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MisterE
Social climber
My Inner Nut
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Nice outing, Ed. Looking froward to the flora report.
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
Arid-zona
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I'm supposed to be there soon but I might have to bail :-(
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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Thanks for sharing, Ed--nice perspectives.
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L
climber
Flat-faced Buddha Cat City
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Great photos, Ed.
(Now I want to do the climb that other party was on...it looks spectacular.)
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dr. jay
climber
petaluma, ca
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well i guess the smoke has cleared a bit. here's a shot from a month ago:
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Those last two pitches of the third pillar are pure climbing heaven. Thanks for posting Ed.
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nita
climber
chica from chico, I don't claim to be a daisy
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Dana Plateau...ahhhhh, love those ...Sky pilots...how high can you fly.
looking forward to the flora pics too..
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Pate
Trad climber
The High And Lonely
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Sep 18, 2009 - 06:56pm PT
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bump
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Jingy
Social climber
Flatland, Ca
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Sep 18, 2009 - 07:33pm PT
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shazam!!!
Really great shots Ed
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Sep 18, 2009 - 08:18pm PT
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Hey Ed, Awesome, one of our favorite places in the Sierra, unique with its botany having not been covered by ice. Who would have ever guessed the "best 5.9 in the universe" would have followed? Those who love the mountains will continue to climb for as long as we can..........Berg Heil! Any urge for something other than an OW drop me a PM (or if you a skier, the season approaches).
Charlie D.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Sep 19, 2009 - 01:24pm PT
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Dana Plateau is a marvelous hike on its own. Stupendous views. Few other people. Came across a burrowing owl up there a few years ago. Went up last year on my birthday with climbing buddy and my wife for a very fun morning's walk. Wandered all around, peered over the cliffs and scoped the 3d pillar "approach" descent. Lunched at the southwest corner of the plateau watching a party we'd met at the car finish the Dana couloir.
Please tread lightly up there. Hop the boulders and scree as much as you can. Avoid treading on the flora.
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hungry man
Trad climber
around
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Sep 19, 2009 - 01:37pm PT
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wow! Thanks Ed. That last shot is amazing. I need to go over there some time.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Sep 19, 2009 - 03:25pm PT
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Yes, please tread lightly
You don't want to stir the wrath of our own Bobbo Locke and Bardini, forever Guardians of the Plateau and Couloir.
Then again, they are probably knocking down a couple of brewskis and would welcome an occasional visitor.
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msiddens
Trad climber
Mountain View, CA
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Sep 19, 2009 - 03:47pm PT
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that route is epic. thanks for sharing
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 15, 2010 - 11:45am PT
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another reason to venture up on Dana Plateau...
flower hike
both for the botany and the geology, it is part of the Earth's surface before the uplift (25 million years ago) and untouched by the glaciers...
Selix arctica (arctic willow)
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Aug 15, 2010 - 12:04pm PT
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Thanks for posting that link. Here's a late 1980s scanned slide looking across the plateau back toward Mt Dana.
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