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dougs510
Social climber
down south
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Hi Chris,
Looks like a cool book. I can see why your so psyched about wingsuiting since I've seen your video "Wingsuit BASE jumping in Baffin Island". That is one incredible jump!
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Sebastopol, CA
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Great book indeed! Thanks for pointing it out Chris. David is a great guy, a skilled climber, and fine architect as well. We are planning on him doing a presentation about this book for the Rock Ice & Mountain Club in the spring.
Jerry
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klinefelter
Boulder climber
Bishop, CA
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My girl gave this to me for xmas (says we have to climb all peaks in the book). Great quality printing and photography.
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Only have one left to do.
Now I guess I'll have to buy the book to see where I've been.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Looks pretty sweet!
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Inner City
Trad climber
East Bay
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Keeler Needle is the one just to the left of Whitney...I have that book and it is GREAT.
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Alexey
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Del Cross, Keller Needle is second pick left from Mnt. Whitney
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TYeary
climber
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It's a great picture book Chris. I have thumbed through it when it is slow at work, and the photography is superb. Makes you wish you were in the backcountry every time I check it out!
Tony
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Nice coincidence... my copy arrived yesterday. So... when does all the bad weather/snow go away again?
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john hansen
climber
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Always thought Keeler was left of Whitney and then Day.
In the picture you can see why the right side of Day might be a good launch site.
How far could you go from there Chris? Could you clear the Portal? Land out in the flats?
Seems landing up in the talus somewhere would not be too easy.
Or is there a nice little meadow I don't know about up there?
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there chris... say, that is a great looking book... coffee table books are nice... they really do help new guest feel free to relax, too.... i sure miss having friens over...
thanks for the neat share....
happy jumping... :)
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Doug Robinson
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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There are some nice little -- actually pretty generous -- sand flats to land on well within glide ratio. Stuff just left of the trail before it climbs the wet cliff to Iceberg Lake.
As far as landing in talus goes, well that's what snow is for. Just one of its good properties. Please don't knock our winter when it's barely gotten going....
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hossjulia
Trad climber
Eastside
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Not ANOTHER book for my list! I'll never catch up.
I have great hopes for the rest of the winter. After this next storm cycle clears, it's off to the pass for me!
Trans-Sierra plans in the works for March/April too.
I have 6-8 inches of fresh at my house, at just 7800', and it's till snowing! (oh God, I'm drooling.) AND, I already went ski touring today.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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I assume Chris knows that even if one's L/D=3 one would be extremely foolhardy to flightplan for that. In the more sedate world of sailplanes (with L/D's of 25-60!) we flightplan for 1/2 our L/D because we assume ol' Murphy is our co-pilot and weatherman. If you fly into a headwind or sinking air then your given glide ratio goes right out the window or should I say you go down in a hurry. I should add that we have an 'out' to that in that we can increase our speed to escape the 'bad air'. I doubt you could 'turn on the juice' much in a suit without really seeing the ground come at you in a hurry.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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What a beautiful book, got it for my b.day in Sept. Stoked!
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Jiggler
Trad climber
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Apr 28, 2016 - 10:54am PT
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Funny to stumble across this old thread Chris.
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matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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Apr 28, 2016 - 01:18pm PT
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BAddd ass shot of whitney wingsuit. Where was the launch from? stories or a TR somewhere?
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