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Urmas
Social climber
Sierra Eastside
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 4, 2016 - 04:44pm PT
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Driving down 395 this afternoon, I noticed a big plume of smoke, obviously from a wildfire. It seemed to be located near Bald Mountain. Sure enough! From the Arcularius Ranch on the Owens River Road, you could clearly see the side of Bald Mountain burning. The fire appeared to be burning back into Clark Canyon. I hope we don't lose all those big shade trees!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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drat! Yeah, the trees are clutch back there.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Damn.
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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Started by a lightning strike.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Just drove by Yosemite International airport and saw a chinook landing and 2 hueys taking off...Didn't know Bald Mt. was burning until i looked north...Hope they contain it quickly...
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Oh no!
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Just watched one of the Huey's flying towards Bishop...Maybe the fire is contained...? Or maybe The Chief hijacked it..?
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ruppell
climber
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There wrapping up air ops for the night according to wildlandfire.com. If the winds pick up this could blow up by the AM. Current forecast has gusts to 20MPH.
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kenr99
climber
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Sharon and I were climbing there when it started. There had been some raindrops and some thunder. Later I saw that some of the low clouds were yellow-orange instead of gray.
So we retrieved our draws and pulled down our rope and jogged back down to the parking. The flames were not much more than 100 yards from the road as we were driving out.
Ken
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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There's a trough coming in with winds and cooling...Wonder if the fire made it up to the old fire look out on top of Bald...?
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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There's a trough coming in with winds and cooling...Wonder if the fire made it up to the old fire look out on top of Bald...?
RJ, I read, on another site, that they were going to try and save the lookout.
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Bruce Morris
Social climber
Belmont, California
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Photo by the USNF:
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Forecast today is for fairly light winds--5 to 10 mph. Wishing the fire fighters safe and effective fire fighting!
BAd
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Plop the houses in the desert and pipe the water flowing through the timber over to make an oasis housing cluster that is easier to defend against against Mother Nature.
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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According to the roadside display on the old mill on 120, that is still the largest Jeffery pine forest in the world.
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F10
Trad climber
Bishop
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I read on the inciweb that it was estimated to be 200 acres 12 hours ago.
About 20 years ago I was climbing at Clark and we noticed a smoker from a lightning strike high on the hill SE from the climbing area. I was thinking I sure don't want to hike up there, I'm not at work. Thankfully showers returned that pm and it got doused.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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10b4me....There's also an old FS outhouse up there and a cabin that the sledders use for a warming hut in the winter...Have a friend that lived in the lookout...Great parties with a view...Let's hope it doesn't do too much damage..
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Jesus Bombz...I think most people build homes in the forests because it's better than living in a stucco housing tract and battling commuter logjams....And there are not any homes in Clark Canyon...But i get what you're saying...
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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If it's in Alpers too, sounds like it is moving to the west.
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snakefoot
climber
Nor Cal
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Damn, this sucks as that place was always a pleasant escape and chill.
Save king spud! Edit for Cragar below. there's a joke in there as the rock itself would have to fall over!
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Cragman...As we both know the forest is like a tinder box back in there...Piss fir , scraggly lodgepole with dead limbwood and the big jeffrey's...It could run all the way north to Mono Lake... Sauser...? Who would have thought...Was that the night you came across the guy in the car with the girly magazines...?
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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Totally Randisi, totaly!
King Spud ain't gong anywhere and I kinda doubt the huge tree below has sufficient adjacent fuels to get'r going; it's been years since I've been there, so I really don't know.
Must be wind activity if it's headed to Alpers eh?! What about the Mind Dart area?(I obviously have vague memories of it)
Man, haven't been there since '94 and love the climbing/setting and adjacency to BaldMtn, the aspens with there Basque history... We would go over almost every other weekend from Sonora after the pass opened from 92-94.
Things are changing, back in 07 we had very weird explosive fire activity in re-burned areas of the sub-alpine zones in the Bob. Every year there are good examples of change and what years of suppression have left us with.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Cragman...I bet Sauser was grateful..Lucky he didn't freeze to death...I was skating the trails off the back of Bald 12K's off 395 and came up on this guy with a dead sled...I stopped just as he pulled his helmet off...It was Bondo..He passed me later on the way out towed behind another sled...
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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I was on an elevator with him last week ... Next time i'll ask him if he's ever gotten lost on his snow mobile and suggest that motorized recreation should be banned on the forest...hee , hee...
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crusher
climber
Santa Monica, CA
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Bummer! One of my favorite areas with all the jeffries.
It always crossed my mind that I wouldn't want to get stuck in one of the canyons or climbing spots up there if a fire started. Inciweb report (Calfire) said they evacuated Clark (and presumably anyone who was camping in the meadow). Wishing safety to all the fire-fighters!
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Eric Beck
Sport climber
Bishop, California
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The smoke was visible from the Druid Stones this morning and now from down here in Bishop.
Perhaps the USFS efforts to get equipment in to fight the fire will inspire them to do a little work on the road.
Clark is one of our favorite summer spots and we are concerned.
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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1,600 acres, 10% contained. Seems like pretty stiff westerlies. We were climbing up at Dike Wall and watched the smoke and bombers go by. I suspect the camping area and Al's Garage are fine, but who knows? This baby's gonna bet bigger before this is over. Fortunately, no smoke to speak of in Bishop now, and Mammoth was gorgeous.
Play safe, kids.
BAd
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Appears to be a fire now near Rock Creek...?
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otisdog
Big Wall climber
Sierra Madre & McGee Creek, Ca.
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Also one starting in the Lower Rock Creek / Swall Meadow area.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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A L1011 just floated by...Big smoke coming from swall...winds out of the west...Hope it blows it down hill...Long Valley water truck just flew down the old hiway...
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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A L1011 just floated by...
More likely a DC-10. Most of the L1011's either fell out of the sky or got scrapped. I sure wouldn't want to fill one up with water and see what happened.
That's a lot of fires all at once. Makes you wonder...
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crusher
climber
Santa Monica, CA
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Oh sh*t not Rock Creek/Swall again.
Were there thunderstorms today? Wind is blowing from the west so it's unlikely that it's from embers from Clark...
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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I'll say a prayer for the East Side.
some nice August rain for a week would be nice to see...
EDIT.... welcome back Dingus.
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labrat
Trad climber
Erik O. Auburn, CA
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"That's a lot of fires all at once. Makes you wonder..."
Agree ;-(
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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"That's a lot of fires all at once. Makes you wonder..."
Agree ;-(
+1 or 2
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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The Clark fire was caused by lightning.
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ruppell
climber
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I just finished working up in Starlite and had a really good view of the new blaze off Lower Rock Creek Road. It looked bigger when I got there then when I left.
Talked to a few folks in the know. Two DC-10's and 4 copters where pulled off the Clark fire to help with the LRCF. They're hitting it pretty hard and hopefully they'll have it knocked down tonight. If I lived in Swall I'd be freaking out right now. Way to close for comfort.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Sorry about the crappy scan. Highlighted area upper right is the current fire line. Compare to Marty's guide of the area. Clark Canyon looks like it's right in the middle of it. Meh. I like Clark. :(
Official start was indeed lightning.
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Good news, Dean.
Thanks, Maid, I think! I like Clark, too. It's going to be a different place, that's for sure. Change is a mofo.
BAd
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Mtbphoto
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, Ca
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Heres a little better quality map that the maid posted earlier. To me it looks like Clark's burnt. I was up on the Minaret Vista this evening, a few planes heading back and forth to the fires.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Smoke was funneling across the east end of mono lake last night..The lookout on top of Bald Mt. had a large swath of orange fire retardent protecting it...Wonder what impact the fire will have at big springs on the owens river headwaters..?
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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From Mammoth Mountain skate park on Thursday
This shot shows the plume from the fire joining the thunder cell that likely caused it.
It progressed slowly as we watched it all day friday from the top of the mountain.
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missjr
Trad climber
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Hey DMT,
No I haven't had a chance to see the actual damage. The area is closed off to the public. I just saw the pic above posted to the Inyo National Forest FB page which I think demonstrates that the area got toasted. I also thought that the trees were somewhat spaced in the area and not too thick which would allow for a "healthy" fire to run through. I guess we will have to wait and see what damage has been done to the rock, hardware, etc when this is over. Without the trees it will be very exposed and hot.
I drove up from Bishop yesterday from hiking and the Rock Creek Fire looks embedded in the lower part of Rock Creek Canyon where the bike trail goes. There was quite a bit of vegetation in there this spring when I was biking it.
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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Update, on this or Swall Meadows.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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If that's the parking area, it looks like we now have a road going right up to the rocks.
Anyone ever done any testing of bolts and hangers after a fire?
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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The evacuees from the swall fire were let back into their homes..Guessing the fire is out..?
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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These two fires are basically toast--heh. Smoldering and mop-up operations, but I think the latest official #s: Rock Creek 95%; Clark @ 85% containment. We were up at Highland Wall on Cristal Crag all day, and there was only light smoke. Couldn't see anything coming out of Rock Creek.
But!
When we came out of the Mtn. Rambler after dinner and brews---a big swath of smoke pouring across the Sierra crest from up high--something burning on the West Side. Shiz never ends with so many idiots and accidents in the great state of California.
BAd
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Coach37
Social climber
Philly
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Aug 10, 2016 - 08:18am PT
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Updates available anytime you care to look, closures, containment, resources on the fires, daily activity plans, maps, etc - that's the purpose of Inciweb.
All the CA incidents:
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/state/5/
Clark, 85% contained, 2819 Acres
Rock Creek, 100% contained, 122 acres
Pilot Rock, 64% contained, 7861 acres
and the big dog, giving us plenty of smoke in Santa Maria, the Soberanes up by Big Sur, 50% contained, 68,698 acres.
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juneclimber
Sport climber
june lake, ca
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Aug 11, 2016 - 04:10pm PT
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I went out with our Water Tender on Initial Attack.
Here is where the road splits, left to Alpers right to Clark parking area...this intersection was the anchor on this side of the fire, lines going up either side from here
dozer 43 putting the line up Bald Mt....he drove all the way up and around the lookout...
and...
Very sad...I have been climbing out there almost every weekend for 10 or more years.
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labrat
Trad climber
Erik O. Auburn, CA
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Aug 11, 2016 - 04:19pm PT
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Sad is right. It won't be the same for a very long time.....
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Aug 11, 2016 - 04:30pm PT
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Look at the bright side....... you will not need to back up the next time you come face to face with somebody going the other way.
But seriously, how did the stone hold up? The hardware....
One of the places I usta go to down by the Kern was burned up so bad the surface of the rock blew off along with the bolts. That place will most likely need 5,000 years to have the surface reform.
I do hope that is not the fate of Clark.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Aug 11, 2016 - 04:42pm PT
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thx juneclimber, that really helps put some perspective on it.
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splitclimber
climber
Sonoma County
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Aug 11, 2016 - 06:51pm PT
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Thx for posting those pics. Looks bad but maybe not devastating. The trees don't look like toothpicks.
I'm glad I got a day there this spring.
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Aug 12, 2016 - 07:12am PT
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Yes, interesting pics. Looks like a bunch of those trees were only scorched at the base, which is what I was hoping for. No more "redneck racing stripes" when driving in my big truck. Gonna need some rain and snow to clean things up a bit.
BAd
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Aug 20, 2016 - 09:05am PT
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Climbed all the routes, never have to go back. R.I.P Clark Cyn.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Aug 20, 2016 - 11:34am PT
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Photos?
Must be nice to have done it all, Medusa. You don't even have to climb anymore...
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ß Î Ř T Ç H
Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
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Aug 22, 2016 - 10:20pm PT
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a gold medal for jumping to conclusions
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Aug 23, 2016 - 09:06am PT
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a gold medal for jumping to conclusions
Biotch.... the bolts I have experience with were 5/16 button heads. The bolts look good. Only problem is that they are lying on the ground along with about 12 inches of granite sand that somehow exfoliated.
Now Clark Canyon is a different type of stone, heck the fire might have baked it into a harder, more brick like, surface.
anybody been there? or are the roads closed.
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Aug 23, 2016 - 12:51pm PT
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I've never seen glue-ins at Clark. Looking forward to some pics and/or visiting just to see what's what.
BAd
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Mtbphoto
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, Ca
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Aug 23, 2016 - 03:44pm PT
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Anyone know if those trees in the last photo will survive the fire damage?
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Aug 23, 2016 - 04:05pm PT
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Wow. Great news! I was hoping a bunch of those trees would make it, especially the ones close to the cliff. If those trees are okay, I don't really have any worries about the hardware.
Thanks for the pics!
BAd
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Aug 23, 2016 - 06:44pm PT
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Thanks for the recon, Matt!
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mastadon
Trad climber
crack addict
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Aug 24, 2016 - 07:32am PT
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How about the road? Did they do anything to make that one spot past the last gate a little more friendly?
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Urmas
Social climber
Sierra Eastside
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 24, 2016 - 07:38am PT
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No such luck. The road past the gate is still rocky for a short section.
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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Aug 24, 2016 - 07:46am PT
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Thanks for the post fire pics! What is that route at P-lot...'stick to your ribs' or something?
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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Aug 24, 2016 - 08:00am PT
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No such luck. The road past the gate is still rocky for a short section.
I guess they didn't run a 'dozer along the road. That would have taken care of the rocky section.
Just curious, why was that road built?
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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Aug 24, 2016 - 08:10am PT
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Steve....every time I go out there, I add a rock to that section, to help keep out the riff raff.
: )
Someone has to do it, Dean. :-)
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Todd Townsend
Social climber
Bishop, CA
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Aug 24, 2016 - 08:49am PT
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Not sure a dozer would really have even done anything to that section. If you look at it, the road there has actually eroded down to the foundational bedrock of the hill itself. Short of blasting or hammering it flat, what it really needs is a load of gravel dumped on top to smooth it out. Then maybe some water bars to keep snowmelt and storm runoff from rutting it up again.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Aug 24, 2016 - 08:55am PT
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Matt... thanks for the pictures. Looks like the place came through OK.
Maybe now is a good time to reroute the trails, build some water blocks and watch it all renew.
Some good news.
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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Aug 24, 2016 - 12:13pm PT
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A couple loads of asphalt would fix that one spot and keep it from ever eroding.
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F10
Trad climber
Bishop
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Aug 24, 2016 - 07:05pm PT
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The road in works just fine the way it is, especially the rocky part.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Aug 25, 2016 - 11:23am PT
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If we get a decent winter the wildflowers will be amazing in the spring.
Fire rejuvenates.
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Big Daddy
climber
mammoth
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Aug 25, 2016 - 10:51pm PT
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The snowmobiling out there is going to be really good. Hope we get a good winter.
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otisdog
Big Wall climber
Sierra Madre & McGee Creek, Ca.
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Sep 17, 2016 - 03:14pm PT
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Sounds like it's burning again...
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life is a bivouac
Trad climber
Bishop
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Sep 17, 2016 - 04:00pm PT
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Oh NO again... It does seem like the same area looking north from my back yard... 'started around 2 or 3 hours ago...
Or it may be Trump making a preemptive strike with a "small tactical nuke" east of the Crowley Lake area, taking out a wood cutter's truck with a "I'm with HER" bumper sticker...
All kidding aside, this is a big fire already...
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Sep 17, 2016 - 04:22pm PT
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Looks like it is coming from Mammoth to me...?
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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Sep 17, 2016 - 05:07pm PT
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Sierra Lady on the Mammoth forums posted this frame grab off the McCoy Cam -
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Sep 17, 2016 - 05:31pm PT
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Hmm... Housesitting out in El Chalfant and can't see any of that smoke. Hearing about it from my Mammoth posse though. :-/ Hope they knock it down ASAP.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Sep 17, 2016 - 06:32pm PT
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Winds are not that strong....bet they snuff it out by tomorrow evening...
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ruppell
climber
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Sep 17, 2016 - 06:32pm PT
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Taken from the y in Bishop about 15 minutes ago. It looks like multiple starts to me. There's not enough wind for it jump that far. I hope I'm wrong.
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missjr
Trad climber
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Sep 17, 2016 - 07:06pm PT
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I took a drive out Owens River Rd this afternoon and its burning at the Archilarius Ranch property and running up Bald Mtn. It doesn't seem to be affecting Clarks Canyon yet.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Sep 17, 2016 - 07:54pm PT
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You can still see orange retardent on Bald Mt. from the early August fire...
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Sep 17, 2016 - 08:57pm PT
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Thanks for the update, Dean. Big smoke over the Sierra crest east of Bishop this evening. Hope they get it nailed down soon. Clark has seen enough damage already, damn it.
BAd
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juneclimber
Sport climber
june lake, ca
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Sep 17, 2016 - 09:18pm PT
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Owens Rivwr fire. This fire is running in every direction. Burning right through the previous burn and retardant lines. Climbers evacuated from Clark up to Bald mt lookout. USFS getting out some of the cars if they have keys. I was not working the fire but was down there for awhile. No one can really do anything relying on air attack and focusing on structures so far so good structure wise.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Sep 17, 2016 - 09:28pm PT
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Wonder what started this one...No lightening since August 3rd..
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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Sep 17, 2016 - 09:33pm PT
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Wonder what started this one...No lightening since August 3rd..
Smoldering embers from the last fire?
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juneclimber
Sport climber
june lake, ca
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Sep 17, 2016 - 10:41pm PT
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10b4me that is my guess. Initial report put the start right at the edge of the previous fire. We'll see.
Air attack est was 3k acre at 6pm. They're gonna hit it hard with even more air tomorrow...and there was more air than engines today. Hopefuly they get resources up here to start getting a line in tomorrow. They ordered the world but We're just a long ways from help.
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DaveT.
Big Wall climber
Mammoth Lakes
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Sep 18, 2016 - 05:56am PT
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Very very smokey in Mammoth this morning, the NE wind is bringing it in.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Sep 18, 2016 - 08:35am PT
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Socked in down in crowley....can't see sh#t...Wish Trump would land and hand out Play Doh..
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ruppell
climber
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Sep 18, 2016 - 11:03am PT
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4500 acres and 10% containment.
How bad is Crowley right now? I was gonna go up to Laurel Lakes to do some fishing. Is it completely smoked out?
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ruppell
climber
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Sep 18, 2016 - 11:08am PT
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Thanks Crag
I can see it settling over the Wheelers from my house. Guess I'll just go up to South Lake later after all the tourons leave.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Sep 18, 2016 - 11:27am PT
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ruppell....Crowley is smoked out...can't see the glass mts. from here...Hopefully the wind will kick up and blow it back towards Mammoth ( Cragman )...
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ruppell
climber
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Sep 18, 2016 - 06:53pm PT
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Per wildlandfire.com size is it 5900 acres.
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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Sep 18, 2016 - 08:54pm PT
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In that Mammoth Mtn cam, it looks like there are two fires, separated by a ridge.
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missjr
Trad climber
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Sep 18, 2016 - 09:21pm PT
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Folks stuck at Clarks parking last night.
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missjr
Trad climber
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Sep 18, 2016 - 09:22pm PT
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Another shot from the people stuck at the Clarks Parking area last night.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Sep 18, 2016 - 09:44pm PT
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Taken this aft downtown.
A 90-mile hop to Mammoth Airport from Castle Airport, so this is a puddle jump over the Sierras, relatively.
Good luck knocking this one down. Last evening was smoke-darkened with a wind shift. Then it vanished.
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Sep 19, 2016 - 06:08am PT
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Damn. Looks like the camping area and Al's Garage are gone now, too? Crap, crap, and double crap.
BAd
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Sep 19, 2016 - 06:41am PT
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Cragman....Watched a lady doing donuts in her SUV out in INYO craters last night...She was driving off road in foot deep duff of pine needle and cones...I stopped and gave them the smoky the bear lecture about catalytic converters touching dry needles as the fire fighting tankers were flying over... My lecture was a waste of time...When i drove off her car was still parked in the duff....She was getting ready to build a bonfire right next to the pine needles..
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 19, 2016 - 07:32am PT
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RJ, YOU were derelict in not making a citizen's arrest and taking her car keys.
At the least you shoulda pulled out yer 357 and put one in the head and one in the block.
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crusher
climber
Santa Monica, CA
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Sep 19, 2016 - 01:33pm PT
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Wow that looks awful. We were up at Clark over Labor Day weekend and it was quite spooky - that August fire burned hot. I didn't post any pictures but if you remember that huge log someone carved into a chair, in the Alcove, it's totally gone...just sand and white ash where it was.
We spotted a few green sprouts coming in on remnants of shrubs along the trail though. The trees all looked pretty well done for.
Really a shame that the areas spared in August now look like they're burning. Da*nit!!!
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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Sep 19, 2016 - 06:11pm PT
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The Inyo Register
The so-called Owens River Fire is estimated to be 6,000 acres and 20 percent contained according to a news release posted on http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/ at approximately 6:50 p.m.
The release further stated, "Today, crews continued to develop and strengthen containment lines. Hot, dry conditions and wind increased fire activity in the afternoon. The fire grew along the northeast flank and interior islands of fuel also burned actively. Fire crews tied the fireline from the Owens River Fire to the recent Clark Fire, which will provide an effective control line for a portion of the northern flank.
Tonight, crews will continue line construction, building out from the south and west flanks to further contain the fire. These evening operations are particularly effective when the fire “lays down” at night with cooler temperatures and allows fire crews to more safely respond to the fire. Crews will monitor the southwest flank to ensure that lines hold and continue protection of ranches and developments in the area.
Four uninhabited outbuildings and several pieces of heavy equipment were destroyed during the initial response yesterday.
The fire is burning along Owens River Road near Clark Canyon, east of Highway 395 in sagebrush and Jeffrey pine, and annual grasses.
There are 9 hand crews, 48 engines, 3 air tankers, 7 helicopters, 3 dozers, and 6 water tenders assigned to the fire. There are 483 people assigned to the incident.
The cause of the fire is under investigation but appears to be human-caused." |
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beantown
climber
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Oct 24, 2016 - 08:19am PT
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I was part of the climbers who got trapped at the recent fire at Clarks Canyon, we bailed so fast from the crag that we left 8 black and gold and 4 Petzl Djinn quickdraws at the base of area 13 around no more mister nice guy.
Our friend who lives up there went back there to get them recently and said there was no gear.
Hoping somebody picked them up, we would really like them back
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