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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 14, 2013 - 06:53am PT
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Anyone besides me ever seriously think about grabbing an iron skillet, an old wool suit, and following Clarence King's route through the High Sierra in the style of late 19th Century mountaineers?
Minus the damn horses, or course.
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Reeotch
Trad climber
4 Corners Area
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Jul 14, 2013 - 07:09am PT
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Ha ha, no horses, no iron skillet, plus you have to start hiking in Fresno.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jul 14, 2013 - 09:57am PT
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My dry cleaner wrecked my wool suit and my club is depending on me the next month or so. Count me out.
IF YOU ARE SERIOUS, get professional help.
(A word to the wise.)
Theodore Solomons of the Muir Trail.
Sans equine companionship.
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Jul 14, 2013 - 10:03am PT
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Not so much the accessories, but yes. Most days.
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Gene
climber
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Jul 14, 2013 - 11:54am PT
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following Clarence King's route
Don't confuse Tyndall for Whitney.
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Fletcher
Trad climber
The great state of advaita
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Jul 14, 2013 - 01:43pm PT
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Years of hauling kids around, and I mean literal truly back-breaking hauling, not just the metaphoric kind, causes me to be counted out as well. I've had enough.
Now, if you're up for it and really want to make it interesting, trying doing it in this kind of wool suit:
Eric
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Jul 14, 2013 - 01:48pm PT
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I think old Jed Smith had them all beat.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Jul 14, 2013 - 01:52pm PT
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Count me in, I'm already in training.............
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 14, 2013 - 02:01pm PT
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We're so not worthy.
Another great read, with great photograhy, is Such A Landscape!, a narrative of the 1864 California Geological Survey Exploration from William Brewer's diary.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 14, 2013 - 04:42pm PT
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Theodore Solomons of the Muir Trail
I did try to trace some of Solomons' steps years ago (e.g., Enchanted Gorge), but with modern equipment.
Thanks for all of the good info everyone!! It's all new stuff for me!
Descending the Enchanted Gorge
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Jul 14, 2013 - 05:19pm PT
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I've always wanted to travel the Enchanted Gorge. That looks cool and well off the beaten path. Thanks for the photo.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 16, 2013 - 08:54pm PT
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So... Here are some pics of our trip down the Enchanted Gorge.
Our route:
Lake Sabrina > Wallace Col > Evolution Basin > Ionian Basin > Enchanted Gorge > Goddard Canyon > Ionian Basin > Mono Pass > Echo Col > Lake Sabrina
We camped halfway down the gorge just... just... just to be there. We also camped halfway up Goddard Canyon because... because... it was bushwhacking hell and we were forced to.
In the Ionian Basin, heading for Chasm Lake and the entrance to the Enchanted Gorge. Charybdis on the left, the Three Sirens on the right. Elevation about 12,000 feet. We cached our rope and climbing gear down there at Chasm Lake and headed into gorge with just camping gear.
Talus hell in the top-most reaches of the Enchanted Gorge. Disappearing Creek disappears under this talus.
The upper reaches of the Enchanted Gorge (Three Sirens on the left)
Entering the narrow section of the Enchanted Gorge
Early in the season, you'll be crossing a lot of snow bridges deep in the chasm. Kinda spooky looking down some holes and seeing that your 20 - 30 feet above the creek.
The lake at the halfway mark
The lower chasm
The bottom of the Enchanted Gorge before the final drop the Goddard Creek. Elevation about 8,000 feet, six miles downstream from the Ionian Basin.
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Gene
climber
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Jul 16, 2013 - 09:00pm PT
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Thanks SLR. I've wanted to do that trip for a very long time. Looks beautiful.
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splitter
Trad climber
SoCal Hodad, surfing the galactic plane
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Jul 16, 2013 - 09:15pm PT
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kool thread, would make for a great experience. but, mention of an 'iron skillet' reminds me of when we earned our '50 Miler' patch (square leather patch), in the High Uintas when, i was a 13 year old boy scout in SLC, UT. I brought my fathers heavy framing ax along. if he hadn't personally given it to me, it would have been history within the first day or two. lol
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