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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 24, 2013 - 06:21pm PT
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Someone told me split lips and broken bits as well as kibbles and bits got rebolted, but it sounds like you were the one doing it and I probably got an incomplete story.
Mooch, I've got a list of places to look for FAs on my computer and Mt. Bago is up near the top! So much to do in the mountains I can barely sleep at night...
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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May 27, 2013 - 04:12pm PT
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Ben R. is wise.
Grand Sentinel slogging could be fun.
Team Peer, I'm hoping is going to run quarter inch hose from a wine truck at Zumwalt up to the base. Pump the cabernet to the base, I say!
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Ben Rumsen
Social climber
No Name City ( and it sure ain't pretty )
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May 28, 2013 - 11:21pm PT
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Better to entice you from the summit with a really good bottle of Brunello........
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 21, 2015 - 04:18pm PT
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Opens Friday, April 24th!
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Apr 22, 2015 - 09:07am PT
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Love this place. The girlfriend and I camped at Sentinel campground last May right before school got out, great time to go and miss the crowds but still get great weather. We hope to go back every year. Endless climbing. Was wondering about that crack at Zumawalt Meadow, knew someone had to have been on it. That place is so gorgeous I had to ask my girl to marry me there last year, right in the middle of the meadow with the mosquitos attacking with a vengeance, barley made it :)
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 22, 2015 - 01:44pm PT
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I still want to do that route too! I've been planning on it for two years and for some reason it hasn't happened. You let me know when and I'll join if I can!
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Apr 22, 2015 - 01:59pm PT
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North to the bone is the proud line on the N dome.
So much out there without a soul to sqeeze nearby...
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 23, 2016 - 06:22pm PT
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The road opened yesterday and my kids were eager to scope things out!
180 looks a little different after the Rough Fire. Most notable was the missing Kings Canyon Lodge. Wild flowers were diggin it where the fire didn't get too hot to burn the seeds.
Mini limpingcrabs are rampant this year, just a heads up.
Shylock (Brian) and friend found their way to the start of Nowhere to Run, probably the first route climbed in 2016!
I love that there's a dirt road along the river down there.
I saw a few cars so I guess that means it's crowded :)
Head out to my happy place if you get a chance, it's a unique and special place. Woot?
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2016 - 07:19am PT
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Final bump for the weekday crowd
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Apr 25, 2016 - 08:24am PT
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Seems like a place with a bunch of annoying Christians. Wouldn't go there.. :)
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Bascuela
Trad climber
Fresno, CA
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Starting to plan some late season (October) quickies up in Kings canyon and looking for some input.
Mt. Harrington's North Ridge looks pretty cool? Thinking a two day with a camp out at Grizzly lake? Anyone care to commit on the approach Lewis Creek vs Deer Cove trail?
Then there is the Grand Dike Towers. Limited online TR's floating around. Didn't the rough fire burn through that area last summer?
Thanks all.
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Nanobody
Trad climber
Fresno, CA
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I think the Deer Cove trail is still closed due to damage from the Rough Fire last year
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Harrington's north ridge is fun third class. Great views!
Your best bet for camping, IMO, would be Frypan Meadow rather than Grizzly Lakes.
Lewis Creek is a mellow approach, can be hot.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Harrington is a great 3rd class climb....
Why not go over the crest and drop down the right side of the Gorge of Despair, down to the South side of Cobra Tower and give "From Afar" a run.... 11B, bolted flakes to a killer 150 foot long 5.10 then another nice pitch of 5.9 face climbing.... do the last little 50 foot pitch that we got stormed off of and your on top of the Cobra. Then you can look down on Vitalys and Limping crabs "longest wall in the sierra" route.
If your going to do this, camp at Grisly Lake.... if your only going to Mt. Harrington, stay at Fry Pan.
I have only hiked up the Lewis Creek trail....4 times.
Have fun- thats some wild untouched wilderness up there.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 8, 2016 - 08:59am PT
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Sounds like everyone agrees that the north ridge is fun!
Lewis Creek and Deer Cove trails were both closed when I drove by last weekend. But, there are places to park across the street by the river in a few spots that aren't closed if you leave your car there to "fish." I've only done each one once and I don't remember one being superior to the other.
Someone climbed that obvious corner on the east face not too long ago and I think it went at 5.8 or maybe easier? Looks fun.
This might be a great year to check out grand dike! That abandoned trail heading that way looked like an epic bushwhack before the fire but it might be better now. If it rains within a week or so of when you go the ash turns into this terrible slick mud/soot crap so just a heads up.
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Bascuela
Trad climber
Fresno, CA
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Good intel. Thanks all.
I read a TR on the bushwhack to the grand dike, but yeah...perhaps the fire helped thin that place out. I'm waiting for it to cool off and I'll scope it out.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Someone climbed that obvious corner on the east face not too long ago and I think it went at 5.8 or maybe easier? Looks fun.
Kris and I set aside some time on one of our trips to go and climb that side of Harrington. We got to the base a bit over to the right of the big book, the stone was very crumbly and coated with fine sand.... so we decided to go climb the perfect gold stone you find in the GOD.
Any info on the 5.8 would be nice.... my 5.8 climbing self always thought that a good climb would go there.
Anybody?? GARY? climb Mt. Hendrix? If you have been to the register of Harrington you will know what I;m talking about.
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Guy, no clue about Mt. Hendrix, but I've signed that register on Harrington. Didn't spend much time in the area, just did that north ridge and ogled the Gorge.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 8, 2016 - 03:43pm PT
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Forgot where I read about that route. Someone I don't know posted a TR somewhere after I hiked it when I was thinking about going up to climb that corner. Sounded good if I recall.
What's mount Hendrix?
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