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the Fet
Trad climber
Loomis, CA
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Jan 25, 2006 - 08:01pm PT
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Kayak or heli would be the fun way in...
check out http://7riversexpedition.blogspot.com/
"The Devil's Postpile is the supposed hardest run in California and was first run by Royal Robbins a long time ago.
The river flows through the "Crucible" gorge past the Ballon Dome Batholith."
Once again, just goes to show, Royal's the man.
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Mark
climber
bend, oregon
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Jan 25, 2006 - 08:16pm PT
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nice pics dingus! that place looks amazing.
where is this trip report located? i'd love to read it.
mark d
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Nate D
Trad climber
San Francisco
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Jan 25, 2006 - 09:16pm PT
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Fet, isn't that Tehipite? Don't look like Balloon to me.
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the Fet
Trad climber
Loomis, CA
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Jan 25, 2006 - 11:04pm PT
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Yeah, just a cool photo from that page.
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ladd
Trad climber
land of fruits, nuts and flakes
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Jan 26, 2006 - 01:45am PT
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no comment ;)
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bulgingpuke
Trad climber
cayucos california
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Jan 26, 2006 - 02:37am PT
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holy crap says I...
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Paul Martzen
Trad climber
Fresno
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Jan 26, 2006 - 10:54am PT
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I have a number of friends who have kayaked and/or portaged through the Balloon Dome Gorge. Kayakers go at fairly low flows: 500 or 600 cfs about. In recent years it has been getting paddled several times a season by different groups.
For a number of years a group out of Fresno would swim/snorkel that gorge in late summer. Not sure what kind of flows they needed. They always told me that someone was going to get killed in there eventually, but I don't think anyone has yet. I don't think the swimmers were going all the way to Mammoth Pool, but were launching from one bridge and exiting at the other. Sheeps Crossing to Cassidy Crossing? Something like that.
Google earth certainly does have amazing views of this section, one of the few areas in the sierra that does has such excellent high resolution images. The 3D effect is astounding also. You can zoom down into the canyon, move along the river and the views of the walls move past appropriately. There are some fairly small errors in matching the elevation data with the images. You can see in spots where the image of the river seems to flow up on the sides of the walls.
Hey Dingus,
I too am enjoying your Balloon Dome story in the SSCA bulletin. Have not finished it yet. Figured I would leave you almost dislocating your shoulder in a narrow slot for a few days!
Paul
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ablegabel
Trad climber
Livermore,Ca.
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Jan 26, 2006 - 12:28pm PT
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The old Southern Yosemite guide lists 5 climbs on Balloon Dome. The Beckey Route, IV 5.9 A3 ~ Boku-Muru, III 5.9 ~ East Face, III 5.9 ~ West Face, IV 5.9 A3 ~ Southeast Face, class 3(descent). I have heard of other activity out there over the years but can't quite remember who or what?
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