie plan was pretty much just to head for the hills, but sounds like they're already up there.
So that tower has some caving adventure, eh. I'd go in if you went first and gave the all clear. No sign of it being a den from time to time, except for the zombies? Really cool that the passageway leads to an opening 30 feet up above the deck. I'd like to see that in person.
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I forgot all about that smoke grenade. I think it was there at the start of the variation. Would be cool to know the story on those...never will though.
Would be fun to check that Zombie plan formation out again, it's been so long. It was back when Josh and Kev had that multi week spell at Gray. It was the first time we climbed together. Slack Ping!!! Good times.
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In Shuteye Creek below Owl Wall at dusk:
(This would be awesome if I tweaked it a bit so you can see the foreground too but Fuller out in the background looks so cool)
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/P1130775_resized.jpg)
Another version:
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/P1130777_resized.jpg)
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Gray, Bastion, Owl Wall
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/P1130767_resized.jpg)
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Full house for Gray! Santa Cruz folks on Physics of Death and Pale Man:
(http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g388/jhgodar/Public%20Pics/P1130709_zps69zg4bkv.jpg)
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Pale Man, do tell.
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Pale Man, do tell.
It is a mixed 11b (or so) immediately left of Eschers that we finished last year but we are working our way up to the summit. We were working on P2 a little this last weekend so it should be done no later than the Fall of 2042. You would love it, Jeff it is totally your type of line. It is one of the many lines on Gray that look like dark, unattractive rock from below but is clean, golden knobs when you are on it or looking downward. Three cruxes of 11b?, 10+, 10+. Good stuff.
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Such a fabulous location
Ze owl:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xx6nwAXiRNl82h8WjegV06p86REFoVR2wm7w-N5Nn7o=w1613-h1181-no)
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Nice un Nate. Got s'more?
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Pale Man sounds awesome John, especially having looked up that way wondering??? can it go? Very cool!
Nice pics Nate, love them! More would be nice and yes one of you please.
Hi Sue.
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Titanic P1.
I suppose if the giant death flake on P2 gets the title of "the sail" then this feature should be called "the rudder", right?
(http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g388/jhgodar/Public%20Pics/P1130731_zpscsrde90a.jpg)
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Loving the pics!
The Titanic with it's "rudder" is one of the main lines that caught my eye the first time I walked the base of Gray. I was quite bummed at first when these new people kept showing up at Gray but they seemed cool. Especially bummed at those that were able to stay up there for weeks on end. Then they snag the biggest prize on Gray. No fn way, cocksuckers! I never would have thought I would need to rush putting up routes on Gray and now over 16 people in one day on Gray! So crazy! Well I hope the new invaders are as awesome as that group I came to love seeing up there and loosing lines to regularly and I hope they love and care for Gray like I know my favorite invaders do.
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invaders!>?!>!>!
who!?>>>!>!
We should take them out and force them to climb low angle slabs!!!!!!!!
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(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/Copy%20of%20Gray9-6&7%20001_resized.jpg)
Who are these guys??? I bet they just want to climb Captain Obvious.
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Thanks for those posts that got me laughing out loud this morning. Good for the soul.
I've often wondered if once the secret is out it'll all be over with. Heard some encouraging words Sunday about how a place will catch a little short lived love til the hike and drive and fact that there isn't much in the way of convenience... catches up too.
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Remove the bolts on Captain Wing Feather and the rap line and I bet no more crowds at Gray. I wonder how busy High Eagle was that same weekend?
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convenience: that reminds me, need to figure out way to open 7-11 at Beasore Meadow. lol
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(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/Copy%20of%20Gray9-6&7%20001_resized.jpg)
Who are these guys??? I bet they just want to climb Captain Obvious.
Look at that Mucci hair! Drummer for Silver Sun pickups for sure!
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I just had a tear well up in my right eye....
Man, I miss those days. I remember the above photo, and how great that weekend was!
I was so afraid of putting in bolts in the beginning, we truly had some death anchors on a few routes... Hehehe
Jeffe, as I look back, you handled the new wave as best you could. Hard to think what that must have been like all those years ago! Hell me and Kev must have been a shocker to deal with!
Titanic is still waiting, maybe even pry off the sail? From above of course!
Man, I really do miss the beginning of all of our friendships and adventures out at gray.
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Only if I could have had more time off and been up there more, we could have really done some damage.
That place is way better with you all there.
Slack! Ping!
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Except when my bolts get chopped! >:( ;)
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chopping?
Mucci go all Captain Chopper on you? LOL, gotta be a story there.
SoYo is magic.
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No not Josh and it was only one bolt which I replaced. Not sure if it's still there or not, it's been a while :'(.
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Jeff, That bolt is still intact. Just saw it the other day.
Thanks for your kind words.Ya know it's mutual. Haven't tried them all yet but what I have, you put up so many classics.
Hoping you get out there for a couple days soon and that we can arrange meeting up I dont think your drive is much farther than ours hint hint.
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Ah shise'n. On my phone and already just broke my rule to post a photo every time I post in this thread.
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Sorry folks for the miss information. None of my bolts were chopped. Only a hanger of an offending bolt was removed. The post above was all in fun (note emotion wink icon) and I am not blaming anyone with the prior post.
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Thanks Jeff.
Here's another photo for ya I hope you like. Hope it isn't a repost.
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/P1030229-5_resized.jpg)
I believe this was taken during the Aspen fire. And that there was a helicopter flying nearby that morning.
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Morning coffee/tea?
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Yup, woke up to smoke and some kind of helicopter rescue going on close by.
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Body recovery. Young man fell off a slippery wateralls, as we later heard.
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Oh man, sad! What waterfall?
Where is the morning spot?
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A dangerous waterfall is all we are sure of. We were up at Exile when that was taken.
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(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/IMG_2322_resized.jpg)
John pushing into the steep terrain of Pale Man - shot by Yeti
Thanks Yeti for taking photos, not to mention hiking up there then jumaring up the neighboring climb with ankle in recovery and all.
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SICK!!
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Sorry I missed out. Was planning on going but couldn't make it. Between here and ST it looks there was some good times to be had. Some day I will get to meet you all.
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same here. bummed I couldn't make it.
My weekend sucked. Really miss the casual chill of the SoYo.
Probably will be winter before I'm back at this rate.
ugh
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We were hoping to meet you DaveyTree, too bad you missed it. Maybe if we make it to Lunesta Fiesta if not sooner?
You need a break Munge, come on out. What sucked if you don't mind my asking? Naturally you don't need to answer on the internet if it was bad like you were raped by a bear or something.
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Munge I'm curious how it's going over there. We've missed ya. Soyo will still be here when you are done, but I think you should be having alot of fun too. Hopefully?
Sunday looks horrible for weather, but we hope to get out there anyways. Just camping and hanging out if worse comes to worse sounds like alot of fun.
And DaveyTree you were one of the folks we hoped to see there last Saturday but missed. We may have family visiting during the LF, but if we can fanagle it.., the midnight event sounds great!
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Nice work and shot on Pale Man John and Yeti. Got more?
Sasha dreaming at Grey
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Thanks for the pics, Nate! More, more, more!!!
I was confused by the bolt that looks right next to Sasha on Dream Within A Dream, it must be the one for Bitch Kitty. I am glad to see you guys tried that one. Dream... that is.
And one more...
(http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g388/jhgodar/IMG_2282_zps8phge8ce.jpg)
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Cool Nate! Great shots!
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Thanks for the pics
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Like this one!!
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Ya, great shots! More is good.
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Did y'all check out John's hipster bouldering shoes?
Hehe
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Some great pics here y'all! Good for those of us who vicariously climb from our little cubes at work. Bonus points for flowers and the Sierra crest :)
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Thanks for the pics, Nate! More, more, more!!!
Glad people like 'em, but yah, even though I love seeing more pics as much as anyone, John needs to understand he climbs at least 20 times more often than I do, so certainly has far more pics to share. ;D
But since I have a moment, here's a few oldies from 2007:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/bsrXJn4YYpb5nuha88zdyVhWCBVpSwH9pA2G6j8Ikwg=w843-h1248-no)
Ger in his element. Man, love that dude.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MvjNfTrEr1GPZLyrz3bjyy48gfz8LIIjbSBa60xuwt0=w1653-h1173-no)
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Because John climbs more, he takes pics less. :) No time for pics if yer leading. :)
That flake looks good, even back in 2007! :)
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But munge, I thought that in this day and age, if there are no pics of a climb (broadcast on all social networks, of course), than it didn't really happen.
Another fav from 2007. I have no idea why people actually like this place:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lof528Iu9JZM4j1RK5wTWH2D4QTyZML_J13xAZzuSeg=w828-h1248-no)
:)
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Zactly!
That one is nice!
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Rogelio de Montanas!!!
Ah man....love ya too Nater Potater!
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Crazy sunset from the Willow Fire
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That boulder to the right of Ger looks like it has three xmas trees painted on it. Very cool shots.
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Sue putting up a new line at Dutch Oven Wall
(http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g388/jhgodar/P1140053_zps2hls2oak.jpg)
Dutch Oven Wall. Mostly topropes and a few leads. Getting to the base is currently a serious bushwhack.
(http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g388/jhgodar/P1140046_zpsqctegbdw.jpg)
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wow, that actually looks worthwhile. Is that like the one steep section?
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That is the longest, somewhat-sustained-steepness section but otherwise pretty low angle. Great, featured and clean rock but "ledgy" and few long lines. Only Bush Ninjas would appreciate it.
There is a super-featured knobby section above the bushy ramp an OW to the left that has only been toproped. Steep but the knobs are so big they sort of cancel out the feeling of the steepness.
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Cool! I never complain about steep knobs. :)
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Here are photos of a couple of new moderates on Red Feather. Still is one of the best summits in Southern Yosemite.
An arete on the SE Face, about 5.8-9ish.
(http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g388/jhgodar/P1140107_zpstmeltjkd.jpg)
Short OW to steep knobs on South Face, about 5.8
(http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g388/jhgodar/P1140159_zps2hoj9mrz.jpg)
The Dammer summit shot with Minerva in the background.
BTW the green knob bands on the North end of Minerva are simply mesmerizing as the sun sets behind and lights them up around 2:30 (already set in this shot but you must see to believe how beautiful it is). Gorgeous rock. Wither, Cowboy Cracks, Practice Green and The Fairway go right through there.
(http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g388/jhgodar/P1140117_zps91smtsll.jpg)
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The recent weekends of smoke chased the cliff chickens away so good to get the green light on climbing there. Really fun routes! Nice to have mostly smoke free air and blue skies last weekend.
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Always makes me happy to see a photo of someone out there Dammerring.
If i recall, that's John's hammer with the curved pick.
I'm spending the week with my wife's family and am not doing a very good job of it so it is nice to see.
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Awesome photos Yall!
I am waiting for my turn with Kevs Dammer, as it is already stashed at the proj.
He said it was delivering a good beating to all the beaks and heads and bolts he used.
So cool we all have dammers!@
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Looks great, Team Godar!
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Nice!
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I find these pictures reprehensible, demeaning, disgusting, outright outlandish, fabrications, copyright infringing and reflecting an absolute antipathy toward the SoYo.
As a result, I must ask you to stop going there.
Will you comply?
8) 8) 8)
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ya'll do realize that was sarcasm/facetious, right?
:)
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Oh...wow..awkward..I was just stabbing a Mungie voodoo doll a minute ago. Glad you said something.
Ha! Just super busy and not able to chat much.
In the bigger picture, when the hell are you going to get back out in the Yo to tha So?
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heh, figured. I refuse to believe I'm busy despite what I know to be the case.
Well, funny you should mention coming back out. I'm being ditched Sunday evening, which means I could re-ditch back and have the whole day to climb. Long drive for a day to the soyotho.
Any chance you would hit SPH instead? Burst Rock, clean granite goodness at a high elevation to keep things cool while the weekend heats up! :)
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So I'll see if I can't annoy ya with more photos soon, Munge. Of course we knew you were joshing just so busy home & work... PM sent btw.
Got a new point & shoot camera coming w/3 year warranty. Last one finally croaked. That after years of inadvertently stoning it rockclimbing, dropping it, getting crud in the lens, it finally drowned.
Dan, hang in there on your travels - hope that's going better by now...
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Hi Jeff. How are you & Mony doing? And whatever happened to your friend Sully? I was just thinking of inviting her out to the next big party, whenever that may end up being.
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Hey right back at ya. We are good. Been doing a bunch of hiking and peaks and one backpacking trip. Not much climbing except workwise. Did get out one day for some slabby stuff in Pine Creek that was fun. I keep meaning to call Cait, been a while. I'm sure she would love an invite.
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Fat chance you guys would head over here for a visit before Nino locks us out?
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Snarky guffaw
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God Is Great on Fallen Eagle
(http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g388/jhgodar/P1140026_zpsbk94xi3j.jpg)
Still smoky from the Willow fire when we climbed here a while back.
(http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g388/jhgodar/P1140032_zps1celdnkt.jpg)
God Is Good is over here, right of GOGr. This waterfall area is nuts in a normal spring. The waterfall slashes across the right face and gets re-blasted across even farther when it all lands in a scoopy ledge that acts like a launch ramp. Great water show.
(http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g388/jhgodar/P1140017_zpsmxwgwfue.jpg)
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Like Waterwheel falls in Tuolumne
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More w i d e Delk specials it seems. Cool to see!
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On that Delk climb, we should've gotten a photo of the 'bathtub' - it wasn't particularly spectacular in person but I always was curious about it from the Spencer topo.
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Yes you should have, I am curious too.
Great pics, what's the last?
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It's not very exciting but this is the currently-empty "bathtub" in the foreground.
(http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g388/jhgodar/Public%20Pics/P1140028_zpsdrfnpddr.jpg)
Don't try and climb to the bathtub drawn in the current guide it is drawn like you go to this other hole out in the middle of the face which would be bad. That said, the original topo is drawn really weird and is unclear where to go from the true bathtub. We went straight up via a left-facing flake to runout face which matches the topo's location of a crack but it showed a right-facing flake. A right-facing flake existed (you can see my last piece in it) but in reality looked a lot less appealing and would be a ropedrag issue having left the belay at the bathtub. Anyhoo, this climb has serious logistical issues and will never be a trade route.
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I enjoyed it enough not to say it would never be a trade route. It reminded me for a moment while climbing it of White Horse Ledges in NH.It wasn't the most 5.fun ever had but was still fun. Way run at the top as topo indicates though. Would be something to see in the spring sometime between when the waterfalls across the creek are going strong and yet these climbs are dry enough. Also we didn't find what was 5.8 about the exit pitches other than their being so run.
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"Like waterwheel falls in Tuolomne..."
Well, I found this link - I'd say kind a like that:
Waterwheel Falls (https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=waterwheel+falls+tuolomne+meadows&ei=UTF-8&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-002)
We've posted a shot of the pretty Fallen Eagle area falls before somewhere on this site.
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(http://lh5.ggpht.com/-KQSFaf5xGT4/VKpmTz9Lw2I/AAAAAAAA-Wo/CIc0WhU18Xw/waterwheel-falls-32.jpg)
embed from interwebz
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Really funny to hear "trade route" being associated with any route in SoYo, but I guess it's evolving a bit to that point as more visitors come and certain routes get some buzz.
Looks like a fine quiet outback adventure to me, confusing topo and all.
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Yup, no trade routes in the area. That's for sure. :-X
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Wonder if the bathtub was full of water when Delk did the FA.
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I'll bet Nate. His original topos show some dates in early spring.
No rubber duckies tho.
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Ha! Stumbling upon a rubber ducky in there would be so awesome! ;D
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:) Would make it clearly a bathtub.
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Ah, bathtubs...
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2oiuz81lYQEcTQYwnriQEg9Owmq6Ocin3dQ-HTkoAsc=w963-h1283-no)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/M4Ecubb8dkZ5YRU_ft3emCdmmhKZMM60s5F7fdwPr8M=w956-h1283-no)
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Beautiful Nate!
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Granitejunkie on his and Jer's project on Melting Wall. Dave is in the pit belaying.
(http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g388/jhgodar/DSCN0015_zpsjpexvxe1.jpg)
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Jer off to follow "The Trickle"...
(http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g388/jhgodar/DSCN0081_zpsmwvj32jo.jpg)
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Sweet!
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Woohoo!!
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"You got Roger'd!" ;)
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(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/DSCN0093_resized.jpg)
Tiki-Ger leading Trickle
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/DSCN0102_resized.jpg)
Tiki-Ger further up Trickle
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/DSCN0139 cropped_resized.jpg)
Dave on new project
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/DSCN0040_resized.jpg)
Tiki & Dave having fun with Navel Eagle
Fun weekend y'all!
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Good looking rock. And those dudes aren't too shabby either! ;)
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What kinda spotting is that Dave?
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That's the seldom seen Kermit belly spot...
Trickle? Where is it? And how hard? I'll be appearing in Shuteye for the first time ever next Tuesday.
Definitely taking the lime green Wal Mart shirt my partner bought me.
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Trickle is a 4 pitch 10b on a less travelled dome not in a guide. Happy to share if you want, just PM me.
What kind of vehicle are you bringing to Shuteye?
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I like it! Thee Kermit thee frog jelly roll spot.
Hey Tiki, that was the best darn spot I've ever seen, next to Dave's here, that you gave that day at Navel Eagle!
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As in touchy feely?? Haha!
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/wBX2UoLolCvpUROhUMa2Gu7dH4n3p0yNfasyoc8FuRUPKoEuFr4G2YzUQNIk7Ls88kQi7FpjC0Izf_wVR0rMkMc9kAhHbGuaGTqDWN19RovPzutXbhgzhIomELk-psr-9WXqaE44HuFA8EXsAoAXgyCHe2pY2NDvtvoDO96yrWJIviwRJUTeSLtSK1X_mB4lmby0FK-0zeGtId1b7At4-sNptI1zIMgGH25DDyXQw5hEF35UeuN7mQQlyEncoWqHY_xwFQul2Fk3VwEZ8o3JxJE1fN9B0roAbyPyicK2Nqsn6N6yCai-SotZgLR_QC5ir9GR5Zvkl1306DJnlUzwmrup0bjjKZhBNhcCMyk8Act3WQI6twauqcilnHCQA33j3HS5YRaNp1AWNBRMsH24Yt9g1gK9IZ7xmtkQMbVHkrzz6gmBOCNuvPgpjqpThQ-tVX4IL33H7QzDRZjsEbP04-x2uMlige9q_afuMZP6gUqd9oh8zsGFTd4tWMKG-qbF9F9sir0Xk_XsxJreCji7db8xW5bJ8Q8WEuKus0MJHbw=w1426-h1069-no)
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that's a big tree
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Or a really really small climber...
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Inescapable logic! ;)
staying on topic...
it's a repost, but what the heck...
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7460/8758531710_6cf06a718e_z.jpg)
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(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/DSCN0523_resized.jpg)
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Climb the wyde with pryde!
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Double Mike A. Wave
Happy we were climbing!
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(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/DSCN0500_resized.jpg)
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Ahoy! Fire in the hole, mateys!
;)
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Ahoy!
Good seeing you out there Nate & Roger! Fun climbing w/Ger!
Not sure what we're saying that chimney's rated, but it gets some stars for fun factor.
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Nate... what's that photo you were trying to post up?
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Hmm, wasn't trying to post a pic. Were you referring to my last post (which was intended to be a caption for your previous photo)?
But here's a photo I like:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/0kQCKCb31h2peimL9AGV1G8EYBdKcBi_KDMOj8t9Cwbn85tHUEpwYLmg2TdGKCX4oXGaNUi6_ScDF0HRT1uqVbBTdSBh4-au3Aem-9cgt3r4Y29O3-GS4Q3nzcvbaL03E40tWuK7-h_a-I4COBsapTF1pYAA5TXhInrBWJXtmODviDvkkoBAQAYu_QIF_p30cCT7lm-NFwn-TUhJuTfqN4UsvaSRkdleDNSur-DnIZP7hfX7S3QcoIsFm6uBi_OTXq4mQpepg3kGrhyW6QjaKGgE0aGnG_asD-jOxs7k2C86ALzwQdnsJDHt85oj9D10OhNQby_7d5ZKHGAd_6FvGVLuMrnS0v6RSWdkiZXtozsrb0JT8xSyyqkWxVVjwxOHKpg45gnhWMLReztYbNF9luxLSVLyGJov_PXf7qLWORXNAPSn2e097wEmLb7D8ycosckoZizUjNnf6zeuetyPlPgz12oubcKxXrsw30Vok-ys-5ZdBzAqkYyRTMB1EtiLppwG7Vk2wuuhwaQHdEi7NCo5OKBqoP-dVgFZSDYw428=w835-h1113-no)
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Nate
I don't know if you can see it or not but your photo of the Matterhorn climb is a dead link for me and just has an error sign showing.
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Do you mean this one, that munge saw and commented on?
That was the last one I posted. Let me know if you cannot see it.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/fEfxf8rnVkTS97nTdPRbbYL_F2MDWejJY3YtoS4B8W9Ip7GV9DBIYMSugxN5odmcRjGmW3WdJlee_gXgxWtB-1y9cxG8oJpvIZ2MbIEzVmO1MSX_cKW4Xt6O5vqYGI5FzLu9b6xRt7SskuQUCo7T5jRJkLBX9cxtnYouRqZhUxaE5mu_GOEyDbCAetkN4aitgozkWGe_sOFwxFdsnjQfe5t53yeuWmBI6HFvkniH3WYV2yX6aLS5GGccoB0FEO-txvQpjokZCyfy1zVx04fKYS6DBkzmab1Gt9icu6-zzLP-0_GGNKlmEbtgL2P0NIxoJG483Cu5DMyjAw--tTDcayg1xwKhYHjYZwcoYfbDaKoiXLv60OSu9nquK0lWvN59l2OMBws4GoOhW7-d7BwYLoywaHaQpL3dGOiS_7OihhguAmaLT9DvSdsmkGRCmzI7rqzN7lDgR5L-bhjBCRXqD396YcFPYuFDMUzTjcgspe-zHKsATQFdAnUxVVR0EX1JpvBl1yePeFDYActCy7KZ_MjVz7pO-b8KWqMNQUdZOGg=w1442-h1082-no)
Whoops, probably messed up the first time just now. Hopefully it's viewable now.
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I just see hyphens. But am soooooo curious what you see.
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Well that's annoying. Can you see the other photo I posted this morning of walking the road thru the forest? I used the exact same process. Hmmm...weird.
How did mungie see the previous shot with the giant tree? I know he knows too much about these things, being a computer geek, tech mutant, or somesuch...
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neither photo is visible to me now. Even on mobile device it is a black X.
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Test with previously shared photo earlier in this thead (my son playing in the LE pools). Google may have changed something, as the link is now MUCH longer than it used to be, upon investigation. Please let me know if this shows up:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xjm8EWPR7t7fQnAmS0UFTEwgruJL6fffDHh8fbVWqXAHMEthvJUwG8bj337_AXsk7Qdn_faca8ABw-MgbtJ5ARaTRKk-_VKz0ZNowW5wP9-kbGtNQ07avAHLaG-vwRJtVkP6fIhBGf9c8GEIWC7db2zoSm-8vl1Sqb0vTXdZsob0_lW3b-OJWAo3DCDh5siiSVGJHsKAuY7hAbtQv93n5JW8wxuAXVdAcnn6VHuLL2425pINUPKYFuQBTLHWYOYa3EwU2b1jFTMmoEcJ0mtxzUQalRJOL78WZoDtrZmz4lP9EKgeEGnLWF2zkrml8Gg0HT2zaLgqOavvUC_y4dya90P-ur3wGmiSby-NLjyyRAFZ1NI_FVCA2Qfk0kTh_rbq3kRdebBxHqMniDMVRebGYZ2t15pFmEHm80-AqFETAGtItmZTA0isHSMdWwQmV0TxrpRtWHtBjytouPd0H9sjuUWJ1AjwViLe0ZOWx3DfdjdRlMcSuciam_GcXLnY9DuZf402fbCfL4zxme-8UFXefTAJJ_Zs9ZdKJMBPLffaRv0=w835-h1113-no)
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And now this test, with the same photo. (these all show up for me in this thread).
(https://goo.gl/photos/BfBhRbpLhkv92r9d7)
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Not for me. Zilch. Zip. No dice. Nada. Cept for hyphens. Did you load it on the Soyo upload page?
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What have you got against hyphens? ;)
Very annoying. I was using Google Photos for the past year or so with success (formerly Picassa, I think). Now they seem to have changed something... again. Hope none of my previous shared pics have disappeared. Can you let me know if none appear for you anymore on previous pages in this thread?
I've never uploaded to the Soyo image hosting, and would rather not, unless it's the only thing that will now work.
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I can see the one from the post at 11AM OK but not the next.
You can use this if you want. It would be on the same server as the site:
http://southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_upload.php (http://southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_upload.php)
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OK, trying the soyo server:
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/DSC09952_R_resized.jpg)
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Now that it works, why are you torturing me with so many photos of my failure!? Just kidding.
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Not a failure... yet. :) And your "failures" are likely 10 times better than my successes.
Server images display smaller than I prefer, but oh well.
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Ahhh Nice. I can see again!
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Vic leading the second pitch of Wham Bam Thank You Jam on Red Eagle. Mark and Sean at the anchor. All wearing photo-friendly bright colors no less!
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/IMG_2470_resized.jpg)
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big!
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Nice pic.
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(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/IMG_2463_resized.jpg)
I like this photo too. We took a bunch of this scene.
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Nice find! Then again, I'm surprised it wasn't already done. Looks like an obvious line. Good rock?
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Yes good rock so I hear and it looks. That one's in the guidebook done by Matt and Sean, right? Wham Bam Thank you Jam. Line looks amazing, continuous, long, steep crack going into an OW roof. Did this one get the stars it should?
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(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/DSCN0985_resized.jpg)
John towards finishing FA of Stepping into the Light
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Sean and Vic on their new route, "Between A Roof And A Hard Face" 10d(?) on Minerva. Three pitches.
Nice job guys!
The Hard Face...
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/DSCN1118_resized.jpg)
Vic about to pull the roof.
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/DSCN1136_resized.jpg)
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/DSCN1138_resized.jpg)
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Sue in "Young Man's Fancy".
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/DSCN1162_resized.jpg)
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FUCKING AWESOME!
Love that name!
Nice work!!!
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Yes Great fun last weekend - thanks Sasha for joining us!
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/DSCN1094_resized.jpg)
Sasha on Puppet on a String (name of climb for the time being)
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/DSCN1045_resized.jpg)
Sasha climbing up Wise Guy while Sean & Vic continue on new climb at right
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hi all, goodness you guys are out there as much as i am! maybe you guy's need to live here :-) might as well, i think your here more then in the bay area lol, those climbs look super fun, hope to hook up with you guy's and climb, happy climbing Mike A.
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We are pretty settled where we are yet quite like the sense of escaping every chance we get. If we moved closer by, would we camp much anymore? That's so much part of the fun that we probably would. Also, there's figuring on which town to move to, and so far where we are holds the most appeal yet. Anyway, hope you are adjusting well to your new digs Mike. Would be nice not to have to do the long drive and to have such a great backyard.
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Cool Sasha got up there again to hang with you guys.
Do tell us about the name Puppet on a String. Did someone do a lot of limp hangdogging?
:)
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It's not a very good name I'm told. And you just cemented that fact since that's what it makes you think. :)
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Ah, sorry 'bout that. Just didn't know if there was a story there.
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O no don't apologize, no need for that.
Story is that I went a little outside my comfort zone when I placed one bolt in particular on this climb. I wanted to place it not far from what looked like a perfectly good crack from the ground when up close that crack peters out. So at the time, I asked my friends on the ground their opinion, and the report back was pretty much that it looked lame to bolt so near the crack, despite my protests. So I managed to climb a bit further out riding on their great enthusiasm and encouragement, and now I kid that I was 'like a puppet on a string' following the instruction of a well meaning ground crew that could lead me to do almost anything, because much to all our surprise the bolt ended up a wee bit farther out than any of us would have most wanted. Not too far out though we think.
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Thanks for the story! Makes more sense now.
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Yeah but there is a better name for that route.
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I tried my hand at Photoshop on this one. I think it is a shot right before or after the photo a handful of posts back, tilted more realistically, lightened up the rock and darkened the sky. Now you can see Sue. Originally I just stuck the camera out as far as I could so I couldn't see what I was shooting, hence the crooked shots
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/sue_on_YMF._resized.jpg)
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:D
Yeah but there is a better name for that route.
Don't get Dave started...
:)
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I thought it was called Susan's Death Route?
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I tried my hand at Photoshop on this one. I think it is a shot right before or after the photo a handful of posts back, tilted more realistically, lightened up the rock and darkened the sky. Now you can see Sue. Originally I just stuck the camera out as far as I could so I couldn't see what I was shooting, hence the crooked shots
Will check it on the big screen
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oh yeah, there is a climber in there!! :)
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I thought it was called Susan's Death Route?
No not that one. ::)
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It is always entertaining when Dave gets started tho :D
Y know that Young Man's Fancy is an awesome route! Doesn't take alot of gear everywhere but has some great gear deep inside. Only brought a range of sizes from very small to 4". It's classic.
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Sasha alerted me to this thread, awesome shots gang. Wisht I coulda made it, I had to suffer the cruel indignities of Atlanta, last weekend. The nerve of those people.
Anyway, Sasha pointed out to me she can't read this thread cuz she ain't a member. Send her an email or text and demand she sign up. She gave me some lame ass excuse that she doesn't have time to read message boards, I'm all No-comprendo? (lol)
She was glowing I tell you, glowing.
DMT
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That was an especially fun weekend and you were missed for sure.
This thread is public and everyone can see it. She would need to sign up to post photos though.
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It was especially fun - lotta good and high spirits went into the routes there that day and many previous days.
Great to have Sasha there that weekend. She's way fun and easy company! Easy people, my favorite. You were missed.
Keep us posted if you guys get a wild hair and feel like getting out that way again...
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No pictures, but yesterday was a bluebird day in the Shuteye Ridge area. The view of snow on the Minarets and Mammoth Mountain as well as the sun on the domes below was fantastic. This was likely the last weekend for climbing in Shuteye for the season since more snow and rain are forecast for later this week.
I drove in on the Minarets Road. It was passible in my Prius, but curves east of the ridge have snow and ice on them. I drove up the Shuteye Pass East Trailhead road, but did not make it to the trailhead due to the muddy road with snow on it. Although the gate is open, I think until December 1, please do not try to drive up it. The dirt road does not drain well and is very muddy and wet, even where snow is not on it. I did not get stuck, but trying to turn around on the road in the slippery mud in my Prius was a bit dicey. Now I understand the mention in the guidebook of not driving on this road when it is wet, even if snow is not present.
Whoever goes up this road in the spring to get climbing areas past the Shuteye Pass Trailhead, you will need to bring a chainsaw. A tree about 12" diameter has falling across the road just past the trailhead parking.
I decided to investigate possible climbing in cracks and flakes behind the A Slab With A View formation (see my post in the new routes thread for this new area). I had to post hole up through wet snow going up the Shuteye Pass Trail. At least I did not have to worry about finding my trail through the bush below the slab since snow covered the bushes. However, punching through the snow to openings below made the going rough. I finally got to the gully behind A Slab With A View. I was investigating some new possible climbs in this gully, but when I got to the base of then, I discovered that the rock was extremely low angle. This was disappointing, but you do not get a good perspective of the slope when you look straight at a face. There was a large very wet snow bank at the base that prevented me from even approaching the crack, but I would guess that it would only be about 5.0 - 5.1.
I did continue up the gully and then up to the very top of the formation. Then I post holed through snow up to 3 feet deep to the top of Shuteye Ridge. Coming down through the deep wet snow between A Slab With A View and The Sundial was very difficult even going down hill. I ended up not doing any climbing in this area since there was too much snow.
I did go to Chiquito Dome later in the day. There was no snow on the approach or at the base of Chiquito, but the mosquitos were horrible. 100% DEET deterred them from landing on me, but did not deter the swarm of them around my head. The road curve just before the Chiquito Dome trailhead side road is covered in ice since it is shaded. As I was packing my gear into my car after climbing, the only car I saw the entire day came by going very fast. I though for sure I would hear the car slide off the road around the icy curve, but the car made it through since I did not hear a crash and heard the car continuing on the road. I did the 5.8 climb on Playground Wall just to the right of "Black & Blue Planet" although I do not know the name of this climb since a friend has my guidebook at the moment.
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Thanks for the update, Mark.
I have to agree that this may have been the last weekend after looking at the upcoming weather and how the gates are about to be locked.
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(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/DSCN1201_resized.jpg)
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(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/DSCN1209_resized.jpg)
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Awesome shots, Johnny boy.
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like!
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Agree, nice shots John!
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Aww, thanks.
Full disclosure, Sue took the one of the light through the boulders.
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(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/DSCN1170_resized.jpg)
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Mark - Glad you got out there again. That's a good deal of hiking. Nice imagining what it's like up there and all the way to Sun Dial.
Thanks for the report on the roads too.
I found the skeets to be some hours of terrible this summer and fall. Read that it doesn't take much standing water for them to breed, something like only a teaspoon or bottle cap of water will do.
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Baby Eagle
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/baby_eagle_resized.jpg)
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Baby Eagle looks delicious!
(Uh oh, PETA might come after me for saying that.)
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I love it up there. Sure miss it right now too.
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(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/478025_4576266377614_1416217042_o_resized.jpg)
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Hmmmm......crack peters out?
- The Pullout Method
- A Crack Too Far
- When Peter Met Paulette
- Another Susu Death Route 8)
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Oh man, another round of Daves names!!
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Good names Dave, except for that last. Heh.
But ok, message received. Yet others say they enjoy said routes. Can't please everyone.
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Baby Eagle
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/baby_eagle_resized.jpg)
LIKE!
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Baby Eagle on the menu....sliced baby carrots, thyme, sea salt and a cream shetry reduction. Mmmm!!
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(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/soyo_resized.jpg)
Who is this doing this? Sneville?
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Owl?
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That climber is on Friendly Skies.
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(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/DSCN3758_resized.jpg)
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Like
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(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/IMG_4099_resized.jpg)
Fawn Lilies are back
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(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/DSCN4130_resized.jpg)
Sneville with sundog at Minerva
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so Grey is good to go eh. nice.
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Getting there - still a big ice block at the base of where Gray gets the most shade but no biggie. But that is a large formation and I only climbed a couple of routes there, so I wonder if it may still have some runoff in places, some dampness in any mossy cracks. Minerva, Owl, Beagles Nest all seemed much the same if not even better condition as they get more sun than Gray in general. The creek I heard was a bit much for crossing for getting to Electric or Owl currently.
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(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/DSCN4123_resized.jpg)
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Is it just me, or is there kind of a rest hole/cavity in the grey rock side of that chimney, susu?
Gotta get back, if that's where I think it is! Oi, my memory is fading...
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Hey Nater! Yes there is right by the old manky 1/4" anchor that no one would be well served to use as an anchor anymore. This is Old Man's Fancy. Or Young Man's... I too forget.... which is which. It is a classic.
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(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/DSCN4255_resized.jpg)
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Dan Rampe leading up Titanic
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae47/setageus/John%20bday%202016/DSCN4242.jpg)
Another perspective of Titanic with climber Sasha
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae47/setageus/John%20bday%202016/DSCN4254.jpg)
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Such a great pitch, one of my faves on that rock. Nice job Dan! Looks like you all had a great time.
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Yes a great time tho you two were missed!
That climb may look grungy, but it is cool and interesting in the moves it demands. Reminds me of a corkscrew, twisting and turning and looking all around while going up. But in addition to the giant arrow head death flake lowish in the climb that doesn't seem to budge, there is a block a couple few bricks in size on the left wall at top of the pitch which forms a short shelf for an irresistible hold which is actually almost completely hairline fractured. Seems solid for now but maybe not for long.
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In the last photo, in the crack above Sasha's left shoulder a .5 is like the bomb. What an awesome pitch! Miss it and that whole rock. Miss you all too. And John and Sue thanks so much for coming all the way out to Pine Creek, meant a lot!
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I know the crack you are talking about, you panic for a moment looking for gear then bam....relief!
We hope to see you soon Jeff we loved that visit. Gray misses you too!
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We were so glad to make it Jeff! Thanks for the invite!
O man there are so many great places in Soyo to go... ever have trouble deciding where to head first?
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Not sure the name of this climb yet or who first dunnit
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/wz7tx25vbb4pbor/2013-05-10%2011.59.15.jpg?dl=0)(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/top of ridge_resized.jpg)
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good plate climbing in a great location with a Mike A wave. ;)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Vacations/MIXED-SPLITCLIMB-PICS-for-SS/Random-climbing/n-dnKz4/i-JwDthhd/0/XL/i-JwDthhd-XL.jpg)
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Nice shot! Looks like somehere up around the Beaks.
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Eagles Nest. Fun area!!
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Thanks Ger!
Good running into you & your partner Split climber! Nice meeting you. Hope you guys had a great weekend! Ours was short but sweet since we had to get back early in the day Sunday. Was still worthy of the long drive to get two half days and one full day.
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Two Parties on Wing Feather Last Sunday
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/DSCN5197_resized.jpg)
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Yet to do that gem
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Do it! :)
It is good! I say that but it has been a while since we've done it. I'm sure it is still good, right?!
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Serious dearth of photo posting around here.
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Rotated this one right in the editor. Will it right itself eventually like when I post from Photobucket?
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It did right itself a day later. But, unfortunately, it won't do anything about the poor focus issue.
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Moar pics please.
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Well you too!
This one's a favorite - a few years old by now.
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buahahahaa
Well, there's this first time at Grey Camp, which probably had something to do with liking the SoYo...
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Vic on Sweet Liberty.
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More shots from Chiquito last weekend
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2nd pitch Top Gun
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3rd Pitch Top Gun
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Sean & Vic, Sean climbing over the Acolyte Roof
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Dan & Marc heading up Acolyte
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John on Jigsaw
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Marc on Sweet Liberty
Great weekend seeing old friends and old friendly climbs
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went back to chiquito dome thursday, goodness it was a day but still had fun doing laps on el granda super psyched that the season is opening up at shuteye.
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(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/DSCN6434_resized.jpg)Dan R.
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*like*
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Thanks! We need a new camera. Wonder if anyone has any recommendations for a good lightweight point & shoot?
I wish more folks would post photos. Sigh.
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Awesome pics! I need to get a new photobucket
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My wife and I use a Canon Powershot elph160 for a point and shoot with no complaints
nice pics and looks like a good start to the season
hope to at least get a weekend out there this year
here's some from 2015
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O double-bamm! Thank you for the tip on the type of camera you use that takes such great photos and for posting such great photos Splitclimber! Awesome. I will look into it.
& Thanks DT!
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got a new P&S, Canon powershot elph 350 hs. no complaints. But invariably I break my p&s cameras.
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We'll take a look at that Munge. Hmmm.... 160 & 350. Yeah, we kind of beat ours up setting them on the rock, getting debris - well, y'all have seen the smear spots and so forth...
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Splitclimber, Nice shots of I didn't recognize at first but Crocodile, Voodoo, and not sure of the latter but want to say Balls... I like a little disorienting not knowing for sure.
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I can guarantee these pics were not from the p&s. :)
Last pic was a climb on the ridge a short hike out past the top of big sleep. I'd have to look at the guide to remember the name.
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My eyes had bugged out of my head when I saw those - Almost had me immediately sold on the point & shoot recommendation ha ha!
Wonder what camera did take those clear, crisp, great shots.... with all that bright light and still made clear and visible the shadowed background.
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CHP Central Division landed on ShutEye ridge today (check their Facebook, I'm too lazy to reload here).
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random pic from 2015
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some eagle beak pics
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Really beautiful photos there Splitclimber!
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Split, At first I thought the pic with the big boulders was from the top of BOR. Cool shots.
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I would guess the "random pic from 2015" photo is the summit of Queens Throne??
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Tarantula mating season on Minarets unfortunately for some of them involves playing a deadly version of the game "crossy road."
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I thought the tarantula festival was in Coarsegold lol :-), nice pix!
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:)
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John - first pic is up on eagle's nest.
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Sean on his route Orange Slice on Red Eagle.
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Good line!
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Since I seem to be one of the very few around here to post photos, thought I should quit slack'n.
This is a shot of climbers on "Decade" at Gray Eagle with leader taking a regrettable
right turn when the way is straight up from the belayer right there via the left facing
corner just up that shaded roof.
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moar please
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Okay.
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P1 “Wham bam thank you mam”? Feels more steep than picture slant.
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Noyce
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Daniel-san!