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Gary
climber
"My god - it's full of stars!"
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Jun 29, 2012 - 10:40am PT
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My first lead was Drill Instructor.
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Rudbud
Trad climber
Grover beach, CA
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Jun 30, 2012 - 08:49pm PT
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Does anybody need a courtright partner this season? I like to climb 10's and 11's at courtright and will follow anything. send me a message
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Flydude
Trad climber
Prather, CA
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Great week at Courtright. Cool weather, good sailing, great friends and lots of beer!
Some highlights;
Glenn flashed C'mon Now on the east side of Power Dome...a beautiful face to tips to crack adventure.
Probably the coolest part was seeing Craig Pack revisit This Is Hard 11.c on the Tiger Cage. Craig had put up this climb on-sight in 07. Subsequently, Craig badly injured his feet and ankles in a bouldering fall at Donner nearly leading to amputation. Althought climbing is very painful for him now, he pushed through it to play on his masterpiece.
Was also cool seeing Birgit Buss and her daughter Naomi back where they belong. Birgit climbs as cool as ever.
Looking forward to getting back and seeing more friends....flydude
P.S. anyone know who did the three far right face routes in Punk Rock? This middle one is classic but with very scary 1/4" bolts.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Now you have a clue why I moved back to Fresno 30 years ago. I won't be able to climb for at least another three weeks, but as soon as I do, you can guess where I'll be heading.
If any of you are ever out this way, and don't mind pulling your second a bit, let me know. I live only about a mile off of Highway 168.
And Gary, Drill Instructor was my first roped solo after a 20-year layoff from solo climbing. I think I had to work harder pulling up the rope on the slab than with the actual climbing, though, and I didn't realize there was a route there until I walked past the second bolt on the way to Tao. Still, it was a lot of fun.
John
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Flydude
Trad climber
Prather, CA
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John, I live on 168...sounds like we're within friendly fire distance. I can hit donutnational from the back of my garage, however Barry is out of range (lucky guy).
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Radish
Trad climber
SeKi, California
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Just last night I was getting off of 168 headed east, on Temperance and the clear sky showed a Hoover Dam size crag up in the hills straight ahead..... The Mighty ...Patterson Bluff
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Fogarty
climber
BITD
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Love This Place!
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Flydude, I'm in the flats in Harlan Ranch. One of the things I love about my drive home is the view of Patterson Bluff most evenings.
John
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Flydude
Trad climber
Prather, CA
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JE, I'm in the log cabin curves. Dug your posting on the last great place in CA...right on bro' (sh_t, I'm talking in hippie language, yikes, I'm old!)...help me Largo....
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Flydude
Trad climber
Prather, CA
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whew!
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shakin' man
Trad climber
california
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Heading up tomorrow, Thursday, with my great wife and kids. If someone wants to hit me up for climbing, stop by my campsite on the short road to the Maxxon-Punk Rock parking lot. Small blue pop-up trailer with White Hyundai Santa Fe.
I won't be doing any multi-pitch climbing until the cobbler Barry comes up on possibly Sunday or following Wednesday. Mr. Laeger might make an appearance beginning of next week. Then I'll be the youngest in the group.
Those posted photos are great. Keep up the great work.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Courtright is great but soft. Ever seen the route dril Instructor? Lol
Ever seen Organ Grinder, Panic Attack, Best in The West, A Knob Too Far, Face of a Blue Eyed Dog, Testosterossa?
I didn't think so...
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Margy and Jake and I climbed on Trapper on Sunday the 1st. What an awesome area and place; the views, the rock and the ambiance can't be beat.
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Flydude
Trad climber
Prather, CA
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Solem, dude, right-on!..havent seen "ana's" face on any of those (or any other) photos...I'm not out there either, but that's cuz' I'm not too pretty....f.d.
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