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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Mar 15, 2016 - 10:13am PT
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Are permits required if going car-2-car? No intention of bivying out at all.
No. I have done it car to car in 2013, was a blast. Aside from the descent from the last peak and the hike out with a lot of pain in my heel. Every step over Lamarck col and to the car was a torture.
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pazreal
Trad climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Mar 15, 2016 - 12:28pm PT
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Good beta and stoke pics Vitaly. Looks like I'm going for it this summer, the sooner the better but it looks like most attempts are in July or so. Memorial day would be rad but go figure this is the year the Sierra gets snow. Also looking at the Grand Traverse for this summer so might be a few busy ass weekends.
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Mar 15, 2016 - 12:49pm PT
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Wow thanks for the picture of Darwin Vitaliy M. Amazing how little snow there is and what's left of the Darwin Glacier. At some point I'll scan in some old slides that shows just how dramatically different the Sierra is now compared to years ago.
I've always thought of the Evolution Region as the heart of the High Sierra, what a great place.
Thanks for posting.
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BFK
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Mar 15, 2016 - 01:30pm PT
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Damn! This thread reminded me I still need to post my TR from last summer. One of the best experiences I've ever had!
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Mar 15, 2016 - 01:32pm PT
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This photo is from May 2012 (after climbing the Right Mendel Couloir)
The previous photo is from late August 2013
Photo of it in September 2015 would be interesting to see...
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BFK
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Mar 15, 2016 - 01:46pm PT
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V,
My photos are of late August,... close enough to sept.
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ClimberDave
Trad climber
The LBC, CA
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Mar 15, 2016 - 01:57pm PT
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Heres some pics of Darwin and Mendel from from Lammarck Col on our way to bagging Goddard and The Hermit, on 7/7/14.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Mar 15, 2016 - 01:57pm PT
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Wow BFK (Brian), our photos don't look too different, even though yours is after another 2 years of drought. And a week or two later in the season...
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Mar 15, 2016 - 02:27pm PT
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Rad pictures BFK. Go git on that TR. We need more stoke and beta on your adventure!!
Scott
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jedster
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Mar 15, 2016 - 08:48pm PT
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So kickass! I'm now a displaced Sierra climber, chuckling at the quaintness of other ranges' traverses, as compared to the Evolution group. I've done the whole thing twice, and the first third four times. As part of a guiding risk management plan I put together an extensive beta packet for the Evolution Traverse. Not that any aspiring traversers really need more info than what Croft has published... That being said, feel free to shoot me an email if you want the intel. jediahmporter at gmail
"When will I stop doing the hardest thing I have ever done?"
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Mar 16, 2016 - 06:17am PT
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The Evolution Traverse was such fun.....I think that I'll jump on the Palisade Traverse this Summer.
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crankster
Trad climber
No. Tahoe
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Mar 16, 2016 - 06:29am PT
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Car-to-car? You guys are fast. I've done the Mendel Couloir and skied over Lamarck Col...god's country, for sure.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Mar 16, 2016 - 08:27am PT
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Anybody know what the c2c record is?
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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RIP Julia MacKenzie
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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My friend Warren tried it some years ago and fell unexpectedly when a loose block pulled. Fortunately he landed on his pack on a ledge and was unhurt, as he was unroped at the time.
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Dhauth
climber
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Sep 16, 2016 - 10:55am PT
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anyone who's climbed it this fall know what the water situation is up high? Is there any snowpack left up there or is the only water source dropping down to the lake off of Haeckel? We not the super human types so we plan on bivying at least once on route and wondering how calculated we need to be about water. Thanks for any water beta!
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