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Mike_Flanagan
Trad climber
Boone, NC
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Oct 15, 2008 - 09:19am PT
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Thanks for that thoroughly amusing trip report. Those are crucial in the midst of a beautiful season in NC and a busted tendon that prevents the enjoyment of said season.Keep 'em coming.
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hagerty
Social climber
A Sandy Area South of a Salty Lake
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Oct 15, 2008 - 10:19am PT
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Great TR, but you guys had one very serious problem on your trip that you need to fix before your next adventure:
"... listen to Jackson Browne tunes..."
That alone removes much of your coreness.
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Oct 15, 2008 - 10:52am PT
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Bwhahaa - Dave and I loved the TR and photos. I am concerned about your daughter though - is she okay after being squished? :)
Good job Dr. Death!
mwahahahahaha!
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micronut
Trad climber
fresno, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 15, 2008 - 12:02pm PT
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First off...let me address the Jackson Browne issue. I have a clean conscious. I have a soft spot for melodramatic singer-songwriters from the 70's. I miss Jim Croce and I have John Denver's greatest hits on my Ipod favorites. In some circles I hide this small vice (my favorite T-shirt is from Metallica's Summer Sanitarium tour), but in Tuolumne, at night, with the hiss of the stove and burble of the nearby creek, Jackson Brown hits the proverbial spot. Get off my back.
Secondly, the young lady I squished from the summit is doing just fine. She suffered c1-c3 compression and is rehabing a stiff neck. We expect a full recovery.
Here's a couple more shots from the trip.
Summit of Eichorn Pinnacle. Check out the summiteers on Cathedral Peak behind him.
Anacortes smoked salmon on a rye crisp butter cracker on top of Pywiack dome. "Fish.....Its what's for breakfast."
Kinda corny but fun. Pointing out the summit of Eichorn Pinncale from the summit of Pywiack. We were right....here yesterday.
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Anastasia
climber
Not there
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Oct 16, 2008 - 02:01am PT
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Bump
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tooth
Mountain climber
B.C.
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Oct 16, 2008 - 02:22am PT
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Better than a good movie. I feel refreshed, like I had returned to those places again. Thanks for the great read and pictures of such a beautiful place!
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Jay Wood
Trad climber
Fairfax, CA
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Oct 16, 2008 - 02:34am PT
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Sound Track!
We need a sound track!!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Oct 16, 2008 - 02:52am PT
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hey there micronut... say, great trip with great pics and say, even great story lines...
sadly for me though, my computer downloads very slow... so i always have to come back later when i have more time to stay on line, and just sit a bit for the pictures to unfold...
it is ALWAYS worth it, mind you, but i just have too much to do and too little time, due to the hours that i have been working lately....
thanks for the GREAT, fun and the great share...
*sure like that part about your car, and your daughter's field trip and such.... oh, my...
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Oct 16, 2008 - 11:04am PT
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Dudes, you are way above "above average" In the UK, 5.8 is called "hard very severe"
And you did it without supplemental oxygen.
As for your squished daughter, that was just faulty intelligence that resulted in collateral damage. No foul
Peace
karl
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micronut
Trad climber
fresno, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 16, 2008 - 12:57pm PT
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Are you serious Karl, 5.8 is called Hard, Very Severe in tthe UK? We need new shirts for the 09 expedition. On the front of a dark green shirt,
H A R D. On the Back. V E R Y S E V E R E.
I'm thinking yellow Text.
Now when friends ask what grade I climb, I'll straight face 'em.
"Hard.".......long pause...."Very Severe."
Here are some more shots from the trip.
Stepping out onto exposed terrain on Eichorn. Ok, slight camera tilt for drama. Its still intense though.
The view never gets old at Olmstead
Parting Shot.
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