Cragman
Trad climber
June Lake, California....via the Damascus Road
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 14, 2012 - 03:49pm PT
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Riley...any time dude!!!
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Riley Wyna
Trad climber
A crack near you
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Feb 15, 2012 - 12:50am PT
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Jeeepers, Flanders is amazing
Riley
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Cragman
Trad climber
June Lake, California....via the Damascus Road
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 15, 2012 - 06:02am PT
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No kidding, Riley! The icy realm is definitely Doug's millieu!
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Feb 15, 2012 - 02:25pm PT
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Fantastic!
Great pictures too! Missing you guys. Any chance you're coming to the Todd Gordon Fundraiser in JT this April? lynnie
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Cragman
Trad climber
June Lake, California....via the Damascus Road
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 15, 2012 - 02:38pm PT
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Lynne, that is still up in the air with me. Won't know until the time draws a little more near.
Doug will not make it...he will be back east for a family wedding that weekend.
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Riley Wyna
Trad climber
A crack near you
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Feb 15, 2012 - 02:42pm PT
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Not sure anymore either Lynnie.
It's a big trip for me from out here..
Sure would be nice to see ya though.
Cragman - I can't get over that beauty lead. The man, after what he has been through, is an intuitive genius on the sharp end. That iced up looking slab moving into mixed ground and then fat ice is just sick! I've never climbed something like that..
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mooch
Trad climber
Old Climbers' Home (Adopted)
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Feb 15, 2012 - 02:46pm PT
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The Tour is back!!!!!!
Hell Ya!!!!!!
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Cragman
Trad climber
June Lake, California....via the Damascus Road
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 15, 2012 - 03:05pm PT
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Yeah Riley, that lead was something to behold!
I think I'm gonna get a GoPro and mount it to that dude's helmet!
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Cragman
Trad climber
June Lake, California....via the Damascus Road
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 17, 2012 - 08:21pm PT
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Another great day out with the Chief Knucklehead...climbing up the north side of Horsetail.
Will post some great pics in the morning, since it's near past my bedtime.
Stick a fork in me.....I'm done.
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em kn0t
Trad climber
isle of wyde
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Feb 17, 2012 - 08:40pm PT
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Awesome! hats off to Team Knucklehead.
waiting with worms on my tongue* for more pix
*baited breath
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Cragman
Trad climber
June Lake, California....via the Damascus Road
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 19, 2012 - 09:00am PT
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Tried to post up pics early yesterday morning, but the upload function was not working. Alas, I am presenly in San Diego spending some time with my father-in-law, who is dying of cancer.
Trying to upload pics once again, but to no avail.
Is there a problem with the site, or is this on my end?
I get to Step #2 and it will not go farther.
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Feb 19, 2012 - 09:05am PT
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Absolutely fantastic! This is wonderful stuff.
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Feb 19, 2012 - 09:20am PT
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Testing 1,2,3...seems to be working
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Cragman
Trad climber
June Lake, California....via the Damascus Road
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 20, 2012 - 06:42am PT
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Still have not figured out why I cannot load pics....obviously something here on my end.
Thanks Phyl, for doing the test for me.
Back on the east side tomorrow night, and will try again then.
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Riley Wyna
Trad climber
A crack near you
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Feb 20, 2012 - 11:08am PT
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Cragman - I don't use Tue uploader here at all - its slow and I hate it.
I still upload to Photobucket and then copy and paste the link. Did my entire TR that way.
I do all the work from my phone. I would never post anything the other way.
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em kn0t
Trad climber
isle of wyde
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Feb 20, 2012 - 08:39pm PT
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Dean,
Roadside looked pretty lean and mean yesterday, so with your glowing report from Friday as inspiration, Annie and I did North Gully of Horsetail. Wild bizarro ice formations including a ridge like a dragon's back, plumes of blue ice that looked like cresting waves and a huge ice "cave" at the start gave some very interesting climbing.
It felt more challenging than the low angle would suggest, due to the weird twisted ice shapes, water running behind glass-clear ice in spots, and fragile ice. One large block broke off under Annie's crampons and crashed down the gully as she was leading the 3rd pitch, leaving her hanging from 2 tools -- she quickly recovered footing and kept climbing (nerves of steel, that girl).
From the top of the falls we headed climber's right up and over a small rock buttress, but never found any rap slings and wondered which were the trees that you and Doug rapped off. Instead we followed boot tracks which led to the tramway trail and walked off.
A very sweet climb, very alpine feeling and one of the most aesthetic I've seen in California. THANK YOU TEAM KNUCKLEHEAD FOR POINTING THE WAY!
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em kn0t
Trad climber
isle of wyde
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Feb 26, 2012 - 09:16pm PT
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Low-res cell phone pix of Horsetail Falls
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Cragman
Trad climber
June Lake, California....via the Damascus Road
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 27, 2012 - 06:32am PT
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Nice, Em! Good on you two for getting on that line...fun stuff, eh???
I took my 35mm SLR and got some AMAZING shots when Doug and I did it, but I am having upload problems currently...will post them soon.
Hope to see you soon!!!
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em kn0t
Trad climber
isle of wyde
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Feb 28, 2012 - 11:52am PT
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Dean,
Yes, I'd love to see your photos. As you know, the low res images don't do justice to the ice.
Bummer about not being able to post your pix. If you email one of your photos I can test posting it through my account. :-)
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Cragman
Trad climber
June Lake, California....via the Damascus Road
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 28, 2013 - 07:15am PT
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Two years ago today, Flanders went down in his kitchen from a stroke and heart attack. That he survived was a miracle...and two years later, he continues to amaze.
Flanders in Lee Vining Canyon last week....
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