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Salami
Trad climber
Ex.Livermore Ca. now the UK
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Mar 18, 2006 - 08:27am PT
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I am guessing that the boys were out for some fresh air and thats a photo shop spray paint job to keep all the girls from blushin.
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F10 Climber F11 Drinker
Trad climber
e350
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Mar 18, 2006 - 09:17am PT
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Adrian and Jeff Amadovar, don't think Adrian climbs anymore, but a friend of mind works with Jeff , I'll check with him and see what they are up to. I have some photos of the the So. Face but don't know how to get them on online and stuff
JB
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Mar 19, 2006 - 12:12pm PT
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F10 Climber,
I think Jeff Amadovar went down there to do the Wall of Voodoo route. Ask him about it...
Also, F10: Check your EMail for Scanning Posting Advice.
Fred Zeal, Pan Am. '78.
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Juan Maderita
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Mar 19, 2006 - 02:25pm PT
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Dan Curley drilling the hard way. Canyon Tajo, 1970s.
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Largo
Sport climber
Venice, Ca
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Mar 19, 2006 - 04:32pm PT
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I'd love to see some old pics. I think I've done all the walls (3??) on the Throne and have no pics of anything. Looking down at Laguna Salada (the salty lagoon) in the dead of night is a lonely feeling.
JL
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Mar 19, 2006 - 04:44pm PT
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I think you did some coolstuff on the North Face JL?
"The Little Smoke"?
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Mimi
climber
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Looking down from the top of the gully on the approach. The climbs posted are on the obvious granite formation to the left. The ancient inland seabed is in the distance. What a great place!
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Ricardo Carlos
Trad climber
Off center, CO.
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I will always laugh at my first time down. We started down in Mr. E’s truck Ed’ Gs bug and Mikes American sedan. Before we got past the dry river bed it was Mr.Es overloaded truck supporting the journey. I am not sure but I think it was everyone’s first La Baja trip. We were passed by some back packers Werner L. and John V. Paul and the last guy’s name escapes me. Stopping them for help and directions we were told we should go back to Laguna Slauda (sp?) and hike up. The short way! ( Pic #9 1st set pics) They told us they were on the way to Laguna Hansen. As they drove off in the VW van someone thought Werner was the guy who authored Mission Gorge Climbing guide. The guide was possibly published in the 50s a real old timer. Anyway we take off after them. After many wrong turns bending Es spare tire holder and getting stuck in a mud bog we arrived at canyon tajo camp ground. Werner in Chounard Pile jacket, big smile by the fire arms held wide says welcome to Laguna Hansen.
Paul and John I think were doing Pan Am clean and Werner was doing Giraffe. On Pan Am the only hammer was dropped after placing one pin I think and did go clean from that point on.
Paul, hats off I used 2 pins later with newer gear. Dibbs used two and a two cam placement of a #4 friend.
Eric I lied, On the Maw traverse I used the gold line by tying a knot and hammering into the crack to replace the #2 friend. We got a lot of booty, pins and nuts after that paid guided group the week before.
Dibbs wanted to jug to gold line hanging to the right of the Brown Dihedral that a large person cut loose and dropped. I wanted to lead the Brown and it was my lead. Arriving at the top of the pitch I was scared shitless thinking how far up would Dibbs have gotten as the rope was stuck around a loose boulder on a sloping ledge.
Our Topo was the large version with L ending, showing two rubbish pitches to the top from the gravely left arching A ?+ arch. I think we made it in four or five roped pitches.
On the Canyon you are the rescue party as well as the climbing party
Remember climbing maybe harsh more so land around you.
I have a Topo for the VW route never found the start to it.
Mandatory snow day Thursday 10" rule hoping for the same this week 10"+
IN the 70s couldn’t see the snow for the boulders
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