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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 2, 2013 - 12:25am PT
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Getting ready to go, go , go!
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 2, 2013 - 12:27am PT
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Looks big to me....
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 2, 2013 - 12:29am PT
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Got up really really early...
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 2, 2013 - 12:31am PT
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Got started on the climb on tues....
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 2, 2013 - 12:33am PT
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My awesome climbing partner, Jessie Cruz.....
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 2, 2013 - 12:35am PT
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 2, 2013 - 12:38am PT
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Up , up, up...
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 2, 2013 - 12:40am PT
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Very cool climb, no doubt...
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 2, 2013 - 12:43am PT
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Jessica Cruz on the summit of Charlotte Dome;...yeeeeehooooooo!
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 2, 2013 - 12:44am PT
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Long day for the old man...
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 2, 2013 - 12:47am PT
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Thanks to all the supertopo friends who gave me helpful beta;..and thank you to Jared, Jason, Loren, and Bianca (other climbers who climbed ahead of us)....who were fun, friendly, and helpful (I didn't have to do any route finding!)....a great great great day on a very beautiful mountain.
It took longer than Dave Evans' 3 1/2 hours...and I still find it amazing that Tucker Tech did an on site solo of the route (and it rained a bit on him too!).....incredible.....
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Awesome Todd, way 2 get after it!
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Looks like a great time, Todd!
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 2, 2013 - 01:13am PT
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I'm home now;....very tired/sore and very happy about our big adventure;..it was a steller outing! Today put the kids to work to pay for the trip....
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Bad Climber
climber
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Looks like you hit it just right. What a great, great piece o' granite!
Congrats.
BAd
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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I love how happy you look on the last summit photo. I call it the over 50 and blissed out on endorphins look, but we know it's more than that. My wife frequently comments that I always look so happy in the mountains, when she see similar photos of me. It's been a while, and I hope to get the look back soon. OK, 50+10 years in my case.
Darwin
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Keith Leaman
Trad climber
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Todd, Interesting that you trained with the great Steve Scott, from Upland. I recall his extraordinary running career in the early eighties and the 1980 Olympic Boycott Games. The Posel brothers and I hiked in to Charlotte from the East in '77- with not much beta. An impressive chunk of rock. Good work!
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Very nice Todd! Glad you enjoyed it.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Pretty nice climbing, you think?
But why do you stick your kids out on a hot dusty road to slave for you????
You know its all about location, location.
You should go stake out a better place... like the entry station to the park, where the line forms. Prolly sellout in 15 min on a Sat am. Hot drinks in the winter....
Good going Dude.
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