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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 18, 2014 - 11:49am PT
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Help. We are stuck in the tractor beam inertia of town.
Had to stop for breakfast burritos at the Chevron outside of Fresno. Then hunger struck us and we wasted an hour at Todd's in Oakhust getting pulled pork sandwiches.
Now we can't get out of Ralley's. Why is it so hard to get out of town for climbing missions!
Golden knobs, clear blue swimmin holes and rarely travelled summits here we come. But first I gotta hit the ice cream aisle.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 18, 2014 - 11:51am PT
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Driving, eating, posting and routefinding. The trade skills if the modern internet climber.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Jul 18, 2014 - 11:52am PT
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Salathe lived on tins of dates.
Perhaps that is the key to success?
Just get back in the car and DRIVE. Yer' not gonna die of hunger!
But don't forget the beer!!!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Jul 18, 2014 - 12:00pm PT
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Micro, how long you staying? If long, then then late starts are still considered relatively alpine, right? :)
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Jul 18, 2014 - 12:17pm PT
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all depends on how many pitches he's getting into...
eh?
Or how many other parties he wants to wait behind.
UGH.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jul 18, 2014 - 12:33pm PT
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Whoa...with that amount of chowing down I hope you brought 11mm ropes.
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Jul 18, 2014 - 01:12pm PT
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Or...he could just go bovine tipping.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Jul 18, 2014 - 01:14pm PT
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Hey, I want to go to shut eye and eat huge burritos.
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le_bruce
climber
Oakland, CA
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Jul 18, 2014 - 01:15pm PT
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Man, Micro, I hope that the first time I get to Shuteye it's riding shotgun with you, bud. Still never been to that place.
Does the Chevron sell veggie burritos?
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Nate D
climber
San Francisco
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Jul 18, 2014 - 05:50pm PT
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Looking forward to pics on your return... and not of food!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jul 18, 2014 - 07:39pm PT
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Yaya.. Pics.. Did you go to High Eagle??
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2014 - 12:12am PT
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We stopped briefly for gas. Then ice. We punched through the Death Zone (the last stop light) at 1:00. Then a twenty minute nap at 1:40 pre rack-up.
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Jul 19, 2014 - 12:19am PT
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Then . . . ???
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2014 - 12:19am PT
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Munge, good thinkin' but this was a day trip. No such luck with your reasoning. We were stupid slow getting out of civilization. It was terrible. Slow cashiers, slow traffic, a stop at the bank. Just horrifying. A total stoke snatcher. But all was well once the first golden grips were under the fingertips.
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Jul 19, 2014 - 12:23am PT
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Looks pretty . . . pretty slabby . . .
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2014 - 12:23am PT
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Stellar day once we got past all the turbulence below five thou. These are nice eh?
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2014 - 12:26am PT
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Kalimon the first pitch is a slabby crack with chickenheads. The second a steepening flare with water grrooves and kinda strange pro.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2014 - 12:28am PT
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The third and fourth a bunch of this.
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Jul 19, 2014 - 12:28am PT
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That is a perfectly good bolt . . . just clip it.
Beautiful rock micronutbro.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2014 - 12:52pm PT
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Day 2.
The drama of this trip continues........
Just locked the keys in the car. Sonofa!
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LuckyNeck
Trad climber
the basement of Lou's Tavern
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Jul 19, 2014 - 01:01pm PT
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punches keep on a rollin...
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Flip Flop
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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Jul 19, 2014 - 01:50pm PT
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Have you been getting thunderstorms?
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2014 - 02:17pm PT
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Theres something big comin in behind us right now. Suuuper windy!
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bergbryce
climber
East Bay, CA
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Jul 19, 2014 - 02:24pm PT
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parking in a rural area w/ no hide-a-key? bet you won't do that again.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2014 - 04:34pm PT
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Bergbryce, after 30 minutes of trying with sticks I remembered I have a hide-a-key zip tied to the underside of my engine block.
Doh!
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2014 - 04:38pm PT
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Sometimes the crux is your own stupidity. Sometimes the best part is your forethought. Like 30lbs of ice and some cold ones after climbing in 90 degree weather at 3:00pm in July on a route called The West Face.
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bergbryce
climber
East Bay, CA
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Jul 19, 2014 - 04:52pm PT
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Better late than never!!
Sweet TR.
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Climberdude
Trad climber
Fresno, CA
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Jul 19, 2014 - 08:15pm PT
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There were a few sprinkles of rain at Shuteye today, but nothing to get anything wet. The climbing was great!
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2014 - 08:17pm PT
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Nice Climberdude. We climbed Shuteye and Tollhouse this weekend. Back to back.
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