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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 9, 2009 - 08:59pm PT
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sounds like a recipe for adventure,
can't wait to try it out!
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Have fun Ed. It was the longest route on Elephant and may still be. Most of it was really good and a great location. We were highly visible on it and were honked at continuously as we set up our porta-ledges in the bulge in the middle of the curvy seams. Probably the lowest elevation hanging bivy in Yosemite. On the "Don't rock the boat pitch" I mantled this rocking block which Cade who was below didn't like it too much. Cade led the flaring seam up higher with regular cams(only two cams making contact, offsets would make it easy). We both thought the other had the crux pitch. I don't know if we took pictures. I can't find any. Sir Loin?
Ken
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Zander
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Ken,
What are we talking here? 5.7 C2? 12c A4?
Ed, when are we going?
Zander
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 9, 2009 - 11:35pm PT
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Zander, I think it would be rude to ask Ken for any more information...
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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I wouldn't worry about the rating, you guys can handle it. It is mostly just hard work. If memory serves me right, you could aid anything over 5.8 or 5.9. The aid will be a grade or two easier with offset cams. Let me know when you are going up there and I will pull over and yell at you on the way up to work.
Ed, I am pretty hard to offend. I think it would be fun to climb with Zander. Have a good climb.
Ken
P.S. Take some pictures.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Mar 10, 2009 - 12:15am PT
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Enjoyable Thread....."hearing yo's repartee." :D
I'm with Jingy, date and time...Taco people can come and cheer you on...:))
EDIT: Didn't look at the dates .... fell for the old thread jazz once again. Oh well, no prob. as I really enjoyed the banter. lrl
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 10, 2009 - 12:31am PT
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not sure we'll do it totally public anyway Lynne, but what ever we do, we'll post a trip report about it...
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Jingy
Social climber
Flatland, Ca
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Mar 10, 2009 - 03:15pm PT
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and post up photos when your done with the poaching
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kev
climber
CA
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Mar 10, 2009 - 05:01pm PT
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Sounds like fun Ed - Enjoy!
kev
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Zander
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Mar 10, 2009 - 11:11pm PT
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"Zander, I think it would be rude to ask Ken for any more information..."
Called out onto the carpet by Ed! Ouch.
(I still want to do the climb, Papa)
Ken, any time you want to climb with me you know where to find me. It would be my pleasure.
Climb on!
Z
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 10, 2009 - 11:14pm PT
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just didn't want to spoil the fun with too much information
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Mar 13, 2009 - 12:36am PT
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Ed and Zander, One piece of important info I just remembered. You should bring some wired rivet hangers, maybe 6 or 8. They should be short as the reaches will be long. I didn't want you to go through the effort and be lacking in that department. Hope you aren't on it yet. Have fun.
Ken
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 13, 2009 - 12:46am PT
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not on it yet, Ken, probably save it for the summer as we fill in the schedule.
Right now my lower back is complaining... but maybe we'll be up to play on Sunday.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Mar 13, 2009 - 12:50am PT
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Ed,
I have one of those backs that talk back to me. You should stop by for a visit and dinner sometime if you go through El Portal on your way home.
Ken
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Mar 19, 2009 - 07:43pm PT
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!!!111
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Mar 29, 2009 - 07:25pm PT
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Bump for climbing!
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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Oct 20, 2012 - 11:55pm PT
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Bump it up, then. It's The Elephant, man.
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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Oct 21, 2012 - 01:42am PT
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The Poach still abides. No Second.
There are those than can. Will they?
Good Topic, man. That's a Badass Rock.
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Oct 21, 2012 - 11:01am PT
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Yeah Ed where is the TR? Just sounded like a good route.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 21, 2012 - 11:24pm PT
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back problems happened... but the dream lives on...
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