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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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what's the open water season like? like how long?
When I was going up there in the late 70s and early 80s that question had no answer. Well, other than "open water season lasts from whenever you can finally get a boat to where you want to go until you can't. Some years there really was no open water season.
But that was back in the ice age. So to speak. Plenty of reports now indicate that actic ice is going earlier and coming back later than it used to.
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Well, perhaps that explains it. Here in Ontario in cottage country, if you have a cottage on an island, there is the period during ice-in at fall, or ice-out in spring, where you can neither boat nor ski/walk/sled to your cottage. Perhaps that is a frequent summertime phenomenon? Anyone know?
You need to get a helicopter like those North Face dudes, who went way farther north in July, and had warm weather.
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James
climber
My twin brother's laundry room
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now if you could only stay out of trouble in the meadows...let's hang again soon Bobo!
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graham
Social climber
Ventura, California
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Awesome TR man!
Those photos looked surreal.
What’s the next great adventure Dave?
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sunshinedaydream
Trad climber
the big granite bubble
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Ummm... Are you allowed to just pick up the seals like that? Don't let the squirrel killer see that picture he'll get jealous!
Glad your back in the park, see ya soon!
Jess
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smith curry
climber
nashville,TN
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HELLYEAH!!!! I'm crying here in 95 degree Tennessee!
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Fluoride
Trad climber
Hollywood, CA
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Jul 10, 2009 - 12:14am PT
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Holy crap Dave!! That was the MOTHER of ALL trip reports. You always manage to outdo yourself.
You have the best adventures and your successes are so well deserved. Congrats in every way and thanks so much for sharing this with us.
That place looks unbelievable. Cold as hell...but unbelievable.
Cheers Bobo. Such good stuff.
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ryankelly
Trad climber
calistoga, ca
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Jul 10, 2009 - 03:20am PT
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DaDaDa Dave!!!!!!!!!
So sick!!!
Thank you for sharing the photos and write up.
Muchas gracias muchacho!
See you out there!
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S.Powers
Social climber
Jtree, now in Alaska
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Jul 10, 2009 - 07:07am PT
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post bump to a great man, and to get rid of Onyx the A-hole.
And a badass TR
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GOclimb
Trad climber
Boston, MA
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Jul 10, 2009 - 02:42pm PT
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Fantastic! Thanks for sharing!
GO
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crøtch
climber
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Jul 10, 2009 - 02:52pm PT
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Superb pictures, solitary suffering, Baffin Babes, polar bears, enormous granite monoliths, kites, and climbing. What more could you ask for. Kick Ass™
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S.Leeper
Sport climber
Austin, Texas
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Jul 10, 2009 - 07:19pm PT
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What a great adventure. Loved the picture of the seal. yeah, where next?
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Russ Walling
Gym climber
Poofter's Froth, Wyoming
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Jul 10, 2009 - 07:23pm PT
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Dave.... lotta BS blown around this place, but you sir, *really* are the MAN!
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fareastclimber
climber
Hong Kong & Wales
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Jul 10, 2009 - 07:26pm PT
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Yeah yeah yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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hollyclimber
Big Wall climber
Yosemite, CA
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Jul 10, 2009 - 08:07pm PT
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Yeah Dave! Awesome trip report, glad that you came home safe and sound and nice accomplishments. Really good writing. Hope to see you at the bridge sometime soon.
Holly
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Manley
Trad climber
Kentucky, living in St. Louis
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Jul 11, 2009 - 04:29pm PT
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YEAH Dave! Killer and an excellent trip report and photos- so good to hear you are still pushing it...
Hoping to make it to the Valley this fall- hope to see ya around-
Manley
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elcap-pics
climber
Crestline CA
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Jul 11, 2009 - 04:40pm PT
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Nice stuff Dave!!
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Jul 11, 2009 - 05:23pm PT
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I had to set aside time to read that, turned out to be well worthwhile. That's adventure climbing, sure enough.
Puts into perspective all those TRs we write about popular cliffs not far from the road.
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