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Gettin' Hypoxic with the Zombie: 1/1-3/10 #72025 01/04/10 03:16 AM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,391 B-town Eastside, CA MooseTracks Member
MooseTracks Member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,391 B-town Eastside, CA	Arthur got a chance to boogie north for the Holiday weekend, so I made sure to fit in as much fun and silliness as possible. It was a multi-sport trifecta with me and my friends, and Arthur just blended right in. Friday, we hit the slopes at Mammoth and basically cruised most of the mountain, trying to stay one step ahead of the crowds. I could hardly believe that he hadn't been on his board for over two years. Pics. After meeting up with Kevin, Wendy, Scott, and Hakno Friday night, we cruised north to Lee Vining Canyon to swing at some ice. Arthur was a natural!!! Pics are here and here . Sunday we meandered south after a big breakfast at the Moose Lodge, heading for the Hoodgie Wall in the A-Hills. Kevin led Leonosphere (5.7), Ankles Away (5.8), and Hoodgie (5.7*) and we all took our turns cruising the rock. Pics. On both Saturday and Sunday I made sure to clean one of the top anchors to practice breaking them down properly and then rappell off. A bit tricky with crampons! A fantastic start to 2010. Thanks, Arthur, for coming up here and playing! Thanks to Kevin for some great ice and rock leads. From the luckiest girl in the world: Climb Hard, Be Safe. -L Flickr Pics Think outside the Zone.

Re: Gettin' Hypoxic with the Zombie: 1/1-3/10 MooseTracks #72028 01/04/10 05:49 AM
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kevin_trieu Member Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 138 where my car is parked	rock & ice > dirt & scree When in doubt, go up.

Re: Gettin' Hypoxic with the Zombie: 1/1-3/10 MooseTracks #72030 01/04/10 05:10 PM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 117 Bishop, CA, USA Dustrunner Member
Dustrunner Member Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 117 Bishop, CA, USA	Looks like you climbed the Main Falls - Left Flow or Center Flow WI4 - correct? Not much ice yet; hopefully it will improve by March. Did you look at the Bard-Harringto Wall? Hey! It's good to see a "peak-bagger" graduating to something more challenging...LOL.

Re: Gettin' Hypoxic with the Zombie: 1/1-3/10 Dustrunner #72031 01/04/10 05:45 PM
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MooseTracks Member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,391 B-town Eastside, CA	Bob, not sure of the ratings there, but our group was focused on the left side with three TRs on the main wall, one down below from the chains near where the stretcher is kept. There were a lot of different options for heading up, and I don't think any of us overlapped much! B-H wall looked pretty dry still: Doug Nydiver was leading Spiral Staircase on the left side of the Wall with a client, but it looked fairly thin. You might see if he's reported on it on his website. Oh, and silly you: the peakbagging bug is alive and well. Skill-gathering for some more unique approaches is part of the fun! I have to say I'm getting a little spoiled on staying on the rock/ice. Scree slogs just don't hold the appeal they used to... -L Flickr Pics Think outside the Zone.

Re: Gettin' Hypoxic with the Zombie: 1/1-3/10 MooseTracks #72036 01/04/10 08:13 PM
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kevin_trieu Member Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 138 where my car is parked	Laura, we climbed on Chounard Falls. WI3+ on the left side and WI3- on the right. The main wall has one continuous line which is WI4 which we didn't climb. Bard Harrington is completely dry and will stay that way unless there's outside prevention. When in doubt, go up.

Re: Gettin' Hypoxic with the Zombie: 1/1-3/10 kevin_trieu #72037 01/04/10 08:36 PM
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MooseTracks Member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,391 B-town Eastside, CA	Thanks, Kev-bo. Sheesh, I'm still such a noob... Flickr Pics Think outside the Zone.

Re: Gettin' Hypoxic with the Zombie: 1/1-3/10 MooseTracks #72039 01/04/10 08:49 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 353 Irvine, CA graham Member
graham Member Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 353 Irvine, CA	Holy Cow Moosie and the gang! Jan 1 – Mammoth, Jan 2 – Lee Vining, Jan 3 – Alabama Hills…….at this rate you’ll be doing Everest before the Monsoon season Keep up the good work, thanks for sharing and Happy New Year! RickG

Re: Gettin' Hypoxic with the Zombie: 1/1-3/10 graham #72047 01/05/10 05:29 AM
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MooseTracks Member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,391 B-town Eastside, CA	Originally Posted By graham ….at this rate you’ll be doing Everest before the Monsoon season Wanna go? Flickr Pics Think outside the Zone.

Re: Gettin' Hypoxic with the Zombie: 1/1-3/10 MooseTracks #72048 01/05/10 02:06 PM
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hypoxic zombie Member Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 143 US sandiego ca	Fantastic weekend! its to bad the photos dont show how FRIGGN COLD the rock was. Good times Baby! http://community.webshots.com/user/ajunwin

Re: Gettin' Hypoxic with the Zombie: 1/1-3/10 hypoxic zombie #72057 01/05/10 09:14 PM
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rhyang Member Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 27	Nice work !

Re: Gettin' Hypoxic with the Zombie: 1/1-3/10 MooseTracks #72064 01/06/10 02:19 AM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 353 Irvine, CA graham Member
graham Member Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 353 Irvine, CA	Originally Posted By MooseTracks Originally Posted By graham ….at this rate you’ll be doing Everest before the Monsoon season Wanna go? No way, but I'll watch you guys on the Discovery Channel ........from a comfy sofa covered in Cheetos crumbs

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