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john hansen

climber
Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 1, 2015 - 10:14pm PT
A couple of cool youtube clips of the Evolution Traverse.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkRjNfzn8BE


And from one who ran with Rowell.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQVvXLqrWac
Vitaliy M.

Mountain climber
San Francisco
Jul 2, 2015 - 05:47am PT
It is fun for sure!
john hansen

climber
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 13, 2016 - 10:31pm PT
Bump.

Its winter,,and things are kind of slow around here.

How many people have done the Evolution Traverse?
RyanD

climber
Mar 13, 2016 - 11:47pm PT
I'm gonna do it
le_bruce

climber
Oakland, CA
Mar 14, 2016 - 12:50am PT
Hoofed out to it, shut down by wx, pinned in tent on the Darwin Bench for two days. I regret nothing. What a beautiful corner of the Sierra.

Hope to go back this year.
donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Mar 14, 2016 - 07:07am PT
Great fun.....should be on a lot of short lists!
Be prepared for tons of moderate, but exposed, 5th class soloing. Good route finding is the key.
kaholatingtong

Trad climber
Marcus McCoy from the city
Mar 14, 2016 - 07:30am PT
Definitely on the list. Maybe this year...?
Vitaliy M.

Mountain climber
San Francisco
Mar 14, 2016 - 08:43am PT
How many people have done the Evolution Traverse?

Hard question. Plenty by now. It has became the classic traverse of the high sierra. I mean, not like the matthes crest, but I would think easily 10 or more parties a year with the popularity growing. It is a BIG undertaking and a lot of fun.
Texplorer

Trad climber
Sacramento
Mar 14, 2016 - 08:46am PT
I don't underestimate many things as badly as last year's attempt on this thing. But redemption awaits. Summer 2016 permits in hand. Guess it's time to start training.
pazreal

Trad climber
Salt Lake City, UT
Mar 14, 2016 - 10:01am PT
Are permits required if going car-2-car? No intention of bivying out at all.
Brandon-

climber
The Granite State.
Mar 14, 2016 - 10:06am PT
Clean rock for days!

At least, it'd take me two days to do that. Some really beautiful looking knife edge.
Stewart Johnson

Mountain climber
lake forest
Mar 14, 2016 - 10:53am PT
Good times!
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Mar 14, 2016 - 11:38am PT
Seems Like a good place to remind ya' all that some of US are stuck in small rock hell
Here is My Evo. Traverse was on it yesterday
Larry Nelson

Social climber
Mar 14, 2016 - 01:24pm PT
Bump for a couple of really cool videos.
skcreidc

Social climber
SD, CA
Mar 14, 2016 - 03:40pm PT
A "how can this not be on your short list" bump. It's on my dream short list. Could happen, but a bunch of other stuff has to happen first.
shylock

Social climber
mb
Mar 14, 2016 - 07:26pm PT
Does anyone know how this attempt went? From the live your dream grant 2014 western winners page:

"Brian Biancardi and Shannon Morris seek to link the Sierra Nevada's Evolution Traverse with the Thunderbolt Peak to Mt. Sill Traverse in a single push while running the trails in-between from start to finish. This objective, a combination of ultra-marathoning and high altitude alpine climbing, will tackle nine 13,000 ft peaks, five 14,000 ft peaks, and an estimated 83 miles of trail running at altitude all without stopping. To their knowledge these two traverses have never been linked up before, let alone in a single push."
cotuclimber

Trad climber
Bishop, CA
Mar 14, 2016 - 09:04pm PT
Bail. Early on the evo. Heard they camped before attempting the evo as well. It is difficult to understand if the objective was to link them both car to car or link them up camp to camp. Coming back from Sill to Darwin benches would be exciting. With hallucinations and burning joints.

Hoots

climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Mar 14, 2016 - 09:41pm PT
It is a whole lot of fun.
Is it the baddest, or the raddest? Maybe, but the hype would lead you to believe. It is within the realm of many climbers. Lots of scrambling, minimal required roped climbing, and great views for the entirety.

Delhi Dog

climber
Good Question...
Mar 14, 2016 - 11:23pm PT
Man those climbing Gopros videos make we want to puke whenever I watch them. All that turning of the head...
Fat Dad

Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
Mar 15, 2016 - 10:00am PT
I like the "don't tell my wife" comment on the second video.
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