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portent
Social climber
your mom's house
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 8, 2015 - 07:44pm PT
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A buddy sent me this pic lifted off Facebook. Anyone have any info of what climbs were affected?
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BuddhaStalin
climber
Truckee, CA
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That may actually be totem pile. Must not have been epoxied enough. Ill go look tomorrow. Theres always rockfall at roadcut, this looks like a doozy.
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portent
Social climber
your mom's house
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 8, 2015 - 09:06pm PT
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Wow!
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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No way!!
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portent
Social climber
your mom's house
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 8, 2015 - 09:32pm PT
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God, I love The Wire!
Adventurous one, second demise of the Totem Pole?
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schwortz
Social climber
"close to everything = not at anything", ca
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i always thought climbing on roadcut was sort of sketch...
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KP Ariza
climber
SCC
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Ain't the first time. Probably not the last.
I recall a good one in 1982(ish) before any of that junk was ever bolted.
Thank god it has only happened on wet winter days.
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DrewSmith
Trad climber
Tahoe City, CA
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Dang. Totem Pole was a darn good 11b.
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Was...
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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And the peregrines nested on top of it last year. I'm sure they'll find another spot.
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Onewhowalksonrocks
Mountain climber
Ventura
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This is way I like the Taco so much. News News news about what effects us climbers. Thanks
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BuddhaStalin
climber
Truckee, CA
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Yeah, I remember one really big rockfall mid-late 90s and a smaller one after. Im sure its been falling since they blasted it. Climbing there in the winter, youd get some sand and small pebbles trickling down sometimes. Scary. I dont think Ill be climbing there nymore, even if some routes are salvageable. Maybe transmogg or spaceman spiff got junked up at the base? Wonder what its gonna look like after they clean em all up.
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BuddhaStalin
climber
Truckee, CA
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I wonder if Jonny Woodward got told totem pile is actually now a pile?
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mongrel
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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Feb 10, 2015 - 01:16pm PT
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Willoughby, that's really cool about the peregrines, but they'll definitely find other good spots. I've seen a marten up there too (base of Black Wall), in hot pursuit of a shrieking squirrel in broad daylight. Not your textbook conifer forest, but obviously worked for that animal. Sorry, thread drift.
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portent
Social climber
your mom's house
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 10, 2015 - 05:53pm PT
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Wonder what its gonna look like after they clean em all up?
I bet they push it all to the base of Escargot... too bad, good spot for a winter day.
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T?S
Trad climber
Reno, NV
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Feb 10, 2015 - 07:13pm PT
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Has anyone ventured up there to confirm it was totem pole? I was still hunting for the redpoint... Dang.
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portent
Social climber
your mom's house
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 10, 2015 - 07:39pm PT
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Adventurous one is the only one with first hand knowledge of the site... on this post anyway...
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T?S
Trad climber
Reno, NV
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Feb 10, 2015 - 07:44pm PT
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Adventurous one is that your pic? I saw that one on facebook as well...
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adventurous one
Trad climber
Truckee Ca.
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Feb 12, 2015 - 03:26pm PT
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Totem Pole is the only route affected. Top half is gone.
The road is still closed and work is ongoing, as of this morning, to break up and remove the debris. (Looks like I'll have to continue to take I-80 twice a day for at least a couple more days for my daily commute)
From my discussion with the work crew it looks like additional blasting is not going to happen, at least not for now.
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WBraun
climber
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Feb 12, 2015 - 03:30pm PT
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Why do they use these stupid slow machines.
Doesn't America have Superman?
Or did Lois Lane break up with him ......
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T?S
Trad climber
Reno, NV
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Feb 14, 2015 - 07:16pm PT
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Wow. Hit and Run & Curvy Crack are cool, but without the Totem Pile, I'm not sure I'll be in attendance here for quite some time... R.I.P. pile...
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portent
Social climber
your mom's house
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 24, 2015 - 06:11am PT
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