Alpine straight jacket
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Old Monkey
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Ya, that's the ticket. I understand the concept, it's the execution I wonder at.
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Next mission, car to car epic on bear creek spire/ 13,780'
Left car 3:30...... 8 miles in, climbed northwest arête. Line going up middle between to two large patches of snow. Back at car at 3..... Yup it rained on way out. Perfect to start tough
Left car 3:30...... 8 miles in, climbed northwest arête. Line going up middle between to two large patches of snow. Back at car at 3..... Yup it rained on way out. Perfect to start tough
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That looks cool. What a way to take a break. Some day.
Great pics, John
Great pics, John
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Spent next day eating. Lost 8 lbs out there. Climbed in pine creek another day then back to reno........
Got home to find out wife had cat scan and concussion from being knocked flat from dog.
TSA took my micro leather man.....bastards. Tried to take my jerky too.....I started to eat all of it right there......then they said go. They left a little note in my bag saying they inspected it......I pity that guy cus it was my soiled clothes bags.
Got home to find out wife had cat scan and concussion from being knocked flat from dog.
TSA took my micro leather man.....bastards. Tried to take my jerky too.....I started to eat all of it right there......then they said go. They left a little note in my bag saying they inspected it......I pity that guy cus it was my soiled clothes bags.
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Fun trip. The weather didn't help but it looks like you made the most of it.
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Well, if nothing else it was worth joining The House just for this thread. Fantastic Photos of a great trip.
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The taped up hands?
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I'll be back. Two friends leave in a couple of weeks to try it. I hope they have better weather......
I really want to complete the darwin traverse / evolution traverse .......but I didn't want to win Darwin Award doing it. I was suspicious of bad weather when we left.. It won't stop me from trying again.....one more year of training.
I really want to complete the darwin traverse / evolution traverse .......but I didn't want to win Darwin Award doing it. I was suspicious of bad weather when we left.. It won't stop me from trying again.....one more year of training.
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They don't have gloves for that?
Utterly awesome pics and scenery. Man, that is living to be trekking around in that country. I'd be getting a dang drug high from it. Just amazing landscape. Those summit-area pics on p. 5 are kinda scary with the exposure and such, probably real scary in real life, at least until you get used to it. The little rock climbing Ive done told me that you get used to exposure in trees like up to a hunert feet. But go to a cliff and 500' there feels not good at all...
Many thanks for posting, inspirational pics and trip.
What is the lime for, cuts the stench, or what?
Many thanks for posting, inspirational pics and trip.
What is the lime for, cuts the stench, or what?
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Summer, in the Sierras? Patches of mid Winter come floating in al, the time.
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Awe inspiring, John. Thanks.
Hand Jammies are sticky rubber crack gloves. Tape gloves (sports/ athletic/ coach's tape made into "hand casts") is pretty normal, mostly. The sticky rubber is a variation, mostly thought of as cheating. When people first used sticky rubber shoes, they said it was cheating. Tape pads the back of your hands against little pebbles, as well as general abrasion. If you're climbing easy cracks, you often don't need to tape up, but when you're really pulling hard against the insides of the crack, you can easily bloody your hands.
Hand Jammies are sticky rubber crack gloves. Tape gloves (sports/ athletic/ coach's tape made into "hand casts") is pretty normal, mostly. The sticky rubber is a variation, mostly thought of as cheating. When people first used sticky rubber shoes, they said it was cheating. Tape pads the back of your hands against little pebbles, as well as general abrasion. If you're climbing easy cracks, you often don't need to tape up, but when you're really pulling hard against the insides of the crack, you can easily bloody your hands.
I gotta say that I love pictures of permasnow and glaciers in the middle of summer.
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Only part that is weird is descending. Rapped off cardinal with one 70 meter rope. 4 raps of 115......dangerously close to ends. Lime or kitty litter kills stench
Just buried shit if there was enough soil and trees
Just buried shit if there was enough soil and trees
Utterly awesome pics and scenery. Man, that is living to be trekking around in that country. I'd be getting a dang drug high from it. Just amazing landscape. Those summit-area pics on p. 5 are kinda scary with the exposure and such, probably real scary in real life, at least until you get used to it. The little rock climbing Ive done told me that you get used to exposure in trees like up to a hunert feet. But go to a cliff and 500' there feels not good at all...
Many thanks for posting, inspirational pics and trip.
What is the lime for, cuts the stench, or what?
