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Originally Posted By: waggaUndefeated - The Toughest Bridge in the World The Skagit River bridge in Washington was taken out by a truck hauling an oversize load of drilling equipment.
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Originally Posted By: wbtravisWhy Diamox? You have stated you do not have high elevation experience thus no experience in properly dosing this drug. You know that brings up a great question. As noted here, my dad and I climbed Dana at the end of t
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Harvey, I think you will enjoy the "Chronicles of Early Ascents of Half Dome". Part I: Anderson's Years. Many quotes for you to consider. http://www.stanford.edu/~galic/history/halfdome/
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Thanks everyone for the info.and advice! We are getting close to our trip and we are ready, well hopefully ready! Anyways we will keep an eye out on the weather and keep checking trail conditions to make sure we bring everything we need. Thanks aga
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> And my friends tell me the North Rim "opens" on May 15. What does this mean? Can I not start down from the North Rim before May 15? It is hard to believe, seeing how many people were packed in at the North Rim Lodge last week. But t
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Originally Posted By: SierraNevadaOriginally Posted By: ruckustrx11I'll be up there this weekend. I have a cottonwood lakes permit but might opt to go the back way over cottonwood pass. Will probably make the decision after I talk to the rangers and
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Guys you forgot, the 25 Trail Crest permitted, JMT and Trans-Sierra backpackers. Whenever you go solo on the MMWT during this part of the quota season, you are not alone, you just do not have a partner
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A permit is still required but there is no quota. The FS wants you to be permitted in case you cause a SAR emergency for any reason. It gives them a place to start the search.
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Doesn't this make the cost of the rescue $520,000?
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SA, Maverick has a very long (4 pages) thread on High Sierra Topix on the planning. You can get more info there: Resuming The Search For Larry 7/30 - 8/4
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It's spring after a mild winter and this is a south face. You don't need to have hiked this trail to know that it is clear and will be until it snows later this fall...hopefully.
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It is especially tough, since this climber's brother also died in a climbing accident several years ago.
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Calicokat: Thanks SO MUCH for the pictures! I posted several of them and a link in the Current Conditions thread. People really need to see these. It shows how tenuous conditions are. When it is icy, one slip could be the last. But during mid-d
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Thanks for the post tegularius. Calicokat was up on 5/20, and posted his pictures here: Main Trail 05/20/13: Photos Of Cables, Switchbacks Several of his pictures: Right Before Trail Crest Was Iffy Without Gear, A Fall Wouldn't Be Pretty With
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CKC, in a week, I am pretty sure you and your group can make it just fine with only hiking poles. This year is just as lean as last year for snow levels, and last year about this time, people started using the trail, with a little caution required
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Thought I would give a little update on the Mt. Whitney Guide app. It is now available on iPhone in the iTunes store and for Android in the Google Play Store (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.highsierraattitude.whitneyguide). The And
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CaT sent me this link, from the Yosemite Conservancy. Here's their web page with the video: Yosemite Falls And here's the video: Quote: Yosemite Falls Yosemite Falls is
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Oh, got it. I didn't realize that. I'm never stayed multiple nights on Whitney. I Guess the wording wasn't quite clear on the overnight information. You're a ton of help. Thanks Steve again. Calling now.
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thanks Steve! one more and I'm good. enjoy the weekend
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Your great pics and the captions make a good trip report. Looks like a good time was had by all.
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I like this one, taken last week. Crossing the Colorado
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