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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Sep 28, 2014 - 07:28pm PT
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Plaid, H and Rhonda
Boodawg, Chicken Skinner and Lisa
Lisa, Rhonda, Mitch and H
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Sep 28, 2014 - 07:34pm PT
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George R and Pocoloco
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Risk
Mountain climber
Olympia, WA
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Sep 28, 2014 - 07:36pm PT
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One of these years I'll make it. Maybe 2015.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Sep 28, 2014 - 08:15pm PT
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Vulgarians from out-of-state. Plaidman, Big Finger, and Bad Sandra is NOT smoking a ciggy.Rained like it really meant it last night and presented no probs to the organized Harrison and Khanom, while it snowed the night before and last night, too, in Tuolumne Meadows. The road is open, BTW. Take chains, please.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Sep 28, 2014 - 08:15pm PT
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pocoloco and GeorgeR
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Sep 28, 2014 - 08:17pm PT
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Thanks Ed! I should know that! I had dinner with the guy!!
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Sep 28, 2014 - 08:45pm PT
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Good pics! Nice to see the usual suspects...
Vegasclimber I hope our paths will cross end of October.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Sep 28, 2014 - 09:02pm PT
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the line for Valley Uprising on Tuesday...
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Sep 28, 2014 - 09:36pm PT
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That was one boring meeting, folks. Raven about artifacts.
Shout out to Mighty Hiker, who was given a distinction of some kind for his voluntary efforts.
Anders, enjoy your climbing when you get round to it and the same goes for the lads assaulting the Skull Queen.
Watch that organ, Travis and Scott! It's a giant one they're gonna haul and beat Pete's keyboard record all to heck.
Giant hugs to Fish Finder and not any shots of distinction this year.
Same goes for you know who.
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Sep 28, 2014 - 09:54pm PT
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Mouse...Laughing here in Chico...
ps..., It's Charles L.....Yosemite park, Yarts driver....and friend.
Big Mike..It's George with Poco...
edit:...Delhi Dog!!...LOL...(-;....
edit: Mouse, that's not Jstan..it's Leo, Scott Burke's dad...
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Sep 28, 2014 - 09:56pm PT
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Audrey got in a whole climb.
She has some memories to take back to old VA.
Thanks for the ones you gave us, too, Doltish Girl!
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Sep 28, 2014 - 09:56pm PT
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Hey I recognize that finger!
It's been shown to me enough times.
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
Technically...the spawning grounds of Yosemite
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Sep 28, 2014 - 10:22pm PT
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:D
Please forgive any misspellings - it took 3 tries in the airport to upload this right-side-up. This is my one and only FL picture, as I tried in vain to recharge my phone for 3 days.
Mouse, GLee, VegasClimber and Fattrad can attest, as they rescued me from the battery that I killed dead in my rental car this morning. (That's two dead batteries in two different cars in two different states in 3 days, and one trip...) Like I need the extra voltage - HA!!
But, seriously, you guys are the best. Thank you for rescuing me from my sleep - deprived self. I know I'm blowing y'alls' cover, but these rad gents even backed my car out of the ginormous rain pool in the YP parking lot and turned it around so that when I returned, I could pack up the car from dry land, camp site side. (They even kept my keys safe, too.)
Big thank you and even bigger hugs.
I want out of this airport and back to YP. WAAAAAAHHHHH!
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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Sep 28, 2014 - 10:47pm PT
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Nice pics mfm.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Sep 29, 2014 - 08:47am PT
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Waiting for LilaBiene to arrive on her epic journey, I lingered at Yellow Pine through the morning. Having finally decided that she might not arrive until later, I started out towards the Facelift Command Center for a crack-of-noon start.
I encountered LilaBiene on the YPCG road coming in... turning around I observed that the weather was holding and if she wanted to get some climbing in we should do it sooner rather than later.
A short walk to Manure Pile buttress with a river ford got us to the base to find many teams engaged on the routes. We picked a different line to get onto After Six...
at the top of the first pitch
I was "On belay"... The Mouse has an image (above) of LilaBiene coming up on that pitch.
Pitch 3, the "flake" pitch, is often the crux for a non-Yosemite climber, seemed no problem... here coming up to the sheltered belay... a windy and cool day with a bit of uncertainty on whether or not it would rain.
A climbing team coming up from below, Japanese or Korean, and we had a Spanish team up above (busy day!)
I found a junior buzz worm on top of the next pitch... about 8" long and no rattles yet... sinuously trying to find some hiding spot... beautiful black diamonds on white background and a black head... never seen one up here before.
At the belay for the last pitch, upon being so informed, LilaBiene protested, "I want it to go on forever" every climb is the start of the next climb, so there will be more to come.
Classic "summit" photo
cool and stormy weather to come, the clouds resting on Cloud's Rest already. We got a climb in just before it would be hard to find a weather window on the weekend.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Sep 29, 2014 - 09:55am PT
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Dudes of all ages "working the Center."
"Who is the Black Diamond, really, Scott?"
"Haven't met the dude. He's the main sponsor of Facelift, though."
"I wish we had a bigger poop tube, or maybe we should take three?"
Good luck to VegasClimber and to Plaidman and their partner.
Two top-notch climbers from Tacoville, a long ways from being brokedown.
By way of mention, Chantel soloed the Nose last week in a time of 24.5 hrs., Brahs. Women's record, but still not under a day. She's goanna do it in a day, betcha.
Way to go, Chantel!
Way to go, everybody who participated in the Yosemite Facelift this year!Poco Loco, GLee, FishFinder, Heather Boothe, Hossjulia, jstan, High Traverse, Bill, JustThe Maid, Mister E, George, H, Mister ?, Mister Plaid & Ranger Who.
"Where's Eddo?"
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MisterE
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Sep 29, 2014 - 03:47pm PT
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Just got back and we're un-packing today - a week without a computer.
I'll get some pictures together soon, but meanwhile...
Had a great time, the hosting gig for Upper Pines went wayyy smoother than last year. Got some cool gear from Tony at Clif Bar: a Renan Ozturk art trucker's hat (so sweet) and a Valley Uprising growler! Thanks Tony!
I did get something pretty cool and unexpected this year:
I was helping serve and direct feasters on Sunday after the closing blessing, and one of the native medicine women approached me and asked me if I could get her some shirts?
I was so on it...
15 minutes later, having found Schree and gotten keys, past a dog in the car, raced back to deliver the shirts to the three women who were having dinner before the regulars - I got a thank you and a hug from the one who asked me for the shirts. This also gave me a chance to say, personally and freshly-hugged, how much I LOVED the ceremonies.
There were a lot of Black Diamond and Patagonia items that went out this week, and thanks to all of the sponsors...
but how many Medicine Woman hugs were thrown out there this week? I wouldn't dare to guess...
Feel very fortunate and blessed to get one.
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JOEY.F
Gym climber
It's not rocket surgery
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Sep 29, 2014 - 07:05pm PT
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Just back, will post more pics soon.
Amazing as always!
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Sep 29, 2014 - 08:19pm PT
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Friday breakfast was cooked up by Lynnie
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MisterE
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Sep 29, 2014 - 08:51pm PT
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Thanks, Delhi Dog for your yearly donations from afar.
Ha! the sarongs...
Well done, sir!
Nita sighting! Ed is apparently armored well for the potential fall-out...
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I got one too - I am now ennobled to post mine!
:)
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