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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Urban blight bump!
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11worth
Trad climber
Leavenworth & Greenwater WA
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Hi Fritz,
In have a campsite at the City and will be there from Monday through Friday.
I know a few of the people who are attending your get together.
It would be fun to meet some Supertopo people so I will stop by your camp and say hello.
I will bring a bunch of firewood!
Jim Phillips
Leavenworth
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Hey Jim, I met you a few years back at a Leavenworth gathering. It will good to see you again.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 4, 2015 - 08:46am PT
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11worth! Welcome to the gathering. Be sure to stop by Twin sisters Group Camp evenings for our social times.
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11worth
Trad climber
Leavenworth & Greenwater WA
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Wayno, Looking forward to seeing you again!
Fritz, Thanks!! I will bring firewood.
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C4/1971
Trad climber
Depends on the day...
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What is the distance between your camp and Smokey Mountain?????
Got it. Eight miles/ twenty minutes....
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Apr 16, 2015 - 06:50am PT
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Morning bump.
Wayno, is there a decent box chianti I can bring?
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Apr 16, 2015 - 07:25am PT
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Whole Foods has a decent French Rose for $8.
Very refreshing.
I'll pick up a case next time I'm in Brentwood.
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Apr 16, 2015 - 08:58am PT
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Wayno, is there a decent box chianti I can bring?
Lol! No.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Apr 16, 2015 - 09:10am PT
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Come on...I'm not a wine snob and I've found acceptable Pinot Noirs and Malbecs in box format. Cheap and east to travel with. Don't touch Cabernets and Merlots any more.
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Apr 16, 2015 - 09:24am PT
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I'm not saying there aren't decent wines in a box, I just never heard of a Chianti in a box. There might be some out there but you might not want to find it. Are you trying to jerk my chain? Let sleeping dogs lie. Lol.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Apr 16, 2015 - 09:29am PT
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No Wayno, it was an honest question. I haven't heard of a chianti in a box either...thought you might know.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Apr 16, 2015 - 09:54am PT
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I've found the Black Box wines to be very decent.
edit: now I just need to find boxed fava beans.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Apr 16, 2015 - 10:38am PT
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If you buy Capri Sun grape juice packets (or the Costco branded ones), and if you leave them in the car, by next summer they will be perfect.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 16, 2015 - 11:55am PT
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We've survived some long river trips with box wines. I agree that Black Box & Bota Box wines are drinkable and pass the hangover test. (You should not have a hangover after drinking decent wine)
Here's a link to a blind chianti taste test where an almost Chianti Box wine won against some pretty good competition.
http://www.morssglobalfinance.com/chiantis-the-box-wine-wins-again/
Piccini Rosso 3L Box 2010
While not called a Chianti, this box is pretty close with Sangiovese as the primary grape supplemented by the Malvasia Nera and Ciliegiolo grapes.
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Apr 17, 2015 - 07:40am PT
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I normally buy wine for occasions like this at Daveco Liquors in Northglenn. I can mix and match, so i'll find a drinkable Chianti for donini and throw it in one of the cases. No swill allowed!
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kpinwalla2
Social climber
WA
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Apr 17, 2015 - 07:50am PT
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You guys are killin' me with all this talk of climbing in my favorite place and consumption of my favorite beverage. I have a cellar chock full of some darn good stuff that I'd love to share - maybe next year...
http://www.vinterra.net
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Apr 25, 2015 - 10:09pm PT
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Eight days w/o a bump? This thread needs to stay relevant.
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Apr 25, 2015 - 10:22pm PT
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I was just asking Masha about the one dinner I said I would gladly do. She thought the Chicken would be a good one again. I was thinking the Carne Asada, even though it wasn't as I planned. Any thoughts from last years attendees? What I really want to do is get some really good local meat and stuff and go from there. You think those Mormom folk would cut loose with a bunch of nice steaks or something? That is when the red wine really gets tasting good.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Apr 26, 2015 - 08:18am PT
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If you cook it. I will buy it.
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