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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Jun 23, 2016 - 08:32pm PT
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Got it, Justin and Paul. Makes sense now. Good example of good management of land/resources. I can dig that!
I'll bring 2-3 of those maps for the raffle. See you tomorrow.
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Paul Martzen
Trad climber
Fresno
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Jun 23, 2016 - 08:44pm PT
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The river below Mammoth Pool is very pretty. With boatable flows it is moderate class 5. There was about a two week spill this year, so debris may have been cleaned out. Now the flow is 32 cfs; enough to fill in pools between the rocky rapids but not enough to cover any rocks. Don't bring a raft. Float the pools then climb over the rocks is the way to do it. A super lightweight pack raft for getting across the pools and easy to carry or toss over the rocks would work well. I would expect a youngster could get through in a really long day or maybe a couple of days scrambling and swimming. With good flow it takes a few hours in a kayak.
The canyon just at the base of the dam is pretty impressive.
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this just in
climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 24, 2016 - 07:03am PT
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Josh, hope to see you up there man. Heading up this morning.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jun 24, 2016 - 12:12pm PT
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I may have to hit this event sometime too.....
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jun 25, 2016 - 07:10pm PT
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hey there say... just a bump...
for just'in...
:)
should be going on, right about now, right??
:)
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jun 26, 2016 - 10:34am PT
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hey there say, thisjustin... hope it was really neat...
got any pics to share, :)
hope lots of you all, made it there...
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Jun 26, 2016 - 11:04am PT
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Hey Neebs! It was a good thing from what I saw. The family and I left yesterday morning after breakfast as everybody was heading out to climb from camp.
I had the pleasure of finally meeting a lot of people I've been eager to meet, face-to-face. And it never disappoints. As usual, everybody was cool!
And I had the pleasure of meeting Justin and Jeremy (and Josh and Mike A.). Very cool people, in a very cool setting. And I got to see old friends like Daphne and her friend!
Flip flop, Ksolem, Guyman, Nut-Again and I'll stop there. Too many cool climbers in one setting. It was good to hang with the gang.
My only regret was not spending more time there, but after a long week with my family and dog on Bass Lake, we were all vacationed-out and ready to head home.
Camping Note:
I really regret bringing my dog, Maggie. It was a bit of a selfish move on my part. I really wanted to meet everybody, but knew my old dog was going to be a potential problem. She growls, barks when other dogs are present.
We managed to keep isolated, yet still part of the overall area, which was a testament to the awesome-ness of the area.
But if you can really avoid it, try to leave dogs at home. Unless they're like Adieu, Justin 's dog. Adieu immediately was Maggie's focus. And then they met! Adieu and Maggie got a face-to-face.
That went way better than I expected. Adieu was like a friendly host-dog. But I'm constantly stressed in these situations, watching dogs, and what not. Better to leave the pups at home if you can. Unless they're super-friendly to people/other dogs like Adieu.
End Camping note.
Good times, my friends! I'm very grateful to the work everybody put in on this. I didn't take many pics, but I'm sure others did.
Thanks, Justin!
I saw some of your dream-catchers, Neebee, hanging at the raffle-table too!!!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jun 26, 2016 - 05:55pm PT
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hey there say, bluering... say, thanks for the update!
wow, somedayyyyyyy i just might get to something...
it is a huge wrestle, in many ways, to even try to set stuff up like this...
but, you never know...
thanks again!
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this just in
climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 26, 2016 - 08:17pm PT
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Steve, it was really good to meet you and your family. Let me know the next time you come up.
Neebs it was a ton of fun. Great to see some familiar faces and good to meet new ones. I have a lot of photos to go through, but will try to post a TR sometime this week.
We raised 700.00 for the ASCA,big thanks to all who donated items and to all who bought raffle tickets.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jun 26, 2016 - 08:32pm PT
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hey there say, thisjustin... wow, 700!! wow, so very wonderful!!!
i had a really NEAT PAINTING, i had planned to send you, but,
:(
i had no time to finish it... but now, whewww, i can see you did
great!!!
thus, i know, this neat ol' painting, can go to another fund raiser
:))
can't wait to see everyone...
happy good eve, and god bless!
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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Jun 26, 2016 - 10:36pm PT
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The river below Mammoth Pool is called Tied For First if I remember right isn't Paul?
Myself along with Barry Kruse Eric Marten did the probable first raft descent of Tied For First in 1985. We made a cart for our SOTAR and lowered it down the dome just below the dam to get to the river. We had a flow of probably 1800-2000 and it felt pretty pushy. We spent two days making our way down and scouting the drops.
All of us worked for the same rafting company, ABLE Rafting, those were fun days.
I remember doing Cherry Creek and and a section of the Lower Stan that had a drop called Haunted House, that drop swallowed the raft whole.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jun 27, 2016 - 02:14am PT
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hey there, say... wow, thanks for the fun share, moosedrool...
wow, and there is powder! she is SUCH a nice nice, gal...
hey there, to you, dear powder!
well, night, all!
happy good eve, and then, good day!
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Daphne
Trad climber
Northern California
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Jun 27, 2016 - 11:55am PT
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What a wonderful weekend! Good people, fun climbing, clear starry skies, swimming holes, laughter and putting faces and avatars together. It's events like this that keep me on supertopo.
An especially big shout out to Justin and Mindy for being the amazing and generous people they are.
And big hugs to Paul (Urizen) and Mike (mikea) for leading Joanna and me to water! Best swimming holes ever.
And to Flip Flop for use of his new rope and for being an all-around good guy.
And Moose, and Frumy, and Ksolem, climberdude, and Steve, and all the rest of the good taco people, looking forward to the 3rd Annual :)
edit: Woah! Nutagain and his kids showed! So good to see you again! And Josh and Juniper! So great to witness the next generation being brought into nature and enjoying it.
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Flip Flop
climber
Earth Planet, Universe
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Jun 27, 2016 - 12:21pm PT
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I won huge!! What a great trip. Fantastic people all the way around.
I won a new rope! And as great as that is, it's down the list from the experiences with new friends.
MikeA and Ksolem hosted the Thursday Night Recon Campfire. These guys are friggin gods. Kris has just finished the new Needles Guide and that should put him at the top of all of our lists. Yaaahr! And Mike is the man with The best plan for staying cool and having fun in the swimming holes.
Nutagain showed up with the kids and Josh and June, and they were definitely the life of the party. Daphne and her partner Jumping Bean led the charge for bold leads and sweet water slides. Powder and a keg in the house!!
And I got to climb with Moosedrool. MooseJedi. Moose Baryshnikov.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Jun 27, 2016 - 05:24pm PT
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Contest: What is NutsAgain saying to Flip Flop??
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Jun 27, 2016 - 06:01pm PT
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The only disappointment was I couldn't raise any enthusiasm for Trump.
Where was Bluering when I needed him?
Hehehe
Moose
I was there, next to you for a while. I usually don't bring up politics on the road, UNLESS, someone else brings it up.
Kris and I had a great discussion on the current political upheavals in Britain and here in our own country. Great chat!
I know most people dislike talking politics, but I'm game next time you see me, Mossedrool!. You seem like a nice guy, I didn't realize who you were while I was there talking with you, Mike, Justin, Kris, and Flip Flip.
What's FF's real name? Moose, you're Andre, right?
I'm (was) Steve at the shin-dig.
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Flip Flop
climber
Earth Planet, Universe
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Jun 27, 2016 - 06:23pm PT
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Looks like a big fish story.
DMT,
MikeA was tour guide extraordinaire. Rock Creek on Friday and another couple of gems on Sunday.
Really cool info up-thread about the San Juaquin River. Priceless beta.
Thanks again y'all
Brook Flop
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Climberdude
Trad climber
Clovis, CA
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Jun 27, 2016 - 06:33pm PT
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Thanks for the great climbing event and glad everyone appreciated the keg. I would have been disappointed if I brought the keg, but very little funds were raised by the raffle. I love the dream catcher that I won, but could not hear who made it. It is hanging over my bed. It was great to see everyone again this year. I am looking forward to next year.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Jun 27, 2016 - 06:49pm PT
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Thanks for bringing the keg. You are a prince among men.
Edit: For those who weren't there it was a keg of Lagunitas IPA. Classy.
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mike a.
Sport climber
ca
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Jun 27, 2016 - 06:53pm PT
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Hi all, would like to give Justin super big thanks for all his hard work so we can have a great time, thanks to all my new friends who chilled with me, gosh I had an amazing time thanks 😊 ps if your this way again look me up always need climbers to climb with happy climbing Mike A.
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