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mongrel
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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Jul 18, 2013 - 04:13pm PT
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Specifically, Tahquitz Rock was also or formerly called Lily Rock, and is so labeled on the map.
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Fluoride
Trad climber
West Los Angeles, CA
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Jul 18, 2013 - 04:39pm PT
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Per Forest Service newser, the fire is of man made origin, arson investigators on scene.
So some as#@&%e set this blaze out in the middle of the forest with all that wood to burn.
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crusher
climber
Santa Monica, CA
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Jul 18, 2013 - 05:22pm PT
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They never caught the ^&(*( who set the Station Fire. It makes you wonder...
Good luck and best wishes to our firefighters and everyone in the areas of danger!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 18, 2013 - 05:27pm PT
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Crusher, you can pm me for the inside scoop on the Station Fire.
I can not say anything publicly other than 'you won't believe it'.
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Jul 18, 2013 - 05:38pm PT
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Taken about 30 mins ago:
The ridge from Wellman's Divide to Tahquitz to South Ridge is the Rubicon. If it gets across this, there's gonna be serious structural damage.
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neversummer
climber
30 mins. from suicide USA
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Jul 18, 2013 - 07:26pm PT
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Hope things turn for the better soon...
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Jul 18, 2013 - 08:17pm PT
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Per Forest Service newser, the fire is of man made origin, arson investigators on scene.
So some as#@&%e set this blaze out in the middle of the forest with all that wood to burn.
This makes me very sad. Tahquitz, Suicide and the San Jacinto wilderness were my playground for many years. A beautiful area is destroyed for generations to come and likely many peoples lives are changed by the act of some f-wad. This is sickening and heart breaking.
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Latitute 33
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Jul 18, 2013 - 08:21pm PT
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We've been following the fire reports closely and are hoping that the weather and firefighters will prevent it causing any damage to homes in Idyllwild & Fern Valley area.
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romand
climber
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Jul 18, 2013 - 09:49pm PT
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Some recent screen captures from the CBS livefeed:
very scary...
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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Jul 18, 2013 - 10:21pm PT
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Those flames in the last picture are probably 200 feet tall...
Wow.
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Jul 18, 2013 - 10:44pm PT
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Taken about an hour ago from town:
There's some verrrry cautious optimism that the heavy retardant runs may have helped at least create a solid barrier. This, combined with cooling nighttime temps and rising humidity...along with a slight monsoonal flow starting tomorrow...
Fingers crossed. Hard.
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Jul 18, 2013 - 11:58pm PT
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Oh no, I just hope they can hold it on the ridge.......best to the fighters and best to the community.
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Jul 19, 2013 - 02:47am PT
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Not up here it doesn't...tonight it pretty much looks normal. Big improvement from last night, which was an eerie orange.
Of course, you turn around and that column is still rising from the ridge, and there's a very faint glow of flames in the distance. We ain't outta this yet.
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Fluoride
Trad climber
West Los Angeles, CA
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Jul 19, 2013 - 04:18am PT
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All my positive thoughts to you guys up in the area and hope the wind/temps shift. At least there's a monsoon system coming in for the weekend to make things more humid and less dry.
Idyllwild and Tahquitz hold very fond memories for me, I can't imagine how great that level must be for the folks who live in that amazing area. That's truly home. Hoping for the best outcome for you guys and I mean it when I say I've been thinking about this and following it all day and will be tomorrow.
And PS thank you to those in the vicinity of it posting pics. It really brings it home how close it's coming.
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Gal
Trad climber
a semi lucid consciousness
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Jul 19, 2013 - 04:25am PT
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thinking of you all over there! I've spent much time climbing at Tahquitz... hoping for your town and all the area....
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Jul 19, 2013 - 04:58am PT
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please get some rest, apogee and other locals.
a terrifying situation.
i've sympathy for your worries
and predicament.
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Jul 19, 2013 - 10:45am PT
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Still adding equipment/assets from yesterday. Now on scene:
3,316 firefighters, including 263 engines, 19 helicopters, 10 fixed wing aircraft, including a DC-10, 53 hand-crews, 30 water-tenders, and 15 dozers.
Wind shift should smoke out the IE pretty good today.
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Jul 19, 2013 - 10:49am PT
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God bless Tahquitz, home of the brave. And all the folks living in Idyllwild.
Hope it rains like mad up thre.
JL
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