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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Mar 17, 2015 - 01:52pm PT
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Anyone wants to drive from the Bay Area or something? I'd carpool!
Or what is the closest airport to there? Would love to attend.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 17, 2015 - 05:35pm PT
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Just back from the Creek! I'll be compiling a list of attendees soon.
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Mar 17, 2015 - 07:59pm PT
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I'm in for sure.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Mar 18, 2015 - 08:30am PT
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You can fly Allegent Air from LAX to Provo for $52 then rent a car and drive down. Best deal I can find.
They fly cheap into Grand Junction but not until late in the year.
https://www.allegiantair.com
Best dirtbag airline.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 20, 2015 - 11:53am PT
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I'm going to the Creek tomorrow for four days....weather has been excellent so far.
Below is a list of people who have shown various amounts of interest. I'll need to secure camping so I'll need a pretty good idea of how many people there will be. Let me know what your current status is.
For those who haven't been there, a few tidbits:
35 plus buttresses with short (10 to 30 min.) approaches and each one stacked with routes.
Super, free camping....the polar opposite of the Valley.
Spectacular scenery with an abundance of Anasazi ruins and rock art.
Arguably the very best place on the planet to improve your crack climbing.
Jim y Angela
Phylp
Moosedrool
Eeyonkee
Mike from Phoenix
Vegasclimber and Christina
Woody the Beaver
Relax, Guy
Vitaliy
Skcreidc
Spider Savage 25%
I'll be arriving on Thursday 4/30 and departing Tuesday 5/5.
Come for any portion of that time that works for you.
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Urizen
Ice climber
Berkeley, CA
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Mar 20, 2015 - 12:03pm PT
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Put me on the list. Probably arriving sometime on Friday, unless this semester gets even more insane by then than it already is--and they usually do.
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
sawatch choss
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Mar 20, 2015 - 12:10pm PT
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I may be able to drop in on y'all. It'll be nice to put names to the faces.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Mar 20, 2015 - 01:49pm PT
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I won't yet have medical clearance for crack climbing. What else is there to do?
Put my interest level at 75%
Higher if I can drag my wife away from her commitments here. Dog friendly, right?
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 20, 2015 - 02:16pm PT
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High Traverse....dog friendly BLM land. Lot's of Anasazi ruins and rock art to explore. Only a few miles to the south entrance of Canyonlands National Park and close to the Dark Angel Wilderness. Just a two hour drive to Mesa Verde for a day outing.
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Mar 20, 2015 - 02:50pm PT
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Jim,
I would certainly join the group, but were leaving for the UK and then Africa on May 1st. HAVE FUN!!
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Urizen
Ice climber
Berkeley, CA
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Mar 20, 2015 - 03:15pm PT
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I think that Donini probably means Dark Canyon. But if there isn't a Dark Angel Wilderness, there certainly should be. Great name.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 20, 2015 - 04:07pm PT
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Right you are Urizen. Dark angel was in reference to a lady I met in Bezerkeley in the early 70's......better end there.
Have a great trip Steve and Joan!
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Mar 20, 2015 - 04:12pm PT
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You're definitely going to get a Dark Angel interrogation around the campfire!
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
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Mar 20, 2015 - 04:12pm PT
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Put me and Ferretlegger (Michael Jefferson) down.
We recently bought a house in Moab so folks that need a shower, shelter or place to stash non essential gear post or pre event we may be able to help.
Susan
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Mar 20, 2015 - 04:45pm PT
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Jim, you do not have to count me for the camping. I will stay at a hotel in Monticello.
Once you decide on the camping area, please post directions to find it and how long to get into camp from the nearest road. Also my husband would like to use the forrester that weekend, if I can manage without it. Will a regular passenger car make it inyo the camp OK? Or will we need high clearance?
Urizen it will be good to see you again!
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Mar 20, 2015 - 04:52pm PT
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Still going to be there until Sunday, planning on camping. We are looking forward to it! Arriving Thursday afternoonish.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Mar 20, 2015 - 09:18pm PT
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I'm in!
I may have to juggle work.
I think I saw the Donini mobile down there today...
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ECF
Big Wall climber
Ouray, CO.
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Mar 21, 2015 - 03:51am PT
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I will be there.
Can't wait to find out what I've been doing wrong with this crack climbing thing...
"Hey, there's no handholds in here!"
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 21, 2015 - 05:19am PT
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Wow! Looks like a great group is shaping up. I'll be available for crack clinics for those new to the Creek. I'm sure that Jaybro can be talked into demonstrating proper wide crack techniques and i'm confident that there will be some good, adult beverage fueled, tales told around a crackling fire.
I'm off this morning to IC...back Tuesday evening.
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Mar 21, 2015 - 07:20am PT
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Urizen=great food all right. Looking forward to getting out there!
My little group will include Relax, Guy and Mrs. skcreidc. We shoud get there late Thursday afternoon and leave Monday for a 3 solid days of fun. We plan on camping. Between driving and climbing that is too much time for Mark Ott, so he is planning to fly out and rent a vehicle like Phylp. Too much time for Javier so he is unable to make it.
So Jim, you can add Mrs. skcreidc and Mark Ott to the attendee list.
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