Well, I got to the top of Sawtooth Peak in 6 hours from Mineral King and I thought I did okay, but then I opened the register to sign in and saw this: ...
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Mitch
mmillerphotos
Sep 12, 2006 12:48 am
If you've hiked Whitney this may bring back pleasant memories. If you haven't, it may be useful for planning (and getting psyched up). The faces you mostly see...
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aletha
cytmum
Sep 12, 2006 1:32 am
This is a great photo essay, I loved it!!! I camped in that very spot when I did Whitney. What happened to the rock overhang where the ice always used to be?...
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Paul Honigfort
pshonig
Sep 12, 2006 12:44 pm
Truely gorgeous...
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Bob Burd
snwburd
Sep 12, 2006 3:24 pm
We looked for you on the way Kathy. We started later than usual, around 7:40a. We took the old trail to Glacier Pass (so we would have missed you if you were...
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nathan holcomb
dangerouspoets
Sep 13, 2006 12:21 am
Isnt there a ridge perpendicular to the direction of travel hiking from sawtooth to needham? Did you guys just climb over it or hike around it? Bob Burd...
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Shawn
sjd_prof
Sep 13, 2006 4:20 am
Bob - Your entire comment is amazing. I don't usually comment on this stuff but then again how often do we see dayhikes to Black Kaweah or read about register...
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rob_yang2001
Sep 13, 2006 4:29 am
My guess is that Bob and Matthew were actually doing their best to *avoid* Kathy, because they knew she had the pepper-spray handy ;) -Rob...
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Bob Burd
snwburd
Sep 13, 2006 5:41 am
To the best of our knowledge, that was the first time it was done in less than 24hrs. And I spent about 30min looking at all the register entries to be sure....
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Bob Burd
snwburd
Sep 13, 2006 1:51 pm
No, there is a ridge connecting the two, but no perpendicular ridge, at least on the SW side. One can drop down about halfway to Amphitheater Lake before...
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david okner
five_ten_is_...
Sep 13, 2006 2:16 pm
hey bob, i cannot believe you did black kaweah in a day! most impressive! -david ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of...
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Mitch
mmillerphotos
Sep 13, 2006 2:49 pm
It looks in the photo like there are some pneumatic drill markings above my wife. I think the overhang was gone in 1999, too, when we dayhiked it. Not sure...
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LARiver@...
lariverboy
Sep 14, 2006 3:26 pm
Hello Everyone, I have been lurking here for quite some time. Although not muh of a climber nor peak-bagger, I glean great wisdom from you so here's a big...
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Rick
rspanel
Sep 14, 2006 6:35 pm
http://www.spanel.com/2006_mt_sill.htm ~Rick...
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cfhalkias
Sep 14, 2006 6:57 pm
Nice report! Hey I'm doing the 14ers but I like to gun and run in a day. Tyndall was by far the hardest day I've had so far! What is the mileage, any idea?...
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sunztuz
Sep 14, 2006 7:31 pm
Hi all, first off great group just found it. I am planning a trip up Langley in Oct. driving up from LA, can you pitch a tent at the trailhead for a few hours...
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Bob Burd
snwburd
Sep 14, 2006 7:45 pm
There are campgrounds right there at the TH, easy to find....
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Rick
rspanel
Sep 14, 2006 7:51 pm
Thanks! I think it's about 12 miles from the shepherd pass th to the pass - then plus whatever route you choose... ~Rick...
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christian halkias
cfhalkias
Sep 14, 2006 8:26 pm
For Sill? I'm looking for the mileage to the Palisades area, Sill, Polemonium, already done Tyndall. ... __________________________________________________ Do...
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hlangenbacher
Sep 14, 2006 10:13 pm
For the route through Bishop pass, see http://www.summitpost.org/route/157070/southwest-slope.html I measured 8.5 mi. and 2700 ft gain for South Lake to our...
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jw
will_jrob
Sep 15, 2006 3:40 pm
Yes you can camp at the Cottonwood Trailhead, or the GoldenTrout (Mt. Langley) trailhead, both are at the end of the Horseshoe Mdws. road out of Lone Pine.This...
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sunztuz
Sep 15, 2006 4:47 pm
Thanks just the info I was looking for. Have a great weekend everyone....
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will_jrob
Sep 15, 2006 6:49 pm
It seems Matthew made good on his plan ('04)(#2679) to dayhike the Kaweahs. Congrats....
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Henrich Brunke
henrichbrunke
Sep 19, 2006 12:34 am
Hello, I had an enjoyable trip up Pipsqueak Spire, Bear Creek Spire (with Rich and Tina) and Mount Dade on Saturday. Doesn't the summit of Pipsqueak Spire look...
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hlangenbacher
Sep 19, 2006 4:44 pm
Thanks for the register report! To report missing Sierra peak registers and / or see which Sierra peaks need registers/containers/pencils, see ...
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Henrich Brunke
henrichbrunke
Sep 27, 2006 12:14 am
Hi all, with the upcoming skiing season I am just wondering if anyone has any experience with personal locator beacons. What do you guys recommend. I am...
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Michael Timo
mike_timo
Sep 27, 2006 1:29 am
I'm very happy with my ACR TerraFix 406 GPS I/O unit. It has an onboard GPS, and thus will encode your GPS location in your beacon signal. It also has an I/O...
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John Kauke
jbkauke98
Sep 29, 2006 2:27 am
Can someone please give the link for Whitney climbing permits? Thanks!...
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eric lee
thebeave7
Sep 29, 2006 2:43 am
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/inyo/recreation/wild/permitsres.shtml that site links the availability, the actual permit form, and contact #s. Eruc Lee...
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tiocampo
Sep 30, 2006 11:56 pm
Love that current group photo. I lost a camera in that lake, in a hailstorm during summer 1981. It was just a cheap Instamatic, but there were some nice photos...
