3rd Annual Lunest Fiesta

[DaveyTree]

The date has been set. August 28th - 30th at Fresno Dome. Saturday is the full moon and will be the night ascent. I will arrive Thursday night or Friday morning depending on my schedule. Camp fires will likely be prohibited at that time.

Will be posting it at the gym and super taco so I expect more people than my little group of the last two years. Hope to see you all there. I will be camping at the Fresno Dome trailhead.

[susan]

What a great idea! Sounds like a blast!

[DaveyTree]

One month away

[susan]

Thanks DaveyTree. Hmmm looks like we may have a scheduling snag but we'll see if we can figure it out. Sure sounds fun!

[DaveyTree]

Most likely be staying at the Fresno Dome Camp ground because we will be able to have a fire there.

[mungeclimber]

Most likely be staying at the Fresno Dome Camp ground because we will be able to have a fire there.

Really? wow, I'd figure there would be a ban there too.

[John]

Nothing left to burn...

[susan]

Except "heavy brush and dead woody materials..."

I miss a good campfire. The kind that doesn't threaten to burn down the whole shabang.... like that time at Bowler...
or I should say unlike that time at Bowler.

[DaveyTree]

In reading the link posted on here it lists them. John Muir, Kaiser and Ansel Adams wilderness are ok. Also specific camp grounds. Fresno Dome, Chilkoot and a list of others are ok to have fires.

[susan]

Yeah, should be fine. Sure hopeful our neck of the woods will be wildfire free by then.

[John]

Reminder.
Looking forward to this!

Woohoo!

[DaveyTree]

Had a great weekend at Lunesta Fiesta. It was great to finally meet those who showed. About 25-30 turned out and got to taste Paul's Shady Belay Brown and Baby Boy IPA home brew. We killed both kegs!

I realize now I took only a couple pics so hopefully someone else took more. The swag give away drawing was fun and climbing is always sweet. Thanks for the tour of Enchanted Wall Mike A. I did get a rare, never seen before, pic of Mike A. climbing without a the wave.

Night climb Saturday night was as always awesome. Because of the number of groups heading up South Pillar I went up Whiskey Bill. We were protected from the wind and had easy communication and a perfect climb. Stayed left on 4th pitch which is dirty spicy.

We had Mark Reed do his first outside lead and Adam do his first outside lead on the first pitch of Whiskey Bill at night.

[John]

That was a mega-fun event! Thanks for putting it together, DaveyTree.

I think I counted three or four people all tied in short on the first pitch of Whiskey Bill!! Looks super weird and chaotic with the headlamps scattered all over the wall. Surreal. I hope someone took the time to take proper shots of that scene.

All we had was a cellphone camera and it took pics that are basically little dots in the blackness. I hope someone took some better photos. I think Mike A had a camera? I will try and choose a decent cellphone shot and post it later.

Looking forward to next year!!

[Climberdude]

DaveyTree,

Thanks for arranging a great event.  I met a lot of people who I only knew online as well as some old friends.  The beer was awesome.  I am looking forward to this next year!

[susan]

I had a great time too! Thanks Daveytree. Really great to meet you and everyone else I had the chance to.  We enjoyed a little of the Hmoonshine at the top thanks to the great raffle. Also, another vote for the home brew we enjoyed beforehand - wish that was on the market it was so good.

We had a lot of fun climbing with Climberdude, Tiki-Ger and Roger  much of the day, and then also tying in with Climberdude & Mike as a party of four for the midnight climb.  South Pillar was awesome to view under the full moon especially from the notch half way up looking up the rest of the way, and again from the top looking down at the next parties coming up. The wind picked up now & then, but nothing too bad. Awesome climb!

Also, I ended up with the long cordalette with locking biner from the 1st pitch belay. Who can I get this back to?