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lucho
Gym climber
San Franpsycho
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 31, 2006 - 05:17pm PT
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Since we're on the Tehipite subject I'd like to post some photos of a trip we took out to the Obelisk. This formation though not very big, had some very unique, fun to climb rock. We established a route on the steep north face of the formation, a five pitch 5.11 route "Far Out" that reminded me a lot of the O.Z. in Tuolumne. We also climbed a spire on the west side of the formation where we found no signs of an ascent. We named this Pereya Spire. In honor of our fallen comrade Jose. In one of the photos the top of Tehipite can be seen just a stones throw away.
Our line
the wild exit on the fifth and final pitch
Pereya Spire
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Gene
climber
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Jan 31, 2006 - 05:27pm PT
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Love the chickenheads. Nice post!
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Nate D
Trad climber
San Francisco
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Jan 31, 2006 - 05:32pm PT
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Good going.
Awesome rock - love the detail.
Consider adding a mountain page for it on Summitpost.org, as one doesn't exist yet. Tehipite still isn't there either.
Did you climb any other existing routes?
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lucho
Gym climber
San Franpsycho
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 31, 2006 - 05:38pm PT
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We did. Right after doing "Far Out" we simuled up the West Face, we were tryin to do another new route but I think what we were on had already been done or at least parts of it. The rest of the formation other than the north face is a sea of chickenheads, you can sling'em and in some cases thread wires through them. So rad , I love Kings Canyon!
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lucho
Gym climber
San Franpsycho
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 31, 2006 - 10:30pm PT
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Has anybody here on ST been here? EC Joe or any of the other southern sierra climbers?
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Joe Metz
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Jan 31, 2006 - 11:51pm PT
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EC and I were planning to go out there a few seasons ago but never did -- too much snow when we had the time off for it. As far as I know, EC has never been out to the Obelisk.
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Fluoride
Trad climber
on a rock or mountain out west
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Nice pics Lucho!!
Damn, these southern Sierra threads are making me REALLY pray for early snowmelt this spring.
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lucho
Gym climber
San Franpsycho
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 1, 2006 - 01:10pm PT
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Thanks Fluoride, I too am gettin psyched on heading back out to the Southern Sierra. One place I've really wanted to go to is Castle Rock Spire. You never know though, remember that late storm that dumped tons of snow last year and flooded the Valley, I hope we dont see a repeat of that this year.
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James
Social climber
My Subconcious
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Let me get my gore-tex on. The spray is coming down heavily.
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lucho
Gym climber
San Franpsycho
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 1, 2006 - 01:27pm PT
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Is it raining in Santa Cruz too James?
Oh wait.. Phuck off Peaches
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lucho
Gym climber
San Franpsycho
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 1, 2006 - 02:47pm PT
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I never visit summit post, but i just went there and read some of the postings, which reminded me of a time a buddy and I went to Lodgepole in the winter and took the south road outta Kings Canyon and on the drive out we saw Castle Rock Spire and the other formations around it. If I remember correctly there wasnt much snow around and it looked like it wouldnt be too bad to head out there during the winter time. Does anyone know what it looks like at the moment. How much snow is at the base and on the approach. I might just quit my job early and head out there.
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Chris Regilski
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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I climbed the Obelisk a few years back. I thought that this chunk of rock was good quality and located in a nice setting, but the hike was too long ever do again. It reminded of church dome.
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Ben Rumsen
Social climber
No Name City ( and it sure ain't pretty )
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Kings Canyon rocks! Nice route Lucho! And nice meeting you a couple of weeks ago at Mt. Diablo ( my girlfriend was doing the bolt ladder aid practice next to you ).
Come check out the Kings Canyon stuff at Summitpost and add some beta.
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