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mike a

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Balls Area New Routes On Tempest Dome
« on: August 29, 2017, 08:49:03 am »
Hi all, hope everyone is having a fun climbing summer, I have been hanging out a lot this season at the Balls area climbing and bouldering a bit and checking things out more, been up at Tempest Dome the last couple days seen and climbed a couple of the newer bolted routes there, was wondering any of you know who put they up and the ratings? I know I am on some people's S list and have been blacked balled for showing pix of some of the the areas in the Southern Yosemite, and know most of the Southern Yosemite crew will no longer will share info with me, but was curious about those routes. Thanks if your willing to share that info, happy climbing Mike A.

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Re: Balls Area New Routes On Tempest Dome
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2017, 08:59:15 am »
Mike
Man, what did you say to get on people's S list??!! I don't know what "blacked balled" is but any kind of "balled" sounds unpleasant!

Some of them are ours, some are by folks that tend to be more shy about sharing. Could you describe where you climbed?

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Re: Balls Area New Routes On Tempest Dome
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2017, 09:52:03 am »
I'm sorry to hear you feel blacklisted. That sounds real harsh... I do think a lot of new routes go down out there and all over the place at Shuteye that a lot of us won't know about til stumbling on them...

mike a

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Re: Balls Area New Routes On Tempest Dome
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2017, 10:13:27 am »
Hi John, hope all is well, they are all mad at my for posting stuff on my Facebook the Volcanics, Lost Eagle swimming holes and the routes on the back side of Golden Toad, Matt S is really pissed off!!! Mike Arechiga making friends!!! Any way the bolted route left of Odssey and the bolted route right Plate route, it's funny the people who are all mad at me said they do not want to wait in line on climbs and the areas I posted on my Facebook, but I have not seen any other climbers this season up there since the fresno dome full moon gathering, this season has been the most mellow of seasons no one up there climbing I think the the fires, heat, and the roads have kept climbers from coming here, seems like courtright has been the super busy place this season and not southern yosemite, thanks for getting back with me was thinking you were not happy with me as well because of what Dave Daly was saying to me, Jerry G had talked to me about Lost Eagle swimming holes as well, not sure why they would get mad about posting on my Facebook it's not like I posting stuff on supertopo and tell the world or put out a guide book to southern Yosemite, maybe I am being over sensitive about stuff??? Thanks again hope to run in to you two this season happy climbing Mike A.

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Re: Balls Area New Routes On Tempest Dome
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2017, 10:35:27 am »
Mike, How has the air quality been there? Do you have any photos of late?

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Re: Balls Area New Routes On Tempest Dome
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2017, 11:06:28 am »
Hi yesterday and today no smoke in   Oakhurst nor inSouthern Yosemite it's all about where the wind blows it's flippen hot in Oakhurst but not bad up at the Balls, the next 10 day here over 100 in Oakhurst thank god for the swimming holes here 😊

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Re: Balls Area New Routes On Tempest Dome
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2017, 12:15:15 pm »
Thanks Mike! Hopefully it cools down over the course of the week, but yes at least it makes jumping in the pools easy. It's a little cool up at Courtright for me for jumping right in or going in at all!

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Re: Balls Area New Routes On Tempest Dome
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2017, 04:31:04 pm »
Damn, a fire here and fire there, we're being surrounded!