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Captain...or Skully
climber
in the oil patch...Fricken Bakken, that's where
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 21, 2014 - 07:37am PT
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I'm not sure what level they're on, but I'm sure it can be done.
Sorry, no sausages.
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MH2
climber
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Aug 21, 2014 - 07:42am PT
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Going down, Sir.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Aug 21, 2014 - 08:02am PT
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If it's worth doing, it's worth over-doing. Wet daze in the Sawtooths this week Capt. We retreated to Stanley, but will go out to play with the thunderstorms again todaze.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 21, 2014 - 08:09am PT
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SNASTU - Situation Normal - All SuperTopoed Up
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Aug 21, 2014 - 08:11am PT
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It is a skully thread. Why bother?
How's it hanging cappy?
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perswig
climber
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Aug 21, 2014 - 08:25am PT
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Heard you went climbing, Capt. - good on ya!!
Dale
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Captain...or Skully
climber
in the oil patch...Fricken Bakken, that's where
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 21, 2014 - 08:54am PT
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Sure did, Dale...climbed with Mike M on Devil's Tower. Cool place, that.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 21, 2014 - 08:57am PT
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I've never done the Tower. I always figgered I'd never be able to figger
out one route from another since I figgered you gotta be able to count, or something.
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perswig
climber
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Aug 21, 2014 - 09:00am PT
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^^
Walkoff's easy, though, eh?
Dale
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goatboy smellz
climber
लघिमा
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Aug 21, 2014 - 09:05am PT
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Nothing wrong Captain but could you please pass the bail bucket.
It's getting a little damp up in here.
Ok now you can start to worry.
Or knot.
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Aug 21, 2014 - 09:22am PT
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Hey Skully-Speaking of SNAFU, the Mysterion said to pass along a "hey". :-)
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Captain...or Skully
climber
in the oil patch...Fricken Bakken, that's where
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 21, 2014 - 09:47am PT
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Awesome! That dude rules.
Goatboy, we're gonna need a bigger boat.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 21, 2014 - 09:52am PT
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email correspondence from my old partner Jim Shirley, who is now back at his office in NASAdena.
Thanks for the pics. Here are two from the trip I completed last Saturday. The rubble pile in the background is Mt. Langley, which I think is the southernmost 14,000 ‘ peak in the Sierras. This is from a ridge looking over the “old” Army Pass (gully in foreground).
I went with a young guy (34) who runs marathons and was ridiculously fit. The goal was to get into the Miter basin, which is a glacial valley above timberline surrounded by high granite peaks, with several branches and many lakes. It is east of Langley and southwest of Whitney. [see second attached photo, which does not do it justice].
While I managed the trip, I am still pretty thrashed by it. I took a fall crossing a stream, and bruised a rib, which set off muscle spasms in other parts of my back. I can just about breathe ok now. I conclude that I can’t manage a lot of cross country like I used to, dancing and jumping from rock to rock....
My partner Corey went off on the third day and covered about 12 miles climbing Whitney from the back side. He got into a few situations involving exposed climbing and down-climbing. Anyway, when it was done he was nearly as thrashed as I was/am. Ha!
Sorry about your daypack. This stuff happens. One kid crashed our van, that was fun. Way too much teenage drama at home now.
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goatboy smellz
climber
लघिमा
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Aug 21, 2014 - 09:54am PT
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in the Sierras
Is there more than one?
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Captain...or Skully
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in the oil patch...Fricken Bakken, that's where
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 21, 2014 - 09:57am PT
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Sierra Madres, Sierra Leone, Sierra Nevada
We're lousy with 'em.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Aug 21, 2014 - 10:53am PT
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Ok picture it, the early 1490s, and some Italian dude spending other people's money thinks he found a short-cut to India. That's pretty Next Level-ish.
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Captain...or Skully
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in the oil patch...Fricken Bakken, that's where
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 21, 2014 - 02:00pm PT
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He was a bit snafued, too.
I can dig it.
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