Drama on Baboquivari Peak (TR)

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drljefe

climber
Old Pueblo, AZ
Apr 23, 2009 - 10:52am PT
For ROX-
First, here's a decent ass shot for ya.
But also you can see the remnants from the C.C.C project. In addition to a ladder route, they wanted a tower at the summit!
Those metal scraps are typical of what you see on the route.

You can also get an idea about how much vertical we covered.
Dirka

Trad climber
SF
Apr 23, 2009 - 10:53am PT
Fun TR!
hossjulia

Trad climber
Eastside
Apr 23, 2009 - 11:02am PT
That was terrible. I just wanted to check in on the Tarbuster benefit thread, and I saw the magic word, BABOQUIVARI.
I was hooked, and laughed my ass off the whole time.
Now I've been sidetracked and I'll never get my work done! (about 100 emails to answer, TODAY!)
Not to mention packing and sh#t...............I'm outta here!

Gary

climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
Apr 23, 2009 - 11:07am PT
Babo is a great peak, and it's in a really bizarre looking area. Cool campground.

It's too bad that moron stole the register, though. What an idiot.

We were driving through "downtown" Sells at night and there was something moving on the side of the road. MJ says, "It's a cow!"

Guess you had to be there.
Jingy

Social climber
Flatland, Ca
Apr 23, 2009 - 11:12am PT
Trick!!!!

Nice TR



Love the swapping chick thing... All that walking is too much for me though!!!

Thanks
drljefe

climber
Old Pueblo, AZ
Apr 23, 2009 - 11:36am PT
She's a real freeloader I tell ya.


Watch out boys she'll chew you up and spit you out.
I learned my lesson. I'm over the cougarchicken.
drljefe

climber
Old Pueblo, AZ
Apr 23, 2009 - 12:36pm PT
I couldn't believe it when that chick fight broke out on the summit.
I just knew there'd be some kind of drama.
You shoulda heard these chicks go at it.
Talk about fowl language!
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Apr 23, 2009 - 01:31pm PT
I'll bet they were scratchin' each others eyes out too!
nature

climber
Tucson, AZ
Topic Author's Reply - Apr 23, 2009 - 02:54pm PT
fowl.... scratch....

haha funny.
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Apr 23, 2009 - 03:00pm PT
So you finally woke up from the luv nest, eh nature?
Matt

Trad climber
primordial soup
Apr 23, 2009 - 03:15pm PT
looks like that was a great day to be alive
Elcapinyoazz

Social climber
Redlands
Apr 23, 2009 - 03:38pm PT
All that chick needs is a tu-tu.
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Apr 23, 2009 - 03:41pm PT
I think nature'd look better in the tu tu. . . es tu?
drljefe

climber
Old Pueblo, AZ
Apr 23, 2009 - 04:02pm PT
Rox- this was on the West side, which is on reservation land.
The ranch approach is on the east side and is now run by the Nature Conservancy, I believe.
James is the caretaker of the campground and lives in the small village of Topawa. He has a hispanic last name and is most likely of mixed Pima/Mexican heritage.
Every few months he hikes the trail and goes nutty with the machete. James gets my utmost respect and was super nice. We got his PO Box and will send him photos.
Baboquivari IS a magical place.
steelmnkey

climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
Apr 23, 2009 - 04:35pm PT
Buncha grade IV's on the east face...

Spring Route
Cradle of Stone
The Fellowship
Luca and the Fishes?
etc.

Only half of the peak is within the reservation. The other half is something federally handled... USFS, BLM, or whatever. Think the official line runs north south or some such.
Ezra

Social climber
WA, NC, Idaho Falls
Apr 23, 2009 - 05:56pm PT
Where do y'all find such fine women?
I must get one for me!
sweatyballs

Trad climber
Apr 23, 2009 - 06:47pm PT
Nature, another fine clever post. Keep em' goin amigo!
drljefe

climber
Old Pueblo, AZ
Apr 23, 2009 - 09:42pm PT
Where's the chickens?

Oh, and nice shot.
nutjob

climber
Berkeley, CA
Apr 23, 2009 - 10:10pm PT
I miss my first chick. I hooked up with her on an 8th grade field trip in Sacramento. By the end of high school things were a little weird between us, and she was passed around to everyone on the school bus. The bus driver kept warning us, but one day he stopped the bus on the side of the freeway, grabbed her, and threw her out.

I came back later and spearheaded a rescue mission to save her. The logistics were formidable given the 10 mile approach with uncertain search boundaries. We had a happy reunion, patched things up, and it was good for a while. Somewhere in the end of college, her skin stopped being so stretchy and supple. Age gets to everyone, and I can't say I treated her with the dignity and respect she deserved. That hard crumbling brittle plastic, the fading color of youth, it was more than I could stand. I think she ended up in a garbage can when her head popped off.

I tried to replace her, but it wasn't the same. The lips weren't painted as pretty, her skin wasn't as soft, her neck was more floppy.

It is hard to outlive the ones you love.
MisterE

Trad climber
One Step Beyond!
Apr 23, 2009 - 10:19pm PT
Whatever semblance of innocence, the childish visage of happy clowns with chickens entertaining the children, has left...

hey, wait a minute!
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