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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Dec 26, 2007 - 02:00am PT
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hey there .... hmmm.... well, i reckon i dont get to see the stars as best as you guys can, on those neat trips...
but, i manage to pull the "rabbit out of the hat" bit and see the stars near about each day of the year, when i look up, outside of my house, or where ever i happen to be...
the best nights for this is at my co-workers, as she has a woodline and the stars look wonderful, along it...
over my house, is quite nice, too--if the moon is along for the "star party" and they all hover over the sharp angle-of-it-all...
a few nights at the grandkids, i get a good "look see" by gazing over their roof...
---oooopss, must truly confess, if the sky is overcast--a lost night under the "stars" ensues, but a great night under the "sky", at any rate....
thanks for the fun, and nightly counts...
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AbeFrohman
Trad climber
new york, NY
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Dec 26, 2007 - 08:19am PT
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HA! None, I think!
I finally have enough friends in New Paltz and the Adirondacks that I never need sleep on the ground in NY again!
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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Dec 26, 2007 - 10:14am PT
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"I'm sure somebody got 365 nights??"
Chongo.
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landcruiserbob
Trad climber
the ville, colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 26, 2007 - 10:44am PT
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Bob D, how's northern New Mexico treating you??
James, Khanon, & Solobolo are my hero's.
Jody, how many tickets in those 300+ nights. rg
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GDavis
Trad climber
SoCal
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Dec 26, 2007 - 12:02pm PT
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15 in JT
25 or so in the sierras
maybe 7 at idyllwild
3 at a state beach in santa barbera
50 give or take. College sucks the life outta ya.
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FeelioBabar
climber
Sneaking up behind you...
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Dec 26, 2007 - 12:26pm PT
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130+....being a wildland Hotshot, and they were the best kind of bivie....PAID.
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Brutus of Wyde
climber
Old Climbers' Home, Oakland CA
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Dec 26, 2007 - 12:31pm PT
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About 60 nights out, so far. Two unplanned bivies. About par for me.
Brutus
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landcruiserbob
Trad climber
the ville, colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 26, 2007 - 05:29pm PT
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I want to see 365!!
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lori
Social climber
CA
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Dec 27, 2007 - 10:47pm PT
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James wrote:
"A night under the stars" is romantic nonsense. Even during fair weather climbing trips there's rain (tent/indoor bivies) or truck bivies to accomodate for nocturnal visitations.
Who are your nocturnal visitors??? Are you talking about tassels or raccoons/ringtails?
I probably had about 100 nights under the stars and 1 night under a rain cloud getting soaked. Laziness has its price.
Hoping to get two more in before the year ends!
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
In the mountains... somewhere...
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Dec 28, 2007 - 01:00am PT
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I think I probably get about 100 a year. I go away almost every weekend and do lots of time in the Sierra in the summer.
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Jay Wood
Trad climber
Fairfax, CA
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Dec 28, 2007 - 02:04am PT
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Looks like 39, so far. Another 3 to come. Only one getting wet in the rain.
I mean, some in a tent, some under trees, some cloudy, etc., but, you know- outside, on the ground.
All climbing trips.
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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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Dec 28, 2007 - 09:19am PT
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Less than 40 for sure, maybe even less than 30 for me this year...
lower than usual, still better than nothing, right ?
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Dec 28, 2007 - 11:48am PT
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40ish nights under the heavens and waking to cool desert and alpine views. The memories from these trips keep me sane in the face of life's stresses. There is a comfort in knowing you always have your wilderness.
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Inner City
Trad climber
East Bay
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Dec 28, 2007 - 01:39pm PT
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only 13, but those were the lucky 13 that helped me get through the other 252. one of the best was in Tenaya canyon in late October, it started raining and my buddy and I pulled the tarp over us and it managed to just cover us as the deluge intensified...slept well....here's to more nights out next year!
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MZiebell
Social climber
Prescott, AZ
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Dec 28, 2007 - 01:53pm PT
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Looks like 54 according to my log - evenly divided between the Sea of Cortez and Alaska. I guess that makes me a lucky guy!
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Dec 28, 2007 - 02:08pm PT
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5 or 6 in Tucson in Feb, then 167 between early April and mid Oct.
I'm smart enough to get a place in Josh during the winter to avoid the devil winds. Feel sorry for those poor bastards huddling over their stove in the morning trying to light it in 40mph gusts, just to get their fix of coffee seasoned with 60grit.
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Leroy
climber
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Dec 29, 2007 - 04:41am PT
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Exept for 3 nights in the Hospital,All of them under the stars.
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Majid_S
Mountain climber
Bay Area
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Dec 29, 2007 - 12:27pm PT
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My bumper was taken off my VW bus and guess where I found it !!
I want it back
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deuce4
Big Wall climber
the Southwest
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Dec 29, 2007 - 12:41pm PT
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Just a few this year, but they sure were fun!
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Varied locales along the time and space continuum
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Dec 31, 2007 - 02:35am PT
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Only about eight or so nights, but they were all quality and with good folk. Otherwise, my two young pals were keeping me busy the rest of the year...
One trip was my boy Colin's first camping outing:
Note the "power pills" in Colin's hand... breakfast of dirtbags...
Another trip to the Bishop Creek area. And you can never start chimney/off-width technique too young:
My girl Audrey wasn't quite ready for outside camping, but will be this year. We prepped her with a nice little hike and a touch o' snow near the Maroon Bells:
More "prep" after lunch at the Pine Creek Cookhouse near Aspen. The mountains literally were beckoning that day:
Of course, this is all groundwork for when they do the Sierra High Route with Daddy... I will have to let them know that they are doing it with me someday!
Fletch
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