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Nor Cal
Trad climber
San Mateo
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May 27, 2009 - 10:25am PT
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Hey Greg,
what crag is "Hipsters Handbook" on. Is it in any guide?
thanks
-Rob
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bearbnz
Trad climber
East Side, California
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May 27, 2009 - 10:52am PT
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Greg - The location of your bike ride is the old Silver Canyon trail/abandoned road. Did you ride all the way up that thing, or do a car shuttle?
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Greg Barnes
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - May 27, 2009 - 10:58am PT
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Yep, that's the spot! I cheated and got a shuttle (to Schulman Grove), then rode back that way while everyone else hiked the 4+ mile loop, so I beat them back to Bishop even stopping all over the place. I've done it from the bottom a few times, and one time from Westguard pass. No bighorn this time, but I've run into them a couple times on the old road.
Nor Cal, it's the obvious black corner (well, black once the waterfall dries up and the green algae dries out) above the up trail at Phobos/Deimos. Ask James if you want details on what it's like!
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Nor Cal
Trad climber
San Mateo
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May 27, 2009 - 11:07am PT
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Greg, what was the 5.9 you guys were on Phobos? Deimos?
looks great. I've just never been up to that cliff. but it may be next on my tick list..
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crusher
climber
Santa Monica, CA
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May 27, 2009 - 11:17am PT
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Hey Greg is that the ride down the front that ends up at the Laws Museum? We've done the shuttle ride down the back side which was pretty cool but not as hairball as the front side is supposed to be.
Nice Meadows pics!
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bachar
Gym climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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May 27, 2009 - 01:35pm PT
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"You Asked For It" looks dry! Yikes...
Nice pics - Thanks Greg!
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alpinerockfiend
Trad climber
The American West
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May 27, 2009 - 05:09pm PT
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The 5.9 route Greg's on in the photo is Phobos, all-time classic.
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msiddens
Trad climber
Mountain View, CA
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May 27, 2009 - 06:02pm PT
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Thanks Greg and nice beard btw. Yep, lower rock creek and I'll be spinning that in a few weeks.
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Greg Barnes
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - May 27, 2009 - 06:05pm PT
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You said You Asked For It? Photos from the first-ascent-with-a-3/8"-bolt-kit (yep, Drew led with a 3/8" bolt kit and bolt pulling gear, then hung on one original bolt while pulling & drilling out the other hole!):
The second pro bolt on the first pitch - yeah, I know, the camera was not exactly pro quality:
Leading the 2nd pitch - Karin's belaying, and I'm waiting for Drew to place one good bolt at the next anchor before I replace the 2nd bolt at this one:
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Greg Barnes
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - May 27, 2009 - 06:09pm PT
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msiddens - not Lower Rock Creek (although I did ride that at dusk on Saturday) - it's the old Silver Canyon road in the Whites.
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
In the mountains... somewhere...
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May 27, 2009 - 07:09pm PT
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Great photos Greg. The IceMan delivers!
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Fluoride
Trad climber
Hollywood, CA
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May 28, 2009 - 10:26am PT
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Better late than never, here's some pics from last weekend. I'll omit the good dome and route shots as for the most part they're already posted, so here's some snow overview:
Third Pillar:
Still lots of snow as you approach the kiosk:
Meadows looking wet and under melt-out:
More:
Why is the store still closed?
Pretty Tenaya:
Bear Creek Spire...just because. Cruised by there on the way up to Tuolumne. Still plenty of snow:
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chanceboarder
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Here is one I got of Tenaya this past Sat 5/30
Jason
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Dapper Dan
climber
Menlo Park
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Tenaya peak on 6/06/09 , Still some big patches of snow making most of the lower portion of the route wet .
I went up to go do Cathedral , the approach is wet but you can bypass the snow pretty easy . I went up in tennis shoes . The base and route are basically snow free. The descent still has solid snow up near the top . It got very cold on the route and my fingers went numb so i bailed . A very cold day on Saturday
Wet and cold , with some snow at the pass.
Still prefer being there wet and cold than just about any other place !
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Joe
Social climber
Santa Cruz Mountains/Los Gatos
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an attempt to share meadows photos from photobucket
why do I think this isn't going to work.
nice shots greg.
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Greg Barnes
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 7, 2009 - 06:43pm PT
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It's pretty easy, upload the photo - you don't even have to re-size it if you pick this: Reduce to: 640 x 480 (Large)
in the upload images & video screen on photobucket. Then copy the bottom-most of the 4 that pop up below the shot when you hold your mouse over it (the IMG code), and paste it here - and here you go:
Joe in the Valley, May '08
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rhyang
climber
SJC
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Speaking of Hoffman, I notice that Secor mentions a couple of 5.7 routes: Merle Alley Route (north face) and the East Face. Anyone ever done them ?
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Joe
Social climber
Santa Cruz Mountains/Los Gatos
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Jun 10, 2009 - 01:23pm PT
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Joe
Social climber
Santa Cruz Mountains/Los Gatos
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Jun 10, 2009 - 01:24pm PT
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I did it!!
I'm a techno genius!
I posted my first taco photos!!!
thank you greg.
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