3rd Annual Lunest Fiesta

[susan]

Sorry no photos - unfortunately we had to have a camera situation this weekend.

[DaveyTree]

I will ask around and find out who left the gear. Tks Sue

It was as much fun making the brew because we had to due some taste testing of course. Paul knows his beer.

Def looking forward to next year. Since I spent all my gift cards for REI on the shwag I am thinking next year it will be more like a white elephant type of thing. Everyone bring something and do the gift exchange/stealing sort of thing where it locks after the 3rd steal. Would last longer and have more laughs. Iw as looking at dates for next year and it will probably be in Sept. The full moon is on a friday but I think that will be better. We will do the night climb the first day. That will make the second day chill climbing and a better party Saturday night.

I am about due for another phone with mine all cracked and crashing all the time. They have a phone now with 41MP camera. Basically a camera with cell service. Might have to get that one.

[John]

This is all I have. Reaaaally low-res photos from my phone. I texted myself so they are extra sucky as far as quality.

I am not even sure which pitch this is.


Both on top of the third.





Climberdude on Jer's route The Stripper on Panarama earlier in the day.

[DaveyTree]

Aha. Cool even with poor quality. The one looks like it is the end of p1 if you belayed at the single nut in the large dish  or the final section before p2. Those are the only smooth sections near an anchor I can think of.

Sue, the cord and biners are Fred's. The Belgium. I sent him the link to the forum to get ahold of you. T's again.

[John]

Oh yeah, who had the drone during the day? I bet they got some cool photos if it had a camera.

[DaveyTree]

That was Mark Reed's son. I haven't seen them yet but I think he is going to mash it all together into some type of video to music. Should be cool.

[mike a]

hi all, just want to thank dave for putting last weekend together super fun time :-), and big thanks to john and sue for dragging grandpa up south pillar sat night/sun morning big fun you two you guy's are awesome!!!happy climbing mike a.

[susan]

Haha Mike, thought we moved pretty good for a party of 4. Thank you for the kind words. Was a stretch for us since we usually multipitch as just two. Was alot of fun with you there. Might have been a party of 5 had Mark R. joined or 6 if Ger, which would've been getting inadvisable... would've seen the dawn for sure with a party that many. Good that there are no hanging belays on South Pillar.

Wow Dave you know the route so well! Figuring out the photo like that and what pitch it is of.

Glad to get the gear back to Fred somehow. If not in person, then I could mail it easily too.

Would be cool to see the drone video for sure.

Also that really was a rad rapid fire raffle. Gift exchange is fun too. Or people could donate stuff for a raffle... guidebooks,  gear they never use, etc

[DaveyTree]

The raffle was last minute so I ran to REI and went through my garage for stuff. Next years will be better. I will get Fred's address and PM you with it. Tks.

SP is a great routes and have done it probably 50 times taking youngsters up.

[susan]

Well lots of good climbing gear, biner, sling, cam... etc.

Fifty! Cool. What's the most people you've brought up  at a time? How many kids do you normally guide up at a time?

[DaveyTree]

We usually had 8-15 kids. Arrival day was learning to belay on the camps wall. Day two was climbing on upper and lower Willow creek. Day 3-5 was multi pitch at Fresno Done and Hawk Done. Usually took all the kids up SO at least once along with Whiskey Bill, Looking Glass and Rowsby Woof. Some times I was up SP 3x in a day. Day six was climbing into the canopy of a giant sequoia. Usually had two to 3 guides so we split them.up according to level. Somewould stay and TR while others would be taken up climbs. I think 3  plus me is the most at once.

Just lead up and drag a second rope. Belay two up at once and lead up while the other would belay the 4th up. Worked pretty fast as long as I could trust their belaying. We have them all grigris to use so we felt confident.

[susan]

Wow, that's wonderful for the kids! Sounds like a lot of work but you and they must love it. And that was the rotation we had to keep the whole gig moving as much as often as possible. 

[susan]

What is Fred's last name? Pm just sent for it. USPS asking for the label. If I send this today, he should have it before the weekend. 

[DaveyTree]

Tks Sue. His last name is Vermote, one of them Belgians

[susan]

Great - got er done - will get mailed this afternoon for sure.