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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 27, 2009 - 12:38pm PT
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On a Cleare day...bump!
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BlueGuy84
Trad climber
Bakersfield, CA
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Jun 30, 2009 - 03:48am PT
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Can't wait to do it! Bump
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 2, 2010 - 05:32pm PT
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To go along with the excellent TR for this classic!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, steve... thanks for the really great bump here...
will have to come tomorrow and read it though...
am off to sleep now... just wanted to rebump it
and say thanks...
:)
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 11, 2012 - 09:41pm PT
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Classic Sierra Bump...
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Nohea
Trad climber
Living Outside the Statist Quo
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Feb 11, 2012 - 10:52pm PT
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Fish hook has always been a desired climb. Thanks for sharing the great story and fotos.
Gotta suck it up and send!
Aloha,
Will
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 17, 2012 - 10:16pm PT
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Catch and release Bump...
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docsavage
Trad climber
Albuquerque, NM
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Jun 29, 2012 - 03:45pm PT
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I have the Cleare book! Have had it since it was published 30-odd years ago - i.e., as long as Fish-hook has been on my tick list. I always wondered when the route would get credit as the Cleare-Colliver....
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 25, 2015 - 09:24am PT
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On a another Cleare day...
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BeeHay
Trad climber
San Diego CA
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May 25, 2015 - 05:22pm PT
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Did it with Kelly, late 70's. As you can tell, he was pleased…
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crankster
Trad climber
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May 25, 2015 - 05:55pm PT
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One of my favorite High Sierra climbs.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 5, 2016 - 01:38pm PT
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Sierra Bump...
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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What do you do, Steve, bump this once a year?
Three month's after Colliver/Cleare did the arete, in September 1974, Gary talked TM Herbert and me into doing another route he scouted on the arete trip:
Mt. Russell, Southwest Buttress. On September 1, Gary Colliver, TM Herbert, and I climbed a steep crack in the south-facing western-most buttress of Mt. Russell. Two horrifying cracks are apparent when the buttress is viewed from the western side of Whitney-Russell Col. We chose the less horrifying left-hand crack and found the climbing steep but surprisingly easy. The first pitch is loose and requires caution if one is desirous of company on the summit. There were four pitches of F7 and F8 climbing, one of which TM described as "the most enjoyable crack I've ever led". He did this with only minimal Herbertian whimpering. Easier climbing led to the summit.
-excerpted from the AAJ #49
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 3, 2016 - 04:30pm PT
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This is one of those threads that I bump on a regular basis in hopes that it might catch on and get a story from one of you guys. Thanks for biting.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 16, 2018 - 11:30am PT
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Ask not for whom the Fish Hook lurks...
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Bargainhunter
climber
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Dec 16, 2018 - 03:15pm PT
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Thanks for bumping it Steve. That's a great area. Upper Boy Scout is only ~3.5 hours from the trailhead and even in the middle of prime summer season, it's ignored by the hoards heading up the main Whitney Trail. It's a beautiful spot and nice basecamp for a few days to hit multiple routes on Russel.
I loved the pic of Whitney's northern flanks from Russel's summit, and without the context of the book chapter, I wouldn't have recognized it.
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