slobmonster
Trad climber
berkeley, ca
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 28, 2008 - 11:04pm PT
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So Caughtinside and I decided to hit up Temple Crag. Yee haw.
We drove up. We slept at Hardin Flat.
He drove over the pass, stopping to climb something-or-other on Stately Pleasure Dome. Whoope Dee doo.
We drove to Bishop, gassed up, ate a sandwich, bought some crap we didn't have, and made our way to the trailhead. And hiked in.
Here's me with a tube of Burt's Bees: the solution to ALL your chapping/chafing needs.
We found a spot to camp, and proceeded to indulge in some tarpology whilst the weather moved in. After discussing the merits of handjobs we broke out the camera:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD6zGJ5a8sE
We went to sleep, and then woke up.
Then we slogged a bit, and went climbing.
I drank some more coffee... out of a Gatorade bottle:
And was re-energized:
I had to take a crap.
Dave was not amused.
But he got over it by throwing down some devil horns.
And, soon enough, smiling.
I exposed myself to the Sierra massif:
And then got really intimidated by the "4' gap" described in the Supertopo guidebook.
Dave's otherwise photogenic head was outmatched by some really cool granite:
Dave dropped most of my wired stoppers, so I made him tea-bag the remaining two.
We topped out. I think I need my teeth whitened.
We went down. I found some old tat on the one (not quite required) rappel.
And replaced it with fresh, free-range tat.
Then we walked down and drank beer.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jul 28, 2008 - 11:11pm PT
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great trip report, but I can't see your pix...
just the questioning blue box
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slobmonster
Trad climber
berkeley, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 28, 2008 - 11:19pm PT
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I think I fixed it...
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caughtinside
Social climber
Davis, CA
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Jul 28, 2008 - 11:34pm PT
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hah! nice going seth!
Pics working for me fine.
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Jul 28, 2008 - 11:42pm PT
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I can see it all.
You guys rock.
I will have to go there!
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jul 29, 2008 - 12:57am PT
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I see it now! thanks...
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GDavis
Trad climber
SoCal
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Jul 29, 2008 - 01:05am PT
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The blue collar narration killed me :D good jorb mate!
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Dr. Rock
Ice climber
Castle Rock
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Jul 29, 2008 - 01:44am PT
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Nice report!
If you change out the PBR, you will avoid the rock crouching.
Not that I push boozin, but if you have to...
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imnotclever
climber
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Jul 29, 2008 - 06:01am PT
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What are the coordinates of the geoduce?
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Jul 29, 2008 - 07:27am PT
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Good times! Looked fun.
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cleo
Social climber
Berkeley, CA
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Jul 29, 2008 - 09:57am PT
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cute you guys! looks fun
-val
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caughtinside
Social climber
Davis, CA
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Jul 29, 2008 - 01:30pm PT
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Thanks Val. Seth and I are indeed the Cutest of Men.
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Blinny
Trad climber
I'm not Mark Blanchard
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Jul 29, 2008 - 01:40pm PT
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Most DARLING of men!
Keep that magic alive, boys. . . it's all we've got!
ox
eKatNotBlanchard
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Mike.
climber
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Jul 29, 2008 - 02:20pm PT
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Nice work! Thanks for the TR. And for fixing that rap anchor.
Hey, that's what ya get for racking nuts on a wiregate. I dropped one off Moon Goddess for the same reason. No more!
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caughtinside
Social climber
Davis, CA
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Jul 29, 2008 - 02:30pm PT
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The nuts weren't racked on a wiregate when I dropped them, they were on a spirit. Still not sure how it happened, I was just running my mouth while placing one and pow they were gone. Just put Seth's two remaining nuts on that biner.
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Spencer Adkisson
Trad climber
Reno, NV
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Jul 29, 2008 - 02:33pm PT
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Allright, there you have it. Thanks for sharing. Looks fun.
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climbrunride
Trad climber
Durango, CO
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Jul 29, 2008 - 07:40pm PT
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Fun TR! And good choice for your victory beer. PBR and climbing just go together so well...
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slobmonster
Trad climber
berkeley, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 29, 2008 - 07:45pm PT
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You may all note that the can of beer is actually PBR Light.
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