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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 21, 2014 - 12:07pm PT
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Feb 21, 2014 - 12:15pm PT
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Scary situation that could easily have had a worse ending...
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Feb 21, 2014 - 12:16pm PT
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Now that must have been terrifying.
Glad to hear that you survived, and that your house is still there.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Feb 21, 2014 - 12:28pm PT
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Wow Jim, glad you and Angela are OK.
Remember Sawmill Bench on the final morning?
Sorry to see the impact on your scenery, but at least now you will enjoy some further protection with so many fuels gone.
Get out there and reseed. In a few years it'll be beautiful.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 21, 2014 - 12:29pm PT
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Never a dull moment.....good climbing, firefighting and fishing.....what next?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Feb 21, 2014 - 12:34pm PT
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Wait a minute---No Wildfires Allowed in Paradise!!!
So glad that you were there to respond and that it missed your house. YIKES!
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Feb 21, 2014 - 12:42pm PT
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Glad to hear you, Angela and your house are OK. Lucky you were there to help the defense. Must've been a long night.
You ask "What's next?"
Some R&R, a whiskey or two and creating some more defensible space.
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Jim Clipper
climber
from: forests to tree farms
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Feb 21, 2014 - 12:49pm PT
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Watch out for ash flows in the spring. Maybe scout some boulders too. A bivy by the water might be nice under certain conditions. Looking around might show you what happened in the past, and may occur in the future.
edit:
You may end up with a seasonal stream.
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
Nevada City
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Feb 21, 2014 - 12:50pm PT
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always an adventure, eh?
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scuffy b
climber
heading slowly NNW
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Feb 21, 2014 - 12:52pm PT
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Glad for the outcome, Jim. At first glance it looked like Jstan shoveling on your fire line.
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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Feb 21, 2014 - 12:54pm PT
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Wow, J-Do. This thread certainly got my attention first thing. Gripping even for us 6-7,000 miles away. Firefighting is such a panic; worse than laying concrete! Glad you, yours, and the property are okay.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Feb 21, 2014 - 12:57pm PT
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Jim: WOW! Glad you saved the house----and yourselves. Looks like that nearby trout-stream got toasted though.
Is Ruth's place OK?
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Bldrjac
Ice climber
Boulder
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Feb 21, 2014 - 02:08pm PT
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Wow you guys!!! Sooooo glad you were spared.......whew! Thanks for posting up the pictures Jim......really exciting!
cheers,
Pam
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Feb 21, 2014 - 02:11pm PT
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Wow! So glad your place was saved, Jim, and no injuries.
Be careful!
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Feb 21, 2014 - 02:32pm PT
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very scary--
looks a lot like cali fire regimes.
glad you all got out of this ok.
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Feb 21, 2014 - 02:33pm PT
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btw, hard to tell from the photo, but that slope behind yr house looks steep enough to worry about slope stability once the rains come-- will they reseed?
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Feb 21, 2014 - 03:00pm PT
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Hey Jim,
Never a dull moment for you.
So glad things turned out O.K for you and Angela. Do you want the 2 feet of snow I've got around my house for a fire break?
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philo
Trad climber
Is that light the end of the tunnel or a train?
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Feb 21, 2014 - 03:12pm PT
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Sound advice Ron.
Whew, glad your OK Jim.
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Gregory Crouch
Social climber
Walnut Creek, California
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Feb 21, 2014 - 03:22pm PT
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Hardcore. Glad the house and everybody in it survived.
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MisterE
climber
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Feb 21, 2014 - 03:25pm PT
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Looks like a close one, Jim - glad the house is safe and hope you get home soon!
Erik
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