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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Apr 11, 2013 - 12:50am PT
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Rene,
Scott Cosgrove sent Richard Leversee an email at the end of March, so he may have checked this out.
I don't know if he posts here.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Apr 11, 2013 - 12:56am PT
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I talk with Richard back in 2010 when I was going out there again. He gave me some beta.( a project, shhh!) and was aware of the interest then. He sounded the same to me as always though he has moved on to other things than climbing.
Yerian wasn't buying it though, " Leversee is a lifer, he'll be back!"
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Apr 11, 2013 - 07:06pm PT
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Clint.... thanks.
RL is a lifer
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Apr 11, 2013 - 08:51pm PT
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What Coz said! Both about Richard's spiritual path and the way he brought me, like he did Scott, in to pick some amazing plums. Maybe Hanuman and the golden pears is a better metaphor.
Those two routes on Balch camp flake, Wide world and The Passionate Life, are two of the coolest wide climbs I've ever done, let alone put up. and he took me right up to meet them!
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Scott Thelen
Trad climber
Truckee, Ca
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Apr 11, 2013 - 09:04pm PT
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Richard sold all of his gear but he still has his big black book.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Apr 11, 2013 - 10:25pm PT
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Between Richard's photo overlay and AAJ reports, and Dave's topos, map and beta, all the stuff on Patterson Left is easy to locate and ready to climb (in season).
I suppose there are a couple of missing topos for Under the Knife, Eleven and Millenium Falcon, but people can just climb them and make new topos, no big deal.
So there's no urgent need to "shake down" Richard for more beta. :-)
So many climbs there already with good topos/beta and ready to do.
Of course there are a few things that would be nice to have:
 old or new climbing shots like the ones Scott mentioned (P.S. Ed has offered to help scan slides and I can scan prints, so if you are really in Belmont you should contact me). For new ones, just wait for this summer/fall. :-)
a few cliff shots taken with a little better camera (tripod and maybe telephoto). Then I could translate Richard's black & white overlay to a big color version. Ditto for the right side. David's ipad/smartphone photos were taken with good lighting, but are too blurry to see fine details on the farther away cliffs.
more details on Herb Laeger's routes. Kris said in one post that he did about 15 climbs there with Herb. It's not urgent, though, since the poison oak grew back to overhead height, so the climbs are not very accessible now. But it would be good to have this info available in case there is another fire or if there are some better access options.
a line on the main satellite view showing roughly where the old road goes to the top of Patterson Left
a line on the main satellite view showing there the 2010 trail goes in from below to Balch Camp Flake
http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/2106135/Patterson-Bluff-online-guide
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DaveyTree
Trad climber
Fresno
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 12, 2013 - 10:10am PT
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Interesting about Big selling his gear. I wouldn't think he could stay away for ever. I still would pay to see that binder.
Clint I agree. Next time I will take a good camera. And there is way more good beta in one spot than ever before. Heating up quick now so I may be waiting until fall to go again unless it cools down. That place just calls to you once you go. So many FAs up there still to do.
For example. There is a smaller bluff below and left of wedding wall. Haven't given it a name but O am sure someone has. Seems like approach is not too bad but its in PO territory. I would think it has to hold a few ink FAs. Anyone?
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jan 29, 2017 - 04:46pm PT
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Has anyone been up there lately and know what the snow, if any, conditions are? What does it look like for a February trip?.
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Scott Thelen
Trad climber
Truckee, Ca
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Jan 29, 2017 - 07:32pm PT
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The way things are going this year things might still be seeping.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jan 30, 2017 - 07:21am PT
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Thanks scott, that's what I was thinking.
I was wondering also if the snow had been that low.
It would be great to post hole in over the poison oak.
Anyone been up there in a while?
Micro, macro, limp, John, Alexey? I guess Christina is otherwise preoccupied 😎 And Vialli is settling for Patagonia this season....
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Jan 30, 2017 - 01:44pm PT
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I've looked at it a bit but not been there. Definitely still snow on top. I was at the same elevation but north facing across the canyon and there was some snow coverage but not enough to be a concern. I'd guess there's hardly any on the approach trail.
You probably know but if you're going to the flake it's safe to say the OW has dried out.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jan 30, 2017 - 04:02pm PT
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👍
I was pretty sure the flake would be good. I was thinking about the trail. Any idea when the last time was that anyone was up it?
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Jan 30, 2017 - 05:24pm PT
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Haven't heard of anything. Little over a year for me I think.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jan 30, 2017 - 10:00pm PT
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And positive vibes to that micronut slide show!
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