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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 4, 2010 - 12:50pm PT
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On September 25 of this year, Lisa and I celebrated her birthday by making a brisk ascent of Mount Guyot’s southeast ridge.
Once on the summit, we engaged a fine scrambling tour of the craggy ridgeline encircling the mountain’s native cirque,
Culminating at Peak 12, 668’, affording us both a spectacular and aerial position from which to survey Guyot’s south face.
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 4, 2010 - 12:51pm PT
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Mt Guyot, 13, 370’, viewed from the south, not far from Highway 285 and the town of Jefferson:
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 4, 2010 - 12:51pm PT
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Dwindling color just south of Kenosha Pass:
Michigan Creek Road, on the way to Georgia Pass:
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 4, 2010 - 12:52pm PT
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The east flank of Mt Guyot, viewed from Georgia Pass:
A partial glimpse of our tour:
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 4, 2010 - 12:52pm PT
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You know the routine; the agony of delay, as I’ll be along shortly and again over the next few days to keep this thing rolling……and floating.
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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I miss the aspens. Ramble on, Buster.
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Robb
Social climber
The other "Magic City on the Plains"
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Outstanding contribution as usual sir!
Thanks
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hooblie
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from where the anecdotes roam
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i'm amazed you made it the whole way, if that last picture is any indication, you've lost a hell of a lot of tranny fluid.
tanks tar, good to see your safe and sound and keeping us stoked
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Roy
Great talking with you yesterday--what gorgeous shots.
Really wish I could've been along to enjoy the trip.
Give my belated birthday wishes to Lisa!!!!
Thanks for sharing!!!
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Cheers Roy!
Where ya been (besides here).
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 4, 2010 - 03:40pm PT
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True Hooblie, it’s pretty amazing you can drive right up next to the peak.
Cuts down considerably on forested hours of ingress/egress.
There came a time however, to go it on foot, very little of it below treeline:
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steelmnkey
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Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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What's the deal...she keeps changing outfits!!!
Looks like a great day! :-)
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 4, 2010 - 05:11pm PT
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Why, the fair lass is modeling the fall collection 'n demonstrating the merits of the layering system of course !!!
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 4, 2010 - 05:13pm PT
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Okay then, standing stock up right on the ridge proper, poised for blast off …
(one need only imagine she’s wearing genuine aviatrix goggles, perhaps a flagging neck scarf, to complete the desired effect)
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 4, 2010 - 05:14pm PT
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BrianH
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santa fe
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It seems this Fall has been particularly gorgeous and mild. Thanks for the pics!
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 4, 2010 - 05:21pm PT
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Sure has & you 'betcha Brian!
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pocoloco1
Social climber
The Chihuahua Desert
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The hills are alive...with Lisa& Tar! Bump for wandering through the high country in style.
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 4, 2010 - 05:32pm PT
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A couple surefire situations known to make this woman go fast:
One,
Put a number on her and position her abreast of the competition.
…or
Two,
Keep that little red line in the picture just out in front of her a fair ‘ways …
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 4, 2010 - 05:34pm PT
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Flanders!
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June Lake, CA
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Always love the fall beauty ! thanks for sharing Roy.
Doug
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Zander
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Berkeley
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Oh yeah! Can't wait for more.
Z
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Thanks Tarman-love those fall colors!
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quartziteflight
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Who knows?
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Love those aspens! Congrats on 25! Good work keepn up with your lady :D
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Chiloe
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Lee, NH
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This thread's a delight, Roy. Glad you two had a day like this, and now you're taking us along.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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What's Lisa pointing to?????
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Pate
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nice Tarbuster! it's beautiful up here too.
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 4, 2010 - 10:30pm PT
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Steve,
She is pointing to the location of her friend's cabin where we spent the night prior,
It is situated on a feature known as Michigan Hill:
(the "cabin" is twice the size of our home)
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Fritz
Trad climber
Hagerman, ID
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Whooopie!
Thanks for vastly improving my morning Tar & Lisa. I've been missing these adventure stories.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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A sunny tale on a rainy morning, thanks. Sitting here in the wilds looking at the snow on the wheeler crest remembering the blustery, golden warmth of the aspens.
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 5, 2010 - 10:38am PT
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Top of the morning to you Fritz & Jay!
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 5, 2010 - 10:38am PT
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Taking a break while scrambling down Guyot’s south ridge and having a look back up toward the summit:
And having a gander at our route ahead on the Continental Divide, featuring Peak 12, 750’:
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 5, 2010 - 10:39am PT
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Chiloe
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Lee, NH
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Nice little rock glacier in this one,
I like the sunlit, fractured rock-texture shots as well. Sitting here on a gray day at my office.
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philo
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Roy, you and Lisa are pure gold. Thank you so much for another wonderful ramble in Tarbusterland.
You should migrate this over to the Trip Report tab.
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 5, 2010 - 12:55pm PT
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Peak 12, 750' where the Divide splits southward:
Looking across to the left, our final high point destination, heading east, to Peak 12, 668’:
A scrambler’s menu:
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 5, 2010 - 01:00pm PT
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Um, no.
And you?
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ydpl8s
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Santa Monica, California
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When I used to drive back and forth to school in Gunnison from Denver, every time I dropped down off of Kenosha Pass I'd look at that thing and climb a ton of routes on the South face, in my mind. I never did manage to drag my body up there...... Is there actually any good rock on that South face, or maybe a chute that might be good in the Spring?
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 5, 2010 - 02:18pm PT
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'Cud be a line there, but pretty unconsolidated rock (stacked talus wouldn't be an unfair appraisal).
Chutes in spring, probably tight & quite steep.
Still, quite something to behold from the proper stance.
That picture is coming ...
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ydpl8s
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Santa Monica, California
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Kinda what I figured.
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John Moosie
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I'm enjoying this one Tarbuster. Thanks for taking us along. Those ankle breakers give me the willies.
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local
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Tar, I spent some time up on Georgia Pass while on the safety crew for the Colorado Relay. I looked up at Guyot, but never really had a hankering to climb it. Maybe now we'll head up there one of these days; it looks like my kind of climbing at this point.
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Klimmer
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San Diego
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Tar,
Nice TR.
I'm seeing lots of launch locations for a tandem paraglider. Sipping beers at the LZ in minutes!
Very cool.
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 5, 2010 - 06:28pm PT
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New camera GoatBoy?
Nah ... you know how I roll.
Just that same old handy dandy Kodak Brownie:
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 5, 2010 - 06:34pm PT
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Damn straight Local.
You drive right up next to the mountain.
Lisa was in that Colorado Relay but didn't run this particular leg.
We were quite surprised to see how well maintained the road was all the way on up to Georgia Pass.
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 5, 2010 - 06:58pm PT
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On with the rubble dance!
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 5, 2010 - 06:58pm PT
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 5, 2010 - 06:59pm PT
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The view from the summit of Peak 12, 750’:
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 5, 2010 - 07:00pm PT
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Coming off Pk 12, 750’ and carrying onward, across to our final vantage point:
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John Moosie
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Man that is a PILE.. LOL
I still love the high places though, even when they are piles.
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 5, 2010 - 07:23pm PT
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Sweet.
I've only perused the books a tad on that one and wasn't aware of the opportunity toward a serrated extravaganza.
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 5, 2010 - 11:08pm PT
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Nearing the end of the traverse,
We lingered high upon our volcanic aerie, mesmerized and enthralled with the sheer wonder of this spacious enclosure: a living work of art.
(and please ya’ll… refrain any from handy wisecracks about ‘Ole Guyot resembling naught but a mondo gravel pit !!!)
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Maysho
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Soda Springs, CA
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Beauuutiful! Great to see you posting and more importantly gettin out and gettin up!
Peter
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Fritz
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Hagerman, ID
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Tar & Lisa: The day looks like a “choss-aholics” dream of going to “choss heaven.”
I can read the report and eyeball the photos: then feel the loose slabs tilting and clunking, as you balance your ways over them.
Great times and a fun report!
If you ever visit Idaho-------we’ve got lots more of that terrain for you.
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 6, 2010 - 01:01am PT
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 6, 2010 - 11:24am PT
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hooblie
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you were smart to circumnav it, cause guyot's got a grumpy face. pretty cagey, getting on it while it's still above 13k
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crunch
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CO
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Hey Tarbaby,
Beautiful photos. A living work of art, indeed.
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Jobee
Social climber
El Portal Ca.
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Thanks Roy, and Happy Birthday Lisa!
Happy to see you're still getting after it.
Peace, love, and good happiness to you both.
I could almost see the Aspen shimmering; gorgeous!
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Roy
You ought to see that south ridge when it's covered in cornices!!!!
It's really a thing of beauty!!!!
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Chiloe
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Lee, NH
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Now this one's iconic!
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Crimpergirl
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Boulder, Colorado!
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Great stuff! Thanks.
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 6, 2010 - 08:07pm PT
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 6, 2010 - 08:08pm PT
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To those men who were born for the mountains, the struggle can never end, until their lives end. To them it holds the very quintessence of living – the fiery core, after the lesser parts have been burned away.
 Elizabeth Knowlton, The Naked Mountain
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 6, 2010 - 08:09pm PT
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TMO
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Puyallup, WA
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Looks like a great time! Heap up a plate-o-stone lovin' (The heart of the mountain I call those) :)
Btw.... saw your pic in Lynns book today.
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Prod
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Oct 10, 2010 - 11:44am PT
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Sweet Trip Tar.
Thanks
Prod.
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Sherri
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WA
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Oct 10, 2010 - 01:35pm PT
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Awesome TR. Love those "hearts of stone" in all the different colors. My partner and I collect those, too, and give them to each other as gifts.
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
WA, & NC & Idaho
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Oct 10, 2010 - 02:32pm PT
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Thanks for sharing Tar Baby!
Hope you are well!
-e
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Inner City
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East Bay
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Oct 26, 2010 - 10:10pm PT
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bump a riffic
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Nick Danger
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Oct 12, 2017 - 07:50am PT
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Tar,
I love this mountain, and I really love your post. Just an outstanding photographic tour of the high country during the very best time of year. Boffo performance!
Cheers
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