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Alexey
climber
San Jose, CA
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May 27, 2013 - 02:20pm PT
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thanks Peter for encouragement and the great tips.
Are you sure that parking would be Snow creek not -Porcupine creek ?
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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May 27, 2013 - 06:48pm PT
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Alexey, you are taking the Snow Creek trail south towards Half Dome/Tenaya Canyon then diverge from it cross country leftward approaching the west side of Basket Dome then dropping down in the shrub filled couloir along its emerging west face. I parked at Snow Creek trail x Hwy 120 to do this.
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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May 27, 2013 - 09:22pm PT
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Not sure, Kevin, if we aren't on the same page here. Take a trail from Tioga Road, follow it towards Tenaya Canyon, break off of it to follow the right/west face of Basket Dome as it starts to rise out of the slope down into Tenaya. Follow it and its brushy couloir down and around, then take the little ledges to the base of the left facing dihedral and start. And MAKE the climb, don't plan on hiking out of this situation.
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Alexey
climber
San Jose, CA
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May 28, 2013 - 06:03pm PT
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what Kevin said is correct approach (taken from other Basket tread ) start with North Dome trail at Porcupine Flat and after 2.5 miles just before North Dome turn right to Basket Dome and traverse it west face to the base of the route.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Big Donini bump!
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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Ønce again, do not take the lower of the two yellow paths to Basket Case. When you get closer, it all makes sense and you do a completely trivial traverse to the dihedral start.
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Alexey
climber
San Jose, CA
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Yesterday Chad Suchoski {Salamanizer] and I climbed Basket Case.
Even after study high resolution photos - it was very hard to find the right approach.
The Route from the bottom of the climb looks really jaw-dropping.
Chad climbed crux pitch and all route in impressive stile and on-site.
He also made a photos of the approach and for all Basket Case pitches and trip repot coming soon.
I'd like to thank Jim Donini and Peter Haan for great stories they wrote about Basket Case.
Without those stories - I would not even think to climb this route.
And Peter, your gear beta and suggested logistic was right on!
Up Rope I am not moving!
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Chad is a beast!
Congrats to both of you for hitting the obscure.
Can't wait for the modern TR.
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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GREAT TO HEAR THIS and congratulations to you both!! Get those photos up and approach beta please!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 8, 2013 - 07:39pm PT
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Approach beta? I thought the damn thing had become so poular the NPS paved the approach to prevent erosion.
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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Christ, J-Do, you used to be such a nice boy. Plus to hell with paving; let's go trench the sucker. The approach AND the effing climb. Get that dumb crux out to about a nice S-chimney. Stuff like this out there in the wild is too good for mortals and it IS about time to cut down another Bristlecone in order to count the rings and "it can't be that old". Any parallel here?
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mdanek
Trad climber
California
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Jul 10, 2013 - 02:05am PT
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Chad and Alexey, congrats! Cannot wait to see the TR with pictures.
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Zander
climber
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Jul 29, 2013 - 10:37pm PT
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WTF, Over. Where is the trip report!
(And i say that in the nicest possible way)
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
sawatch choss
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Jul 30, 2013 - 01:49am PT
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Nice Alexey! Way to git after it. I can't wait to hear more. And maybe have you drag me up something come September.
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Alexey
climber
San Jose, CA
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Jul 30, 2013 - 04:05am PT
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WTF, Over. Where is the trip report! Chad? working hard on TR? self-developing black/white camera film with chemicals ( mid 20th century technology )?
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Jul 30, 2013 - 12:12pm PT
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Love this thread (as well as Peter Hahn's)! Looking forward to the TR and pics.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 21, 2013 - 08:32pm PT
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Nice TR about the seldom done Basketcase. Some people said they never heard of the climb....here is a little history.
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Alexey
climber
San Jose, CA
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May 23, 2016 - 12:52pm PT
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