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Psilocyborg
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Jul 30, 2014 - 04:50pm PT
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For me the sierra ends at the 120....on the other side of that is the too far range
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Jul 30, 2014 - 04:53pm PT
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I do think your stupid. But its ok to be stupid. Embrace it Almost got me!
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Risk
Mountain climber
Olympia, WA
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Jul 30, 2014 - 05:06pm PT
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I’ve finally gotten over the “Sierra” singular thing. It’s much like a republican saying “the Democrat Party.” I know that Sierra is improper if written “Sierras,” but who really cares? I know what they mean. As usual, Brower was correct.
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DonC
climber
CA
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Jul 30, 2014 - 05:15pm PT
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TMJesse - I use them all also, and we all know what we mean
sierra
high sierra
eastern sierra
etc
I work with the map making agencies of USGS, USFS, BLM, National Geographic, etc, so just thought I would post a link to the official list of place names that is the basis of their maps
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Jul 30, 2014 - 07:27pm PT
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But you know what homes?
STILL ONLY ONE SIERRA NEVADA in California.
True dat. But there's a lot of sierras in the Sierra.
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Jul 30, 2014 - 07:29pm PT
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'Holmes'
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
Nevada City
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Jul 30, 2014 - 07:34pm PT
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I have been known to slip, but it IS good to know what is right, because I enjoy being that.
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Jul 30, 2014 - 08:05pm PT
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Sierra Nevada . . . no Sierras. Anyone using the plural form is a complete noob. Similar situation exists here . . . San Juan Mountains not San Juans.
San Juan for chrissakes.
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Heyzeus
climber
Hollywood,Ca
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Jul 30, 2014 - 08:41pm PT
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Reminds me of a Mr. Wayism- " ATM machine? Automatic Teller Machine machine?"
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KabalaArch
Trad climber
Starlite, California
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Jul 30, 2014 - 11:47pm PT
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Mirco - sorry about the drift...are you on Mt. Emerson?
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Jul 31, 2014 - 12:25am PT
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Funny shet, what's a Sierra? Where's that word come from?
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jul 31, 2014 - 06:37am PT
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A sierra is a Spanish saw, see?
*zzzzzzzzz*
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Jul 31, 2014 - 06:46am PT
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What about the Rockies...?
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Jul 31, 2014 - 08:01am PT
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A sierra is a Spanish saw, see?
Si.
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froodish
Social climber
Portland, Oregon
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Jul 31, 2014 - 08:39am PT
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Reminds me of a Mr. Wayism- " ATM machine? Automatic Teller Machine machine?"
Or my favorite place name from the department of redundancy department...
The La Brea Tar Pits
The the tar tar pits
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jul 31, 2014 - 09:20am PT
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As a bookseller, chagrin ruled when the customer, who's always right, called it the ISBN number (International Standard Book Number Number).
I had to hold back and not say, "Your stupid, sir."
DMT, you're tongue must be in you're cheek, sir. :0)
It's all about yer Bolly Lollies in Scandinavy.
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Oplopanax
Mountain climber
The Deep Woods
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Jul 31, 2014 - 09:30am PT
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It's the Coast Mountains of BC not the Coast Range too
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overwatch
climber
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Jul 31, 2014 - 10:07am PT
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Thank you, now I can sleep
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CA Dreamin'
climber
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Jul 31, 2014 - 10:26am PT
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I received the following email response from a denizen of the eastside after I mistakenly referred to the range as the "Sierras":
"The other thing is that there is not such thing as the 'Sierras'. Maybe just a grammatical issue to some, but it seems like an obvious mistake to avoid if you like the range. The Sierra is great to climb in. There are many mountains in the Sierra, but only one Sierra (it means mountain range). So promise me you will not call it the Sierras again. It is a very flatland westsider kind of a thing to say. Mountain up yourself, lad."
I didn't make that mistake again.
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Jul 31, 2014 - 10:36am PT
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i'm in the sierras right now.
cee AIR uhz
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