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Lightgirl
Social climber
Mendocino, Ca
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Sep 29, 2008 - 11:43pm PT
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It's so good to hear that everyone had so much fun. I really wish that I could have stayed longer. Next year I'm signing up for sure. I'll be back in Yellow Pines this coming weekend for my last volunteer trip of the year. Hopefully the circus-mobile will make it.
I enjoyed getting to meet some of you "real climbers" and got some more climbing inspiration. Thank you for turning me on to this website. I can't wait to see Yosemite again without all the trash!
-Skye
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Sep 29, 2008 - 11:47pm PT
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hey there joey f... say, very happy you and the wonderful looking car made it home... :)
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Ouch!
climber
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Sep 30, 2008 - 12:29am PT
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Jingy
Social climber
Flatland, Ca
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Sep 30, 2008 - 12:34am PT
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Sorry.. No photos from me just yet.. Bad connection..
soon
Ouch Edit - Thank you OUCH!!!! I thought Nature lost it completely when he dawned that abomination of a shirt!
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nature
climber
Santa Fe, NM
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Sep 30, 2008 - 12:37am PT
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posting from the road...
sin city baby...
P.E. and I are passing through right now...
not stopping at the tropicana..
hit up wild willies and schaat's...
good show..
someone needs to post the Generator Crack TR!
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Sep 30, 2008 - 12:41am PT
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FaceLift TR
Ed Hartouni
September 23-28, 2008
I got off work later than I thought, then the car loading took longer than I thought, but I beat the traffic through Tracy on I-580 East and was at Yellow Pines before too long...
Ricky D, Guy Yager, PapaJoto, Jilli, and khanom at the Sushi-by-Nature Tent
Things were already cooking, crowds gathered and I got to meet a whole bunch of people, eKat, Lynne, Crimpie's Dave...
Nature, the Yagers, PapaJoto, Ricky D making things happen
The pickup band was rocking around the camp fire with many notable SuperTopians holding court
The next morning I volunteered to work on a "special project," pulling out old telephone lines from the Ahwanhee to Mirror Lake, we got about 400 lbs, here is some of the crew, that's Fattrad with the orange FaceLift vest on...
Later that same day, back at the Visitor's Center, Jilli and ?
Jake is consulting with Katie on what was done... and Echo in the background talks to Ken's dad
The Master Mind dealing
Mighty Hiker and Lynne milling around waiting for the first night raffle
The first couple of nights the crowds weren't so large...
...but they were psyched to get picked!
The next morning the special project picked up again, but this time from Happy Isles to the top of Nevada falls, more telephone wire. I was mostly walking, I love to be in the Valley moving around on foot, it just isn't all that big, really. And slowing down let's you notice some beautiful things...
Washington Column from Sentinel Meadows
The special-ops crew was a combination of climbers and rangers... with the short-bus transport, here we are dismounting... Max is on the left, Bruce, Jake, Bob, SteveW, ? and Jstan are visible
We separated into three groups, split up the mile and a half of cable-way and started to take stuff down! I was in the lower crew with Jstan, SteveW, and Bob, we ended up getting all our leg out and to the road, and then went up to the next crew and carried stuff down... here is SteveW with a load
SteveW and Bob incoming!
And the shot which shows what it's all about, climbers and rangers working together to help fulfill the Sheridan Anderson commandment: "Thou Shall Not Trash The Place"
Sarah, Jstan, SteveW, Brent, Jake, JesseM, Leo, ?, ?, khanom, Chris, Bruce
(khanom edit... thanks!)
What a day, 975 lbs of cable pulled and piled... I walked back to camp pretty well worked... but the Valley still inspired
Waiting back at camp, more Sushi...
Ricky D
BrassNuts
Sally
and The Man
Friday I was climbing with Crimpie, that is another trip report... and then there was that thing at the slide show/talk host skit... but someone else will have to tell that story!
...but Saturday morning we tripped back over to the Visitor's Center for more cleaning...
up on 120 with Gary, Peggy and Jaybro picking up stuff. It seemed that there was a lot less trash on 120 than last year, where I picked up in the same area. Seems that Ken's idea might just be working! This was a full day which ended in good sleep, though not without worrying about Nature, who had got a crack-of-noon start on the East Buttress of El Cap and pulled off the ascent and descent getting back to Yellow Pines at about 9pm! great time!
Sunday morning coffee
with Jaybro and Gary
and the scene at the camp
from my tent that was pitched far from all the others on Tuesday, but found itself in the middle of everything on Sunday.
Another climbing TR: Mighty Hiker meets "Penny's Crack" will come later...
A great time!
Let me add my thanks to Ken for pulling off yet another great FaceLift!
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nita
climber
chica from chico, I don't claim to be a daisy
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 30, 2008 - 12:58am PT
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Ed, Excellent pictures!! I think you're going to win the Best Facelift Picture contest.
edit: Riley, Way cool-> to finally meet you. ;-)
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Sep 30, 2008 - 01:02am PT
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Nice pics, Ed! Good to see you guys again. Your bit with Crimpie at Timmy O's talk show was classic!!! I'm glad I went to that.
I did run into Khanom on the walk back and he wiped out on his dirt bike trying to jump a log. Head over heels but came up laughing...kick ass!!!
Good times!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Sep 30, 2008 - 02:35am PT
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hey there ed... YES---what nita and bluering said:
GREAT PICTURES AND GREAT STORY!...
sure would have loved to pulling up old telephone wire, but i sure reckon i would NOT be strong enough... i have great tenacity though... :)
oh, my.... great work, guys!!!
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tooth
Mountain climber
B.C.
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Sep 30, 2008 - 08:09am PT
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bump
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katiebird
climber
yosemite
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Sep 30, 2008 - 12:09pm PT
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Thanks to everyone that came out and helped. It couldn't be done without you. Ed, thanks for the pictures, they're great. Since we are having a Facelift photo contest, it would eb awesome if you wanted to send us some of those.
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WBraun
climber
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Sep 30, 2008 - 12:20pm PT
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You can't make the "no seat belts" an issue.
A good improviser would just put on their climbing harness and clip into some webbing secured to an anchor point somewhere behind the seat.
Jeez .... modern people ......
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Delhi Dog
Trad climber
Good Question...
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Sep 30, 2008 - 12:39pm PT
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Great job folks!
Thanks for sharing Ed.
Andy none of those pics came through for me.
Wish I had been, there but so glad to hear so many did make it and had a blast.
Cheers,
DD
ps for those of us that didn't make it, I'm planning on picking up my share of trash next time I'm there-seems we can do what we can when we can...
:>)
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nita
climber
chica from chico, I don't claim to be a daisy
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 30, 2008 - 12:46pm PT
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Delhi Dog, Andy here. Playing hooky today. It sure would be fun to have you and your guitar and your bottle of single malt at a facelift. At least you were there in spirit with the raffle prizes you sent from India. Thanks.
You can't see my pictures on ST? cuz i haven't e-mailed you any yet.
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frisbee
climber
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Sep 30, 2008 - 01:06pm PT
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Good times. Good people. Much less roadside trash than in previous years (at least along HWY 140).
Thanks for the pics everyone! BTW, that's me with the glowsticks in my hair.
Jake
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Sep 30, 2008 - 01:40pm PT
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Just got back from "The Docta". He says I'm suffering from a severe case of the post Face Lift blues.....
Told me to go to work and post my pics this afternoon and I'll feel betta.
:}
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Sep 30, 2008 - 06:39pm PT
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Happigirl, eKat and Tie Dye on our way up to the Tuolumne entrance gate for trash pickup. What a great crew! Ekat is the MOST hilarious Yosemite historian and Happigirl is.....Happi. We only lost Tie Dye once (even in that shirt). I was not responsible for the loss. :))
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Sep 30, 2008 - 06:46pm PT
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Torrey Edge went out with the gang on trash patrol every day. Taking a little H20/Cliff Bar Break.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Sep 30, 2008 - 06:57pm PT
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Timmy O'Neil was a SUPER addition to the Lift Scene. Great Climber, Comedian, and Caller out of the Raffle Prizes, besides just being a darn nice guy. Here he is making Joshua E.'s day !
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Sep 30, 2008 - 07:06pm PT
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Jillian and Jake were two of my many new friends ! Rockin' out with musica at the campfires in Yellow Pine. (thanks Jillian for tamborine fun and Jake for the guitar !)
Oh, yeah and on the clothes beta Jilli...! : ))
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