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sac
Trad climber
Sun Coast B.C.
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Topic Author's Original Post - Apr 19, 2011 - 12:05am PT
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Waahoo!!
The Moss is dry in the Eldred!!
Hello all, Climbing season has arrived and with it the annual Eldred Valley Adopt-a-Keg, Blue Sky Weekend. This years event will be Held Friday May 6,2011 until Sunday May 8,2011. Come prepared to camp, climb, do a little trail work and enjoy the festivities.
Where: Milepost 34 Goat Lake Main, in the climbers camp under the blue tarp
When: May 6-8, 2011
Schedule of events: Friday evening, The fire is lit and festivities begin.
Saturday, weather permitting, Climbing
Saturday evening, Salmon Barbeque and potluck dinner, The keg is tapped.
Sunday, Psyche slab trail maintenance, cleanup and departure
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Apr 19, 2011 - 01:39am PT
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Will we be able to post real-time reports to SuperTopo?
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NigelSSI
Trad climber
B.C.
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Apr 19, 2011 - 02:57am PT
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How hard can it be to book days off from 3 jobs?
I'm gonna find out.
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kinnikinik
Trad climber
B.C.
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Apr 19, 2011 - 09:40am PT
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Adopting wine is definately on the ok list,internet is still 20 years away in the Eldred,sorry Anders. It's possible to get time off from any job, Just don't show up....
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kinnikinik
Trad climber
B.C.
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Apr 19, 2011 - 08:46pm PT
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If you bring, we can put that on the table.POT luck!
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Apr 19, 2011 - 10:34pm PT
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What are you guys going to do if there's a hockey playoff game on?
ps Bruce, maybe those of us from Squamish and its southern suburb should carpool or something, if we can manage to be so coordinated.
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NigelSSI
Trad climber
B.C.
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Apr 19, 2011 - 11:08pm PT
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Satellite radio, Anders?
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sac
Trad climber
Sun Coast B.C.
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 19, 2011 - 11:36pm PT
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One time... I was hiking up in the Eldred w/ a friend of mine.
It was the day of Canada/ U.S. olympic gold game.
We stood atop "Carag Dur" looking out over the valley.
I said to my buddy "y-know we're prob. the only two people in Canada NOT
watching the hockey game today"
He says... "there's a hockey game today?"
Yeah, guess it wasn't so important "up there"
cheers!
A.
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sac
Trad climber
Sun Coast B.C.
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 20, 2011 - 11:50am PT
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... might need to bring your own SAT PHONE.
To call your MoM!!
Or heck, just bring her along!!
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NigelSSI
Trad climber
B.C.
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Apr 23, 2011 - 11:29pm PT
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Got the time off, and might be able to drag one more along.
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kinnikinik
Trad climber
B.C.
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Apr 25, 2011 - 10:59am PT
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Awesome,see you in the Eldred
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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So you hosers, it's like this weekend, eh?
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sac
Trad climber
Sun Coast B.C.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 6, 2011 - 01:29am PT
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F'N A!!, eh!! Like, I'm goin'!!
Gearlist: Climbing stuff.
Cup
River boat.
Stoke
aaaaaand.....
Birthday beens for Kinnikinik's 40'th!!
giv'er till ya quiver, eh!!
A.
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NigelSSI
Trad climber
B.C.
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I was going to ask if this was still on in the wet, but it got answered already! See you tomorrow, and hope for dry weather...
Bringing a little blowtorch, so there can be some bouldering at the very least.
I still owe Colin & Christie a bottle of wine I mentioned a couple years ago, so you'll get it!
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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You hosers suck salmon eggs through your nose. That place looks way cool. Donini wouldn't bother, it looks too "slabby". Oh yeah,"a" keg?
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kinnikinik
Trad climber
B.C.
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11th annual, rain or shine. OK spring on tap.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Pouring rain in Vancouver this afternoon and tonight, and the weekend forecast is for showers and rain. We've had a damp, cold spring. Luckily Colin, Christie and crew set up a giant blue tarp at the campsite in the spring, and it's there for season. Which means that there's a fairly large dry area to congregate in, plus always a nice fire. So even if they can't do much trail work, a good time will be had by all.
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NigelSSI
Trad climber
B.C.
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May 11, 2011 - 12:43am PT
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Beer, rain and offwidth almost killed me. I think I'm still bleeding into my underwear. Not sure whether that was the OW or some sort of hemorrhaging. I'll find out when I hop in the shower, I guess.
Bottom line is, I hate the place, there were mosquitos, bears, drunks, conservation officers nearly booking one of our crew, dog fights, all sorts of fancy foods, and I missed the absinthe. I'm never going back. Until summer. Then until I move up there.
Psyche Slab trail is looking good, and so is the wall. Decked a bridge after 30 mins of debating the order to place 2x8's and 2x6's in. "Big, little, little, big, big? NO!!!!" Built a couple steps on the way up to prevent erosion, and cleared debris from the base among other things. I was far too busy/drunk/both to take many pictures.
Everyone was unbelievably awesome!!! Thanks for the hospitality, and great times. I look forward to making it back up, and yes Andy, I'll try to make a move up there as soon as it's feasible.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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May 11, 2011 - 02:24am PT
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Some photos from the 2006 event:
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kinnikinik
Trad climber
B.C.
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May 11, 2011 - 10:17am PT
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What a blast,the weather cooperated pretty well with the bulk of the rain friday night. Psyche slab trail was rebuilt where three seperate avalanches over the winter buried it in smashed fir trees. The eldred is on!
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