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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Jun 17, 2006 - 11:22am PT
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On Powell Peak, looking toward McHenrys and the Keyboard:
On Hallett Peak, looking toward the sun (FFA of Mayrose-Bucknam):
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 17, 2006 - 12:09pm PT
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Chiloe,
Did you by chance climb with a guy named Dakers Gowans in RMNP?
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Jun 17, 2006 - 02:00pm PT
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Yep, that's Dakers at top.
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 17, 2006 - 02:33pm PT
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Well how about that, Dakers G!
I really just took a wild guess based on the era.
I am acquainted with Dakers and know that he is a really nice fellow; a mutual friend introduced us some years back, and I run into him in Boulder, from time to time.
Post up some more pics please of Scrambles and Climbs in High Peaks!
I will be finishing my Mt. Meeker story by posting pictures as the thread begins to drop from the page.
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 18, 2006 - 05:51pm PT
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This guy was on his way to the "Dreamweaver",
A snow /ice gulley on Meeker's NE Face,
Situated just left of the Flying Buttress on Meeker.
(just a bit left above his head):
Meeker's Extensive Face and Long's Diamond are Quite Visible Above.
We were headed up a scrambly ridge to Meeker's Summit.
Quite a lot of rock:
L-R: East Arete of Meeker, Flyin' Buttress, The Loft (a snow Col), The Diamond.
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bob d'antonio
Trad climber
boulder, co
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Jun 18, 2006 - 08:06pm PT
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Dirt...they are Marsh Marigold.
I used a zukio wide angle (22mm).
Dirt...haven't forgot about your photo. I just been really busy lately.
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 18, 2006 - 11:36pm PT
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Nice decorations Bob!
I was wandering around in RMNP over by the Little Matterhorn near Odessa Lake very early this morning and met some colonies of flowers along the way...
(not to get all animistic)
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dirtineye
Trad climber
the south
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Jun 19, 2006 - 03:04am PT
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BOB, no big rush, and thanks again BTW. The one you are talking about is still my favorite of all your stuff I've seen.
marsh marigolds, eh? OK, what are the yellow ones in the last pic? look like some sort of lilly maybe?
BTW, I scored a 45mm lens for the 6x7 on Ebay, $395 shipping included, it came yesterday, perfect condition. That is about like a 22 in 35 mm equiv, can't wait to try it out!
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2006 - 01:05am PT
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Ok back to Meeker's NEast Ridge:
Our scramble headed left,
Along the line above Lisa's head,
Then right on the skyline ridge to the summit.
Below is the "Iron Gates"
A key feature to the shortcut:
This concave wall is called Meeker's NE Buttress.
(A route called "Concave" exists on its right margin)
It has some good looking steep 5.11:
On the way to the Summit,
We easily walked right above it for this shot.
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2006 - 02:06am PT
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This captures all the glamour and glory of high end scramblin'
Whutever dude...
I know.
'K Then,
Here's an Obscure side glance at Longs Peak and the Diamond:
If you want to look cool in sunglasses,
You must start out with cool sunglasses...
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Jun 21, 2006 - 10:16am PT
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Tarbuster, your photos have some of the freshest air on this site. I wish I had taken as many.
Assuming you and other folks have more ... maybe it's time for part trois?
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2006 - 11:58am PT
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Yes Chiloe,
I Crave Fresh Air.
Thanks for the compliment.
A couple more shots from our Meeker waddle and I will start part 3...
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Jun 21, 2006 - 12:37pm PT
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Great stuff, got me contemplating task of scanning the wayback machine.
I still have my superguides from '75(?)
But more importantly I have a few old bikes left by rentors over the years if you need something to bolt. Otherwise it's the dumpster or Burningman for them.
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2006 - 12:45pm PT
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You mean Jay you have bikes stashed out this a way?
I have a buddy who is a teacher in Denver, at a low income school, and he needs bike stuff for the kids bike club...
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2006 - 01:20pm PT
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In '81 after returning to Yosemite from Mt Rainier I sold my Super Guides to this guy from WA, who's name was Massioli. I had met him while we were up there. Mike Paul and I had climbed the Edmonds Glacier Headwall over by the Mowitch Face, which is approached from Paradise.
I had purchased a pair of those white Koflach (used) from REI to try out on Rainier and needed the added warmth. I also liked the boots Trappeur made; a model called the Rebuffat or Proffessional Baud rock climbed quite well.
Massioli was stoked to try out my Super Guides on the boulders at camp 4. He was a neat guy. He later perished on something like the Moonflower Buttress route on Mt Hunter or some such Alaskan Peak. I have seen reference to this in a photo taken just before rockfall took him.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Jun 21, 2006 - 01:20pm PT
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Actually mine are in Cali, but, I may know of a stash up north of you in big wonderful, I'll check it out when I'm up there next month.
Found a beaut in Davis, ca the other day; a schwin, looks older than me but they didn't make ten speeds that long ago. Narrow tubes, almost like rebar musta weighed fidy.
I have a pair of those white whale koflachs, too!
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
Otto, NC
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Jun 21, 2006 - 03:01pm PT
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OK kids, why don't you two take the bike/shoe convo to a separate thread and let's start Pt. 3.
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2006 - 03:37pm PT
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Rhodo, Yer a Tuff Task Master.
Al Righty Then:
So there I was, all shrouded in glory,
We were on our way to bag Longs Peak;
Thought it would be cool to do a loop,
After Conquering Meeker's Ridge.
But we were stopped on our impromptu add on by the Notch,
Seen here just left of the summit of Longs,
Right there above my Darlin' Wife:
We had a 40 foot chunk of rope,
And there is a perfunctory rappel into the Notch,
So we went home, back down Meeker's Ridge as originally planned.
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Tarbuster
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2006 - 03:44pm PT
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Looking down the alternate and actual SE Ridge of Meeker,
"The Meeker Ridge", so visible from front range locale:
It would make a good run...
Back down outa' the Iron Gates:
And at Last,
The 2005 USATF Masters Mt Runner of the year cools her feet.
She just won the 2006 National Mtn Running Champs Masters Division on Mt Washington Last Week:
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