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snwburd
Oct 11, 1998 9:06 pm
here's a limitation on length of postings, so I had to break this into two parts.<br><br>On my way to climb Mt. Ritter, I thought I'd do a "warm up" while I ...
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snwburd
Oct 11, 1998 9:17 pm
t took another half hour to get back to Koip Pk and begin my descent at 4p. I figured I had 3 hours (before it got dark) to retrace what took me 4.5 hrs to ...
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snwburd
Oct 11, 1998 10:45 pm
aturday, Oct 10, 1998.<br>I woke up just before 7a in the Rodeway Inn of Mammoth Lakes. For 10 minutes or so I lay there pondering the pros and cons of going...
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snwburd
Oct 12, 1998 5:19 am
lacier meets gullies, and I stop to put the crampons away. At the base of the gullies I was surprised by Jim's comments that it was unclear which of the two ...
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snwburd
Nov 27, 1998 7:44 am
ug 8, 1988<br>I had originally planned to climb Mt. Florence out of Toulumne Meadows in Yosemite on a three day solo trek. Unfortunately, a bout of altitude ...
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snwburd
Nov 27, 1998 8:06 am
ug 8, 1998 Part 2<br>On top I found a couple who I assumed had camped with the group below. They departed soon after I arrived, leaving me with the whole dome...
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SekiHiker
Dec 13, 1998 4:19 am
n June 22 of this very snowy year of 1998, a friend of mine invited me to accompany him on a climb up Mitchell Peak which is located on the western border of ...
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snwburd
Dec 17, 1998 5:10 am
was surprised to log on today to find that there was more than one member! Guess I'll pay a bit more attention now.<br>I don't plan to do much hiking in the...
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mconnell62
Dec 17, 1998 8:53 pm
ob -<br><br>I also limit most of my winter hiking to Ventana (as well as the Santa Cruz Mtns). I would like to hear where you hike, favorite places, etc. Since...
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snwburd
Dec 17, 1998 9:52 pm
ery true that rain is worse than snow. But in the Santa Cruz mountains it's hard to be more than 10 miles from a road, or more than 15 miles in Ventana. So I...
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snwburd
Dec 18, 1998 5:24 am
k, not the Sierras, but a very cool place not too far away. For those unfamiliar with this region, it's 167,000 acres in the Santa Lucia Range south of ...
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mconnell62
Dec 18, 1998 3:59 pm
ou've definately been to more places in Ventana than I have, but here are the places I've been. Everything so far has been day hikes and around the north ...
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SekiHiker
Dec 18, 1998 6:21 pm
keep seeing these words sprinkled through your reports. I'm not allergic (yet) but if my wife even touches objects that have come in contact with poison oak ...
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snwburd
Dec 18, 1998 10:15 pm
Is poison oak ubiquitous in the Coast Range?"<br><br>Yes. In my experience, I rarely find it where it's very dry (like on ridge tops), or heavily forested (it ...
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mconnell62
Dec 19, 1998 12:00 am
ob's comments match what I have read as far as where it grows. It needs both sun and moist soil. Unfortunately, this means it grows over my back fence and I...
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snwburd
Dec 22, 1998 5:07 am
aturday (Dec19) turned out to be a very nice day for a day hike/run along the Pine Ridge Trail. I started from China Camp at 8:30a and finished 6 hours later...
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SekiHiker
Dec 27, 1998 2:08 am
've had a few encounters with hypothermia, usually while hiking in the rain and getting soaked to the skin. Now, I don't try to get anywhere while the weather...
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snwburd
Dec 27, 1998 6:32 am
think the key is acclimatization. I believe the "recommended" amount is 1 day for each 1000ft over 10Kft (for sleeping elevation). This gets your body used to...
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snwburd
Dec 27, 1998 4:48 pm
f you enjoy climbing, you'll love the Everest IMAX film. I saw it a few weeks ago in San Jose's new IMAX theater at was quite awesome. Check out <a...
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SekiHiker
Dec 28, 1998 5:42 am
hanks for the recomendation, Bob. Even though I'm not much of a climber and I'm certainly not an expedition climber, I really enjoyed reading about the solo ...
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mconnell62
Dec 28, 1998 2:24 pm
es Bill, I believe it was Mesner.<br><br>As for the IMAX movie, I am a little less impressed. If you see it, see it at IMAX. I wouldn't bother buying the ...
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snwburd
Dec 28, 1998 10:49 pm
agree, without the IMAX experience you'd be missing out on 90% of it. As I understand it, the IMAX equipment is rather bulky. Even with a specially modified ...
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snwburd
Jan 1, 1999 4:52 am
nd happy hiking!<br><br>-bob...
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harrmill
Jan 12, 1999 7:25 am
i, new to the board.I, too, look forward to an active summer in the high country, and spend the winter exploring the Coast Ranges. Junipero Serra Peak in...
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snwburd
Jan 12, 1999 8:49 pm
ere's another of the long hike I did last summer:<br><br><a href=http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Forest/3458/trip_reports/twin.html...
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SekiHiker
Jan 13, 1999 5:23 am
ust wait until summer. I'll bet there will be lots of action at this club.<br><br>By the way, have you guys ever wondered about the accuracy of some of the YDS...
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snwburd
Jan 13, 1999 8:38 pm
ere's Secor's explanation as to why the YDS is as it is:<br><br>"The Yosemite Decimal System has its roots in the Sierra Club classification system first...
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SekiHiker
Jan 14, 1999 12:13 am
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dvbraun
Jan 15, 1999 11:11 pm
ooking forward to discussing the high peaks of the Sierra. Thanks to Seki/Bill for pointing me over to this site. Come on over and check out my sites on the...
