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marky
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jun 28, 2007 - 05:24pm PT
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has anyone done the JMT and then back via the SHR? seems logical
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dirtbag
climber
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Jun 28, 2007 - 05:45pm PT
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Well, the trails/routes are not exactly parallel. The JMT goes from Yosemite Valley to Whitney Portal while Roper's route spans from Cedar Grove to Twin Lakes. So if you start at Yosemite and proceed to Whitney on the JMT, part of the way back would not be along Roper's Route and the end of the trip would different too. This might complicate your transportation arrangements a bit.
With that said, it sounds like a hell of a fun way to spend a month or two. I've done the about first half of the High Sierra route over several years and enjoyed it all. Since Roper's book is primarily geared towards hiking from Cedar Grove north, I would take the JMT south from the Valley and then go back north along ROper's Route.
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J. Werlin
climber
Cedaredge
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Here is a great quote from a fellow John who hiked the route in its entirety to celebrate his 50th.
What was the most important thing you learned?
The biggest lesson came to me when I returned to the city. After six weeks living in "mountain mode" I was painfully struck by how our lives in contemporary urban society are so disconnected from the natural world. Our lives are characterized by complexity, abstraction, frenzy, alienation, fragmentation, distraction, compulsion -- in a word, insanity. It's clear to me now that the first step I can take in leading a saner life, improving society, and healing the planet is to slow down. It may sound like a simplistic truism, but perhaps simple truths are the most profound; the here-and-now is the only place where we can be truly alive. I posted these photos and stories on this web site to remind myself and others of our essential connection with the earth. I hope they prompt us to reflect on the beauty of this world and to take a moment to appreciate this wonderful life we have been given here.
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Risk
Mountain climber
Minkler, CA
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I have pretty much done the route from Twin Lakes to Ritter/Banner. My advice is to do it in pieces and savor it rather than do a less meaningful death march.
This is a shot looking into Bench Canyon toward the Ritter Range, just outside YNP. There was no sign of any other person here, in this most perfect place.
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JOEY.F
Social climber
sebastopol
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Yes!!!
Awesome Photo-takes me back,,,
Decending from Blue Lake Pass
Should I camp here...no, keep going,,,
then you get to the end of the Hanging Valley
High Sierra Ferryland
Dropping off into the N Fork of the SJQ River,
Astounding scenery.
Perfection for Alpenglow on the Minarets from
an angle few ever see...
took me a lot of requinortig {sp} to get out of Bench Canyon
up to Lake Catherine,,,MR Walter Starr was my guide, mantra
for that bit.
Unforgettable!
joe
joe.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Aug 19, 2015 - 03:54pm PT
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Brian Lucido just set a new "Fastest Known Time" on Roper's Sierra High Route. 6 days, 13 hours, 35 minutes.
Basically a marathon+ distance and 6000+' gain each day for 7 days straight, about half off trail (100 of 195 miles).
1. 30.6 miles, 12.3k' gain, 10:24
2. 26.4 miles, 6.9k', 13:23
3. 23.1 miles, 6.4k', 8:03
4. 29.3 miles, 7.6k', 13:12
5. 27.4 miles, 8.0k', 8:40
6. 33.8 miles, 7.8k', 10:55
7. 23.9 miles, 6.9k', 7:57
http://fastestknowntime.proboards.com/thread/585/ropers-sierra-high-route
http://www.brianlucido.com/ropers-sierra-high-route/
Charlie D.'s 2011 trip report from hiking one section of the Sierra High Route:
http://www.supertopo.com/tr/Sierra-High-Route/t11204n.html
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crankster
Trad climber
No. Tahoe
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Aug 19, 2015 - 07:54pm PT
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Wow. My knees hurt just thinking about all that talus.
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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Aug 19, 2015 - 08:08pm PT
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Andrew Skurka created a really great map set from his time there a few years back. I guess he knows a thing or two about hiking light. And long. And alone.
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looks easy from here
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Ben Lomond, CA
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Aug 19, 2015 - 10:56pm PT
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Wow. That's a heckuva showing. I wouldn't want to try that in 14 days, much less 6+.
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Delhi Dog
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Good Question...
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Aug 20, 2015 - 02:35am PT
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Quite the contrast between J Werlin's post and Clint's.
I've done a bunch of the sections but over time. Never had enough to do it in 1 shot, maybe some day.
Slow down-yep, that dude knew what he was talking about.
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Aug 11, 2016 - 03:02pm PT
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has anyone done the JMT and then back via the SHR? seems logical
I have not done that. If you haven't done the JMT and have some time for your pace on/off trail, then you should do it. There is really something special about covering a bunch of ground in one trip that (I think) is really special. The think I noticed about Roper's High Route was that when you merge back on to the main trail (usually the PCT) you almost have to turn on your blinkers it was so packed with people. The 2 times I've been on Ropers high route the "off trail" sections were totally void of people, unlike the main trails. The only exception was between Blue Lake and Lake Catherine which the first time I went was quite busy for some reason. I decided I would start at Twin Lakes and end at Onion Valley TH. That way I could drop the vehicle off at OVTH and take the bus to Bridgeport to begin my trek.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Aug 11, 2016 - 03:41pm PT
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4 days, 16 hours, 21 minutes. Unsupported; carrying his own food and sleeping gear.
I guess if you are doing that much work per day, you can fall asleep laying in a mud puddle and not bother with the bivy gear. Just need a snorkel to keep from drowning if you fall asleep face down.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Aug 11, 2016 - 04:41pm PT
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my son and girlfriend just did this north to south. Had a great time and took a leisurely 17 days.
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