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Ahwahnee Bartender
Big Wall climber
Fog Town
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 14, 2008 - 10:04pm PT
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Yesterday it dumped 6 inches and this morning highlighted a nice view of somebody's long lines iced over. Too bad I was 3,500 feet away but you get the idea. (see the inset at the lower right of photo) Anyway, thought I'd share.
Respect,
Theo
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Dec 14, 2008 - 10:15pm PT
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NIce work there Theo. wow. Imagine.
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Captain...or Skully
Gym climber
Where are YOU from?
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Dec 14, 2008 - 11:10pm PT
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Awesome shot.
Though I'd hate to be on the spire. Yeah.... Brrrrrr.
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WBraun
climber
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Dec 14, 2008 - 11:13pm PT
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They've been hanging there over a month now.
They're primed right now for your slacklining pleasure.
Who's up ....... ?
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Dec 14, 2008 - 11:25pm PT
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Thanks, Theo. I'm surprised that anyone would leave lines up there that long. Forgetting about NPS policies on slacklines and fixed gear, those ropes must be getting a hell of a beating. Perhaps they were abandoned for some reason.
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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Dec 14, 2008 - 11:28pm PT
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High Sierra Ice Spiders?
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Dec 15, 2008 - 12:20am PT
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Are those the kind of Sierra spiders that stink really bad?
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Dec 15, 2008 - 12:26am PT
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Your Pics are great, but I only logged on cause I like yo Avatar...Ahwahnee Bartender....how can I be one? Smiles, Lynnie
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John Mac
Trad climber
Littleton, CO
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Dec 15, 2008 - 10:31am PT
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Thanks for posting up the great pic.
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Brock
Trad climber
RENO, NV
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Dec 15, 2008 - 10:45am PT
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PLEASE!!! MAKE SURE TO TAKE DOWN YOUR LINES ASAP! I don't want us to get any further bad rap for "graffeti/trash/polluting" the Valley. I don't think many visitors even notice most of those lines while up during the summer, but I bet the YPR do!
Hmmm, were is my knife...
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Prod
Trad climber
A place w/o Avitars apparently
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Dec 15, 2008 - 10:46am PT
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Cool
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T2
climber
Cardiff by the sea
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Dec 15, 2008 - 11:13am PT
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Leaving fixed lines front and center for that period of time like that is LAME!
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Scared Silly
Trad climber
UT
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Dec 15, 2008 - 11:15am PT
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Nice photo, but I have to agree who was the dumb azz who left the ropes up there and for what purpose?
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Ahwahnee Bartender
Big Wall climber
Fog Town
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 15, 2008 - 11:28am PT
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Hey Lynne, thanks for the shout out on my avatar name. I had been tending bar in San Diego for a few years so when I first applied at the then "MCA" concession, they hired me right away for the Ahwahnee because I had experience. That was in 1975. Now with Delaware North, they not only want experience but you have to go through the Union hire process which means that employees with seniority can bump you off, even if you are more qualified.
Back to the long lines, one strange thing about the Arrow when folks leave the Tyrolean lines up for their project or for extending slack lining, is that when the wind is blowing and the ropes are just the right tension, they vibrate and produce this "drone sound" that can be heard throughout the Village area. It's a surreal noise and kind of obnoxious!
Respect,
Theo
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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Dec 15, 2008 - 11:44am PT
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really? Weird.
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Fluoride
Trad climber
Hollywood, CA
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Dec 15, 2008 - 11:59am PT
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Great pic.
Who left them up there for a month?
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stevep
Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
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Dec 15, 2008 - 12:30pm PT
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I heard a rumor that it was Dean Potter, who is now exploring the new sport of iced-slackline-BASE-jumping.
;-)
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Roxy
Trad climber
CA Central Coast
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Dec 15, 2008 - 12:34pm PT
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O yeah, I heard about that too, slacking with ice skates on, I think the record is two walks before the 'ice' breaks.
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Brunosafari
Boulder climber
Redmond, OR
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Dec 15, 2008 - 01:09pm PT
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Layton Kor's dental floss rig.
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Ahwahnee Bartender
Big Wall climber
Fog Town
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 15, 2008 - 01:54pm PT
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Respect,
Theo
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