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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Topic Author's Original Post - May 18, 2015 - 10:18am PT
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It's the most beautiful place in the world and unique experience being up there for most people. It would be nice if we worked to keep it cleaner than it is.
Recently, while spend a few wonderful but rainy and snowy days in the Alcove on Freerider, my partner, David Fay, went spelunking behind the Spire and gathered up a dozen or so water bottles, various slings, cans and general garbage. We policed the Alcove area, adding to the collection, and tied it all up in this plastic sheet he had found.
When we retreated the next day we added more debris to the collection on the way down and deposited the stinking pile into its rightful place, a dumpster.
It wasn't that difficult and didn't really take that much effort. It was about 12-15 pounds of stuff.
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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May 18, 2015 - 10:25am PT
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and that's why we love ya man!
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mcreel
climber
Barcelona
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May 18, 2015 - 10:30am PT
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Long, hard and Freerider?
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JohnnyG
climber
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May 18, 2015 - 10:37am PT
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It baffles the mind why people would dump trash there.
But then I remember how freaking petrified I was the first time I climbed El Cap. So scared I didn't realize I chipped a tooth until I got back to the ground. So scared I neglected to eat and drink until I bonked so hard I couldn't stack the rope.
I think that fear drives people to do things they would never do elsewhere.
Thanks for doing the clean up. Many thanks.
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Topic Author's Reply - May 18, 2015 - 10:56am PT
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I can sort of understand being so freaked out that someone needs to get to the top. But what about the top climbers who go up to the Teflon Corner and down in a day? Can't they grab something on the way down?
I don't know that they don't, but there was certainly a lot of easily grabbable garbage up there.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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May 18, 2015 - 10:58am PT
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thx Mark
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 18, 2015 - 11:04am PT
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ur awesome mark!
I've been watching your youtube channel and I LOVE IT!
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rick sumner
Trad climber
reno, nevada/ wasilla alaska
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May 18, 2015 - 11:14am PT
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Are people getting generally more disrespectful of our outdoor spaces? Last time I was at Calaveras we gathered 3 large contractors bags of garbage out of the closest cragside camp. My dog is inadvertently trained in cleanup. We let him out and the first thing he does is retrieve every can, bottle, etc in the vicinity. Good job Mark.
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Matt's
climber
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May 18, 2015 - 11:48am PT
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rick-- I don't think you can blame climbers (necessarily) for the trash generated at the cal dome camping areas. I would say that 95% of the people out there are non-climbers...
mark hudon-- thank you for your efforts.
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skitch
Gym climber
Bend Or
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May 18, 2015 - 12:40pm PT
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I did the nose in October and the only "garbage" I saw was water jugs with water in them.
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radair
Social climber
North Conway, NH
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May 19, 2015 - 01:23pm PT
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Thank you Mark & David. Hard to understand why people do the things they do sometimes.
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eagle
Trad climber
new paltz, ny
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May 19, 2015 - 08:34pm PT
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I TOOK A GOOD LONG PISS AND SH#T OFF CHICKEN HEAD LEDGE BACK IN THE DAY BEFORE IT WAS ILLEGAL
WHY COMPLAIN...THROW THE CRAP OFF AND GO PICK IT UP
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Polar Bear
Mountain climber
Moraga, California
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May 19, 2015 - 09:18pm PT
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In the first ten years, the annual September Yosemite Facelift retrieved one MILLION pounds of garbage! This will be the 12th year for volunteers including real climbers to help Restore and Retain the Glory of the Yosemite!
Check it out on facebook and the Yosemite Climbing Association website.
Steve Thaw, Moraga, CA
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burntheman
Trad climber
slt
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May 19, 2015 - 09:58pm PT
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Thanks Mark! and thanks for lending us the #6!
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