Trip Report
Three Men and a Rubber Ducky on the Evolution Traverse in Winter
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Sunday March 18, 2012 4:17pm
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Evolution Traverse in Winter, the numbers: 9 13,000' peaks, 3 Pullharder dudes and a rubber duck, 4 days on route, 7 days overall.
This is the first of the Big Sierra Technical Traverses to be completed in Winter (though of course the whole range has been traversed by skis on less technical terrain). Evolution is also usually regarded as having the highest quality climbing amongst the big traverses.
NB There may be similarities but Ducky is no Cheburashka knockoff; he even leads pitches...
In any case now the Evolution in Winter Trip Report, not just the summary, is finally up. Pics, commentary, videos, the TR and even a 3-D flythrough are at: Pullharder.org
zoom loco
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About the Author
Zoom Loco is a mountain climber from San Diego, California. He climbs for and posts with pullharder.org and also on zoomloco.wordpress.com/ |
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
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Mar 18, 2012 - 05:25pm PT
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WOW!! Way to pull harder
F-YEAH!
Honey badger don't care!
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zoom loco
Mountain climber
san diego ca
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Author's Reply
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Mar 18, 2012 - 06:22pm PT
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Hi Toad, I think you mean Michelle Peot, yes, she was the first female ascent of the Evo Traverse, last Summer (TR here). Peter Croft (FA), Alex Honnold, Matt Samet, Vic Lawson, and possibly others have also done it solo (I guess you could call this ropeless depending; most people do rappels), amongst 15 or so complete ascents of the route in summer.
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10b4me
Social climber
Lida Junction
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Mar 18, 2012 - 06:32pm PT
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great effort guys. your trip reports are always inspiring.
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PAUL SOUZA
Trad climber
Central Valley, CA
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Mar 18, 2012 - 06:34pm PT
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Awesome send gentleman!!
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Dirka
Trad climber
Hustle City
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Mar 18, 2012 - 07:05pm PT
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Proud!
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aguacaliente
climber
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Mar 19, 2012 - 01:20am PT
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bad ass.
the picture with the rock shoes hanging up at the bivy makes my feet hurt just looking at it.
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travelin_light
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Mar 19, 2012 - 12:13pm PT
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Burly. Just burly.
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David D.
Trad climber
California
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Mar 19, 2012 - 04:23pm PT
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Bad. Ass. TFPU.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Mar 19, 2012 - 04:49pm PT
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Great to read and see the pics and, of course, great job! Thanks for posting.
John
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Mar 19, 2012 - 05:17pm PT
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Wish you all to continue kicking ass! Well done! Must be stressful for all to spent so much time in less than ideal conditions with the weather and all.
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zoom loco
Mountain climber
san diego ca
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Author's Reply
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Mar 19, 2012 - 07:51pm PT
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Thanks for the positive words, everyone. For those of you who liked the TR or if you are further interested in reading musings on Sierra Winter Climbing/ Evolution Traverse, I put some additional thoughts on the topics on my most recent post on my personal blog. Likely not as much of interest as dropping your toothbrush or kicking dogs, but anyway, someone may get something out of it. It's here. Yes it's lame to bump your own post, but I thought it less obnoxious than starting another thread....
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Fluoride
Trad climber
West Los Angeles, CA/Joshua Tree
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Mar 19, 2012 - 08:05pm PT
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Congrats on a well deserved trek well done
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Mountainroad
Mountain climber
Boulder, CO
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Mar 20, 2012 - 12:38am PT
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Thanks a lot guys, my girlfriend dumped me after reading your TR on Pullharder.org. She said I wasn't badass enough for her anymore.
----Reinhold Messner
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Mar 20, 2012 - 01:32am PT
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Bloody good test lads. A bloody good test. Well done. Way to grind it out. Thanks for the fun write up.
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