Hello all: At times it seems that shoes like the venerable old 'Lava Domes,' 5- tennys or snazzy new trail runners were made for us. BUT more than few times I...
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dad13
Jan 20, 2003 9:41 pm
I've given a lot of thought to this problem because I really dislike hiking in heavy crampon compatible boots. My first experiment was with 6 point instep...
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Bob Burd <snwbord@...
snwburd
Jan 21, 2003 4:24 am
I'm like Dewey and make use of a strap-on 10-point crampon when I need them in the Sierra. No good for ice climbing, but work great for peak-bagging. I've used...
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rocky4u22000
Jan 21, 2003 4:25 am
... Good advice...but...it gripes to have to buy another set of crampons. I have a beautiful set of 10 pointers here to go with my LaSportiva Trangos for...
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Bob Burd <snwbord@...
snwburd
Jan 21, 2003 4:26 am
Day 5 of the 2002 Challenge - Aug 22. This is a tough dayhike. After failing last year on the same hike, I was quite determined to make it this time. Once on...
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davidkiene
Jan 21, 2003 5:46 pm
Nice report and pictures Bob! I loved the class 3 climbing on Middle Pal....
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Bob Burd <snwbord@...
snwburd
Jan 22, 2003 4:13 pm
I really enjoy Onion Valley a good deal. This was my second time there, and I've now travelled almost all the trails on the east side of Kearsarge Pass - yet I...
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Bob Burd <snwbord@...
snwburd
Jan 23, 2003 5:01 pm
Day 8 of the 2002 Challenge, Aug 24. I thought this was going to be a brutal combination, but it turned out to be much easier than it appears. In fact it was...
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davidkiene
Jan 23, 2003 10:48 pm
Thanks for the trip report and photos! A priority trip for me next year is to do the Russell/Whitney/Muir (ah hell-why not include Carillon too?) death...
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Bob Burd <snwbord@...
snwburd
Jan 24, 2003 11:20 pm
Day 9 of the 2002 Challenge, Aug 25. I was hoping to climb Mt. Irvine as well, but that turned out to be a little too ambitious. Three of us headed the Meysan...
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sierraguy98
Feb 2, 2003 5:37 pm
Does anyone have an ice axe and crampons they would be interested in getting rid of for a modest price? I need a 65 to 70cm ice axe. I am doing a climb of...
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davidkiene
Feb 4, 2003 9:51 pm
Hi Ron Have you ruled out renting a pair of crampons and an ice axe at REI? Dave ... in ... am...
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Mujtaba Ghouse
mujtabag
Feb 4, 2003 10:02 pm
Hi Ron, The Fifth Season (in Mount Shasta City) also rents all this stuff (ice axes, crampons, mountaineering boots etc). You can call them to make a...
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Kyle Winslow
kwinslow3
Feb 5, 2003 4:14 pm
One word about the 5th season - they won't rent crampons to you if they decide your boots are "too flexible". I ran into this problem with some lightweight...
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sierraguy98
Feb 10, 2003 3:31 am
Thanks for the info on Fifth Seasons. I was up there this weekend and stopped by to check them out. Looks like REI and the Fifth Season will be good options...
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Bob Burd <snwbord@...
snwburd
Feb 10, 2003 5:41 am
Since skiing/snowboarding are out at the moment, pending some additional snow in the Sierra, I decided to spend three days in Yosemite Valley this last...
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robw_92648
Feb 11, 2003 4:50 am
I'm looking to get out into the backcountry this weekend (feb 15-17), but all of my usual partners are out of town or out of commission. I have a lot of...
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highhikenstud <hig...
highhikenstud
Feb 11, 2003 6:09 am
The first time I atempted this peak from bishop pass in the summer. I ran into trouble from the thunderstorms. The second time was in the winter and I ran...
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Bob Burd <snwbord@...
snwburd
Feb 12, 2003 1:26 am
Are you set on climbing it from the south side? It may be easier to climb it from the north side, via the North Couloir. I know it's rated class 4, but it...
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Joel M. Baldwin
qumqats
Feb 13, 2003 9:42 am
--On Monday, February 10, 2003 5:41 AM +0000 "Bob Burd ... <http://gallery.outel.org/YosemiteLedgeTrail> The name that I've heard this trail called is 'Ledge...
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cloudrippr_2k
Feb 13, 2003 3:21 pm
... summer. ... get ... that ... Are you going in the winter or later in the year? And by the Glacier Notch, North Ridge?...
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Bob Burd <snwbord@...
snwburd
Feb 15, 2003 5:41 am
I was going to guess someone's skied or boarded down the Ledge Trail - not for the faint of heart! Here's the pics from last weekend's adventure: ...
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Scott <ocmousepad...
ocmousepad
Feb 15, 2003 7:09 pm
I read Paul Homchick's account of climbing Mt Williamson via George Creek last spring. Sounded like fun! I was kicking around the idea of flying from...
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phomchick
Feb 15, 2003 10:08 pm
Scott, A group of us are going up George Creek again on May 3-4-5. Our goal is Mt. Barnard and Trojan Peak, but this is the 2nd class route up Williamson and...
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markdrocker
Feb 15, 2003 11:51 pm
A reminder to everyone about ski/trekking poles... ... the ... Bob surely had everything under control, but I'd like to remind everyone that ski poles can...
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Scott <ocmousepad...
ocmousepad
Feb 16, 2003 1:39 am
Paul, Thank you for the invite to join your group on May 3rd up George Creek. I would like to tenatively signup with you folks, but will send you a offline...
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Bob Burd <snwbord@...
snwburd
Feb 16, 2003 6:00 pm
Given a choice going up Starr King, I'd rather I'd brought an axe. Arresting with the ski poles should I have fallen would have been unlikely. That made me...
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cruxkroll <cruxkro...
cruxkroll
Feb 19, 2003 12:03 am
This trip will require two vehicles. One left at the trailhead 30 miles NNW of Bass Lake. The other will be at Red's Meadow (Devils Postpile) This should be...
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cruxkroll <cruxkro...
cruxkroll
Feb 20, 2003 9:47 pm
hi Paul, was wondering if you are still looking for three more people. My girlfriend and i have three 14's planned for this year and although Williamson is...
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Bob Burd <snwbord@...
snwburd
Feb 25, 2003 11:34 pm
These are a couple of fine peaks north of Ebbetts Pass off Highway 4. I climbed these last September with a non-climbing friend who got his first taste of...
