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Hey guys, we made it back home Sunday 4PM. It was one of our best hikes, no issues whatsoever, even the weather cooperated, low 90 with cloud cover the last 2 days. The little one did an amazing job! Before the trip I told her that she has 7 compl
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Thanks George and Bee! I appreciate you getting the word out, we need searchers, no climbing experience is needed, folks will be assigned to teams according to their experience and not asked to do anything outside of their comfort levels. Safet
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This is an honorable endeavor which is very reminiscent of the bond of brothers-in-arms of the military. It is my sincerest hope that you will be successful in bringing peace and closure to the family and that Larry can be properly laid to rest. Wh
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An attaboy to Maverick for all his hard work on this. Eventually, the good guys do win. As he says, you just have to find the right people and be relentless. It doesn't hurt to be right in the process. g.
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Way to go Steve - you definitely motored through it. Looking forward to the pics. I've hiked in the park a few times but R2R and Havasupai are still on my bucket list. I read an article a few years ago about a GCNP ranger who lived on one rim but wo
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You guys want it all so soon! I am uploading pics tonight. This afternoon, I was in the local hardware store buying a new latch for a shower door, when Julius called. They had made it out to the South Rim in good shape. Lucky people get to spend
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Originally Posted By: George Tsangit is just a few days before we hit the road to visit Whitney. hopefully, we can see more postings for those who have made it in the past few days to know more about the trail condition. btw, where can I find a bre
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Hi Salty, Can't comment on the particulars, let's say it took knowing the right people, having folks in the system who cared and were effected by this tragedy, putting the appropriate pressure on the right folks, and being very persistent and
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Pictures, pictures, pictures! More words, more words, more words! Congratulations, Steve -- sorry again we couldn't hook up here in fabulous Las Vegas. I appreciate your understanding, again. I'm in a pretty frenetic period right now ensuring a v
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Beer! Breakfast Of Champions! Pictures or it didn't happen.
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Originally Posted By: Maverick SEKI NPS & Inyo NF has given us the waiver and are allowing us to conduct our search! Thanks for your help! Good work, Mav. It's nice to reaffirm that common sense can still prevail over bureaucratic BS, with s
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Made it home at 4 PM Friday. Drove 4 hours last night, and 8 today. Two days driving and one day hiking... No wonder I don't do that very often. In fact, it was 39 years ago that I last hiked to the Colorado and back! Some of the memorable part
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Outside my normal tastes, but I found Paul Theroux's The Happy Isles of Oceania to be a fascinating read.
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Anyone up for posting a new photo each day? Harvest moonrise over Mono Lake. This is from Gadling. "Just past the eastern terminus of the Tioga Pass, the entryway to Yosemite National Park, is the quietly beautiful Mono Lake. The area is uni
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more girl power climbing, from one of the coolest places in the world for rock climbing (the Grand Canyon du Verdon in the Provence). Verdon Dreaming
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Originally Posted By: Maverick SEKI NPS & Inyo NF has given us the waiver and are allowing us to conduct our search! Thanks for your help! SO glad to hear that. I know you have a lot of higher priorities, but it would be very interesting to
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Originally Posted By: Steve CI'm also loaded, ready to roll. Looking forward to this! I won't start sending spot signals until I start the hike on Thursday. Best way to see the terrain on the Spot map is to use the "Terrain" or "Hyb
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SEKI NPS & Inyo NF has given us the waiver and are allowing us to conduct our search! Thanks for your help!
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steve, congratulations on conquering the canyon. i'm certain you have many stories to tell. the temp at phantom ranch when you went through @ 0840 was 75. it was in the 90s there from 1050 to 1925 - hitting 99 @ 1530. whew. congrats again on de
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Internet Wackos? Where?!!! Remember meeting up with SaltyDog? SteveC appears to have completed the journey in around 15 hours.
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World Class Alpine Climbers are a Ego Driven Lot , this is a Given. We have Had Many on Trips in the Past and Many Cannot Stand Waiting of Any Kind. They are always being held Up it seems , by weather or Other Inferior humans. This is a given as the
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I've had a hernia for a a few months now. Due to scheduling I can't get surgery until Aug. or Sept. My Dr. told me to get a "truss". Unclear as to what a truss was I went online and found a bunch of them. Its a device that pushes on the her
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Remember the "World's Toughest Bridge" video? (11foot8.com) This entertainment hails from Oz. Sorry, I couldn't find a version with English subtitles.
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Looks like it snowed up high last night.
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