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rincon
climber
Coarsegold
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Mar 29, 2017 - 01:44pm PT
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Kris, I think the rocks were put in the road by disgruntled hikers who believe the trail starts at the dead end of the maintained road. That 1/2 mile section up to the campsites has been blocked before. When's the Church Dome get together???!!!!!
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Mar 29, 2017 - 01:54pm PT
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That's a pretty serious move for a disgruntled hiker. I'd expect something more like a nasty note on the windshield. Trying to F up someone's car back there is a hanging crime :-)
Church Dome get together? Yes. But how much snow? When will Cherry Hill rd open?
There's still close to 5 ft of snow at the Needles.
Quaking Aspen snow depth
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rincon
climber
Coarsegold
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Mar 29, 2017 - 01:56pm PT
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Probably not until Memorial Day.
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Mar 29, 2017 - 01:57pm PT
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^^ Not this year. Later.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Mar 29, 2017 - 02:00pm PT
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Lets see how hot it gets....
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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Mar 29, 2017 - 02:45pm PT
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Hey Kris, nice story, I think...
Man, anything w/in 50 miles as the crow flies around Lake I has potential like your story. Ever been up Erskine Ck?
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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Mar 29, 2017 - 03:22pm PT
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I have an old buddy who lives near there, Jon Frank, and I'm sure that he climbs there.
Great guy. I'm sure that he still does at least 5.12, but will happily climb with a 5.9 climber.
I can hook someone up with him, if you also live in the area. These days he is really into Paragliding and Mountain Biking, but he is super strong and an absolutely great person.
We are old Oklahoma climbing buddies from back in the old days. He could do 10 one arm pullups like it was nothing, and was a really good crack climber.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Mar 29, 2017 - 05:13pm PT
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Ever been up Erskine Ck?
I don't think so...
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Mar 29, 2017 - 07:00pm PT
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Father Dowling's Mystery 5.10c R, Backside of the Rectory.
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Mar 29, 2017 - 07:14pm PT
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Ksolom going up something Rectory. Jan on belay
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Mar 29, 2017 - 07:16pm PT
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Leather Nun 11a fun.
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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Mar 30, 2017 - 12:52pm PT
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Pretty funny how memories work. I was the one driving Guy's car when we hit the rocks and I was the one under the car prying the drive shaft safety strap back off the drive shaft after hitting both rocks. Being the smallest, and the one responsible for hitting the rocks in the first place, I got sent under the car with a nut tool. After the second rock we got out and walked the road in front of the car to clear the other rocks. That was pretty f*cked up behavior by someone.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Mar 30, 2017 - 03:43pm PT
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Yeah I don't remember who was driving what, just the weirdness of it all.
Somewhere in the back of my head I was hearing a banjo playin'.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Went out to Spirit Rock this past Friday with Marco Krebs to jump on a few routes he and Herb Laeger put up. The first one, 'Whine And Spirits' (.10b), which was on the west end, turned out to be super clean and enjoyable. The short second pitch takes on an easy arête (The Staircase Arete) with fun exposure. Fun airy overhanging rap from there. Went to the northeast side to do 'Hocus Pocus' (2 pitch, 5.9). A little bit dirty but still fun nonetheless. The crux was well protected, with the rest of it on 5.6/5.7 terrain. nice view from the top but sad to see the past devastation of the McNally Fire.
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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So how is Marco doing? I haven't seen him in a few years.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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He's doing great. Keeping fairly busy with his cabinet/wood work business. Set to build my kitchen cabinets as well. He's got a birthday coming up and a few of us are going up to The Needles to celebrate and climb.
Marco at Lower Valhalla
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Matt Sarad
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 4, 2018 - 09:19pm PT
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After three climbs in five years after the bike accident/Head plant on the pavement, I went to the Kern Canyon to explore. We found four bolted routes at the turnout just before the lower power station.
Anyone know these?
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Riverkern Annex)
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Wish I could provide more info on that stuff. Does it appear to be the same crap we witnessed earlier last year with bolts right next to cracks and fixed pro in bad/fractured rock? Btw, got some good stuff going on beyond the canyon, up in my neck of the woods. A few teasers to follow. PM me on FB.
Cheers,
Dave
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Matt Sarad
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 5, 2018 - 08:00am PT
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Thanks Dave. Yes, it’s the place you mention. The first climb on the left has a wide crack about two feet left of the bolts. mt. project only says that it was a trad area as early as the 70s and sport routes/bolts turned up in the 2000 era. We saw three brothers climbing it, first time I had ever seen anyone there.
Sandy with lots of fallen crud, it requires a helmet for everyone.
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