stillcrankin

MisterMo Sir, Indignation might not be the right word. Resignation and maybe even disgust might be a better fit. It wouldn't be so bad if people (more then one) actually did the pitch free and used the bolts for that purpose but, if you read the posts above, it seems that this pitch may have never gone free in the first place. I need to be careful about criticizing people for placing stupid bolts as I may have placed a bolt or two where I wasn't on the absolute edge of death but I never did something like this on an established route-especially on a route where the only first ascenter that's still alive is bigger and nastier than I am. Perhaps the next time I'm in the area you and I can do a thirty-something year memorial ascent of the route in question. This would have particular meaning since you were the first to explore the beginning pitches so many years ago. We could carry a chisel and prybar and probably have a good time. You get snowed on today??

Jim Stottard and someone, I can't remember who, did the fist ascent in the late 60's. A couple friends of mine did the route in 1970 and didn't really say much about it other then it was kinda cool. They used only pitons-they didn't have a single nut, hook, cam, head, or any other device. They used multiple wraps of one inch webbing as swami belts and no leg loops. How did those old guys do it?? Shit, wait a minute, that's what I used to use!

Thank God. For a moment there I thought those added bolts might be superfluous and stupid.

Jesus H. Christ...... Where did all those bolts come from??

Moi aussi! Quite a character.....

http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=119587&f=0&b=0

You-sell-it-to-me Valley...

You don't really need to pinch on this thing. The loaf will sorta naturally find its way out if you're not careful.

You don't want to start this thing any lower then you have to.

This, too, is only on a boulder....

Mr Mo Sir, You are truely a man of the world.

60' long, 4" wide at bottom, overhanging, spanky.......

Dick, can that really be you out there in cyber land?? Glad to see the old dog has a little bite left.

High volume output. Lasts longer. Be proud.

Depends on where you're going.

MisterMo Sir, That looks very much like Al Givler's backside, hammer and all. I was just looking for my picture of Timson in very much the same position with very much the same gear in, probably, very much the same year...

Title pretty much says it all. Email me and identify... dwh_96161@yahoo.com

Do I owe you money? Did I get your sister pregnant? Where's Index? If the answer to the above questions is no or don't know, email me at dwh_96161@yahoo.com

Don Heller took his crampons off at the top of Asgard Pass after his and Cal Folsom's ascent of something on Dragontail. He must not have realized how icy it was. He slipped and fell a thousand feet or so down the pass, going over hummocks and small cliffs in the process, until he finally stopped. He then stood up, stuck his ice axe in the snow, and ran another thousand or so feet down the pass before he sat down and died. A tragic end to a good friend and longtime climbing partner. I still miss him and think of him often.

Lee Vining canyon yesterday, Feb 26th (see attachment). Temps in shade-mid 20's. Temps in sun-sweating. Typical California...

Went up on COD quite some time ago. Mid 70's actually. Made it to a tree/bush on the first pitch. When I herfed on a branch, ants started to pour down my arm. Thousands. I was in a fairly precarious position and it took me a minute or so to pull up enough rope to rap down. By the time I started down I was covered head to foot. Kind of freaky. They were pouring down the rope after me. Had something similar happen to me on the left side of the Slack. Maybe it was just offwitdths. Maybe the ants were trying to tell me I was in the wrong place.

Carolyn, Have you ever read the six words at the bottom of your posts?

193 pins for sale. $500 takes all. Mostly in good shape. They weigh a ton, as only a huge wall rack can, so be prepared for some shipping pain. See attachment for picture... 35 rurps 10 hooks 21 baby angles 27 3/4" angles 20 1" angles 14 1&1/4" angles 13 1&1/2" angles 7 2" bongs 1 3" bong 2 4" bong 12 Leeper z-bend stackers 12 Lost arrows 17 bugaboos 2 smc stackers

Jacks Canyon is a very cool place-fun climbing. The canyon itself used to be an Indian migration route and if you hike up or down the canyon, a few miles beyond the climbing, you can find pictoglyphs and petroglyphs that are very well hidden. A friend found a quartz (chert) arrowhead near one of the climbs. The camping is good when there aren't a bunch of people around. I've been there when it was empty and when there were at least 30 cars. We had our sun-shower freeze solid one spring during a snowstorm while camped there. Don't break down near the prison...