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ryankelly
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 16, 2013 - 11:27am PT
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I have been staring at this mountain for the past week in admiration. Have you ever read Circling the Sacred the Mountain about Mt Kailash? Something special about this sacred peak perched on the edge of the Sierras.
Who has photos or stories of Mt Tom?
Anyone skied elderberry canyon?
Summited?
Let er rip...
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Oct 16, 2013 - 11:55am PT
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That is one peak I always wanted to do but never got around to. Just sounds like a slog.
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10b4me
Ice climber
Bishop/Flagstaff
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Oct 16, 2013 - 12:14pm PT
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Just sounds like a slog
That's what I've heard.
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HermitMaster
Social climber
my abode
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Oct 16, 2013 - 12:16pm PT
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Skiing Eldeberry in the spring is an eastside Sierra Classic. It is one of the finest there is.
But, in the summer, hiking scree is what Mt. Tom is famous for. The height can give you some great views, though.
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Oct 16, 2013 - 12:34pm PT
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I want to stand on the summit of something on the bishop skyline soooooo bad!
Probably wont be Tom, that thing is huge!
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ClimberDave
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The LBC, CA
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Oct 16, 2013 - 12:37pm PT
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Just sounds like a slog
That's what I've heard.
It was.
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Oct 16, 2013 - 01:45pm PT
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Here is a (not completely geographically accurate) pastel I did of Mt Tom some years ago. My friend Wags used to live in Swall Meadows and we had great views of Mt Tom and the Wheeler Crest from up there.
Phyl
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ryankelly
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 16, 2013 - 01:59pm PT
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Nice start to the Mt Tom stoke.
What else ya got supertopo?
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10b4me
Ice climber
Bishop/Flagstaff
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Oct 16, 2013 - 02:03pm PT
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Very nice phylp.
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Oct 16, 2013 - 02:27pm PT
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nice Phylp.
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splitclimber
climber
Sonoma County
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Oct 16, 2013 - 04:01pm PT
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I've been wanting to ride elderberry forever. I think I've been to picky on conditions, just need to do it. beautiful mountain.
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le_bruce
climber
Oakland, CA
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Oct 16, 2013 - 07:03pm PT
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Splitclimber, man, wow - great picture.
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ryankelly
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 16, 2013 - 07:27pm PT
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Thank you Splitclimber! That is why I started this thread!
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F10
Trad climber
Bishop
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Oct 16, 2013 - 07:33pm PT
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Mt Tom stares at me every time I'm driving home
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Found Mt Tom not to be a slog during winter conditions.
The snow level wasn't quite this low, was able to drive up past the Buttermilk boulders when I summited.
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Oct 16, 2013 - 08:12pm PT
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F10, u started from the milks?? That's rowdy! I would think starting from up pine creek somewhere would be the easiest way? I also know nothing. Lotsa cool shots poppin up here.
Phylp, amazing!
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Oct 16, 2013 - 09:52pm PT
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Ryan- can't say I have any experience, but I once scoped out the approach via Pine Creek. Looked like a f-fest.
edit: as a side note (I think I've posted this before); during my recon I wandered into a dense copse of aspens to find a few deer carcasses. I was checking it out and suddenly realized I was hanging in a cougar dining room. Who knows if it was watching me.
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Oct 16, 2013 - 10:08pm PT
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Get up there the Chief!
Cragman snowboarding??? How did u get on top?
Thanks John, I guess that's the thing about Tom. It looks like a f-fest from any direction. Such a cool peak. Even from up at Upper pine lakes it looks like a massive mission. Seems like when there is snow that's when it's time to go.
Edit- I was too busy looking at ur view the Chief that i didn't notice what u wrote about doing laps on it, nice one!
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Oct 16, 2013 - 10:36pm PT
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Nice! Killer shots Cragman, thx for the beta too.
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Oct 17, 2013 - 03:07am PT
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So the Chief & Cragman, not to thread drift too far south but while ur here, how many times you guys climbed Humphreys? Whats the beta on that for a fool with no toyota tacoma?
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Oct 17, 2013 - 11:20am PT
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Yeah, Mt. Tom dominates the view. It's huge mountain. Looks like the approach is hell.
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