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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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So at this point who's on deck for this event? It's a long drive for me to go up there and find nobody home.
See the forecast I posted on the last page? It looks like hot sunny slabs will not be a problem, and unless Mike A is sandbagging us ( :-) ) bugs will not be an issue either...
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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When you going for Kris?
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mike a.
Sport climber
ca
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I will be there Thursday afternoon, ps I would never sand bag!!! Lol:-)
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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No prob with bugs in the sunshine on the slabs. But shade and greenery near the lake, they are annoying.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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I dunno about those 50 - 80% numbers. Of course the truth will tell, but the NWS Hanford numbers are going down not up. Anyway, I'll take a little rain over the blistering hot sun.
Jan, I'm leaving here Thurs AM.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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My guess is that the micro trash at the base of climbs is devoid of tape but has a preponderance of cig butts...to calm the nerves.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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The Mooch is toast!
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Yah, not going to make the gathering. Likely going back out there Labor Day weekend for "special ops" and "other stuff".
Cheers, THE MOOCH!
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DaveyTree
Trad climber
Fresno
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 2, 2017 - 02:05pm PT
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Heading up Thursday evening
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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I should roll in mid-afternoon on Thurs. I'm hoping to camp on that flat granite slab just before the trailhead gate. Gray Tacoma double cab long bed.
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mike a.
Sport climber
ca
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Cool Kris, I will look you up tomorrow, we can drink a beer and i can try and sale you my awesome Courtright guide book lol :-)
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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So I stopped in at REI... no guide books in stock. Figures.
Dwight are you coming up? And will you have any for sale???
I have cash money!
Showing up with the Stoney youth movement Thursday at midnight...
If you're camping on the slab... I apologize for all the boisterous conduct in advance.
This will be glorious..... when was Carson Kodus last climbed???
And to mooch... you can ship me some of those beers you have been bragging about, I will post a report.
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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That's cause I bought the last one on Saturday Guy.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Have fun ladies and gentleman....small crimps and tall tales coming up! Plus, a mandatory TR.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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It's not all just slabs. Just sayin'...
Hitting the road...
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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I'll be getting in late Friday night and will hang out until bedtime Saturday night, when I have to head home.
Can't get the whole weekend but looking forward to 24 hours of fun!
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Wish I could make it but we are doing some family vacay up in Tahoe. Looking forward to a TR and some photos of road rash when somebody gets a bit more run-out than they intend to and take a big scraper/whipper because they are trying to act as cool as they act online and in real life they are actually a really crappy climber.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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^^^^^ hahahahaaa!!!!
We both know that was directed at me, jerk.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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^^^ I don't know why that made me laugh so much!
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Climberdude
Trad climber
Clovis, CA
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I'm in! I will see you tomorrow night.
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DaveyTree
Trad climber
Fresno
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 7, 2017 - 09:28am PT
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Courtright was a good time. Paul and I got up there Thursday night in the rain. Beer and whiskey in the plush 6 person tent. Camped just past the geological sight on the left in the trees, Awesome spot. A few others from Paul's work joined us as well as Eric Swanson, Limpingcrab and Climberdude during the weekend. Mike A. Stopped by bringing his Tequila shots in hand.
Paul and I got on East Power Dome then over to Punk Rock which I had never been to. One climb and rain chased us back to our beer and whiskey.
Saturday we returned to Punk Rock to get some TR set up for Paul's work friends who had never climbed outside. They did well and had fun.
After Crabs got his harness back from the newbies, he and I spied a line toward the left side of the tree area that holds the big 5.2 to the ledge. Clean granite lie back for 165' to a ledge. Moved belay to the right 40', near where the 5.2 finishes, and up another fun line, slightly dirtier but good pro, of crack/ lieback, for 100' to boulders for anchor, walk off. Almost an epic since I forgot to bring water up from the base. We discussed the route after and figured it went at least 5.6d.
Hold the Beaver 5.6d Pro to 3" 2p. FA Jeffcoach/Fries 08/05/17 @ 12:35:06 hours with threat of looming thunder, lightening and rain.
Daniel then wanted to try the corner head wall on the far right side of the wall. Pancake type wall with some reachy moves in the .11s. The top out showed Crabs true form as he went inverted feet up into an offwidth roof crack. Couldn't right himself over the ledge but had his hands on the top lip so in gym style he sent that bitch....Soggy McDouble's..... a soon to be famous newly named project.
Wrapped up and back to camp for lunch and tall tails of epic moderate sends. We finished the day at Damn Cracks which I took pictures of with Crabs camera since I forgot my phone for pics and felt like poop. They sent the lines which was quite the talk of the damn people standing on the damn while fishing from the damn or driving across the damn.
Sunday we went and climbed some newer routes on the approach trail to West PD, Page 86,87 in guide book. Climbed a 5.7 with some cool features of finger pocket and quartz bulges called a classic Champagne Colored Asians and then the .10b/c to it's left. Cool area looking down over the creek.
Back to the camp for some tri-tip sandwiches and a beer before hitting the road back to Fresburg. Good times......
Hopefully those with a camera will post up some pics. I will post some once I get some forwarded to me.
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