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LuckyPink
climber
the last bivy
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H and I climbed last summer in the area. If it was in Tuolumne there would be a thousand routes on it. As it is there are many routes, obvious areas of loose or threatening rock easy to avoid. BEHIND Star King there is a fantastic wall with lots of opportunity. Beautiful waterfalls in the area. Best to go back in and stay a while. Big mushroom stone out there, erosion made the pedastal on the west slope of the dome to the south of Starr King.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
bouldering
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Hiked by there in 80s. Walked all the way around the actual dome and looked at the lake in 90s. The fastest approach imo is leaving the horse trail after Clark Point between vernal and nevada.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 6, 2011 - 03:18am PT
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Biotch, is that the way you went?
Thx LP.
Any pics?
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Banquo
Trad climber
Morgan Hill, CA (Mo' Hill)
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I was there May 10, 2009 with my son. We went in the day the GP road opened. A very nice father/son trip but the mosquitoes were bad. The creeks were up and I managed to slip on a grassy bank fall into one on the way back to the car.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 6, 2011 - 02:36pm PT
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It seems eminently do-able in a day, but like LP said, maybe the stay awhile idea should be in effect. argh, permits, I forgot about permits. blech
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Took my brother and his friend out here early june 2010, was a wonderful place. Do yourself a favor and start your approach from Mono Meadows, you go through some great rolling country and cross some exciting streams, not to mention we saw perhaps 4 people (in June!) the whole time. The log crossing was one of the cruxes for sure.
scouting the approach
view from the saddle
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 6, 2011 - 02:40pm PT
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yep, was thinking Mono
keep the pics coming folks. digging it
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Oh, and we picked up a permit as a walk in for that trip, on a weekend on 6-20-2010. We were the only ones on that trail head for the day.
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TwistedCrank
climber
Ideeho-dee-do-dah-day boom-chicka-boom-chicka-boom
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Note to self:
Mt. Starr King.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 6, 2011 - 05:01pm PT
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thx gd
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 6, 2011 - 06:37pm PT
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TT, yeah, exactly. That thread got me thinking about it (see my post in April) about an ideal Munge climb.
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Ricardo Cabeza
climber
All Over.
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I nominate Starr King as the site of the first annual ST Leave No Trace Backcountry Exploration Get-Together/Five Day Party.
I'm in.
Edit; Just think Munge, belay slaves, competent leaders at the ready, beer!
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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The regular route would be a gem for a winter/early spring ascent. South facing, nice and warm, relaxed ski in from various places.....mmmmm
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Doug Robinson
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Stable weather, fast snowpack, right NOW.
Hmmmm...
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em kn0t
Trad climber
isle of wyde
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I like Doug's idea--skeez-in!
I hiked in with Les & Bev Wilson via the horse trail cutoff on the way to climb Mt. Clark, 20-some years ago. I think it was June, and we had about a half-mile of total misery scrambling through thick downed-timber slash pile full of 'squitos along the ridge before passing Starr King. Les pointed out a burned-out snag where he spent a frigid bivy one time (can't imagine how that single tree got lit on fire...can you?)
but that's another story for around the campfire at the STaco BackcountryClimb fest. (I'm in there, but only if the approach is via a different route.)
em, skeezingeezering from the old climbers home
PS eKat...you GO girl!!!
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Captain...or Skully
climber
The Seas of Stone.
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Sounds like a grand outing. Low hangin' fruit, as it were, waiting for YOU to pluck.
Oh, yes. It's a Grand Rock. There it is.
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damo62
Social climber
Brisbane
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What would BURT BRONINSON do?
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