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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 25, 2015 - 01:00pm PT
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It's on! The last weekend of October (Oct 30-Nov 1) and possibly the thursday leading up we will be camping near The Obelisk on the border of Kings Canyon National Park to put up new routes on nearby formations or climb classics on The Obelisk (The most fun place I've ever climbed)!
If your legs and schedule permit, mark your calendars! Word has it that the trailheads will be open but if the Rough Fire or weather change we have plans B-W to fall back on with varying levels of approach and awesomeness, but the awesomeness will be at least 11/10 for all options!
Roughly 11 miles to the last consistent water and camp past Geraldine Lakes with another mile or two to the orange chicken head bounty.
Friends, enemies, frenemies and strangers are welcome!
In the words of rope swings, woot!
My computer with my pictures is broken so here's a pic from space!
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Sep 25, 2015 - 02:46pm PT
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It will be me, you, food, a bunch of sh#t to carry and unclimbed rock!
If you want people, organize a REEL ROCK 10 screening! :))
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Sep 25, 2015 - 02:53pm PT
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Hmmmmm, this DOES sound cool and fun. If I come, I'm sneaking in the back way. I got enough sh#t to carry in on my own. You guys going to be wearing birthday hats so's I can recognize you all?
A movie??? They don't even put real butter on the popcorn anymore.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Sep 25, 2015 - 03:09pm PT
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Limping.... sounds cool.
Is it possible to have the pack station by Wishon lug the stuff????
When I was hiking out the last time I was there, we ran into a packer. She said the quick way in was from that pack station. That got me thinking...."next time get a mule to carry all the stuff"
Maybe even time to saddle up and ride em cowboy....
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 25, 2015 - 03:12pm PT
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Guy, the pack station can get you there but they're not cheap!
I've got $20 that says we will be the only ones willing to go out there but it's fun to talk about anyway!
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Sep 25, 2015 - 04:07pm PT
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Pre spray before the weather F***s us, is almost as good as the climbing. :)
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Sep 25, 2015 - 04:52pm PT
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Jelly as a donut! Hove fun. I hope the Rough Fire stays nice and low for you guys. It already roont my Obelisk plans earlier this month. I'm interested to hear how the fire and dozers marked the approach.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Sep 26, 2015 - 02:37am PT
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Umm honey why is the end of October marked on the calendar? Why did the boy cross the three days before?. . . . . . It's why the kitchen is filled with empty boxes
Huh? .. . . . . ,!,, reals for real? What's wrong with YOU? . . . .it is the only holiday you ever take part in!. . .
That's the kids and you're so high holidays it Halloween, you Dolt!
Can someone lend me a pair of ankles? Iwanna walk forever to climb in smoke to satisfy this stoke and reclaim my fame as the greatest climbing gnome alive.
What? The harvest - we're never gonna be the green triangle but if they are still out the are young adults and need to be cut down ! Baby girl sz now grown woody, heavy "frondos"
Needing care and let's hope for fair weather . . . .?? What the hell are you talking about,you gnrizzled gnroan ?
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Radish
Trad climber
SeKi, California
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Sep 26, 2015 - 09:58am PT
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Some Helicopter Stoke from yesterday. Thanks Chris Templeton..........Looks green up there!
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Sep 26, 2015 - 10:03am PT
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My group could hike in with minimal gear. A 2am raid of your camp will provide our gear and snacks, then we will do FAs while you watch. Just look at it as a rest day. Sounds like a plan.
Please bring hexes, cashews and jerky.
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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Sep 26, 2015 - 11:07am PT
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VM/LC: If I can catch a ride with you, from and to San Francisco, I'm nearly certain I can go. I'm working on getting a sub for my classes and rehabbing my foot leather. This would be RAD!
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Sep 26, 2015 - 01:17pm PT
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Radish.... cool photo... different angle from any of the shots I have seen of the Oblesk.
Whats that tall stuff over to the right side of that pic????
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Sep 26, 2015 - 01:30pm PT
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Buy me a plane ticket from NH and I'll cook, carry gear, and make you laugh. I'll clean pitches. My enthusiasm is contagious, catch it.
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Sep 26, 2015 - 04:27pm PT
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Guyman, just a guess but that looks like part of Tombstone Ridge. Too close to the Obelisk to be Tephite. There seems to be climbable stuff everywhere.....
Nice shot Radish! Looking pretty smoke free too.
You probably don't have to worry about me showing up as I'll have just come back from climbing somewhere's else for a few days. :( But cool area for sure.
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rincon
climber
Coarsegold
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Sep 27, 2015 - 09:42am PT
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My enthusiasm is contagious, catch it.
It'd be pretty hard to beat Vitaliy's and Limpingcrab's enthusiasum for backcountry climbing!
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Yafer
Trad climber
Chatsworth, California
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Sep 27, 2015 - 10:33am PT
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You got that right Rob...these two are killing it...
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Sep 27, 2015 - 11:19am PT
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Guyman, just a guess but that looks like part of Tombstone Ridge. Too close to the Obelisk to be Tephite. There seems to be climbable stuff everywhere.....
Might be.... Tombstone...
The stone below the Obelisk, in the photo, can be seen from the summit. I never took the time to hike down to it, wish I had, we were on a 3 day weekend. We took more than a day to hike up there- via- Spanish Creek (or Ranchera creek, i need to look at a map.) got sort of lost. Day two we found the Obelisk, hiked down to it and started climbing around noon. We camped by a small running stream not more than 200 yards from the start of "Hands Of Fate" I really wanted to do that one, but on Sunday morning we figured we needed the time to hike out. We followed a very faint, incipient trail, and walked out the way we came in,only without the wandering we did just over the ridge from the Obelisk. Thats when we ran into the packer. She told us its only about a 4-5 hour hike to the pack station.
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splitclimber
climber
Sonoma County
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Sep 28, 2015 - 10:36am PT
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That sounds awesome and thanks for the photo Radish. I pulled the plug on a trip there this weekend after seeing the fire map. It looked like a lot burned in the area, but not around Geraldine Lake or the Obelisk.
Is the trailhead area open?
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 28, 2015 - 11:12am PT
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Online fire updates say it's not open but some people in the area say they're allowed in and it is open. I don't have any firsthand knowledge yet though.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Sep 28, 2015 - 04:20pm PT
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My group could hike in with minimal gear. A 2am raid of your camp will provide our gear and snacks, then we will do FAs while you watch. Just look at it as a rest day. Sounds like a plan.
Please bring hexes, cashews and jerky.
I guess we share a thing in common - not everyone understands our humor. :/
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