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Title: Galactic Hitchhiker
Post by: Aaron McDonald on October 16, 2014, 01:26:13 PM: Has anyone here done this route? We are hitting Goodrich this weekend and started looking above and beyond.

Topo
http://web.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/galahitc.gif (http://web.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/galahitc.gif)
Trip report
http://web.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/galahitc.htm (http://web.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/galahitc.htm)
Title: Re: Galactic Hitchhiker
Post by: mungeclimber on October 16, 2014, 02:14:33 PM: email Karl Baba - he's done it a bunch.

Ping if you need a partner. It's on my list for sure.
Title: Re: Galactic Hitchhiker
Post by: squiddo on October 16, 2014, 02:45:05 PM: I've done the first 8 pitches ;D Next time I'll keep going. My list too.
Title: Re: Galactic Hitchhiker
Post by: JC w KC redux on October 16, 2014, 04:32:39 PM: I soloed it last week in my tennis shoes between classes (when I was supposed to be holding office hours).
Title: Re: Galactic Hitchhiker
Post by: cobbledik on October 16, 2014, 05:59:44 PM: If you're over there and have time, you'll be able to see Mucci, Bosque, and I on the far left side of the glacier point death zone finishing our new FA on Jericho Wall. You can see us from the Grack (we know because climbers on it were yelling at us to stop "throwing" rocks last weekend. Silly climbers on pristine clean routes that never consider how it got so pristine)

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6ClXAFWwlBw/UsT-L5AZMmI/AAAAAAAARNc/9tlcbLEwfic/s800/Glacier%2520Point%2520Overview%2520for%2520Jericho.jpg)
Title: Re: Galactic Hitchhiker
Post by: clink on October 16, 2014, 07:45:37 PM: Can we heckle you as you perform? >:D
Title: Re: Galactic Hitchhiker
Post by: cobbledik on October 16, 2014, 09:05:50 PM: "Perform" is hardly the correct term for the oozing pace of an aid ascent.
Title: Re: Galactic Hitchhiker
Post by: F4? on October 16, 2014, 09:20:47 PM: My list too....
Title: Re: Galactic Hitchhiker
Post by: clink on October 17, 2014, 05:10:58 AM: We could bring a bullhorn. To up the ante.
Title: Re: Galactic Hitchhiker
Post by: clink on October 17, 2014, 05:12:50 AM: Wouldn't want to be a pain in the ass. Good luck on your route. BTW 77 upper pines F&Sat.
Title: Re: Galactic Hitchhiker
Post by: F4? on October 17, 2014, 08:08:17 AM: We're off to Monterey for the weekend.

Yeah, we're civilized folk.
Title: Re: Galactic Hitchhiker
Post by: Aaron McDonald on October 17, 2014, 09:54:41 AM: I have had my eye on Jericho Wall. I just need to find a partner who can spend a couple of days on a wall.
Title: Re: Galactic Hitchhiker
Post by: Aaron McDonald on October 17, 2014, 09:56:22 AM: Quote from: mungeclimber on October 16, 2014, 02:14:33 PM
email Karl Baba - he's done it a bunch.
Ping if you need a partner. It's on my list for sure.

Ping! Come on man, we need to go climbing again! Do you think you can do 39 pitches in 8.5 hours?
Title: Re: Galactic Hitchhiker
Post by: mungeclimber on October 17, 2014, 12:28:13 PM: Quote from: Aaron McDonald on October 17, 2014, 09:56:22 AM
Ping! Come on man, we need to go climbing again! Do you think you can do 39 pitches in 8.5 hours?

8.5 hours? uh, no. Ease off the hash, bruh! LOL

Let's roll. I leave in a hour or so. Granite is happening!!!

Temps are crisp and perfect for the slabby goods!
Title: Re: Galactic Hitchhiker
Post by: clink on October 20, 2014, 05:57:51 AM: The Aarons had their thumbs up and hitched past Beck's.

Goodrich was cool and so was Apron Jam 32 years later.
Title: Re: Galactic Hitchhiker
Post by: Aaron McDonald on October 20, 2014, 08:43:22 AM: We did some recon above Goodrich this weekend. Wow! What a great route. The online topo is a little off. I think we where up somewhere around pitch 14. Seems like there are several variations, we had to do quite a bit of gardening in areas but all in all a great line.

We cleaned a bag full of ratty tat tat off the rap stations and replaced them with new slings. Recommend if anyone goes up to be prepared to replace tat if you intend to bail and do not top out.

Looking forward to going to the top.
Title: Re: Galactic Hitchhiker
Post by: clink on May 29, 2015, 04:17:10 PM: Aaron, today YoSo mentioned he wants to climb GH with you.
Jeremy's arm is taking time to heal, so HD in a day is off for July.
Title: Re: Galactic Hitchhiker
Post by: Yo-so-mighty on May 31, 2015, 05:12:32 PM: Lets do this Aaron. The crux of this adventure will be timing it so we top off in time to get a corn dog at the snack shack.
Title: Re: Galactic Hitchhiker
Post by: Aaron McDonald on June 01, 2015, 10:56:43 AM: Sounds great! This will be an alpine start for sure! Hopefully we can get more water at the Oasis.