Half Dome spring concession at last!

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donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Topic Author's Original Post - Jun 6, 2013 - 04:09pm PT
After five years of negotiations I have finally come to terms with the NPS on a concession for the spring at the base of Half Dome.
In return for improvements designed to protect the Red Spotted Toad and for developing a website with up to date flow information I will be permitted to charge a user fee- amount of which is still under negotiation.
Improvements, website and fee structure should all be in place for the 2014 climbing season.
Elcapinyoazz

Social climber
Joshua Tree
Jun 6, 2013 - 04:11pm PT
$97.52 per liter sounds about right.

Do you get to build some tent cabins on the HD shoulder for your concession employees? 'Cause I might be lookin for a job soon.
Snowmassguy

Trad climber
Calirado
Jun 6, 2013 - 04:11pm PT
Will the water now have healing properties? Can I bathe in it?
labrat

Trad climber
Auburn, CA
Jun 6, 2013 - 04:12pm PT
Yay!

I look forward to meeting you....
couchmaster

climber
pdx
Jun 6, 2013 - 04:12pm PT
The next things to line up are putting in a convenience store and a pizza place.
Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
Jun 6, 2013 - 05:02pm PT
will you provide rock-fall protection too?

I hear the red spots clear up after a while...
orle

climber
Jun 6, 2013 - 05:14pm PT
Hell, add in any kind of pipe at all
nature

climber
Boulder, CO
Jun 6, 2013 - 05:24pm PT
so can we have a sushifest up there now?
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jun 6, 2013 - 05:24pm PT
Yous guys are totally missing where Jim is really going with this.
The real money will come when he gets ordained and can start doing baptisms.
Reverend James' Tis-Sa-ack Temple of the True Spirit (that's a hint for Cosmic or Peter Hahn)
TrundleBum

Trad climber
Las Vegas
Jun 6, 2013 - 06:48pm PT

Uncle:
Is it true that water from the spring is free, but there is a permitting fee to consider?

N' the use permit, is there a fee schedule depending on how much of the muck your willing to sustain in your water bottle ?
I heard those with MSR or some such, water filters pay a premium fee for the free water ?
TrundleBum

Trad climber
Las Vegas
Jun 6, 2013 - 06:49pm PT

Reverend James' Tis-Sa-ack Temple of the True Spirit (that's a hint for Cosmic or Peter Hahn)

Phone call was just made !
Barbarian

climber
Jun 6, 2013 - 07:14pm PT
I don't want to be baptized....I just want to be healed. I have climbing fever!
steveA

Trad climber
bedford,massachusetts
Jun 6, 2013 - 07:51pm PT
Jim,

I wonder what gave you the idea for this thread? Ha, Ha
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Jun 6, 2013 - 10:23pm PT

James, I'll send you some money so I can
be apart of this!
wink wink. . .
rurprider

Trad climber
Mt. Rubidoux
Jun 7, 2013 - 12:31am PT
Damn....and I thought Ron Kauk had the sole concessionaire ship on all those springs.
Spider Savage

Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
Jun 7, 2013 - 12:34am PT
You can offer two kinds of water:

1. With mud $1.00 a bottle

2. No MUD $5.00 a bottle

Wayno

Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
Jun 7, 2013 - 01:11am PT
you suck
Blakey

Trad climber
Sierra Vista
Jun 7, 2013 - 07:17am PT
When I did the RNWF in 96 with three mates, we were told, prior to the hike that the stream was 'flowing'. Accordingly we hiked up with pretty much empty bottles, planning to fill at the base.

We arrived in the dark and found the 'spring' which was a small muddy pool.
With no option we rigged an ad hoc filter using two pairs of our (used) socks. It took a couple of hours but we eventually managed to fill our bottles with a grey murky and slightly greasy liquid that passed for H20. It had an unusual salty edge to it.

The socks, one thick, one thin (see we had thought it through) worked quite well - only one of us was sick, and heck - he might have been sick anyway.......

When dawn broke, we of course found the correct spring, up and left of where we bivi'd, but by then we couldn't face unpacking and dicarding our laboriously won gloop.

Such fun!

Steve
climbski2

Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
Jun 7, 2013 - 10:49am PT
Cosmic hits it out of the park again!
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jun 7, 2013 - 10:52am PT
HaHaHaHaHa!!!!!! An all-time classic!
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