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Sir Run-it-out

Trad climber

Berkeley, CA

Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 31, 2006 - 02:20am PT

On 7/29 we found a red and black pack at the base of the last pitch of Inverted Staircase on Fairview (or possibly on the last pitch of the regular route if one was way off course). If it's yours, we left it at the ranger station by the Tuolumne Meadows campground.

I must say I'm rather curious to know the circumstances of how it got left there - the only logical ones we could come up with involved a nasty accident, and the rangers said none had been reported recently in that area.

Batrock

Trad climber

Burbank

Jul 31, 2006 - 10:13am PT

Potter left it there. He's working on freeing a new route. He'll be back next Spring.

Blitzo

Social climber

Earth

Jul 31, 2006 - 10:18am PT

Harry Potter?

Richard Large

climber

where you least expect

Jul 31, 2006 - 11:32am PT

No, Geranium Potter.

Sir Run-it-out

Trad climber

Berkeley, CA

Topic Author's Reply - Jul 31, 2006 - 12:32pm PT

The lunch he left in there's going to mighty tasty by then!

slobmonster

Trad climber

berkeley, ca

Jul 31, 2006 - 01:48pm PT

I think it might be mine. I leave things all over the place!

Zander

Trad climber

Berkeley

Aug 1, 2006 - 12:24am PT

Sir Run It Out,
How did you like Inverted Staircase? I scoped it out from the ground and was thinking about giving it a go.
Just leave my pack at the top.
Zander

Sir Run-it-out

Trad climber

Berkeley, CA

Topic Author's Reply - Aug 1, 2006 - 03:05am PT

It's a good route - pretty mellow most of the way, with just a few 10-ish moves thrown in. You can simul the first 4 pitches pretty easily, and do the whole thing in 5. Pro to #2 camalot, bring a really small nut if you want the psychological protection of backing up the pin at the crux on P5. The staircase itself was still a little wet as of 7/29. A quality route that doesn't get done much.